Do you tip your barber?

[Dane]

Yep - so long as he has done good job.  Which after the first time or two of going I've never had a bad cut.

[JAB]

On 10/25/2017 at 12:45 PM, monkeylizard said:

Fixed it! 

 

At least that's how I operate. . .

I TRY not to let that be the main, motivating criteria.  I can't say that it hurts the chances, though.

[analog_kidd]

I have a quirk, in that I like to crunch numbers in my head sometimes. I'll catch myself counting the number of customers someone has, and then figure what my tip at 15% or 20% would be and multiply that by the customers. Often, I'll see a waiter at say a sit down casual restaurant, where I know that the bill for my wife and I will be about $50. That's a $10 tip. Times the 5 or 6 other tables they are waiting on, that comes out to $50 or $60 an hour, on top of their wages. Understandably, they won't have 5 tables an hour all day long, but still should have 2-3 or so on average. 

I'll still tip, but I admit when I do this kind of math, it will be the standard 15% unless the service is phenomenal. That percentage goes up as my bill goes down.

[btq96r]

Always tip my barber.  I've been lucky with the ones I've had over the years, especially when I was living in Murfreesboro (Woodsviking Barbershop).  A lot of barbers are independent contractors renting their chair at the shop or in a small group partnership where every dollar counts.  It's a profession that I want to stay around as long as I'm around, so I feel it's my part of keeping them in business.  I'm tipping for the full experience (the shop, the chair, a guy to shoot the breeze with while getting my hair cut, ect), so I don't object to the cost of the service plus tip at all.