Tipping Question for US dwellars - Page 2

monster · 01-17-2011, 06:58 PM

and this one is in a doctor's office -that's my dilemma. There's a half hour "consult" beforehand included. I suspect they're after return business with the whole gift certificate thing. I've been there with my friend. It's avery alternative, practice, so much so, they don't "do" insurance, but will happily provide a receipt for you to claim. It's a women-only business.

monster · 01-17-2011, 06:58 PM

My gut feeling is that this will be a non-tipping scenario. But I don't want to offend.

footfootfoot · 01-17-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Waitstaff, sure. But massage therapists make a heck of a lot more per hour.

They do make more per hour, but unless the person owns the spa they aren't banking the $75/hr massage charge. A friend had a job doing massage at this place and of the $115 for a massage, she got to keep $25. There were the usual usurious expectations about how many she was expected to do per day, how many days per week, showing up and hanging around all day for two massages at each end of the day just in case some one dropped in, etc.

footfootfoot · 01-17-2011, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

and this one is in a doctor's office -that's my dilemma. There's a half hour "consult" beforehand included. I suspect they're after return business with the whole gift certificate thing. I've been there with my friend. It's avery alternative, practice, so much so, they don't "do" insurance, but will happily provide a receipt for you to claim. It's a women-only practice.

Do they sell nutritional supplements to you based on the consultation? If so, then that's where they make their $ and I wouldn't tip. Nor would I buy their supplements probably.

monster · 01-17-2011, 07:11 PM

yeah, this place (warning: crap website) is so not like that place, f3 -for sure I'd tip there.

monster · 01-17-2011, 07:11 PM

no, no supplements. But someone can tell you which ones to buy for a large fee....

...no that was unfair, they really mean well, they are totally commited to the ideals they expound upon. They're nice people, and the staff are not transient or uninvested.

Tulip · 01-17-2011, 07:22 PM

I'm like Clodfobble, so no useful pointers from me. I do agree with Perry Winkle's idea. PM him the office's number, and he can call for you.

footfootfoot · 01-17-2011, 07:31 PM

They look very sincere and sweet. Despite their use of papyrus font. I'd say probably not tipping. I would guess that the practice is not in it for the money and therefore either the massage person is getting the whole fee or is a partner in the place. It didn't seem like they are just in it for the bucks and don't really care who is massaging people as long as the money comes in.

That being said, you could ask a few chatty questions to see what sort of relationship she has with the place, like is this your full time gig? do you work elsewhere? are you a partner in the practice, that sort of thing. IF she starts telling you about how she adopted five blind crack babies, then tip her.

monster · 01-17-2011, 07:38 PM

She actually trained in the school I used to go for massage at the student clinic. Yes, they are sweet and sincere. and generally expensive, although i was suprised how "market" the massage prices were. But i guess if she keeps (almost) the whole fee, there's no need to ramp it up.

ZenGum · 01-18-2011, 04:03 AM

Hang on - are you expecting a "happy ending"?

monster · 01-18-2011, 09:36 AM

Wow, 25 posts before we got there....... cellar's slipping......

footfootfoot · 01-18-2011, 09:43 AM

I left it out. I'm trying to leave the fish in the barrel alive.

Clodfobble · 01-18-2011, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

They do make more per hour, but unless the person owns the spa they aren't banking the $75/hr massage charge. A friend had a job doing massage at this place and of the $115 for a massage, she got to keep $25. There were the usual usurious expectations about how many she was expected to do per day, how many days per week, showing up and hanging around all day for two massages at each end of the day just in case some one dropped in, etc.

Ah, that explains it then. The only massages I've ever gotten have been from private individuals, running out of a back room in their house, or bringing their portable table to you. They're the kind who charge you less if you pay in cash.

footfootfoot · 01-18-2011, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Ah, that explains it then. The only massages I've ever gotten have been from private individuals, running out of a back room in their house, or bringing their portable table to you. They're the kind who charge you less if you pay in cash.

Yeah, you don't tip them.

HungLikeJesus · 02-04-2011, 01:10 PM

I just had a TV delivered - a 55" LED, which is fairly large. The delivery company first arrived while I was at work on Monday (it was to be a surprise) but they couldn't get up the street because the truck was too big and the road was too slippery, so they rescheduled for today. The delivery guy brought it out in his personal Dodge 4x4 and helped me bring it inside and unpack it.

After all that, he would not accept a tip. I've never had that happen before.

01-17-2011, 06:58 PM	#16
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	and this one is in a doctor's office -that's my dilemma. There's a half hour "consult" beforehand included. I suspect they're after return business with the whole gift certificate thing. I've been there with my friend. It's avery alternative, practice, so much so, they don't "do" insurance, but will happily provide a receipt for you to claim. It's a women-only business. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart Last edited by monster; 01-17-2011 at 07:07 PM.

01-17-2011, 06:58 PM	#17
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	My gut feeling is that this will be a non-tipping scenario. But I don't want to offend. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-17-2011, 07:11 PM	#20
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yeah, this place (warning: crap website) is so not like that place, f3 -for sure I'd tip there. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-17-2011, 07:11 PM	#21
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	no, no supplements. But someone can tell you which ones to buy for a large fee.... ...no that was unfair, they really mean well, they are totally commited to the ideals they expound upon. They're nice people, and the staff are not transient or uninvested. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-17-2011, 07:31 PM	#23
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	They look very sincere and sweet. Despite their use of papyrus font. I'd say probably not tipping. I would guess that the practice is not in it for the money and therefore either the massage person is getting the whole fee or is a partner in the place. It didn't seem like they are just in it for the bucks and don't really care who is massaging people as long as the money comes in. That being said, you could ask a few chatty questions to see what sort of relationship she has with the place, like is this your full time gig? do you work elsewhere? are you a partner in the practice, that sort of thing. IF she starts telling you about how she adopted five blind crack babies, then tip her. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-17-2011, 07:22 PM	#22
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	I'm like Clodfobble, so no useful pointers from me. I do agree with Perry Winkle's idea. PM him the office's number, and he can call for you.

01-17-2011, 07:38 PM	#24
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	She actually trained in the school I used to go for massage at the student clinic. Yes, they are sweet and sincere. and generally expensive, although i was suprised how "market" the massage prices were. But i guess if she keeps (almost) the whole fee, there's no need to ramp it up. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-18-2011, 04:03 AM	#25
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Hang on - are you expecting a "happy ending"? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-18-2011, 09:36 AM	#26
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Wow, 25 posts before we got there....... cellar's slipping...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-18-2011, 09:43 AM	#27
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I left it out. I'm trying to leave the fish in the barrel alive. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-04-2011, 01:10 PM	#30
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I just had a TV delivered - a 55" LED, which is fairly large. The delivery company first arrived while I was at work on Monday (it was to be a surprise) but they couldn't get up the street because the truck was too big and the road was too slippery, so they rescheduled for today. The delivery guy brought it out in his personal Dodge 4x4 and helped me bring it inside and unpack it. After all that, he would not accept a tip. I've never had that happen before. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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