That's why!
I'm sure that THIS thread falls under the catoragory for non-informative to the beauty industry at hand............
As for dealing with bad tippers....there is no way to deal with them. You deal with yourself into acceptance that it is their privilage for deciding whether to leave a tip or not.
If you are not making enough money....then it's your own fault, certainly not the clients'. You need to raise your prices to meet the demands of your bills and have some to play with or save or whatever. depending on something that is not predetermined to survive is silly and irresponsible. Take action for your own future and charge what you are worth and the tips will become just what they are meant to be: a little something extra.
We are not like waitressing- we don't have to work for $2.75 an hour because we make $100.+ in tips a day. Some of us do make $100.+ in tips a day but are also making $100.+ an hour to go with it. In a lot of cases in this profession there is no excuse for total dependance on tips. they ARE crumbs as opposed to the cake(your prices) As Robert Cromeans has mentioned.
Besides what exactly would one say to a customer? "Oh your tip stinks!" how rude.
Hey!!! I'm signed in....I didn't click the anonymous button....what happened now???
Alesia
Doesn't matter I guess, you just always seem to have one. It appears that you can't help yourself: Your rudeness and ignorance pervade every pore of your being so bad that you actually think it's normal the way you respond to other members postings. I have seen that you add nothing but derogatory opinions and insults in almost every thread you post on. And there is no excuse for you in typing....you can't blurt while typing. I guess you are just driven by a juvenile and low intelligence frame of mind. Still not my problem.
You have no idea why people don't tip. Could be anything, weren't brought up in or work in a tipping environment, they just don't have the money, not everyone tips and shouldn't be expected to do so. Tips are just that. Tips. Not to be confused with your income nor to be treated as such money. You aren't making money than raise your prices or turn the ticket.
Please do ignore ignorant people who only have nothing to contribute but their own ignorance.
Works in a business that's a big a rip as healthcare and that's what she leaves the waitress... hummmm maybe she fits into one of my catagories above
She must be related to my aunt. This one complained about leaving a tip for a dinner that the cook screwed up. We were comped a $300 meal that night and she's b@tching about the tip....that she didn't leave no less!
this thread was just a bunch of insults and silly juvenile comments about how one feels about "bad tippers".
THAT is what was not pertinent to the beauty industry at hand.
I answered the inquiry without slings about people who don't tip or tip little. Who are we to decide what's little or a "bad" tip when we are not entitled to tips as part of our salaries?
This is something some people choose to do as an extra to show appreciation. It is entirely up to the client to do this or not. therefore in this industry there is no such thing as a bad tipper. Does anyone notice that when you become the owner a lot of your faithful tippers stop tipping you?
although tipping is up to the client, we offer tip envelopes at the desk where clients check out, prominently displayed with pens in a little box. next to that is a place to put them once they are done. the person checking the client out usually asks if they need their change broken down into smaller bills, to kind of remind them that not only did they have a stylist, but there is also a shampoo assistant that should be tipped.
even though we don't allow tips to be put on credit cards or checks, everyone gets tipped.
other than making it obvious that it is something to be done at check out, i don't think openly telling the client you expect a tip is proper.
