We took several ‘free’ walking tours in Warsaw. We tipped those guides generously. They did a great job. I noticed some of the non-Americans in the groups would leave without tipping.
The first few meal receipts I reviewed in Poland were confusing. Once I thought we had been charged twice since the receipt was in two parts and each tallied to the same amount. I figured out on part was the standard customer version. The other detailed the individual taxes and fees which made up the whole amount. I was told these were generated for the business to keep track of its own internal records for tax purposes. I don’t recall a 10% service fee being explicitly listed…but it could have been.
I kept careful track because my son and DIL paid for portions of some of the meals. The bills were definitely confusing.
We enjoyed the free tour in Warsaw. We also took ones in Krakow and Gdansk that were good. We tipped those people generously but we also tipped guides on paid tours. The one who was with us for 13 hours one day got the biggest smile on his face when I handed him some cash.
I have a question about tipping at a beauty salon. The place where I go has one stylist and she’s the owner. She used to be in a larger salon and after the pandemic went out on her own. She did a traveling salon where she’d come to your house and cut/color/style during Covid. After that, she opened her own place, which she’s operated for about 3 years. I realize that she’s going to charge more than other salons because she’s on her own and in an area where the rents are probably high. She’s increased her prices over the last year. I believed (maybe incorrectly) that if your stylist was the salon owner, you weren’t required to tip. In this case, when I go to pay, she always hands me a receipt with the tip line vacant. I usually give her 20%. Am I wrong about not tipping the owner?
I’ve heard the same. I tip. Just makes me feel right. I’m a guy so my cuts are less. When my person rented a booth so owned her business, I tipped her.
But tipping is not required. If you don’t want then don’t. If she takes you again, you’ll know it’s fine.
My stylist parted from Great Clips over sone drama there among personnel. She now cuts M-F at VA and only by appts on Saturday at a place she rents for the day. Yes, we tip her. She seems pretty nice and does a good job on my hair and D’s (I referred D to her as well). We don’t need cuts often anyway.
My last 2 stylists were the owners and I always tipped 20% so just kept doing so and they never said no…so, it just goes on. The current stylist charges 50% less than what I paid at the previous salon so I don’t feel too bad about the tip.
I go to a woman who owns the salon, and I tip her quite well. I see other customers tipping her too.
I remember hearing that about owners decades ago. If I recall correctly we had the discussion here on CC, and more people tipped owners than not.
I perceive stylist/owners differently than say the owner of the painting or moving company. In the prior case, it is a personal service and they charge pretty much what the other stylists charge. While they may take a cut or get a chair fee from the other stylists, they are the ones putting up the initial capital, paying rent and other overhead. It’s 2 separate businesses. Other businesses charge by the job so the owner has factored in all his/her cost, including labor and overhead.
My mom lives in a NYC apartment now. Every time she has a handyman come up to fix things for her, she always asks me if she should tip them and how much. I tell her if she wants them to come up again then she should. It beats paying a plumber or an electrician out in the suburb every time she has a problem.
She thinks she has mice in her apartment today. They are plugging all the holes in her kitchen. I told her to tip them.
I put this in random questions, but should have put it here.
I will add that he was the owner of his company.
Should I have tipped this guy?
Oops - I may have made a faux pas… We bought new furniture and it was delivered several weeks ago. It had a small issue that the store sent someone to fix. The guy came today - it took him a very short period of time to put a very light stain on the discoloration. He was here maybe 10-15 minutes. I didn’t tip him, but now I’m thinking I should have…
No, I don’t think so and I am a tipper. We tend to tip the “muscle” guys who are hauling furniture in/out, painters (who are not the owners and may be paid under the table), etc. Mainly those who rae doing the heaving lifting or the long detail work hours.
I don’t tip my stylist who owns her own business, but one of the major reasons I go to her is that she explicitly said she charges what she needs to and does not expect tips!