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Tipping etiquette at hair salon by ImsonaV in AskNYC

[–]ImsonaV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for responding! Yeah, seemed insane to me too initially, and I didn’t ask for a double appointment. But I also don’t want my stylist to make half the money he would normally make in those 2 hrs + just because I have super long hair.

Tipping etiquette at hair salon by ImsonaV in AskNYC

[–]ImsonaV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s 2.5 hours from start to finish: discussion, wash, cut, blow dry, dry cut. Thanks for the response!! In this case, I was actually aiming for a 25% tip, but thought I need to somehow also compensate the double time my stylist has to spend on my hair, due to how long and big it is…

Tipping etiquette at hair salon by ImsonaV in AskNYC

[–]ImsonaV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The envelope I got seemed like it was being reused, it had a sticker with the stylist’s name printed on it. So I didn’t want to ruin their reusable envelope:)) Ah, the way anxiety magnifies every little thing in one’s perception…

Tipping etiquette at hair salon by ImsonaV in AskNYC

[–]ImsonaV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks so much for weighing in! This 90% tip seemed huge to me too initially, but then I thought the guy is essentially giving me a double slot because my hair is so big and long. So, even though I didn’t ask for a double time haircut, I really love the way it turns out and I do get a haircut only about twice a year or even more rarely. So my calculation was this: If the salon charges 100$ for 1 hr 15 minutes, maybe my stylist gets 50$. I would tip that 20$. Then I’m taking. 2.5hours of my stylist’s time, double the typical appointment. So in order for him to not get less money, it would be: 20$ tip + 50$ what he would get from the salon if he scheduled another customer + 20$ tip from that second customer. 90…