Question: when someone comes to clean your house, do you tip him or her? I'm not sure if it will be the owner of the business or not. (it's an independent small local company thing)
I have a general rule -- if you do an extraordinary job, you get a tip. Exceptions to this rule (in the sense that an exception means always tipping) are waitstaff and taxis. I think that tipping is a reward for going above and beyond. Just doing your job doesn't get you a tip, IMNSHO.
When I had a housekeeper (pauses to savor the constant cleanliness that has been absent in the new place), I gave her a holiday tip or tipped if I'd forgotten to leave the top lock unlocked and she had to come back, etc.
My last massage therapist was anti-tip. She said she felt she was a professional running a business and charging what her services were worth. I don't know how wide-spread this point of view is, though.
When I tip a massage therapist, the reaction seems to be, "Oh, you want to tip me? Cool!"
The last time I had a massage, I tipped because it was a truly great massage. I don't necessarily feel obligated to tip for that. As for hairstylists, if I really like the cut or they made space for me at the last minute or I was running late and they still got me out on time (which happens embarassingly often), I tip. I go in for a trim or a touch up, not so much.
From the link on the milk/mucus thing:
Q: Do dairy products help produce excessive amounts of mucus?
A: No, that is a myth. Dairy products to not enhance mucus formation, but your saliva might be slightly thicker after drinking milk. This is natural and not related to mucus.
So, its not technically more mucus it just makes your spit feel like mucus? Seems more like misunderstanding than a proper "myth" -- singer skipping it is probably a good idea.
I always tip my hairstyist. 20% to be shared between him and the hair washing person.
I tip: servers, bartenders, taxi drivers, people who do my nails, food delivery folks, hair stylist, hotel housekeeping, and masseuse.
I always read that for service employees who aren't the owner, a tip is customary (like hairstylists, massage therapists, etc.), because what the cut costs isn't what the stylist actually earns.
But that could be a scam perpetrated by the hairstylists of the world.
