Tip question
 

If I use a mobile groomer, which as many of you know, charge about $15 more for a dog than a regular groomer, and the person grooming owns the business, do I still tip also? I know years ago for hairdressers you didnt tip if it was the owner, but my sister who is a hairdresser said that no longer applies so I was wondering about dog grooming and tipping.

I tip the mobile groomer.

I never actually tip cash to the owner of any business, but a nice bottle of booze, perfume, whatever, never went amiss.

The extra $15 is probably to help with the cost of Insurance, Truck Payment, Maintenance, Gas, Travel Time and convenience to their customers. For me personally, it worked out a whole lot better to have the Groomer come to the house and pay the extra and tip the nice lady because I watched her handle our boy just like either of us would or better. I would tip. Just give what you feel is correct. Nobody can tell you how much is correct for you. We gave between $10 & $20 extra. He was a big dog, around 95 lbs.

Not tipping the owner is Old School. I asked this question of my oldest son and he said BLTW. Everybody started laughing except me because I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. It meant Break Loose Tight Wad. :1rotfl::1rotfl: I was only a question I take care of those who take care of me properly. Never a show-off. :popcorn:

This brings to mind all the people who think it's not appropriate to tip a mail carrier, trash pick up, or paper delivery person in cash. They think cookies, brownies, etc. are fine. Our Village has over 1200 homes. What would anyone do with 1200 boxes of cookies or brownies??? Yet alone that much booze.

If you bothered to read my post, I said 'business owners.'
Staff, waiters, mail people, bin men etc. are not the subject in question!
How many business ownere do you deal with!

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We had a mobile groomer, Grooms 2 Go. Business owner. He is very hard working. I always tipped him. He actually was less expensive than any other groomer we took our golden to.

When we took in a 15-yr-old abandoned foster golden, the dog hadn't been groomed in ages. He was full to the brim with hair. The mobile groomer (I wish I could remember his name) picked the poor thing up (he could barely walk due to untreated arthritis), carried him to the truck, blew the excess hair out with a blow dryer, and gave him a bath, carried him back to the house. $60. Later he told me he drove to an empty field and blew all the hair out of his grooming truck.

I loved that guy. We used him for both goldens for a long time. This owner deserved his tips, and his Christmas tip as well.

I hear it all the time about how cheap Villagers are.
I don't care what the service is, when you receive good service, tip appropriately!

Do you still have that Golden? Does Crosby like him? Pictures please.

Always tip for service. I don't know why it would make any difference if it was the owner or not.

Thank you everyone. I was not meaning to be cheap. I was just wondering. I tip very generously, sometimes 40% when I have my hair done. I was just wondering about protocol. Merry Christmas!

timing dog grommer
 

I always tip regardless of if its the owner or not. The cost of doing business as a small business is so hi that tips can make a big difference . As long as you can afford it please tip.

I tip all service providers.

Yes, of course. I always tip service providers.

Great post, nice reminder about tipping all others who provide service for us.

Don’t be such a cheapskate and tip accordingly !!!

No don't tip the owner. Employees of salons have to pay owners for space and so is i
 

Don't tip an owner. It's pure profit, if they think its customary I'd say it's pure greed!

Tipping
 

I thought you should tip in an amount at least as much as the service. Since my groomer charges 45, I should tip at least that amount. Same with my lawn guy. He charges 70 so I tip at least that. If I were in the service industry, I would definitely want cash. You don’t know what perfume I wear or if I drink booze, so why would you give me that. Can you say re-gift?

You received a service. And a more personal one than going to a salon. Tip.

She's right

What would be the reasoning behind this? If you need to tip what equals the price then the problem is how much is charged in the first place. It used to be that a typical tip, not a holiday tip, was to guide the service person about how well they have served you. It is unfortunate that now the salaries of some services assume a tip. I feel these people should be paid a proper salary in the first place and not be reliant on varying degree of customers’ appreciation.

The tipping of an amount equal to one service from the provider is for an annual holiday tip. I don't know when exactly it came about, but I've read about it for quite a few years.


I remember growing up that we tipped the paper boy and maybe the dry cleaner delivery man, at Christmas. Or maybe just the paper boy.

Oh, I understand, I thought it was for every service provided. Now, for holiday tipping that makes sense.