AITA for tipping nobody when the stylist I requested handed me off to someone else?

When you book a hairstylist, you expect to get the person you asked for — especially when you’ve been loyal to them for years. For me, my appointments with “Ann” were routine, reliable, and a little self-care ritual I genuinely looked forward to. But this time, that comfort was replaced by confusion, frustration, and a whole lot of awkwardness… all because she decided to hand me off to someone else without so much as a warning.

The Usual Routine… Until It Wasn’t

The Abrupt Switch

The Tip Dilemma

Family Drama Ensues

Making It Right

Let’s find out what other Redditors think about this tipping drama.

In the end, I made sure the right person — the one who actually did my hair — got the tip she earned. But the whole situation left me questioning not just salon etiquette, but the loyalty I thought existed between me and Ann. Maybe some people believe you should “always tip no matter what,” but I can’t ignore the fact that respect and transparency go both ways. If that makes me the bad guy, then maybe I’m okay being the villain in this story.