Tipping at nail salons??? Opinions......

[mandy14]

So, are you saying that you are totally okay with never getting a raise at your company regardless of how many years of service you do? You accepted that base income. You're not entitled to anything else right?

The real "entitlement" comes from stingy people who can't cough up a few extra bucks based on some bogus "principle" they made up in their head. If you don't want to tip for your food, stay home and cook. If you don't want to tip your nail tech, buy some polish and do it yourself.

Yes! I am okay with not getting a raise. If I weren't I would get a new job. I don't deserve a raise. If I do a good job I hope for a raise but I do not deserve a raise. No one DESERVES a raise.

And cough up a few extra bucks? I tip always but have never understood it. But why should I cough up a few extra bucks because of "some bogus principle that someone else made up" such as tipping? I would gladly and do "tip" my children's teachers. They spend a significant amount of time with my kids. Do they expect a tip? No. Do they deserve one in my opinion? Yes. But nail techs? They advertise a service for a price. If they aren't willing to do the service for that price then raise the price. I tip very well for good service. My problem lies with those expecting a tip for a minimum experience.

 

[mom2my3kids]

my daughter just took me for a pedicure for mothers day, its was 25 dollars and she was tipped 5.00...

 

[mjkacmom]

Did you come up with this list of tipped and non tipped positions? Around here a mechanic is a tipped position. Also, a gas station attended IS tipped if they are here. Just curious where these became standard. And, to be very clear again--if you accept a job that pays $2.14 an hour then that is what you are willing to do the job for. You should NEVER expect a customer to supplement your income. You take a job for $2.14 an hour--you do the job you were hired to do. And I agree completely--why would anyone work for $2.14 an hour? Because they feel entitled to tips. If you go above and beyond you will be rewarded--yes tip those that go above and beyond. I am so tired of this entitlement attitude. No one should pay 15-20% for bad service. And no body should feel obligated to pay a tip.

Where do you live that those positions are tipped positions? It's easy to google it, and I doubt you are going to find mechanics or gas station attendants on that list. From wikipedia:

Tipping is a widely practiced social custom in the United States. Standards vary, but generally it is given for services provided in table dining, golf course, casino, hotels, food delivery, taxi cab and salons.[10] For most of the 20th century it was considered inappropriate for the owner of an establishment to accept any tips, and while this is still considered the standard etiquette rule, the practice has mostly vanished as tipping has become ubiquitous for certain types of services.[11] This etiquette applies to bar service at weddings and any other event where one is a guest as well. The host should provide appropriate tips to workers at the end of an event; the amount may be negotiated in the contract.[12]

Whether are not you approve, it is a well established custom in the US. Workers are taxed on their tips, whether or not they receive them. Tipping has been around for centuries.

 

[mom2my3kids]

Where do you live that those positions are tipped positions? It's easy to google it, and I doubt you are going to find mechanics or gas station attendants on that list. From wikipedia:

Tipping is a widely practiced social custom in the United States. Standards vary, but generally it is given for services provided in table dining, golf course, casino, hotels, food delivery, taxi cab and salons.[10] For most of the 20th century it was considered inappropriate for the owner of an establishment to accept any tips, and while this is still considered the standard etiquette rule, the practice has mostly vanished as tipping has become ubiquitous for certain types of services.[11] This etiquette applies to bar service at weddings and any other event where one is a guest as well. The host should provide appropriate tips to workers at the end of an event; the amount may be negotiated in the contract.[12]

Whether are not you approve, it is a well established custom in the US. Workers are taxed on their tips, whether or not they receive them. Tipping has been around for centuries.

 

[mandy14]

Where do you live that those positions are tipped positions? It's easy to google it, and I doubt you are going to find mechanics or gas station attendants on that list. From wikipedia:

Tipping is a widely practiced social custom in the United States. Standards vary, but generally it is given for services provided in table dining, golf course, casino, hotels, food delivery, taxi cab and salons.[10] For most of the 20th century it was considered inappropriate for the owner of an establishment to accept any tips, and while this is still considered the standard etiquette rule, the practice has mostly vanished as tipping has become ubiquitous for certain types of services.[11] This etiquette applies to bar service at weddings and any other event where one is a guest as well. The host should provide appropriate tips to workers at the end of an event; the amount may be negotiated in the contract.[12]

Whether are not you approve, it is a well established custom in the US. Workers are taxed on their tips, whether or not they receive them. Tipping has been around for centuries.

It is common where I am from to tip those two services. It is common to tip for MANY services here. That does not mean it will be on wikipedia. And, as a side note--wikipedia is not the end all be all. Wikipedia is not a completely reliable source. It is a group of web pages where "anyone with Internet access can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles".

While tipping is a social custom, it should not be expected. For people in the south it is customary to tip housekeeping at a hotel. For people in the north it is not.

Tipping has been around for centuries--no disputing that. But it was originally created for people going above and beyond--not for those just doing their job.

I do believe it is illegal to tax on tips that are not received. When you file your taxes you will list your income which is what you have made--not what you were expected to make. The tax form that you receive from your employer states what they have paid you--not what they thought you should be paid. Your employer is required to pay taxes or have taxes taken out for those tips that are reported. And, one must report any amount of tips over $20 in one month to their employer.

 

[mjkacmom]

It is common where I am from to tip those two services. It is common to tip for MANY services here. That does not mean it will be on wikipedia. And, as a side note--wikipedia is not the end all be all. Wikipedia is not a completely reliable source. It is a group of web pages where "anyone with Internet access can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles".

While tipping is a social custom, it should not be expected. For people in the south it is customary to tip housekeeping at a hotel. For people in the north it is not.

Tipping has been around for centuries--no disputing that. But it was originally created for people going above and beyond--not for those just doing their job.

I do believe it is illegal to tax on tips that are not received. When you file your taxes you will list your income which is what you have made--not what you were expected to make. The tax form that you receive from your employer states what they have paid you--not what they thought you should be paid. Your employer is required to pay taxes or have taxes taken out for those tips that are reported. And, one must report any amount of tips over $20 in one month to their employer.

I think the beginning of tipping has been up for debate. I've heard that pubs didn't pay servers at all centuries ago, and they got paid in tips. I'm in the north, and always tip hotel maids. If anyone else has heard up tipping the mechanic, please let me know. Maybe it's common elsewhere.

 

[Dizisfun]

TIP-to insure promptness

 

[Mad4Mickey]

I can tell you that Pet Groomers should be tipped just like a hairdresser .
I can almost bet you dont pee on your hair dresser nor bite them LOL
I dont tip when I get an ice tea at Starbucks but if I go in a sit down TGI Fridays and have someone wait on me and fill my tea a couple of times I tip .

 

[Judique]

I think the beginning of tipping has been up for debate. I've heard that pubs didn't pay servers at all centuries ago, and they got paid in tips. I'm in the north, and always tip hotel maids. If anyone else has heard up tipping the mechanic, please let me know. Maybe it's common elsewhere.

Tipping a mechanic is not common here.

But - I always end up tipping the guy who gasses my car when I drive through New Jersey! So nice not to have to pump it once in a while!

I'm sort of surprised by a comment in a previous post where the poster mentioned tipping teachers. I get that parents send token gifts and maybe classroom supplies, but tipping a teacher? That sure would open up a can of worms here if a teacher was known to accept a 'tip'.

 

[edk35]

I can tell you that Pet Groomers should be tipped just like a hairdresser .
I can almost bet you dont pee on your hair dresser nor bite them LOL
I dont tip when I get an ice tea at Starbucks but if I go in a sit down TGI Fridays and have someone wait on me and fill my tea a couple of times I tip .

I am the OP of this thread and I too TIP the groomer!! this thread has gotten a little LOL

 

[LockShockBarrel]

And now we see what there's a set thread to discuss tipping on the restaurant boards....

 

[WDW in Pearls]

Yes! I am okay with not getting a raise. If I weren't I would get a new job. I don't deserve a raise. If I do a good job I hope for a raise but I do not deserve a raise. No one DESERVES a raise.

And cough up a few extra bucks? I tip always but have never understood it. But why should I cough up a few extra bucks because of "some bogus principle that someone else made up" such as tipping? I would gladly and do "tip" my children's teachers. They spend a significant amount of time with my kids. Do they expect a tip? No. Do they deserve one in my opinion? Yes. But nail techs? They advertise a service for a price. If they aren't willing to do the service for that price then raise the price. I tip very well for good service. My problem lies with those expecting a tip for a minimum experience.

I 100% agree with not tipping for poor service, but as far as accepting a job with low pay, I think that's kind of a weak argument. I forgot that we live in an economy with 0.0001% employment and that people have their pick of jobs, therefore no one needs to waitress, do nails, etc.

Tips are taxed, and laws legally allow employers to pay under minimum wage for tipped positions. That to me says loud and clear that tips are not the product of this generation feeling "entitled" (by the way this is not a new thing, people have been "entitled" to tips for decades, we really can't blame a certain generation's sense of entitlement for this).

Some teachers don't get tips per se, but I always thought it was customary to give them Christmas and end of year gifts. Plus teachers, nurses, etc. are prohibited from accepting tips by most employers.

Personally, a few extra bucks for someone spending an hour or two completing services for me will not make or break me. But then again, if it would, I would just stay home that time.

 

[Anastasia]

I have never heard of tipping a mechanic.

We can argue the validity of the "tip" system all we want, but it is what it is. Unless the system changes, I will continue to tip people who provide me with good service.

I'm curious about the comment that servers are taxed on tips whether they receive them or not. Does the IRS assume a certain amount per hour in tips? I have never heard this.

My son is a busser at a restaurant. All tips go to the restaurant, and they distribute the tips among the staff. Each position earns a certain percentage of the total. He earns a base pay per hour (less than minimum wage) + his tips. He receives the tips in cash, but they are stated on his pay stub and w-2 and he pays taxes on every penny that he earns, whether in tips or his hourly pay.

If you accept a job at $2.14 an hour + tips, you are not expecting to earn $2.14 an hour. If you have an exceptionally bad night, that is what you will earn, but that is certainly not an expectation or agreement. Yes - that is all that you are guaranteed, but I can't imagine anyone sticking with a job where they weren't earning more than that.