Tonight's progress: [link] Lot of cranny spaces and inventiveness. And need to do paint touchups later.

Nice, sara!

I've got other stuff to do tomorrow, hope to finish that up on the weekend. Then the second floor spindles. Then the sanding and getting the stain up more. And then I have to figure out stains and finishes. And then I need to fix the floor seal where either stripper or the tape took it up. Spring banister party?

I get about a $25 haircut at a Beauty Brands (about 40 minutes), and I tip $5. On my $14 brow wax (about 7 mins.), I tip $2.

I am a polite, cooperative prompt customer; there's no massages or anything, and that's what I can afford. If I come off as a cheapskate, well, I'm cheap because I'm broke. I tip a few dollars more if I get a terrific, nice stylist who makes me look fab. I have easy, easy hair, so if it's basic, I tip basic.

I tip $10 for a 60 minute massage, unless they talk too much or start late and end on time.

I've never had a shampoo person, so I've never had to tip. I would find it weird to tip someone I assume is making minimum for doing their 5 minute job.

I always tip valets and housekeeping in hotels. They do heavy/gross stuff for shit pay, and tips are part of their salary.

ita, I totally teared up too! Unexpected, and I felt like a weenie.

It came as a big surprise to me that people were expected to tip massage therapists. I think it was on this board during the last tipping discussion that I found out that massage therapists working in a salon/spa environment were expecting tips. My massage therapists have been trained professionals working in a para-medical sense. They've gotten paid at least a dollar a minute to do their work.

Shampoo people at the salon give awesome head massages. I totally tip for that. Especially when I almost fall asleep as a result. I get confused when it is busy and my stylist does it, but I add it to her tip (Plus now she does a shoulder and neck massage pre-cut. LOVE.)

When I first started seeing THE BESTEST MASSAGE THERAPIST EVAH she was working at a Massage Envy type place. They had little envelopes for your to leave your tip.

Then she moved to a chiropractic office and her price is just a skosh higher than before. BUT she has a little sign that says "no tips please". Overall, the cost went down a bit for me. I adore her beyond all reason and need to find a way to afford a massage after tournament.

Unexpected, and I felt like a weenie.

Weenie solidarity!

They've gotten paid at least a dollar a minute to do their work.

In LA that doesn't have anything to do with being para-medical. That just means you're not a bargain basement strip mall, at least in my neighbourhood.

And now I'm watching a sitcom. This is supposed to make me feel better after unanticipated emotional reaction. Garrett Dillahunt is...interesting.

If I get a massage from a stylist, that totes counts as making me look great, and I add on!

But I can afford basic service, so I go to a basic salon. Ergo, 15-20% tips. I think that is reasonable.