Totally agree with TigerFlex5. Also, I find the line "same as any trade profession" a bit of a red herring. I've never tipped my plumber or electrician. Maybe, I should?
Tipping culture
- Thread starter Slickjoe
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Always appreciated never expected 
I think the only time I “expect it” and even at that I don’t necessarily do - maybe a session runs a few minutes longer or you’re 30 minutes late to a 30 minute call - maybe a little something something so that while we’re in the session I’m not focused on time lost because you’ve taken that burden off and the only reason I’ve picked up on that is because my masseuse - he loves to go 15 minutes over (which would be an extra let’s say 30$ in reality) and he always remind me “I’m not going to charge you more but I went over our time - which to me translates - can I get a tip, which I always do because it’s well deserved. I also appreciate him for not disturbing my relaxation so I’m happy to tip him for that alone. If you’ve been in a session with me and I see your close and you hear me say “we are coming close to time honey would you like to extend” there’s a 99% chance we actually reached our time limit and those extra few minutes are just to ease you back into reality - I try to not kill the buzz too much
I think the only time I “expect it” and even at that I don’t necessarily do - maybe a session runs a few minutes longer or you’re 30 minutes late to a 30 minute call - maybe a little something something so that while we’re in the session I’m not focused on time lost because you’ve taken that burden off and the only reason I’ve picked up on that is because my masseuse - he loves to go 15 minutes over (which would be an extra let’s say 30$ in reality) and he always remind me “I’m not going to charge you more but I went over our time - which to me translates - can I get a tip, which I always do because it’s well deserved. I also appreciate him for not disturbing my relaxation so I’m happy to tip him for that alone. If you’ve been in a session with me and I see your close and you hear me say “we are coming close to time honey would you like to extend” there’s a 99% chance we actually reached our time limit and those extra few minutes are just to ease you back into reality - I try to not kill the buzz too much
Also, I never tip at take out counters but when I see those lemonade stands with those little piggy banks during the summer you best believe I drop a crisp 20$ bill on a 1$ lemonadeAlways appreciated never expected
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With all due respect, and maybe I misunderstood something, but I don't believe that having operating expenses is reason enough for tipping. Every business is expected to include their expenses (gas, rent, laundry, supplies, etc) into the final sale price of their goods or services. It may be just me, but when I pay for something, I'm aware that just a percentage of that money is profit, not the whole amount.
A tip is something you give for above average service. In my experience, I tip an MA on this situations:
If the activities during the session went beyond the standard sf2, massage, bodyslide and HJ.
If she did the first move and included something beyond the activities mentioned above (like lfk for example)
If we just had a basic session, but she was able to make it feel as natural as possible (great attitude, relaxed, conversation, etc) maybe we went above the reserved time a bit.
If more activities are offered beyond the regular MA session, that's no tip IMHO, that's add-ons to the session, so I don't tip on top of that.
A tip is something you give for above average service. In my experience, I tip an MA on this situations:
If the activities during the session went beyond the standard sf2, massage, bodyslide and HJ.
If she did the first move and included something beyond the activities mentioned above (like lfk for example)
If we just had a basic session, but she was able to make it feel as natural as possible (great attitude, relaxed, conversation, etc) maybe we went above the reserved time a bit.
If more activities are offered beyond the regular MA session, that's no tip IMHO, that's add-ons to the session, so I don't tip on top of that.
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