The above picture was posted yesterday on Facebook, looks like it had been going viral for awhile and it really sparked some debate.
Apparently the stylist was tipped $3.50 in coins for her service and from the caption she was apparently not very happy.
The opinions are split, some women believe that the cost of the service is set by the stylist so why should a tip be even relevant.
Other women believe you should always tip and if you do not do it then you are not classy. This is my opinion, when you go to a salon and your stylist is renting a space you have to consider that even though she charges for her service some of that money is often split with the Salon. With that said giving a tip is absolutely important.
Their are some stylist who do not have to split their money or they might have their own establishment and are able to pocket everything and pay their own expenses.
In that case tipping might not be as important though if you give a tip I am sure they would gladly accept it.
There were stylists who also weighed in on the conversation making the point that they understand how costly the services can get and sometimes women spend a ton of money just to get their hair done.
In other words some stylist will not get offended if they are not tipped especially in the case where they are not obligated to a salon.
Now in this case just reading the comment of the stylist she would never get another tip from me. As a matter of fact posting the picture with the caption would seal the deal on whether I even let her do my hair.
Sometimes we have to be very careful about how we post our emotion on social media because she might have cost herself way more that 3.50 in quarters.
Weigh in:
1. Do you think the stylist is being petty? and
2. Do you tip your stylist every time?
Comment below!
Denim Kelis Johnson says
Thats the difference between other and blacks. Others realize that 100 pennies equals a dollar which any bank will happily deposit for you. I bet she stay broke
MsCurlyKat says
I beg to differ. It has nothing to do with color. I am a person of color, and worked at a salon full of other people of color. Not a single one of us would have agreed with her reaction to receiving coins as a tip, and likely several of us would have reminded her to be glad she received any tip at all.
Amalfi Elizabeth Elibo says
Money is money. A tip, as small as it may be, is a token of gratitude from patrons.
Vedejah Scroggins says
Lol yes she was petty is that even a question. I have halfway filled up my tank with 15 dollars in change. did I care that the cashier had an attitude? No because I halfway filled up my tank it’s still money and I bet as soon as I left she forgot that I even paid in that much change. I have also in the self check at Walmart used all change. did the machine reject it obviously not because it’s money she’s one of those ignorant stylist who doesn’t need any customers. what you’re too good for change or something? I’m not I always take daddy’s change from the counter that’s how I can buy what little junk I do want with all his change laying around. he even asks me how much change do I have I alway know to the penny. “oh I got about 10 dollars daddy you need it?” “no just making sure you have some money baby here’s some more change” lol I’m 21 who really cares about change on that level to not even take it. Here grandmother must have never dug in the bottom of her purse for her lol my meme always did and still does. I like my change
Sharee Imoncloudnine says
We already paying for the service…a tip is optional just like in resturants…not mandatory. Don’t overbook us
Tina Waters says
Tips in restaurants are not optional. If you can’t afford to tip stay home.
Markisha Walmack says
Im not tipping nobody they set they price and that’s what i pay i dont feel obligated to tip it has nothing to do with what i can afford if i want to i will if i don’t i won’t
Sharee Imoncloudnine says
Since when is a tip not optional. The only way it is not if you have a party of 6 or more. The stylist set her price. I pay what i owe and nothing more..She/He only did what u paid them to do!!
Fatimah Curry says
I’m not agreeing with the optional tipping but I do agree with not being overbooked. Some stylists overbooked and act like they are doing us a favor
Valerie Johnson says
Huh? I know that 100 pennies equal a dollar…
Valerie Johnson says
Lol
Shonek Weaver says
Money is money… Whatever from it is given
Stacey NM says
Tips are for showing appreciation for the services rendered and are at the complete discretion of the client. If the stylist has specific expectations for the tip, (s)he should put it on the bill. My practice is to give 10-15 percent, more if I feel the stylist went beyond the call of duty, less if the service quality was below expectations (being late, prioritizing other clients over me inappropriately, doing a poor job). Very rarely will I withhold tip unless the stylist was rude or completely incompetent. North American culture generally considers tipping a standard practice and if the stylist’s rates were set with this expectation, her upset may not be completely unfounded. However, airing her grievances publicly is of poor taste and may deter otherwise great, loyal customers from coming to her because they will feel pressured into tipping even if the service was sub-standard. If she finds this to be a chronic issue, she can increase her rates or review her service practices for insufficiencies.
Tonya Reyes says
WELL SAID…AND I AGREE.
Pattie Armstead says
I’ve been a stylised for over 15 years and I must say our people are some of the worst tippers. Yoh spend hours doing their hair and most of the time they don’t tip at all. That’s why I broaden my clientele and did everyone’s hair not just black women.
Tonya Reyes says
Being a business person that you are, having diverse customers should be par for the course.
Pattie Armstead says
Not all black women do Caucasian hair and vice versa. I’ve known MANY black stylist who no nothing about Caucasian hair or any other ethnic group.
Elizabeth says
In cosmopolitan school caucasian hair is what is taught first and foremost and they know nothing about Black peoples hair unless their is a Black instructor.
Pattie Armstead says
In cosmetology you learn more how to do Caucasian hair, at least the schools I went to. I made it a point to make sure I had a diverse clientele.
MsCurlyKat says
Yes, me too. Why not? everyone’s money will pay the bills just the same!
DLB says
Maybe the customers you have are bad tippers, but not all Black people are bad tippers. This is just like saying Black stylists are incompetent; always overbooking; taking to long to finish your hair (10-12 hrs) because of overbooking, running their mouth, eating while doing your hair, etc; they constantly finish other clients that came in after you when your hair appointment should have only taken no more than 2 hrs, considering you were the first client; overcharging for a sloppy service; when you ask for a trim, they cut your hair; they don’t know how to work with Black women’s natural hair texture, unless they relax and/or flat iron it first; etc., etc. But I know not all Black stylists are like that……
Tonya Reyes says
15% is what I tip my hairdresser. If you cannot afford a decent tip for a service than, do your own hair.
I Crenshaw says
Looks like $1.75 to me, and for the price we pay to have our hair taken care of, I can not understand a beautician posting such. If it were not for this customer and many other she would not have an income….I personally if someone did this to me I would not to go to her again. Besides that depending on what you have done most times you must bring the weave hair, etc… silly beautician
Elizabeth says
Point well made.
MsCurlyKat says
And you pretty much know she probably had her face all screwed up when she received the coins! Even if the customer made another appointment, she shouldn’t be surprised if she never sees her again. People are having difficult times these days, just the fact that the customer came to get her hair done and managed to wrangle up a tip should be appreciated. she could have just gone and bought her own supplies and kept some of that money for herself.
TMW says
Good service good tip, bad service bad tip… just like any other industry.. As far as quarters vs paper money it all spends the same way. I will take them off her hands if she don’t want them.
MsCurlyKat says
I was a stylist, for 10 years. I almost always received a tip. Sometimes it was a dollar, sometimes fifteen dollars. That’s not the point. Unlike waitresses, we do not depend on our tips to survive, because any tip is over and beyond what we feel we should be charging for a service, to make a fair profit for our time and skills. A tip in the salon industry is a custom meant to show the stylist appreciation, it’s not an obligation. And, I didn’t care if it was bills, a check, or a fist full of coins. As long as they appreciated me and continued to come it makes no difference. Sometimes they even made or bought me gifts instead. I think the person in this case is extremely ungrateful. If this sort of thing makes her that mad, perhaps she needs to step back and look at how she is running her business, especially if most of her tips are a handful of coins.
Fatimah Curry says
I think she was very petty. That was uncalled for and she probably messed herself up with not only that customer but ANYONE who saw this post. Personally, I tip. Whether a little or a lot depending on the budget but I try hard to tip. Sometimes hairstylists need to accept that sometimes patrons only have enough to get their hair done and the patron chose you to give it to…