I try to tip now.
In Los Angeles, so this may be LA-centric or within the Lower 48 haha.
I remember when I started/discovered RentMasseur last year… I said, “boy do they charge more than the legit spas” (due to other services that may or may not happen) and just paid the rate they gave me - which was in the $150-$180 range (60/90min). It was when I started reading the forum and talked with other forum members did I put two and two together that I still needed to tip. I just bring extra cash (if $120 then total $150, if $160 then $180 or $190 and so forth).
In my defense, haha, i thought $150 for an hour, flat fee, done. Just like a regular check-up at the doctor’s office. The masseurs get 100% of the fee, I said. But, yeah, service-oriented, USA-tradition… I tip now. Though if they upsell at the end, if I take you up on that offer, that’s the tip.
With that said, i’ve been to a masseur thrice already over the past few months and tried to tip him more on the 3rd trip … to compensate for the first two with no tip. He didn’t accept it - it was too much he said and I didn’t need to. Guess it was enough that he has a regular client in me. A saint.