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How much to tip.. I posted this in the wrong section. It's off topic so im posting it here anyway. I am planning on getting highlights and where i go it's like $400 but i've only been there once before. My bf says im supposed to pay 15-20%, is that right? So if it's $400 do i give like $70 extra or what? Does anyone know cause i want to tip right lol, thanks! |
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When I did get my hair done at the salon; now my friend does it; I tip'd $5-$10 if I was impressed with her work and it cost me about $60 to get highlights. I dont know if that helps or not but good luck! |
Thanks! Yea, it's a lot but i really like how they do hair, it's at Pierre Michels, however u spell it and i have really long hair so that's how much they charge, depending on who does it. |
I am a stylist si when I saw the $400.00 I am Like :eek::eek::eek: I wanna have that stylists job LOL I would say if you are happy with what she does, Tip what you feel comfortable. most high lights at my shop run $70 to $100. Most tip $10.00 $20.00. BTW I want pictures;) |
Wow! I bet they will look great. (They better look great anyway!) I have no idea how much to tip in that situation because I've never paid for than about $80 for anything that was done to my hair. Do you know anyone else who goes there you could ask? Is there a shampoo girl you can get the info from? |
I just wanted to say wow that is a lot for highlights! My hairdresser only charged me 45.00 and that was to get it cut,styled and highlights. i never give tips though, and her other clients don't either. hmm |
I was going to ask the same question! I'm getting highlights next week too, and I think you tip 15 (ish) percent. Mine better not cost $400!!! I bet your hair will turn out beautifully! |
No I know absolutely no one else that goes there lol I would try a new place but im really worried that they will mess up my hair, the only reason i tried P. Michels is cause i read great reviews on it, i loved how they did my hair that time and it ended up being expensive but i figure for color and a haircut ill pay that so long they dont mess up my hair. I'm really picky about my hair..i wish i knew a less expensive place that does great highlights but i dont |
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Check this out How Much Should You Tip? What customers do: In Aveda's informal poll, the lowest tip was 10 percent and the highest was 25 percent, but most women said they stick to 20. In and around big cities, the percentage was more generous, even though the services cost more. Women with supershort hair, which they get cut and colored every four to six weeks, don't always give a huge tip because their annual beauty bill is so high to begin with. Stylists in some small-town beauty shops, however, report 15 percent as the norm. Those who work in mall or drop-in hair salons, and are less likely to have a loyal clientele, sometimes get tips of even less. Hair do's and don'ts of salon etiquette: iVillage Beauty & Style |
They have about eighteen stylists. Fifteen colorists. Good thing you aren't going for a Japanese straightening. That's 700.00 :eek: Please. Pretty please. Post Before and After photos. ;) Check it out here: Pierre Michel Salon ~ Hair & Beauty |
I usually tip 20% when I get my hair highlighted and cut. Gotta love those NYC prices, huh? :rolleyes: |
We don't have to tip here in the UK, Although there are times that I choose to. But if you don't it's accepted. If I get great service in a restaraunt I always tip,as it goes to the waiter or waitress who have worked hard to serve me well. When I go to the hairdressers, it costs me alot of money to get mine and my daughters hair done anyway, so I don't tip. I don't tip for a taxi ride (cab). It's daft to me set a price and pay the price, end of. |
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Have fun & please post your results! I'm really interested in seeing how it turns out! I bet it'll be just fabulous! |
Wow. I LOVE NYC, but I would have to win the lottery in order to live there. |
I posted on the other thread, but yup I'd tip 20%, and don't forget to tip the assistants that shampoo you and if you have a different assistant blow you out, they also get a tip. Can't wait to see pics of your hair! |
15% is so 1990's...remember, we are talking New York prices now. Tip on the higher scale..your paying $400, which I think is silly (sorry) so if you are willing to pay that kind of money then I feel you should be prepared to leave the same tip, probably $75-100. My suggestion is to find a salon that charges "normal" prices. JMO |
20% for tip and I totally get the NYC prices...that's the going rate in that town that's for sure and the longer your hair the higher the price. :rolleyes: |
OMG $400 for hightlights???????????Holy Moly.....I thought $100 was bad enough..... |
I have had mine done in the salons and it did not cost me anymore than others here... about $80 I think. I have also had a friend who is a hairdresser use it using box color and it came out just as good! I always tip my hairdresser $15 standard. Usually my bill for them is about $60 and I tip $15. If its $100, I tip $15. I have difficult hair and go to a spanish salon. They blow my hair out straight everytime automatically and its a lot of work, hence the tip! |
$400!!!!!!! Holy Moly! I just paid $175 for a cut and partial highlight plus product which ended up at $242 and I thought that was a lot!!! At $175 I tipped $15... i know it isn't 20%, but he is the owner of the salon, so I didn't feel he needed a huge tip. Normally a friend does my hair and it runs me anywhere from $60-$90 without tip, regardless of price, I tip her $15 every time. My brother just graduated from beauty school in LA.. he's assisting at a salon in Hollywood (where Ellen gets her hair cut!!). I can't wait till he can cut and color my hair!!! |
HOLY CRAP you pay WAAAYYY too much for that. just because they charge you more doesnt mean that job is done any better.. i pay like 100 for mine and it ALWAYS come out looking georgeous. theres NO reason she wouls be charging you that much other than because she knows if she did, you will pay it. |
I totally understand the price personally. My hair was only mid length and when I got it done in Boston at a top salon, it cost me about the same price. It's basically the going rate for certain salons, and once you're comfortable with a stylist it can be very hard to trust someone else. JMO |
Yikes!! If you can afford it go for it. I'd tip probably at least $50 minimum but would probably feel guilty, however if I could afford to spend $400 on my hair then I'd probably be able to afford to tip better. :) The gal who cuts my hair charges $50 and I tip about $10. I pay $175 for full highlites and I tipped $20. When I get my nails done I tip $5 standard flat rate. Don't ask me why. |
to add, I don't think tips should be expected and anything you give should be accepted and appreciated no matter what the amount. I hate when you go through a fast food drive through and they've taped a cup up outside the window. (sorry off topic). |
When I get my hair highlighted I always give her 25 to 30 dollars extra, it usually cost me with tip around 150 for everything. We want pics girl....:D |
If i lived where you guys do i would sooo go to where you go and rather pay less! lol But here mostly everything is expensive, i get my hair washed, and blowdried for only $12, $9 in the summer and they do it for any length of hair but that's at a very low budget salon, i only go there for the blowdry, never would i get my hair cut or anything else there lol But i do know places that charge less, they are just not as good, p michels i trust with highlights, well atleast so far..lol |
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Ok, the only way I can relate to tipping on that much money is tipping a tattoo artist. And I don't necessarily go by percentage. Think about the amount of time they spent on you, and then just round out your bill to a nice even number. I have tipped about 50 bucks extra for 2 hrs worth of good quality work many times, less for a less pleasing experience, and more for when they do a really good job. I wouldn't stipulate an amount before you go in there. Just decide how hard they are working for how long and think about what they deserve. AND, if you go to the same stylist often, think about keeping that person happy. I had one tattoo artist that did about 15 hours on me over a few years, and I always tipped him well because he was a really nice guy and worked extra hard to give me something I liked. Tipping outside a restaurant is never EXPECTED, but it does keep people in good spirits, and when they are doing things like your hair or TATTOOS, you better keep them happy! ;) |
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