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Salons
You love the person who cuts your hair. In fact, you love the whole salon for making you look so dang good when you go there, so what’s the best way to show them how much you care? Krajchir and Rosten explain:
Shampoo girl—$2-5
Manicurist—15%
Hair stylist—15% or more if he or she did a complicated cut or an amazing color job
Massage therapist—15%
Facialist—15%
Spa Attendants—At a resort spa, tip about 5% of your bill at the front desk. If anyone went above and beyond, tip them in person. At day spas, you don’t need to tip the attendants. However, if you go to it regularly and the attendants go the extra mile for you, you may want to tip.
Vacation
When you’re on vacation, the last thing you want to worry about is forgetting to tip someone. Here’s who you should remember, according to Krajchir and Rosten:
Doorman—$1-3 per service
Cabdrivers—10% of fare, unless he or she goes above and beyond
Bellhop—$1-2 per bag
Concierge—$3-5 for making dinner reservations, more for other services like booking tours, etc. If you just ask for directions, you don’t need to tip.
Maid—$2 per night
Room service—15% of bill
Foreign countries
Going to a country where you barely speak the language is stressful enough without worrying about the different gratuity customs. Here’s a shorthand guide so you don’t offend from www.bbc.co.uk. When traveling to:
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| secondfloorgirl | |
| One service area not mentioned - ski instructors. Parents should be ready to tip if they know their child is difficult, the child took multiple days of lessons with the same instructor, is a beginner or very advanced, or the instructor really put in extra time or effort. As little as $5 is perfectly acceptable for a day's lesson. If your child is in lessons every week all season, a larger amount or a gift is appropriate. | |
| cagney | |
| What about a pizza delivery person? I've always been told $1, but I'm not sure if that's enough. Any thoughts? | |
| bruinla | |
| This article is such a great help! I'm always stuck when it comes to tipping people. I never know how much is appropriate and it feels so awkward, especially when it comes time to hand someone their tip. Any tips on what to say to the person? Do I just say "here" and hand them the money? | |
| teeganmcfall | |
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I am a hair stylist in a nice but not overly expensive salon and I thought that your article was a little on the low side for tipping in a salon. Most clients tip more like 15%-20% as you would for a server in a restaurant or anyone like that. Especially in a little bit more upscale of a salon vs. like a Great Clips or Fantastic Sam's or something like that. Cagney-As for delivery people I feel like in MOST circumstances for those kinds of thinks 15%-20% tips is just a good general rule, especially considering that most of the drivers drive all over the place and have to deal with weather issues, traffic, ect. But I'd rather error on the side of being a good tipper vs. cheap, but that's just me. |
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