Services you tip?

shifty_uk · 2 Feb 2011 at 19:59

My mate said yesterday that he generally tips his hairdresser a few quid. :confused:

News to me, I've never considered tipping a hairdresser. £35 at a big name Salon is enough surely! Am I wrong?

I tip waiters and taxi drivers if the service is good, that's pretty much it.

Any other services you can think of which you'd tip?

Biohazard · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:00

Prostitution

shifty_uk · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:02

Ah yes, your tips are rather generous if I remember rightly Biohazard

BringTheRain · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:02

When I order a pizza and kebab combo. I ring up and say it's damo. They say. See you in 30 mins. £2 tip everytime. As it's excellent service

tntcoder · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:02

I always round up taxi costs to the nearest £ (or somethimes nearest note) but thats about it

Cosimo · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:04

I tip my barber, taxis and restaurants if the service is very good.

^TANK^ · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:05

Good service good tip, bad service no tip.

Biohazard · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:05

shifty_uk said:
Ah yes, your tips are rather generous if I remember rightly Biohazard

Anytime mate anytime

Hades · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:06

I tip restaurants because the staff are usually low paid.

I used to tip taxis but don't nowadays. The driver makes enough money directly from the fare so I don't see why I should tip.

wannabedamned · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:06

I tip takeaway delivery guys generally. Only a couple of quid.

Speirs · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:08

I used to tip taxi drivers but not anymore as a lot of them are fiddling their tax etc.

Ahleckz · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:09

I tip for: Haircuts, taxis occasionally and proper restaurants. Can't think of any others.

And, £35 for a haircut? You need a better place!

[FnG]magnolia · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:11

Tipping in NZ is very, very uncommon so I don't tip anyone for anything.

PhillyDee · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:30

£35 for a hair cut? What?

I pay £6. It just went up 50p.

I tip when the service has been good, especially delivery drivers, they remember you for next time

Gackt · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:30

I don't pay people extra for doing their job. That's ludicrous. I don't get, nor expect, people offering me cash whenever I pick up their rubbish, mop up their spillages or clean the **** from the toilets because they're incapable of controlling their basic bodily functions. So why should anyone else, especially for moving food from one room to another, or from one house to another, or for snipping hair?

DM · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:34

Give them all a few quid, spread the cheer.

LordSplodge · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:35

I tip for nothing... (I want to retire to Yorkshire)

Oh and £35 quid for a haircut?

MissChief · 3 Feb 2011 at 02:00

I usually give the delivery driver a quid as I used to be one and some nights it can really make a difference. In a restaurant if the service has been good, but the barber? not a chance.

oh, and £20 for me and my 3 kids at the barber I use.

Clipsey · 3 Feb 2011 at 02:07

Live in the States so you kind of get used to it. If service is good, 20% of whatever I'm involved with (service industry). Makes for some expensive tips when eating at fancy restaurants.
Works well on 'most' bartenders, leave them a decent tip, they generally sort you out.

Pate · 3 Feb 2011 at 02:18

Possibly barber depending on how pleasant I found the experience. My hair cost is usually like £8-£9 so £10 and he keeps the change.

Delivery drivers are usually absolute ****ers. The amount of times they've got aggresive because they don't have enough change and I don't have a ludicrous amount of spare change to help. :/

Most people I "tip" are friends etc. Someone helps me out or whatever, a beer usually follows etc.