Tippy for your salon tipping needs

What is TIPPY and tell us how it started?       

Tippy is a one-stop-shop digital platform that makes tipping easier for clients, service professionals and business owners. Our suite of tipping solutions offers your clients a more personalized way to tip their service professional, saves the business money on credit card processing fees, and increases tips for your staff. Staff also receive tips INSTANTLY (and with Tippy, instant means instant)!

Born in the beauty industry, Tippy has revolutionized the way salons and spas handle tips. Growing up with a mom who did hair and later working in the industry himself, Tippy Founder, Terry McKim, was no stranger to tip culture. While there were different tip methods available for businesses to adopt, all of them seemed to require a sacrifice by either the business owner, service professional, or client; only accepting cash inconvenienced clients and caused service professionals to miss out on tips; allowing tips on credit cards cost the owner extra processing fees and felt impersonal for clients; tipping through mobile payments apps required clients to have an app and provided no transparency for business owners.

Terry decided there had to be a better option, and when he discovered there wasn’t one, he teamed up with his brother-in-law and current Tippy CEO, David Tashjian, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Why is TIPPY important for beauty industry professionals?

Tippy has changed the game when it comes to tipping in the beauty industry. Not only are there benefits for the business owner and their staff, but it elevates the tipping experience for clients. It’s the perfect mix of personal and professional (and they LOVE knowing that their tip is going directly to their service professional). Full transparency!

How can Tippy benefit salons, stylists and owners?

There’s a reason we say Tippy is a win-win-win (and it isn’t just because it’s fun to say). Clients love seeing the picture of their service professional when selecting a tip and knowing they will receive the full amount. The suggested tip amounts are based off of the service total, eliminating the need for any unnecessary math at the front desk. There is also a custom option that allows customers to type in any amount they’d like, which makes being generous at the holidays even easier!

Service professionals are big fans of receiving higher tips, and even bigger fans of getting them instantly! And while there is nothing a salon owner loves more than happy clients and staff, they also enjoy saving on the credit card processing fees with tips. Saving money on that unnecessary expense allows them to allocate those funds for a better use, like additional education for their staff or a company holiday party.

Owners may be concerned about having 2 terminals for their clients. Tell us how your current salons are managing this in a positive way?

It’s all about presentation! Our team here at Tippy provides everything you need for a successful launch, which includes getting your staff onboarded and verbiage for introducing Tippy for your clients. Not only do clients not mind the additional step to ensure that their tip is going directly and instantly to their service professional, but many enjoy the process of tipping through the kiosk.

We offer a variety of tip solutions that includes our Stand-Alone tipping solution, as well as our Integrated solution that is available with our point of sale partners. Our tipping experts can help determine which of our solutions is the best fit for your business.

Share what your current salons love about using Tippy.

Salons all over the country love the benefits of Tippy, but don’t take our word for it! Here are a few of our favorites:

“I love that my clients feel better knowing that my tips go directly to me even though it’s through a credit card tip and getting tips instantly is very helpful especially when things are tight I have my funds right at my fingertips.”

“It’s simple and easy for our clients as well as our stylist. My favorite feature is being able to split the service among stylists”

“We are LOVING Tippy! We have ZERO complaints from staff or clients and my only complaint is that I wasn't open to trying it sooner!! The ease of use is amazing!”

“I love Tippy so much!!! I’m finally able to get my tips immediately, instead of waiting for them to go in my paycheck! It is absolutely wonderful! And the clients love it! Thanks Tippy!!!”

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