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Mar 30, 2024
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VACOUGFAN
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My wife goes to a hair stylist that is an owner operator. She never tips her.
She can and does set her own prices. No tip needed in that situation.
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What are the tried and true, traditional tipping situations?
Cougar Junkie
Mar 30, 8:12pm
Hair stylist
brazilcoug
Mar 30, 8:12pm
My wife goes to a hair stylist that is an owner operator. She never tips her.
VACOUGFAN
Mar 30, 8:14pm
Umm no…
ordinary tri guy
Mar 30, 8:23pm
Uh yes. She's been going to her for 25+ years.
VACOUGFAN
Mar 30, 8:25pm
My wife did say there is a lot of chatter in the industry of just
ordinary tri guy
Mar 30, 8:28pm
She's been using the same stylist for 25 years.
VACOUGFAN
Mar 30, 8:31pm
Does everyone that goes to her also not tip her for the same reason or just ur
ordinary tri guy
Mar 30, 8:42pm
She charges vacougfan’s wife more because she’s learned that she doesn’t tip.
garyfan
Mar 30, 8:48pm
Sorry to resurrect this old thread... I got some clarification from my wife.
VACOUGFAN
Apr 2, 12:03pm
I am also diligent about not tipping people who explicitly ask that I don't tip.
garyfan
Apr 2, 2:02pm
That makes more sense
ordinary tri guy
Apr 2, 2:45pm
So you wouldn't tip a taxi driver if he owned his own car? Or a server at a
garyfan
Mar 30, 8:24pm
And people like you/them are why this tipping culture will never die.
VACOUGFAN
Mar 30, 8:26pm
No, I probably tip at the same places you do, and decline at the same places you
garyfan
Mar 30, 8:29pm
My wife explained that her stylist that works out of her home, it is common
Acorn
Mar 31, 7:49am
masseuse
Martin Van Nostrand
Mar 30, 8:13pm
Cows on the farm
puntersarepeople
Mar 30, 8:14pm
Proctologist
CougarTwins
Mar 30, 8:17pm
That reminds me of my annual prostate exam, always performed by the same female
Cougar Junkie
Mar 30, 8:22pm
I know you’re joking. But she’ll hate you if you say that. I have an office of
blackandblue
Mar 30, 8:34pm
Valet service
yahtzee
Mar 30, 8:23pm
This one always intimidated me
Bill
Mar 30, 8:47pm
Just learned it’s customary to tip dropping off and picking up.
Bradleyd16
Mar 30, 10:16pm
Food delivery (always was a given with pizza delivery).
JJCoug
Mar 30, 8:27pm
Uber, Furniture/Appliance delivery guy, pizza delivery driver
IBC
Mar 30, 8:27pm
Furniture/Appliance delivery? Is that a traditional tip situation?
Cougar Junkie
Mar 30, 8:30pm
Seriously. What's next- mailman?
Bill
Mar 30, 8:37pm
Absolutely not. Karl Malone is rich enough.
Cougar Junkie
Mar 30, 8:52pm
It's pretty normal, nice to give a guy $20 that just hauled a refrigerator in
wannnacruise
Mar 30, 9:15pm
Escorts
WDaddy
Mar 30, 8:27pm
RE: Escorts
yahtzee
Mar 30, 8:29pm
Oh man
RexIdaCoug
Apr 2, 2:06pm
On vacation (cruise) we’ll tip the baggage guys & dinner servers and steward
UVCoug
Mar 30, 8:28pm
Hotel maids. Just a couple buck per day.
DwigtA2RM
Mar 30, 8:28pm
Shuttle drivers that help with luggage
Bill
Mar 30, 8:39pm
We’ve tipped guides who led my wife and I on long/difficult hikes
UVCoug
Mar 30, 8:39pm
Anytime you have to interact with a low-wage worker where friendliness matters.
Mike Bolton
Mar 30, 8:40pm
Taxi Driver?
runnincoug
Mar 30, 9:04pm
Have they not traditionally received tips?
Cougar Junkie
Mar 30, 9:06pm
I don't think so... you just pay the fare...uber recently started asking for it
runnincoug
Mar 30, 9:27pm
Taxi yes. Uber no until they changed their policy.
Acorn
Mar 31, 7:50am
Waxologist
John Doe
Mar 30, 9:58pm
RE: Waxologist
yahtzee
Mar 30, 10:07pm
RE: Waxologist
John Doe
Mar 31, 11:44am
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