Comments on Life According To Candice: WARNING - Tipping can be hazardous to your bank ac...

Cagey- Your idea is probably the easiest one for m...

2009-10-13T11:42:49.566-05:00

Cagey- Your idea is probably the easiest one for me to remember to be honest. Although I'm sure I'll forget about it in 4 weeks when I go back. ;)

Danielle- I was blown and didn't enjoy it? WTF??

Matty- Okay, so I may not be QUITE as bad as I let on, but it's pretty close. ;)

A registered nurse who can't add? Tsk Tsk. I sus...

2009-10-12T16:51:07.567-05:00

A registered nurse who can't add? Tsk Tsk. I suspect that with an RN degree, you are better than you say.

But, I digress. A simple way of quickly figuring out a, let's say 20% tip, is to multiply the 2 in the 20% times the first two numbers of the bill, 17. You get 34, or $34.00 tip. Same applies to 10% tips. That's always easy because there's no multiplying. Just

I am a little late to this party, but have to say....

2009-10-12T09:30:34.761-05:00

I am a little late to this party, but have to say. YOU PAID FOR THE BLOW job my dear. $170.00! You should have been blown by every person in that damn salon!!!

Obese Swan- Trust me, the thought did cross my min...

2009-10-11T23:46:23.765-05:00

Obese Swan- Trust me, the thought did cross my mind to subtract 4 bucks from the tip I was leaving due to the outrageous surcharge, but that would have required me do even MORE math. So I said F it. ;)

You don't need a tip program if you have a calcula...

2009-10-11T23:36:59.068-05:00

You don't need a tip program if you have a calculator. Just multiply the dollar amount by .20 and the answer will be 20%.

170 x .20 = 34

Or, multiply by .15 to get 15%.

170 x .15 = 25.5

Some would say for poor service you should only tip 10%

170 x .10 = 17

but I say for poor service your tip should be to

Whoopsie! That sucks! The $4 charge is horseshit...

2009-10-11T23:31:50.160-05:00

Whoopsie! That sucks! The $4 charge is horseshit as someone else says. The cc companies charge them fees and they are not supposed to pass on the fees to you the consumer (against the TOS they signed when getting charge machine) but some places do.

My hubby does the math normally so I don't have to. LOL We typically do 20%. If your bill was 170 then 10% would be 17.00 then

Linda- We must be related. :) Anon- I need to che...

2009-10-11T23:31:22.480-05:00

Linda- We must be related. :)

Anon- I need to check. I have no idea. It's a blackberry so I would think that it would have one.

Uli- She definitely should.

Mike- ha!

Sayvandalay- I think it has alot to do with the area that I live in. She doesn't do much more than what you could imagine any hair stylist doing. I didn't pay that much for my

Shanni- Now that's what I'm talkin' bout. I've got...

2009-10-11T23:09:10.972-05:00

Shanni- Now that's what I'm talkin' bout. I've got one potential buyer that isn't related to me. SCORE!

Amber- A few of my friends double the tax also. That's still having to do addition, so to me that idea blows. I'm going to check and see if my blackberry has a tip program thing because I'm lazy like that.

Scott- If you refill my drinks

You're right. We probably don't want to start tha...

2009-10-11T20:21:46.792-05:00

You're right. We probably don't want to start that discussion. We probably don't want to talk about Wal Mart either.

Maybe I need to become a hair dresser. I've never...

2009-10-10T20:44:18.735-05:00

Maybe I need to become a hair dresser. I've never, not even once, gotten a tip - much less been over-tipped.

I try to avoid tipping situations whenever possibl...

2009-10-10T19:16:52.770-05:00

I try to avoid tipping situations whenever possible.
Look at it this way, you found a hair lady you really like and I'm sure she really likes you now. You'll have good hair days the rest of your life and that's something you can put no price limit on.

We probably don't want to start the discussion abo...

2009-10-10T16:06:22.426-05:00

We probably don't want to start the discussion about a tip amount being "acceptable" - a tip/gratuity is a voluntary payment and is in no way required at all.

How and what the colorist gets paid is between her and the salon owner - I'm not a party to that conversation. If either party doesn't like the deal, they negotiate a new one or walk away.

Do you

Brent, You're right. Apparently I either can't ...

2009-10-10T12:38:19.684-05:00

Brent,

You're right. Apparently I either can't multiply, didn't take the time to on my drive home last night, or am a complete dumb ass. Whatever the case may be... I see now that your figures match up. However, if Candice was so utterly excited over her fan.fucking.tastic new hair do, 20% should have been in the cards to start with and 15% would have been less than

Nice article abouthigh priced ass-raping salons. ...

2009-10-10T06:29:45.793-05:00

Nice article abouthigh priced ass-raping salons. That does sound painfull, slow and easy is a lot more fun. Tipping always freaks me a little too, I understand.

Nice blog too, I'll follow you!

Secretia

I am going to simply ignore the temptation to resp...

2009-10-09T22:39:38.224-05:00

I am going to simply ignore the temptation to respond to the "pay extra to blow me" line.

Honest, I am.

Ok. Lemme get this straight. The woman charges you...

2009-10-09T20:23:46.398-05:00

Ok. Lemme get this straight. The woman charges you $170 for some kind of hair work, and then you feel like you need to tip her?

I would feel the need to call the police. Unless, of course, that comes with a new pair of shoes and a violent orgasm.

Every day of my life reminds me I went into the wrong business.

Uh, Chelsi, for $170, 15% is $25.50. If 15% is fo...

2009-10-09T18:29:39.833-05:00

Uh, Chelsi, for $170, 15% is $25.50. If 15% is for good service, I'd say my estimate of $25-26 was pretty much right in the ballpark...

I love this story, it really made me laugh out lou...

2009-10-09T17:53:27.033-05:00

I love this story, it really made me laugh out loud. "Charge $40 to blow me" hahah, brilliant.

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I don't really think you over tipped your hair dre...

2009-10-09T17:52:20.705-05:00

I don't really think you over tipped your hair dresser too much... I'm not sure where the idea that 10% is a GOOD tip ever emerged. Search any good tip etiquette guide and 10% is for shit service. 15%-20% is for good service. If you were that excited about your freakin' hair, why not tip more? Brent's advice of a tip would have been less than stellar. The douche's that

What the FUCK does she do for $170??? I mean, hol...

2009-10-09T14:12:42.947-05:00

What the FUCK does she do for $170??? I mean, holy. shit. I pay $50 for highlights!

You can get a tipping application for most phones ...

2009-10-09T13:27:32.686-05:00

You can get a tipping application for most phones so you can make believe your checking your phone.

Yeah I hate to pay extra for someone to blow me too. ;)

Shit....my wife needs to start charging more for a...

2009-10-09T12:03:06.283-05:00

Shit....my wife needs to start charging more for a cut and a color.

Dont you have a tip calculator on your cell? I mad...

2009-10-09T11:25:02.331-05:00

Dont you have a tip calculator on your cell? I made a shortcut to mine so I just flip the phone open and press one and there it is.

Oh we are SO of the same Mathless Gene Pool! I ha...

2009-10-09T11:02:03.475-05:00

Oh we are SO of the same Mathless Gene Pool! I have that very same Tip Card in my wallet and have had that very same panic attack at the salon! GAAA!! I HATE math!

I don't care how good she is. $170??? It isn;t l...

2009-10-09T10:46:36.358-05:00

I don't care how good she is. $170??? It isn;t like she has to recreate the whell - she has good material to work with with you. $170 should be what it would be to fix up the lady who lives under the bridge or something. That and the $4 debit card shit would have me pissed off enough to leave & never come back. Surely YOU of all people have a cool cell phone that has a tip calculator