Do you tip your masseur?

[Hey_Jay]

I guess I also have to answer my own question lol! - So generally I don't unless I see them regularly then a tip will come in a sort of token, a small item or a gift which normally would cost about the same when I tip them.

[+ Kman]

I do tip my regular masseur, I think, pretty generously. Otherwise if it is a masseur I have never met, I would tip depending on how good I thought the massage/service was.

[Guest SimonL]

I always tip. I guess I think service of any kind deserves that, as I'm not always sure they get to keep all their pay. Maybe that's naive on my part.

[BrklynNYC]

I tip in a spa but not a private masseur setting unless they go well beyond the expected.

[Nvr2Thick]

Yes. I pay cash and set aside the advertised rate/fee in my wallet. I'll augment that with additional twenties and/or tens depending on the quality of the massage and the overall experience.

[Dmitri]

I will tip only if the massage and service was good or great. Obviously if the massage session was inferior I don't tip. Makes common sense. I also will only tip the masseurs who have rates up to the $120-$150/hr mark. The guys who have massage rates beyond that in the $170-$250/hr rate (yes...there are many....just for an hour!) I feel are making enough, and a tip is not warranted. If a masseur is pulling in $170-$250 for a one hour massage session, I feel a tip is excessive!

Edited March 1, 2018 by Dmitri

[Hey_Jay]

I will tip only if the massage and service was good or great. Obviously if the massage session was inferior I don't tip. Makes common sense. I also will only tip the masseurs who have rates up to the $120-$150/hr mark. The guys who have massage rates beyond that in the $170-$250/hr rate (yes...there are many....just for an hour!) I feel are making enough, and a tip is not warranted. If a masseur is pulling in $170-$250 for a one hour massage session, I feel a tip is excessive!

 

Totally agree Sir!

[filmbuff78]

Yes, if I enjoyed the massage. I'll tip more if they go above and beyond the call of duty. These guys are getting 100% of the fee, but they also have to pay for all the overhead (supplies, advertising, business taxes, etc.). I understand the desire to not tip high priced guys. I don't hire anyone over 150, so I can't comment on that.

[Kody S]

Prices have become so high that for me a tip is an expression of superior service and appreciation of the work. Since I live in a place where there aren’t many regular choices, the tip is also for those “travelers” who also do a great job but who also have travel expenses especially if I want to say, I hope you will think about returning to our city.

[+ beethoven]

I don't usually tip masseurs on incalls or outcalls, but PLEASE remember that the boys at spas get only a fraction of our hourly fee of about $60, so a tip is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY -- IN CASH! On a $60 massage, I routinely tip $40-$60, and I don't consider that overly generous, merely appropriate.

[Kody S]

I don't usually tip masseurs on incalls or outcalls, but PLEASE remember that the boys at spas get only a fraction of our hourly fee of about $60, so a tip is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY -- IN CASH! On a $60 massage, I routinely tip $40-$60, and I don't consider that overly generous, merely appropriate.

 

Yes! Agree. The Spa masseurs get a fraction of what we pay and a tip is essential.

[+ Just Sayin]

I've always tipped 20%; I think it's an acknowledgement that the masseur did a good job and that I'm appreciative of his work

[+ muscleboyinsd]

I didn't start tipping for private masseurs until about 3 or 4 years ago. I started to feel like it was expected and normal... I wonder if masseurs normally expect a tip in general??

[JJSD]

I always tip 20% at spas since I know the masseur doesn’t get the full rate. I’ve never tipped private masseurs.

[Terpmaniac]

I tip for the same reasons I tip anywhere else. If the massage is good. I leave a tip. Of course there were a few times I got more then I bargained for and my masseur just took the tip

out of my ass! (sorry everybody I couldn't resist).

[+ beethoven]

There were several posts here about a month ago on how much of our $60/hour fee the boys at the spas receive, and the usual is 1/3. I remarked that we ought to remember that when we tip them, and that we should be generous.

[+ ButchAtl]

Interestingly, I have had the response from a few, when inquiring about their rates, "tip not included"...ha.

[Inkdnaija00]

If they did a great job, sure