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    tdunn1024 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 2, 2007, 11:39 AM
    Tipping the owner of a hair salon
    My hair dresser has her own salon in her home. A long time ago I was told that you do not tip the owner of a salon, so I typically do not tip her. Is this practice still acceptable?
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    Aug 2, 2007, 11:49 AM
    Yes, the old rules still apply. The reason for tipping the other workers in a salon is because they must pay the owner to rent a chair in the owners salon.

    Business owners are not supposed to accept tips. It is considered very inappropriate for them to do so.
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    Aug 8, 2007, 07:01 PM
    Of course you'd tip her. If she's doing your hair even if she owns the place or not she should still get tipped.
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    Aug 8, 2007, 07:04 PM
    My hairdresser runs a salon out of her house and everyone tips her then again she's been doing my hair for 16 years. However, I remember when I would go the salon I would still tip the owner whenever he did my hair I would just give him a smaller tip.
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    Aug 9, 2007, 06:55 PM
    It is confusing. The reason that I have always heard for why you don't tip owners is that they are the ones setting the prices, and they should be setting a reasonable price that they are happy with. Someone working in a salon doesn't have the chance to raise the prices if they feel that they aren't making enough.

    Having said that, I do tip my salon owner, and then feel slightly guilty about doing so.
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    Aug 12, 2007, 07:49 AM
    You typically do not give the owner a tip.
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    Dec 7, 2009, 07:45 PM
    Why would you not tip her/him? Owners work just as hard if not harder for their clients, and at the end of the day your still receiving a service. You always tip for a service!
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    Dec 8, 2009, 03:31 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by burke87539 View Post
    Why would you not tip her/him?! Owners work just as hard if not harder for their clients, and at the end of the day your still recieving a service. You always tip for a service!
    I own a pest control company. Do you tip your bugman? Every time?

    Secondly, why are you answering two and a half year old questions?
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