Tipping in the service industry

[emjay]

It definitely makes sense in that situation. Round our way you could do the same thing if you wanted a cheap haircut... just go to one of the local colleges and be a guinea pig and just hope against hope you don't come out looking worse than when you went in

In the school's defense, it is required by law to post a sign stating that all work is performed by students, AND supervised by a licensed educator. For my school - We would do the initial consult with the client, then the teacher would come over, we would discuss our plans and then get approval or suggestions and then approval from the teacher. The teacher must remain on the floor at all times while clients are in chairs - regardless. And before we are done, the teacher must come over to inspect our work and then give approval. It was all monitored very closely and honestly - the 11 months I spent on the floor - I never had a single complaint.

I don't know the requirements here... and I've never actually been in myself but my mum used to do it quite a lot and be perfectly happy with the results (for colouring her hair etc... I'll have to ask her if there were any horror stories ). As for me it's been a long time since I've been to a barber. If I had a more elaborate haircut I might do, but since I basically just have a number 2 all over, I can do it myself or my dad can, and he does his own as well. So that saves us about £10 a time, plus waiting around forever in the queue. The only thing I do miss is the actual company of the barber... he was a nice guy... well nice in a piss-taking kind of way ... good to talk to.