Barbers

[Smokescreen]

How does my barber make money? I go to him every 7 days for a $18 haircut. Does he keep the full $18? Or does he split this with the owner?

Also, is tipping him $2 too low? I mean...I'm NOT going every 3-4 weeks like most guys do. I am going every 6-7 days, shit adds up you know! LOL

 

[brownbrown]

Depends on the shop. Usually yes. Barber pays for his\her chair.
$2 is a shitty tip if hes your go to barber and cuts well.
Try a new barber and when they chop you up, you'll be much more appreciative of a reliable cut.

I have a Vietnamese lady that cuts my hair. Haircut $7 tip $5. Because she's perfect every Time.
Piece of mind knowing im not walking out in public looking like Jim Carey in Dumb and dumber is worth the 80% tip.

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[Smokescreen]

Depends on the shop. Usually yes. Barber pays for his\her chair.
$2 is a shitty tip if hes your go to barber and cuts well.
Try a new barber and when they chop you up, you'll be much more appreciative of a reliable cut.

I have a Vietnamese lady that cuts my hair. Haircut $7 tip $5. Because she's perfect every Time.
Piece of mind knowing im not walking out in public looking like Jim Carey in Dumb and dumber is worth the 80% tip.

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Ok, so when I pay my dude $18, he then gives a portion of that $18 to the owner of the shop? Which by the way, the owner is there everyday, and cuts hair as well as he too is a barber.

I read online that it says to tip someone 15% of the total bill. 15% of $18 is 2.70, so I just give him $2

Brother, your haircut is $7?!!!! Fuck!! I wish my haircut was $7! My haircut is $18!!! And I go to this guy every 6-7 days on the dot!

How often do you go to get your haircut? Once every 3-4 weeks? If I could get a haircut once every 3-4 weeks and pay ONLY $7, I'll gladly give a $20 tip each and every time. LOL

I am coughing up $80 (tip included) per month. Am I still being a cheap ass?

By the way, these barbers don't make money other than on the tip and tip "alone"????

 

[brownbrown]

In general yes.
Some barber shops run different. Some get hourly wage, some run on # of cuts per day. Some run on both.

I try to get a cut every week. Usually every ten days or so.
Theres some spots that charge $20 here. But I'd rather go to the Vietnamese ladys.

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[Smokescreen]

In general yes.
Some barber shops run different. Some get hourly wage, some run on # of cuts per day. Some run on both.

I try to get a cut every week. Usually every ten days or so.
Theres some spots that charge $20 here. But I'd rather go to the Vietnamese ladys.

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Damn bro. I don't know if I'm being a cheap ass here. $18 per 6-7 days add up $72 per month! Not including the additional $2 per week. So for a total of $80 per month!

Its weird though because this one barber I go to, when I give him $20, he goes "himself" to the cash register, puts the $20 inside the register, pulls out $2, and puts that into his pocket. All the barbers that work at this one joint do this. They don't seem to keep a record of who made what money. They all just put money in the register.

How did he get paid? On just the $2? No way! Can't be. If that were the case then why would he take me in every week? Why would he cut my hair carefully and do a great job? He never rushes, and he's always in a good mood to see me. He never has that look on his face as if saying, "great, here comes this $2 paying mofo again". Lol

I did notice yesterday while getting a haircut that the guy in front of me gave his barber a $6 tip. The thing is that this guy was last there 4 weeks ago! So that means that the guy in front of me pays $18 plus a $6 tip every 4 weeks. That's just $24 a month. Me? I'm spending $80 a month. That's more than 3 times the amount.

I used to go to a barber that would charge me $12 per cut. Since it was only $12, I would give him a $5 tip. Now that I'm going to this new guy and paying $18 PLUS a tip is really costly!

I can understand your situation. You pay your barber $7 every 10 days. So for a total of $21 a month? Its VERY easy and affordable for you to tip VERY well.

As for me, its totally different. In 14 days I've already spent $36! Not including the tip.

I just hope my barber doesn't think I'm being a cheap ass. Its just...HOLY HELL! I'm spending $72 a month! Not including the tips. Lol



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[dylangemelli]

Most barbers pay a monthly chair fee and then they just keep everything else they make... $2 is a really shitty tip... you have obviously not worked in hospitality to understand but 15% is really unacceptable... you should at least do 20%... $18 for a haircut is actually not that expensive... fuck, I've paid $40 before in l.a...

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[Smokescreen]

Most barbers pay a monthly chair fee and then they just keep everything else they make... $2 is a really shitty tip... you have obviously not worked in hospitality to understand but 15% is really unacceptable... you should at least do 20%... $18 for a haircut is actually not that expensive... fuck, I've paid $40 before in l.a...

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L.A. is different bro. I live in a shitty neighborhood, this is not L.A.

You have a good amount of hair on your head (from what I can see in your avatar). Do you get a haircut every 3-4 weeks?

I go every 6-7 days. My shit adds up quick!

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[dylangemelli]

L.A. is different bro. I live in a shitty neighborhood, this is not L.A.

You have a good amount of hair on your head (from what I can see in your avatar). Do you get a haircut every 3-4 weeks?

I go every 6-7 days. My shit adds up quick!

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That was just an example... $15-18 is pretty universal... I go every two weeks... of course I miss the 10-12 haircut price but that's just not realistic... I understand it adds up but I know personally if I was getting a customer tipping me shitty then I wouldn't put as much effort into it...

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[Smokescreen]

That was just an example... $15-18 is pretty universal... I go every two weeks... of course I miss the 10-12 haircut price but that's just not realistic... I understand it adds up but I know personally if I was getting a customer tipping me shitty then I wouldn't put as much effort into it...

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And this guy always does a great job. Never does lousy.

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[Hev]

I do the same thing you do every week. My hair cut is 15 and I leave 4 or usually 5 dollar tip. My guy does a great job and bc I am loyal and always tip well he will throw me a free cut from time to time. Just saying

 

[Stank for 3]

Sometimes they rent the booth from the salon owner. In that case it becomes a function of rental cost.

 

[Headholio]

2 cuts per hour x 40 hours per week = 80 hair cuts.
Say you charge $18 and average $4 tips that's 22 x 80 = 1760 / week = $91,520 / yr. GROSS.

Say you pay $1000/month to rent a chair in a shop, you could be making $79k before taxes - not too bad. But you would have to be pretty much always have a guy in the chair and a guy waiting with no breaks to get to that.

If I ever gave my barber 2 bucks for a tip, I wouldn't want to show my face there again

bump it up to 3. I understand the weekly cuts add up, but an extra buck a week isn't going to kill you. ($4/month)

 

[Headholio]

Median annual salaries for Barbers were $24,050 as of May 2008, according to the BLS. The bottom 10 percent earned $15,720 on average, while the top ten percent earned over $40,500.

Barbers: Average Salary of a Barber

 

[w8lifter747]

Well I pay 14 for my hair cut, 3 bucks for goatee trim and 19 for shave. So a total if 36 bucks and then 10 dollar tip. The dude spends like a hour with me and always does a good job. I go around every 3 weeks.