Bartering DC For Hair Styling Services

[crazydaycarelady]

I have bartered with dc parents before and it has always worked out great. We even bought a car from one family and I paid for it in dc. So tonight I am bartering with a dcmom for her to do my hair. She'll color and cut it. I will take the value of the service off her bill.

What about a tip though? Should I give her a tip tonight? Tell her about it but take it off her bill too??

[Blackcat31]

I used to have this arrangement with a DCM too and what I did was provide the tip in cash. If she choose to give it back for daycare credit, that is up to her but I felt better tipping in cash.

[Meeko]

Bartering is great!

We've had a dad do carpentry work for us and my daughter's graduation pics were done by one of my professional photographer moms.

I wish I could do it more!

[Scout]

I would so barter for haircuts! I got mine done a while back because it was so long and I wanted to dye it and it got butchered! I can't even wear it down because it doesn't lay right(I know I should speak up but, want to just move on!) I will now be paying the normal going rate for a haircut to fix it!! I wish more of my parents had professions I could barter for!

[melilley]

You are so lucky! I would love to barter childcare services for hair service! My families all work for companies and wouldn't be able to barter services. I have, however, given one family a free week of care because they gave me tons of clothes that their son wore, for my son and most were name brand. They said I could just have them, but I'm the type that feels like I should do something to "pay" people back or I feel guilty.

I agree with pp. I would just pay the tip in cash and then she can decide what she wants to do with it.

[daycarediva]

I get my nails done by a dcm and we deduct the cost off of her services from my services for the upcoming week. I tip her in cash. It's been 6 months, my nails look amazing, and she gets discounted daycare (that she otherwise could not afford)

[melilley]

But what if that parent does not do your hair, nails, etc.. to your satisfaction? Do you say something or would it be awkward? I know most parents would probably say something to us if they weren't satisfied with us. Just a thought.

[Blackcat31]

Tom Copeland wrote a blog entry about bartering.

http://www.tomcopelandblog.com/2011/06/what-happens-when-you-barter.html

[melilley]

Tom Copeland wrote a blog entry about bartering.

http://www.tomcopelandblog.com/2011/...ou-barter.html

Interesting! It never crossed my mind to claim it!

[harperluu]

I barter with a family for lawn care service, but we exchange money. I wouldn't normally use this service but it provides our family a perk. And he gets discounted childcare. Once he no longer needs childcare we will no longer get lawncare service. I know it doesn't seem like bartering but we are exchanging services. It just makes it easier to "keep it on the books" this way.