Reasonable Tip Amount

[Muscle Lover 2]

Not entirely new at this but wondering what the going rate is for a tip for a good experience based on some posts I have read in the past month. I've been doing 15 %.

[Kevin Slater]

This has been discussed a lot before and is a heated topic. My take is that any tip at all is very kind; the prevailing rate in most cities is already a lot of money. 15% sounds generous unless the session has gone long or you've used four towels.

 

I'm very pleased if a client leaves an extra 20. The beauty of charging 250 is that it sort of builds in a $10 tip as many guys pay with 20s.

 

A few kind words or just a hot session may count as much as a tip, too. (All that being said, I'm not at all opposed to cash and cashlike instruments .)

 

Kevin Slater

[Romann]

Tips are much appreciated no matter what the dollar or percentage figure is..

 

Receiving a tip from the client after a visit is very gracious no matter what the dollar figure or percentage is. That said and IMHO, having the opportunity to see the client again when I visit their city or when the client comes to my home location again is what I consider the best tip and the most memorable.

 

Not entirely new at this but wondering what the going rate is for a tip for a good experience based on some posts I have read in the past month. I've been doing 15 %.

[Guest greatness]

well

 

I think it is necessary to understand that some people have to save money to see escorts. Even the rich save and invest. They are rich because they know how to use and save money. Most of them were not even rich when they were young. I have seen a lot of rich kids become poor from mismanaging their money. If they don't pay you a tip please do not be offended. They are good at managing their money and your service fee is within their budget when they contact you. Thus, they are just paying the agreed price. I know a billionaire who mostly flies coach and lives in a modest house. I read a post here that an escort was mad that he was not greeted by a limo. Real rich people are cautious about their spending believe it or not.

 

For a great service I give 20% tip for an overnight. I usually give a higher tip for hourly sessions. I could do this within my budget because I don't hire a lot and only hire one for a long period until they retire. If I hire a college student I usually give more tip because a student can't do escorting full time. One of them graduated with a distinctive honor so I was so proud of him. He sadly retired though. If the service is not desirable I just leave early but give the escort a full rate.

 

I tip to compensate escorts for their time communicating with me and their travel time. I think it is fair. Yes the rate is already high but no one can provide sex service daily. Our body is not designed like that and from what I have heard being an escort is a very stressful job.

 

Giving higher tips doesn't guarantee a great service either but I do it anyway with no strings attached. I think escorts will appreciate your consideration for giving them extra no matter the amount.

 

Not entirely new at this but wondering what the going rate is for a tip for a good experience based on some posts I have read in the past month. I've been doing 15 %.

[Guest greatness]

Agree

 

You are so sweet.

 

That said and IMHO, having the opportunity to see the client again when I visit their city or when the client comes to my home location again is what I consider the best tip and the most memorable.

[Guest RianB]

If I hire a college student I usually give more tip because a student can't do escorting full time.

 

Says who?

 

Yes the rate is already high but no one can provide sex service daily. Our body is not designed like that and from what I have heard being an escort is a very stressful job.

 

 

The stressful part to me is a) timewasters/no-shows and b) genuine clients who expect me to meet them in less than 30 minutes. I used to be accomodating to 'on a moments notice clients' but at this point if I sense anyone trying to rush me I'll tell them to try back when they have atleast 2 hours window of free-time.

 

 

Giving higher tips don't guarantee a great service either but I do it anyway with no strings attached. I think escorts will appreciate your consideration for giving them extra no matter the amount.

 

Sometimes I get $10 tips, there has been times I've recieved over $200 worth of tips. Either way its appreciated. When they realized I put my sweat (and blood) into a booking and given extra time simply cause I waited til they were thru; its not uncommon for it to happen.

 

I dont require tips as I set my rates accordingly, but when they do happen its because THEY realized I put ALOT of effort into the whole thing.

[Guest greatness]

well

 

Says I. Well it's hard for a full time college student to do escorting full time and get a good GPA.

 

Says who?

[Guest RianB]

Says I. Well it's hard for a full time college student to do escorting full time and get a good GPA.

 

oh ok; for a moment I thought you just meant...

 

a student can't do escorting full time

[Guest greatness]

sorry for the confusion

 

I have stated a reason...

 

oh ok; for a moment I thought you just meant...

[+ sf westcoaster]

Tipping is meant to be a recognition of the level of service provided. That said, I tip anywhere from zero percent to twenty percent. If it is an escort that I have been with before, then you can be assured that the tip will be twenty percent.

[Guest greatness]

I agree

 

You are absolutely right. The reason I give an extra tip for college students is that I myself had a very hard time financially in college. I had several jobs to keep my ends meet at that time. So when I see a college student escorting then I usually give them a bit more extra. They don't do it long most of them quit escorting within a year.

 

Tipping is meant to be a recognition of the level of service provided.

[Guest Merlin]

As a general rule, someone who is his own boss should not expect a tip. He decides what his services are worth and is not dependant upon his employer or upon tips. Most escorts are not bashful about raising their rates and it is rare to find a good one who prices himself below the prevailing market rate. I usually do not give a tip, and I hope it does not become a general practise.

[AdamSmith]

Sometimes I get $10 tips, there has been times I've recieved over $200 worth of tips. Either way its appreciated.

 

You're welcome.

 

Rian is an example of why and when to tip. When he was visiting Boston, we scheduled an evening, agreed the # of hours and the fee. When we met, we fell to BSing in his room, then I offered to take him out to dinner, then we got back to his room and messed around in heat for a long time. At the end of a wonderful date-feel evening, no mention of time by him or pressure at all (I did check early on to be sure he had no commitments later that evening), we had gone over the agreed time. For that bf experience, I was more than glad to tip, beyond what the extra time itself would have been.

[MsGuy]

That's about as good an explication of tipping as we're ever likely to get. Maybe it's just me, but I've always been able to understand the nuances of a general concept much better when I have a concrete example of it in mind.

[seaboy4hire]

I think that a reasonable amount is: did the escort do something that was beyond your expectations and make you go WOW? Can you afford a bit more then his hourly rate? Already a lot of us charge $150 plus an hour. I have never expected, asked or demanded a tip in doing this no matter how wild and fun a situation might be and I think that it is kind of cheap for an escort to expected to be tipped. Um hello you (escort) are already charging $150 plus an hour. So I say to the clients who are reading this if you feel you want to tip do so but only tip what you are comfortable with, be it 10, 15 20% or whatever but never feel that you must tip. A good escort wont hold it against you if you don't tip. A good escort would rather see you again and again and again

 

Hugs,

Greg

[Guest adnyuki]

Tipping

 

I used to frequently tip (old, bad habit instilled in me by a very wise father who always said, "Show respect for whoever performs a service for you, no matnter how small.") He was raised a generation or two ago, and always showed the utmost respect for anyone in a service-oriented job, no matter how large or small their responsibility.

 

When in Europe I often tipped escorts because their fees were relatively less than in US, and (sorry :o) they "performed" at a much higher level than most US escorts.

 

In the States, given what most guys ask as the going rate (for 1-2 hours, overnight etc...) I am less ready to tip, unless I have that rare experience of a really great encounter (and again, sadly, the guys ho are on this level are usually from another country).

 

I have begun to think of tips in another way (somewhat like in Europe) with a small gift of appreciation such as a gift certificate, theatre tickets, some article of clothing I know they like - even in one case, an air-condiioner for two guys sharing a flat in Chelsea and not knowing these are de rigeur for the summer in NYC )

 

When the encounter is spectacular, I always try to leave something more, even something minimal, to show appreciation, but with the economy going as it is, those are rare moments.

[swallows22]

Tipping

 

I go along with the gift type of tip. I arrive in the US with a bag full of Aussiebum gear

and give them out as seen fit. The lads are very pleased with my selections.

[Guest RianB]

I go along with the gift type of tip. I arrive in the US with a bag full of Aussiebum gear

and give them out as seen fit. The lads are very pleased with my selections.

 

LOL...that reminds me of a guy who tipped me with Norwegian chocolate and trolls from; Norway. Its was cute, and I actually kept both of them for awhile LOL. Unfortunently I've moved about 3 times since then and cant seem to find them

[+ Axiom2001]

As a general rule, someone who is his own boss should not expect a tip. He decides what his services are worth and is not dependant upon his employer or upon tips. Most escorts are not bashful about raising their rates and it is rare to find a good one who prices himself below the prevailing market rate. I usually do not give a tip, and I hope it does not become a general practise.

 

 

 

Merlin, your sentiments are well defined, and I wholeheartedly agree with them. Also, when a guy charges $200 and upwards to $500 for an HOUR of service-- I find it ludicrous to give him a "tip" for services rendered.

 

But if some guys who desire to do this in spite of the origin and symbolism of tipping-- go ahead. I am NOT!

[Guest zipperzone]

Merlin, your sentiments are well defined, and I wholeheartedly agree with them. Also, when a guy charges $200 and upwards to $500 for an HOUR of service-- I find it ludicrous to give him a "tip" for services rendered.

 

But if some guys who desire to do this in spite of the origin and symbolism of tipping-- go ahead. I am NOT!

 

I'll probably get jumped on for saying this - but in my opinion, Americans are known to be over-tippers, be it to waiters, cabbies, doormen, escorts or whoever. And your tip money is probably coming from after tax dollars while it is extremely unlikely that the tipee will declare his tips to Uncle Sam.

 

An escort who wants to keep out of trouble with the IRS may or may not declare his "legit" portion of his income but I bet he would never think of including his tips in that amount.

[Kevin Slater]

An escort who wants to keep out of trouble with the IRS may or may not declare his "legit" portion of his income but I bet he would never think of including his tips in that amount.

 

That's an interesting question. As presumably none of the earning have an offsetting 1099, I don't really see the difference between the base rate (what you call the "legit" portion) and the tip amount. I doubt any working boy is sophisticated enough to track the two figures independently and declare only one of the pools. I suspect it all goes into the same pot and he declares what he declares regardless of the tip portion.

 

Kevin Slater

[Guest zipperzone]

That's an interesting question. As presumably none of the earning have an offsetting 1099, I don't really see the difference between the base rate (what you call the "legit" portion) and the tip amount. I doubt any working boy is sophisticated enough to track the two figures independently and declare only one of the pools. I suspect it all goes into the same pot and he declares what he declares regardless of the tip portion.

 

Kevin Slater

 

Dream on Kevin, dream on. If you expect me to believe that any escort declares 100% of what is essentially "untraceable" income, then I have a bridge that I'd love to sell you.

[Kevin Slater]

not putting words in my mouth

 

Dream on Kevin, dream on. If you expect me to believe that any escort declares 100% of what is essentially "untraceable" income, then I have a bridge that I'd love to sell you.

 

I believe you misread my statement. I said the hypothetical escort "declares what he declares" (regardless of what percentage is tip income), not "declares what he earns".

 

Kevin Slater

[seaboy4hire]

I'll probably get jumped on for saying this - but in my opinion, Americans are known to be over-tippers, be it to waiters, cabbies, doormen, escorts or whoever. And your tip money is probably coming from after tax dollars while it is extremely unlikely that the tipee will declare his tips to Uncle Sam.

 

An escort who wants to keep out of trouble with the IRS may or may not declare his "legit" portion of his income but I bet he would never think of including his tips in that amount.

 

There are many in the service ind. be it doormen, wait staff etc that do not claim their tips or only the bare minimum what the government requires. So escorts aren't the only ones who do this. I can't say I blame those in the service ind. for not claiming all their tips and keeping the money for themselves since most of the jobs barely clear 25k a year. Now before someone says well maybe that waiter should get a better paying job let me ask you are you willing to never go out for a meal or how about those that take a cab to airport? Are you willing to take the bus or drive yourself and pay for parking?

 

Hugs,

Greg

[Guest RianB]

There are many in the service ind. be it doormen, wait staff etc that do not claim their tips or only the bare minimum what the government requires. So escorts aren't the only ones who do this. I can't say I blame those in the service ind. for not claiming all their tips and keeping the money for themselves since most of the jobs barely clear 25k a year. Now before someone says well maybe that waiter should get a better paying job let me ask you are you willing to never go out for a meal or how about those that take a cab to airport? Are you willing to take the bus or drive yourself and pay for parking?

 

Hugs,

Greg

 

Greg, you better say it!