How much to tip hairdresser on $700

Tipping in the hair industry — any service industry really — is not only the right thing to do but also a means of helping someone survive. With COVID hitting salon businesses hard with closures and limiting clientele, hairdressers today are still reeling from the economic free fall of 2020.

Tipping has never been more vital to recouping those losses.

"For service providers, the shutdowns were some of the worst," says Dell Miller, master colorist and extensions specialist at Spoke & Weal. "Like everyone else we speak to, it's been incredibly draining and we are relieved to have it somewhat in the rearview mirror.

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But now prices are up. Supplies are up. Cost of living is up. There is financial turbulence everywhere. Big business boomed through 2022 and now layoffs are reeling."

"Tipping is important because as a commission-based worker, 20 percent of your income can be tips," adds Taylor Carter, co-founder of East-West Salon Co in Boston.

"So when someone isn’t

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