I had a $20 to the korean lady who buzzes my head. The $5 tip for the $15 haircut is easier than navigating change. Keeps the flow moving ao she can just yell next and we're good.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I was raised to do that. Did it for decades. 🤷‍♀️

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Barbers generally have to rent chairs in salons, so a massive chunk of the fee you pay them goes directly to the salon owner.

[–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Really? I've never heard of barbers having to rent chairs. Where I'm from they're employees of the barbershop and get payed an hourly wage.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.com -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Then wtf you mean? If they payed by the hour then you did NOT just pay them for the cut. You paid they're employer.

[–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I payed the establishment for the service. The barber is payed a fair wage by the barbershop and did exactly what his job requires. Why is a tip necessary?

[–] CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago

In those perfect circumstances, it isn't. The world we live in is far from that.

[–] BakedGoods@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Yes. But what does that have to do with tipping?

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Tattoos?

[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've never understood tipping your tattoo artist. It's like tipping your physical therapist.

You should just make your fees be exactly what you want to make.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Many times shops dictate fees. If you are getting tattooed by the owner of the shop, their fee might be exactly what they take home at night, in which case, I don't feel compelled to tip, but if you were tattooed by one of their artists, I'd tip. They pay the shop owner to work there in many cases.

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

Do you still use 15-20% of the cost, or something more flat-rate? Tipping for tattoos surprised me, because factoring in a tip% can really change how much money I need for a more expensive tattoo, especially when it's cash only.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't get tattoos. But if I did, I might. Is that a thing?

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

Yes. Same thing with hair salons. Many tattoo artists are regular working class people who pay money to the shop owner to be able to have a chair/bed to tattoo people on.