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.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Spidra Webster - Sep 29, 2010 5:55:30 pm PDT #26871 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
sarameg - Sep 29, 2010 5:58:01 pm PDT #26872 of 30001
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.)
SuziQ - Sep 29, 2010 5:59:20 pm PDT #26873 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
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.
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2010 6:01:08 pm PDT #26874 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
Strix - Sep 29, 2010 6:01:23 pm PDT #26875 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
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.
Zenkitty - Sep 29, 2010 6:03:34 pm PDT #26876 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
H50 was on tonight?
sarameg - Sep 29, 2010 6:10:08 pm PDT #26877 of 30001
Erin, I've followed this woman from Hair Cuttery for $10 to a middling salon to the fancypants salon she's at now simply because I tell her"whatever" and what she does makes my hair look good even when I don't bother with styling it [link] and it grows out well. I think I'd budget for her even if she got into the $100 range (though I'd cringe.) I don't to lose her.
Zenkitty - Sep 29, 2010 6:15:25 pm PDT #26878 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Yeah, if I found a stylist I liked that much, I'd follow her/him pretty much anywhere.
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2010 6:16:24 pm PDT #26879 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
H50 was on tonight?
Welcome to the world of sleep-sensitive time-shiftery.
Okay, Undercovers, no one cares but me, but that music? Wrong country. Hmmph.
Strix - Sep 29, 2010 6:18:29 pm PDT #26880 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Sara, that's totally reasonable, and I'd try to do the same, if I found someone I really loved.
I stick with pretty basic hairstyles, and color my own hair. In grad school, I went to a nice Aveda salon here, and paid more (with my student loan money -- groan) and paid for the ambiance, Aveda products and head massages.
If I ever got a little bit more money in pocket, I'd try higher end salons for cut and color, and I'd pay 20% tips there, but now, I can't.
I'd love to have a stylist I trusted that much! And although I am happy coloring my own hair a basic Feria red, I would love to have someone else get the damned back for me, and really mix up a perfect, vivid red I'd love. Red fades so fast, I just can't justify the upkeep now. And if I found it, I would want to keep it forever!