Do you tip a masseuse?

[damone]

Stupid question maybe, but never been before. I'm treating my wife and I to a couples massage this week. $150 for the massage. If you tip, do you tip both masseuse's(sp?), and about how much?

 

[mykidsand_i]

I don't because the woman I go to owns her own buisness- and it's just her. She doesn't take tips. I actually spoke to her about it a few months ago. She said that 'if a person who is doing it is getting paid directly, they should not ever expect a tip'...IF, on the other hand they work for a buisness or a spa and they don't get paid directly, they should get a tip, because out of that $150 you pay, they don't see that money- they only get paid per hour OR per massage...and it's not $150 per hour, that is for sure!

 

[Jennasis]

I do.

 

[aprilgail2]

I always tip for a massage! 20 percent!

 

[jen0610]

Stupid question maybe, but never been before. I'm treating my wife and I to a couples massage this week. $150 for the massage. If you tip, do you tip both masseuse's(sp?), and about how much?

This is what we paid the last time we got a massage and we tipped them each $15.00.

 

[wvjules]

I would tip each of them $25.00.

 

[Pakey]

I would tip each of them $25.00.

This is what I would do too.

 

[claudia]

This is what we paid the last time we got a massage and we tipped them each $15.00.

DH tips 20%, so this sounds right to me...

 

[Tink888]

I always tip 15%.

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

Please don't call a massage therapist a masseuse. (there is a difference, and it's an insult to a PMT to call him/her a masseuse)

I'd go with the standard 15% for a tip, if permitted. I've been to someone twice, both 15 minute sessions over lunch at $1 per minute. I also got my employee discount, so I might have given her the full amount anyway.

 

[Ember]

I would tip each of them $25.00.

On a total bill of $150? That's a 33% tip! I must be cheap, I tip 15%.

 

[Handbag Lady]

Yes, I tip them well, usually 20% of the total bill.

For a double, tip both technicians.

 

[BCDisneyFanatic]

I would tip each of them $25.00.

33%?! That seems a little steep.

I would tip 15.00 each (or 20%) if I was happy with the experience. Otherwise, I'd probably cut it back to 15% (or $22.50)