Oh, well...I'm a cheapskate and use Supercuts

Posted By: so not that high for me. OP (NM) on 2006-06-08
In Reply to: Why is that so surprising? If the service SM - wondering

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Poll: Amt $ to tip pizzaman and hairstylist?sm - Chickadee
- I read in McCalls once that you don't tip for hair if it is owner of shop. - nm
  - that USED to be in our MOTHER'S/grandma's... - generation - today it no longer holds...sm
    - I don't understand why... - TIA
      - did you read the site I included....sm - generation - today it no longer holds...sm
    - here's a great site that even says...sm - generation - today it no longer holds...sm
- $2 pizza, not do hairstylist as family does; but what about those Sonic car hopers? sm - roadrunner
  - I worked at Sonic and people do tip... - SM
- $2 for pizza, $15-20 for cut & highlights. - nm
  - Wow! 15 to 20? Oh my goodness! nm - Chickadee
    - Why is that so surprising? If the service SM - wondering
      - Oh, well...I'm a cheapskate and use Supercuts - so not that high for me. OP (NM)
    - That's for a cut & full highlights though... - sm
      - Tips sm - Speedqueen
- 2 bucks for pizza...usually $5 for hair cut...nm - tips
- I usually give $2 to the pizza man - head
  - $5 for the pizza guy and $10 for a haircut and a pedicure. If nails too, tip more. Highlights, tip m - TM

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OMG what a cheapskate!! SM
It sounds to me like you would not be losing much if you lost this account. I would go in there and lay down the law with him.

* No more waiting until HE has a minute to go over the reports. Agree on a set time of the day to meet with him and make any corrections. DO NOT wait in the office past the time it takes you to put in their notes.

*Put doctors names in your Expander as you verify their correct spelling. Make a code for them so you don't get them mixed up with something else -- start all names with a number or something like that. If it is a new doctor and he doesn't take the time to spell it for you -- his loss. He can wait til the next day to get that corrected.

*complaining about the ink?? HOLY COW. I just don't even know what to say about this one.

*change your pay scale to a 65-character line so he is ONLY paying for exactly what he can see on the page. This nickel and diming about 1/3 or 1/2 page is just BS.

*you need to either raise your rates or charge him a trip fee. You should probable be charging him an aggravation fee -- but that can be disguised as the "trip fee!"

If he is going to be a PITA, then raise your standards. He will either buck up and pay it or fire you. If he keeps you, he may even gain some respect for you. But if he fires you, will you really have lost much??

I pay about 40.. plus tip. I would go within 2 miles of a Supercuts.
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Don't be so quick to judge Supercuts. sm
The fact is there are bad hairstylists everywhere as much as there are fabulous ones. My sis worked for Supercuts for years , just recently left to start her own biz on the side after taking a cushy county job. She took a huge cliental with her also; she's really, really good at her job. The fact is places like Supercuts do so much more business than smaller salons and so generally those working there have a lot more experience than you might think. My whole family patrons our local Supercuts and most of the ladies there are really very good. There are one or two over the last couple years we have learned are not so good, so we just don't let them cut our hair. Can't beat the prices either.

Lucky at $12, although SuperCuts in mall is also $12-15. Some barbers will cut women's hair, too,
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