meara, I've only been to one massage place that was so "medical" they didn't accept tips, and it was posted all over the place. Since then, I ask if I'm not sure, and the answer has always been, yeah, tip.
I walk. I talk. I shop, I sneeze. I'm gonna be a fireman when the floods roll back. There's trees in the desert since you moved out. And I don't sleep on a bed of bones.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - May 04, 2011 4:22:30 pm PDT #6874 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
megan walker - May 04, 2011 4:23:29 pm PDT #6875 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Massages fall into that same area as haircuts where I feel reluctant to tip for the same thing that I'm paying upfront for in the first place. I don't tip my mechanic; he's not providing an additional service beyond the one I'm buying.
Do you tip waiters?
Vortex - May 04, 2011 4:25:04 pm PDT #6876 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Speaking of tip, do you tip the guy who takes your car at the dealership? It never occurred to me until I saw the guy in front of me tip the porter. Is that normal? And if so, how much?
megan walker - May 04, 2011 4:27:17 pm PDT #6877 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Speaking of tip, do you tip the guy who takes your car at the dealership?
No idea, but I remember that valets (similar to repeated food delivery) was another category where a tip upfront made a big difference to where your car was put and how quickly it was delivered upon retrieval.
Vortex - May 04, 2011 4:27:37 pm PDT #6878 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Do you tip waiters?
I think that's different, since servers are paid a reduced wage based on the presumption that that people will tip 15%.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 04, 2011 4:29:50 pm PDT #6879 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Do you tip waiters?
Yes, but there the basic thing I'm paying upfront for is the food.
meara - May 04, 2011 4:29:51 pm PDT #6880 of 30001
Again, according to Keep the Change, you should always tip on the full value of the service, regardless of Groupons, gift certificates, etc.
Oh sure--and I normally would (have at my waxer, etc). In this case, though, because it was already paid for, I didn't have the chance to see if, say, they had a tip line on the charge receipt.
shrift - May 04, 2011 4:30:30 pm PDT #6881 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I used up all my energy at the gym, and now I don't know what to make for dinner. Maybe a sandwich. Although roasted Brussels sprouts with apple & gouda chicken sausage would be ready in about 20 minutes...
Calli - May 04, 2011 4:31:27 pm PDT #6882 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm back from another flying lesson. Weather had been holding me back to 1 or 2 flights a month since November; this week I went up twice. My instructor is saying I just need one or two more lessons and we can schedule my check ride (the last step before soloing). Stalls are less scary than they use to be (at least planned ones).
megan walker - May 04, 2011 4:31:31 pm PDT #6883 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I think that's different, since servers are paid a reduced wage based on the presumption that that people will tip 15%.
That is actually true about many service jobs. I was amazed at the percentage of income that came from tipping for many sectors I hadn't even considered tipping.
I highly recommend Keep the Change as a fun book about who and what amount you should be tipping, with chapters on everything from waiters, beauticians, and taxi drivers, to the less obvious baristas and bathroom attendants. There are even chapters on dominatrixes and prostitutes, as well as strippers and shoeshine men.