Barber says a $1,000 tip from a customer is 'a blessing'
The man left the tip on a $30 haircut
The man left the tip on a $30 haircut
The man left the tip on a $30 haircut
An unexpected gift came for a barber during one of the busiest times of his week. A $1,000 tip on a $30 haircut. The tip came from a walk-in customer.
For barber Chris Davis it's non-stop on Saturday mornings. He sees client after client at Mi Casa Beauty Salon in Waukesha, Wisconsin, which is under 20 miles outside of Milwaukee.
“Like I said, it was a completely full day,” Davis said.
Davis has been working at this location for nine years.
“I just like making people feel good,” he said. “It's just when I turn them around in the chair and they feel good about themselves.”
By now, his regulars are more than clients.
“Sometimes I don't even feel like I'm out of work. I just feel like I'm hanging out with some friends,” he said.
But the walk-in customer who stopped by last weekend wasn't a regular.
“I asked them what he was doing. He had a suit on,” Davis said. “I assumed he had a wedding or something.”
Davis squeezed the customer into his schedule once he learned the man was a preacher.
“He was going to St. Jude down in Chicago to pray with the children,” he said.
It was a $30 haircut that took just 10 minutes. Davis didn't see the tip until after the man left.
“My heart dropped right away. And I wish I could have gone out and thanked him, but he was already gone.”
A $1,000 tip was added to the bill.
“A tip like that is so unheard of, you know, that's just a blessing right there,” he said.
