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Here’s a hairy situation from Patrick from Nottingham:
My barber runs a very enticing deal of buy 10, get one free. Living in the beautiful East Midlands, my haircuts cost me merely £8, which as male tradition dictates must be rounded up to £10.
After over two years of religiously attending the same barber, I have finally achieved the glorious achievement of my tenth haircut. This now presents me with a problem: when I go for my freebie, is the tip included as a freebie? It seems that free should mean free: but should I pay the regular and expected £2, or does that seem mean?
Hmm. That’s a tough one. I’m one of those arseholes who doesn’t habitually tip after a haircut – because i) the hairdresser’s hourly salary is at least ten times mine and ii) they never do what I want – so have no idea about the correct answer. Readers, step into the comments and help out this polite-sounding man, otherwise he might panic about going to the barber’s until his hair is so long, it’s a trip hazard.
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February 17, 2012 at 12:38 am |
I think I would end up giving a £5 tip. It’s still a discount over the regular price, and the barber will feel appreciated. A barber worth going to ten times is not easy to find.
February 16, 2012 at 10:52 am |
I guess it depends on your happiness with said haircut and how desperate you are to keep your £2!
I always tip, not because of the haircut, but because she rubs her tits on my head!
Much love!
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