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01-16-2012, 01:24 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| Tipping a groomer My husband and I are hopefully trying out a new groomer this weekend (waiting to hear back about appointment times, they are closed on Mondays) because we are tired of paying the price at Petsmart and never getting her hair done the way we want it. I also think something happened to her there last time she was groomed because she won't even go near the door to go in the grooming place and she used to love going in there. Anyway, we never tipped Petsmart because we were never happy with what we got for the money we paid (we constantly had to take her back in and have her nails trimmed, face hair evened out etc). The place we are hoping to take her doesn't charge as much and she has 15 years experience with a different place, but decided to branch out and open her own place. I feel like we will probably end up tipping her but I am not really sure how you determine how much to tip a groomer. The cost for a yorkie is $30, so how much would we tip her on that? I don't want to seem extremely cheap. My husband and I were thinking that a 5 or 6 dollar tip would be fine, but I want to make sure that we aren't giving too much or too little. |
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01-16-2012, 01:28 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kentucky
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| My groomer is awesome and she charges $20 for each dog, a peke and a yorkie,,I give her a $10 tip since she truly seems to love the dogs and we talk often about puppy breath, like we said a new car smell doesn't even compete with puppy breath. She does exactly what I say and she has regular customers that come every 4-6 weeks and she can't take anymore..I have mine done every 4 weeks and I sure don't want anyone getting our spot.
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01-16-2012, 01:29 PM | #3 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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| I tip $5. Geno ends up being about $42 which is pretty crazy for a groomer but it seemed to be about the average price around here.
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01-16-2012, 01:32 PM | #4 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
Posts: 23,247
| We always tip 10 dollars and that's for Callie and Sammy.
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01-16-2012, 01:33 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cookeville TN USA
Posts: 70
| Myself i would wait until 2nd or 3rd visit to see if your furbabys hair looked good. And how groomer intereacts with your baby also how your baby responds. |
01-16-2012, 01:59 PM | #7 |
Ultimate Banner! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: US
Posts: 6,122
| I don't use a groomer....never have, but for my hair I tip 20% if I am really happy. So, your amount of 5-6 dollars seems fair.
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01-16-2012, 02:25 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: At Home
Posts: 8,386
| With my groomer, I take the girl's every week for a bath and brush out, also anything else that needs to be done nails, ears and saintary area. I tip $10.00. I have been going to my groomer for 10 years and I love her. Alot of people have made comments to me because I take them weekly and why can't I just give them the bath. I have a hard time leaning over the tub and my back hurts real bad. If it was an emergency of course I would have to bathe them.
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01-16-2012, 02:26 PM | #9 |
I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies
Posts: 18,980
| I tip $5 for each dog so $10.
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01-16-2012, 02:34 PM | #10 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Duluth, Mn.
Posts: 140
| I go with what's about normal here $5.00 But it is a service, so if your not satisfied with the service... |
01-16-2012, 03:22 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan USA
Posts: 3,317
| Sophie's groomer charges $33.00 and I tip $5 (or $7 if I only have two twenties on me. I would feel funny asking for $2.00 in change.)
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01-16-2012, 06:06 PM | #12 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
Posts: 17,814
| I have a mobile groomer who charges $55 and I always give her a $10 tip. Maybe it's too much but I love the way she takes care of him and makes him look so I feel it's worth it.
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01-16-2012, 06:24 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ohio
Posts: 3,044
| I pretty much do all of Jack's grooming now myself, but when I was taking him to the groomers I would tip them $10 because I loved how he looked (and smelled) when they were done with him. And they always did a great job on his nails, etc., so I felt $10 was appropriate. The place I was taking him charged me $35. But like the OP have said, this is a service... if you are happy with the outcome, tip and you are not happy with the service, don't tip. If it were me, I wouldn't wait 2 or 3 times. I feel like this, if I go get my hair done and I love the way the beautician cut/styled my hair, she is going to know and if my hair comes out icky, she's gonna know that too. I also think that if you tip better, they remember you and will go out of their way to assist you in the future. Good luck!
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01-16-2012, 06:28 PM | #14 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 342
| Well, the appointment is booked for Friday at 11am. I am so nervous because last time we trusted new groomer we ended up with a completely shaved yorkie in the middle of winter (her head and tail were included...she was a chihuahua for a couple of months). We don't want to use Petsmart anymore though, so it is time to try someone new. Turns out that since she just opened the place this month she has a $10 off your first groom right now, so it will only cost us $20 on Friday. Assuming we like the work she does and how she is with Sophie, we will likely give her $5 for now, but once we get to know her better and the price is up to $30 plus tax we will likely just give her $40. I am so excited and so nervous. |
01-16-2012, 06:48 PM | #15 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 2,359
| I tip around 20% of the total bill. Levi's grooming has cost anywhere from $35 to $50, pre-tip.
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