Do you always tip 20% at hair salons, even for a $300 highlights?
Yes. For one thing, highlights involve a LOT more work than, say, single process. If you can't afford the tip, you can't afford the service. That goes for hair salons, spas, restaurants - anywhere a tip is expected. There are places where highlights cost considerably less than $300, even in big cities (take it from a woman who has gotten regular highlights most of her 15 years living in NYC). Go somewhere that highlights cost $250, and then you won't have to spend more than $300 with tip.Very few places in the city cost $300+ for highlights. If you're going to one of those places, you're going to a place that has celebrity or society clientele, and/or has their work featured in magazines or on television or on runways. That's why they cost so much. Stop looking for the "best" highlights in town and you'll find a lot of good stylists for a lot less money.But in the meantime, you don't get to pay less in tip just because you disapprove of the price of the service.