Tip barber if he owns the shop?

[Murdoc]

For years, I've been going to one of those chain hair salons and have always tipped the stylist.

But I'm thinking about trying the barber that my dad has been going to. It's a one man operation.

My dad says you don't need to tip the barber since he owns the shop. This doesn't seem right to me. What's ATOT's opinion?

 

[Matthiasa]

If you were before you should continue to...
Given what a TIP is it being the owner who does the task should not factor in.

 

[JEDIYoda]

I would anyways...unless he messes my hair up....

 

[Carson Dyle]

No.

 

[Imp]

I didn't even know it was necessary to tip barbers or taxi drivers until I was in my late teens.

 

[Carson Dyle]

I didn't even know it was necessary to tip barbers or taxi drivers until I was in my late teens.

There is no "necessary" about tipping. "Customary" would be the word.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

There is no "necessary" about tipping. "Customary" would be the word.

It's not necessary to avoid walking bad streets at night, but if you don't want to get fucked with by someone with sharp cutting implements or heaters, it's still a very good idea.

 

[gotsmack]

I tip, because instead of paying a chair rental he pays for rent for the store, utilities. Nothing has changed.

 

[DigDog]

oh yeah man. you gotta tip your barber.

not only because he holds a razor to your throat, but a good save is vital in life.

wait what? oh.. that kind of barber. no, you dont have to tip, but i generally do, because it's one job were they can easily do a bad job and also, barbers often go above and beyond the basics.
also, tradition.

 

[Carson Dyle]

also, tradition.

I would be willing to bet that my father saw a barber, on average, every 14 days from about around 1948 to 2010 and never tipped once. He wasn't cheap. It just wasn't done. If a barber charged $1.25, you paid $1.25.

 

[KeithTalent]

Yes of course you should tip him. Damn cheapskates.

KT

 

[JEDIYoda]

I would be willing to bet that my father saw a barber, on average, every 14 days from about around 1948 to 2010 and never tipped once. He wasn't cheap. It just wasn't done. If a barber charged $1.25, you paid $1.25.

Like Father like son???

 

[Carson Dyle]

Like Father like son???

I do tip barbers, but it's been a long time since I've been to a shop where my barber was the owner, and I didn't tip him.

Maybe it's just me, but haircuts seem to have become ridiculously expensive in recent years. I don't know how inflation compares, but I seriously down that in 1950 they paid anywhere near the equivalent of $15-25 for a freaking men's haircut.

 

[imagoon]

I do tip barbers, but it's been a long time since I've been to a shop where my barber was the owner, and I didn't tip him.

Maybe it's just me, but haircuts seem to have become ridiculously expensive in recent years. I don't know how inflation compares, but I seriously down that in 1950 they paid anywhere near the equivalent of $15-25 for a freaking men's haircut.

$1.25 in 1948 had the same buying power as $12.45 in 2014.

Pretty close. I also tip my barber who owns her store. Haircut there is $12.50 also.

 

[compuwiz1]

I tip most people who provide service to me. Rewarding them reinforces their drive to continue to provide me great service. That goes for waiters / waitresses, people who wash my car, my accountant, barber....and even the guy who measures me and helps me pick out suits. I do not tip when I have had extremely poor service. Hell, my lawn care guy, who usually charges me $20 per visit got a $50 tip for the holidays.

 

[WilliamM2]

My barber owns the shop. Although there are several chairs/barbers, I always have him, or his daughter cut mine. They have very reasonable prices compared to other shops, and he hasn't raised them in years. I tip generously, and I'm still saving money.

 

[DrPizza]

I tip most people who provide service to me. Rewarding them reinforces their drive to continue to provide me great service. That goes for waiters / waitresses, people who wash my car, my accountant, barber....and even the guy who measures me and helps me pick out suits. I do not tip when I have had extremely poor service. Hell, my lawn care guy, who usually charges me $20 per visit got a $50 tip for the holidays.

If you're a good tipper, it's amazing the difference it can sometimes make at places you frequent.

I haven't tipped my barber in over 25 years. Well, figuratively speaking, I give her more than just a tip. Wife's been cutting my hair since we've been married. So, over 25 years, I've probably saved about $4k.

 

[SlitheryDee]

If you're a good tipper, it's amazing the difference it can sometimes make at places you frequent.

I haven't tipped my barber in over 25 years. Well, figuratively speaking, I give her more than just the tip. Wife's been cutting my hair since we've been married. So, over 25 years, I've probably saved about $4k.

FTFY

 

[Newell Steamer]

I would and have tipped owners of businesses - when it comes to services.

$2, nothing more frankly, for a haircut.

 

[Newell Steamer]

Maybe it's just me, but haircuts seem to have become ridiculously expensive in recent years.

Here you go;

You'll save tens of dollars a year (and the rest of your life) AND provide some sound effects for your own suckage.

 

[CZroe]

Tips have nothing to do with who owns what. The logic comes from people who work in positions which earn tips often receiving a lower hourly wage, but this is chicken and egg logic. Tipping was already the norm for nearly any personal service when minimum wage laws went into effect with exemptions for positions which are expected to receive tips. The lower wage is because tipping is expected to more than make up for the difference if the person does a good job. Tipping has always been the norm for most any personal service and had nothing to do with making sure the wage-worker makes enough.

 

[cbrunny]

Why would him being the owner factor at all? Service is service...

I tip based on how long it takes for me to get my hair cut. If it's super fast and done well, they get a bigger tip. If I have to wait in line and they take forever and then do a shitty job, they don't get a tip at all.

 

[CZroe]

Why would him being the owner factor at all? Service is service...

Only reason I can think of is that the OP'so dad doesn't understand tipping and thinks that the purpose is to make up for service positions typically paying less where tipping is expected. That's totally backwards. They pay less because they know that the good employees will be making more anyway and that factors in to their wages.

 

[Leros]

If you're a good tipper, it's amazing the difference it can sometimes make at places you frequent.

I haven't tipped my barber in over 25 years. Well, figuratively speaking, I give her more than just a tip. Wife's been cutting my hair since we've been married. So, over 25 years, I've probably saved about $4k.

I tip my barber a lot. It took me many years of bad haircuts to find someone that does a good job. He takes his time, does a great job, and always has room to fit me in.

The cost of a bad haircut is too high. It's a bit stupid, but I guarantee you the extra $20 I pay over a cheap haircut generates more than $20 in value just to due to how people perceive me. Like it or not, appearance matters. If somebody in a meeting has a horrible haircut, people are going to notice, and negatively judge that person whether they realize it or not.

 

[Mixolydian]

You tip the person who is cutting your hair. If that person also happens to be the owner of the establishment, then so be it.

If you're a good tipper, it's amazing the difference it can sometimes make at places you frequent.

This x1000