Why is a tip still expected by a professional hair stylist when they're getting 50%+ of the tot

Your hair stylist does not get minimum wage or less - like the wait staff, bartender, car valet. Most hair dresser gets 50% or more of what YOU just spent in the salon + bonuses,.And if you bought some products (they insist you need, like shampoo etc, ) they get even more. Ladies, honestly, that $200+ bill you just plunked down for your cut %26amp; color, while your stylist attended 2 clients as your color came up, just made $300+ for their pocket. Why are we tipping them? If they are a professional they should not be tipped. You don't tip your doctor, your tax guy, or your mechanic - why should we tip the professional hair dresser? I am not taking about the discount hair salon chains with the low cost cuts - I am talking about the salon who wants you to have "an experience" because of all their "ambiance". I say it is time to stop this tip %26amp; hope you 'll "experience" the ambiance of a bit more cash to tip the person at minimum wage - they need it, not your professional stylist.

Why is a tip still expected by a professional hair stylist when they're getting 50%+ of the total bill?

AMEN!!!!!! It's getting to where you need a small personal loan to get a f---king haircut. I totally agree. I don't tip nothing more than a 4 dollar tip. Call me cheap or whatever, but I refuse to pay someone with NO EDUCATION $100 more an hour just because you will call me cheap. by the time the hour ends some of them are making $75 to $100 an hour. That's bull sh--t.

Why is a tip still expected by a professional hair stylist when they're getting 50%+ of the total bill?

I never said anythin about having to pay for insurance, or doctors for that matter, and made no such comparrison. Get your facts straight! Report It

Why is a tip still expected by a professional hair stylist when they're getting 50%+ of the total bill?

I read this and laughed. It is true and it's funny. Getting your haircut and styled or whatever...costs alot...why tip?

Why is a tip still expected by a professional hair stylist when they're getting 50%+ of the total bill?

If that is how you feel, I hope I never see you in my salon. I went to school for 2 years to learn how to do hair, and we don't make as much as you seem to think we do. We do not get any sort of hourly pay at all. The only income we have is given to us by our customers. If we are lucky enough to make $500 a week, $125 goes towards booth rent, and about $200 goes towards products (back bar, color, developer, perms, etc.) So we only really get to bring home maybe $200 a week. A tip is not required anywhere you go. It is to show that you appreciate the work that has been done, to show that you like your hair, or you appreciate the prompt service that the waiter/waitress gave you. You need to open up your mind.