I'm going to my first massage session tonight. And I still don't know if I need to leave tip, if yes how much? The session is $60/hr.
Thanks!
2007-06-15 09:35:49 · 12 answers · asked by fondielife 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
While waiting for answers, I found this very interesting article
http://www.massagemag.com/Magazine/2002/issue96/readerExp96.php
2007-06-15 10:01:23 · update #1
I would leave 5-10 dollars. If the massage therapist is an owner and you go all the time, the tip does not have to be so big. I would always leave a tip, at least 5 dollars.
2007-06-15 09:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by BaC Helen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you should tip. Once again I resort to my Las Vegas teachings, it's a type of service and they depend on tips for income. Like one of the other posts, tip especially if you want to go back as they show that you are serious about your service and want the best. Actually most high-level resorts, or nice day spas will have a place on the receipt to tip or even suggest, or sometimes include the tip in the service. I go on the price of the service and how good the treatment was. 15% is a solid, however in a lot of circles it has been raised to 18%. I have seen some of the day spas not let people return or didn't give them a time slot that were repeat customers that did not tip and no one wanted to do the massage.
2007-06-15 10:14:18 · answer #2 · answered by nonstp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you definitely tip the massage therapist, especially if you plan on returning. I'm not talking about the "happy ending" types either, I'm talking about the professionals out there. It makes them remember you, makes them put more effort into your sore muscles the next time you make an appointment, and it also helps to support them. A few dollars to you may not be anything, but can mean quite a lot the therapist. Most therapists have to rent the space that they do their massages, pay for their oils, tables, and anything else they use for other specialties such as reflexology. This can add up and much of it is taken out of their hourly rates, so the tips are what they mostly live on.
2007-06-15 09:45:57 · answer #3 · answered by Yanx76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My massage therapist charges $75 and I give her $100, in cash. I figure anyone who is prepared to do all she does to my almost naked body is definitely worth a good tip.
2016-05-21 03:39:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At sixty bucks an hour . . . nope!
Tips are for those working for minimum or service sector wages, who REALLY need the extra cash to make it to the next rent / utility payment.
Just as a bit of trivia, the expression "tip" comes from a sign above a small donation box on the counter of the original Twinings Tea Shop in London in the late 1800s. The sign said, "To Insure Promptness" ( i.e. T.I.P.).
I don't think you need to worry about insuring the promptness of your masseur / masseuse.
2007-06-15 09:46:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You should tip your massage therapist. 15% is a good starting point.
2007-06-15 09:44:03 · answer #6 · answered by krinkn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there's a tip jar, I think they expect a tip...So yes, if they have a jar out, I leave something. People want a tip for everything these days. Dog Kennels have tip jars! It's amazing. Not every service deserves a tip.
2007-06-15 10:50:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you should leave a tip. Nothing under 5 bucks, but according to the service, is how to decide how nuch above that you want to go.
2007-06-15 10:02:46 · answer #8 · answered by mo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't tip the massage therapist.
2007-06-15 09:39:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anna Lynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I don't tip my physician or dentist either. Health care professionals should not be tipped.
2007-06-15 11:24:28 · answer #10 · answered by Mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋