Originally Posted by kane

Since we are on the topic of tipping. Why do we tip people who cut hair. Someone that works at a place like Supercuts gets paid on a sliding scale. They are guaranteed minimum wage, but if they sell more (like wash and blowdry, perm etc) they can make more. The think I just read said that the average stylist there makes between $9-$15 per hour not counting tips. Still, everyone tips them.

I used to work at Radio Shack (many many years ago) and was guaranteed minimum wage then also made commission so if I sold a good amount I made more). I solved countless problems for people and helped tons of people out and never got a tip. In high school I worked at a small store and often pumped gas. In the year that I worked there I got tipped twice, both of them came at Christmas. One was a random couple that gave me $5 and told me they appreciated my service in the shitty weather (it was wet and cold) and one was $100 from a guy who came in almost every day and filled his truck up. The truck was a pain in the ass to fuel up so I would break the rules and let him operate the pump so he could fill his truck while I helped other people. He said he tipped me because I was the only one that would let him operate the pump and he appreciated it.

It is odd to me how we decide which jobs are tip worthy and which are not.