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					Originally Posted by nana911  hmmm, I hope I haven't been ticking off my groomer all this time, she is very good. I do not tip her. She owns the shop so I figure she would charge what she wants. I tip my hairdresser very well because she does not own the shop and doesn't get to set her price. I have been wrong? 
 Also, she does a great job, but doesn't shave the yorkie's noses. She does shave the maltipoo's nose.
 
 Cripes...now I'm confused.
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  You know Nana, I have been giving a lot of thought into what you wrote about shop owner vs. non-owner.  That makes perfect sense to me!  Maybe a Christmas tip, but real sound thinking there.  
One of the ways that we try to "help" out the owner is by never using a credit, check, or debit card.  We generally write a check.  The reason is so that the shop owner doesn't have to pay the processing and transaction fee.  Those can run between 1-3%.