Interested as to what your definition of a base rate tip is? Great experience tip?
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All this talk about tipping..... incredible. Do you tip a service provider because you feel the standard payment is less than they are worth, or is it because it makes you feel special, or because you want to show off that you are a better or more important man than the 10 to 20 other guys the girl has wanked or fucked on the same day?????
Do you tip your hairdresser?
Do you tip your house cleaner because she does a great job?
Do you tip your electrician or plumber?
Do you tip your taxi or Uber driver?
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When MLs ask for tips in exchange for extras I hardly call that a tip, it's basically off-the-books payment for a service like hiring your plumber friend to fix your toilet for a massive cash discount.
If we were to properly tip an ML it would've been the same way we'd tip waitstaff in the US - the tipping culture there is based on empathy for the waitstaff that are getting paid low base wages.
Seeing how most MLs are making lots of money from behind the door extras, the only time we'd feel like tipping extra money is when we feel like the ML is not making enough money for the day. Sometimes the ML is excellent but she just doesn't provide DFK, BBBJ/CBJ or FS only NHJ so it would be appropriate if the punter tipped extra when the ML provided an excellent heartfelt session - maybe she listened to his heart being poured out the whole session without being interrupted or judged as there are stories of punters who book sex workers not purely for the sex but mostly for the pillow talk their wives won't give them the time of day to.
Yep.
To me, at the time her tone absolutely reeked of desperation and her feeling that I was an ATM as the service received did not include anything new or even different yet the 'request' was for more pineapples which to me was a 'test of waters' to see how far I would go in the circumstances and one thing I do not accept is being pushed.
As for tone, to me tone is everything whether it be vocal or body movement as both can be a big indication within certain circumstances
This is more me as well.
Not really a person who tips a ML or other as I am not that kind plus it is not something that I have ever done no matter the job or service received.
To me, the ladies are service providers and I do not tip because we have agreed on a service for cost after they have 'quoted' me a price. I either choose to accept the price or not and we go from there where I get the service or we renegotiate to something more suitable for both..
1. Yes, even though my barber drives a newer and more expensive car than mine. But while some get haircuts every month, I'm more of a quarterly type, so I figure it averages out to keep me on the "give him an appointment when he wants" list.
Helpful hint: if you ever need to move through a large crowd, and you wear your hair long and shaggy, with a beard, just pull one side's shirttail out, look down, mumble nonsense LOUDLY, and start shuffling forward. That crowd will part like the Red Sea...
2. House cleaner? That's for you high falutin' folks. Me, I figure dust is just nature's way of showing me what I don't use. Doesn't bother me at all. Plastic utensils go in the recycle, and paper plates/cups in the garbage. That mold in the shower - I'm a biologist looking for the next super drug.
3. Electricians or plumbers, No.
4. Yes, in countries where it's expected. Otherwise you might not get picked up the next time.
5. WG - as I've stated, in general, no. Treat her the same as electricians and plumbers - she turns me on and cleans my pipes.
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Helpful hint: if you ever need to move through a large crowd, and you wear your hair long and shaggy, with a beard, just pull one side's shirttail out, look down, mumble nonsense LOUDLY, and start shuffling forward. That crowd will part like the Red Sea...
Love that Bro - just GOLD!
The way I see it, we use the term "tip" in punting very loosely and not in the general sense of the word.
I don't even consider the money that I give to MLs as a real "tip". It's just payment for her services, that's it. If I don't pay that money, I don't get the service at all. That's not the definition of a "tip", is it?
On the other hand, when you tip a waiter, that's a real tip because it's just money you pay "for nothing more". Whether or not you paid the tip, that waiter would've served you regardless.
So there's really no point in comparing the tip that we give to MLs, to any other instances of tipping. It's just not the same thing.
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I am not big on tipping more than the agreed price, but if she goes completely above and beyond what i was expecting well then i might tip if i plan on going back to her.
Definitions:
1. Service Charge: a fee paid for the labor involved in delivering a service. Mandatory.
Examples: the money you pay your barber for a haircut; the money you pay your mechanic for changing your oil (not the oil itself, but the labor involved in changing it); the money you pay the repairman to fix your a/c (not the parts, but his labor)
2. Tip: a gratuity, given as a gift. Optional.
Examples: In the food industry, derived from To Insure Promptness, given to a waitress. The extra money given to your barber, perhaps acknowledging the hot towel he put on your face before shaving (or to just shut you up). But it's optional, NOT mandatory.
So, the money I pay the ML for the NHJ, BJ, FS, is a service charge for services rendered. And even if she's said, "up to you", what I pay is a service charge for a given service. What ever it is, it's a mandatory payment, a fee OWED.
If a restaurant automatically applies a tip, say a certain percentage of the bill, then it's NOT a tip and IS listed on the receipt as a Service Charge.
I never tip. My tip is return BUSINESS. It's a TRANSACTIONAL BUSINESS, services provided for agreed upon fees. I don't tip my mechanic. I do tip my barber if for no other reason that he always strops the straight razor before my shave (and that I see him quarterly, not monthly, but still have no trouble booking an appointment).
There are exceptions. Just today, I gave a tip to a long time regular. In ADDITION to the agreed upon SERVICE CHARGE for certain supplied services, I also added a tip, a GIFT, of an optional amount, apologizing I didn't have a red envelope to put it in (and also because it would be the last time I saw her for some time. DEROStion is approaching).
Summary:
The fee that you pay the ML for the extras is NOT a tip but a service charge. If you add anything as a gift over and above the service charges, that's a tip. Walk out of a shop without providing a tip, no problem. Walk out without paying the service charge... see how far you get.
If it were priceless, then who could afford? As proven above, what you pay is a service charge for a physical transaction, agreed upon by both parties.
Priceless: Having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
Not for me. I can ALWAYS calculate what HER experience that day is worth to me. It's the basic Go/No-Go decision.
IMHO isn't the issue differing peoples perceptions of what the actual 'service charge' rate is rather than adding additional payment ? Those who frequent this forum would have a pretty solid grasp of the cost of NHJ to FS maybe the issue is how much each individual is actually prepared to fork out for said service.
We've all had a NHJ and then there's THE NHJ absolutely poles apart (pun intended) so saying 1 pineapple could be the difference of a pineapple the size of a grape or a water melon
I usually run by the guideline prices but have paid double the price in a few instances and believe I got x 10 in return - is that being generous even though I feel I got the best deal ever
Each to there own I guess but interesting and enlightening words of wisdom - thanks to all the contributors
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CLEAR to me. Just yesterday, saw my #1 regular. Given FS is 150 (in your example, verbal contract for 150 agreed to by both parties), not stated but understood from previous "verbal contract". Also owed $70 for the massage. Total service charge $220. Handed her $250, with a "keep the change, Happy New Year". For me, that's $70 massage service fee, $150 "upgrade" service fee, and $30 TIP. The first two were service fees owed, mandatory, the last a tip
YMMV, but I don't need to negotiate every time with a repeat. We both understand.
Another thread with many views and comments. One thing I have learnt throughout my life is that you generally get what you pay for. And generally the people who do the best are the ones that get paid most. Not a universal rule but good to keep in mind. I don't pay overs to all, but some are just better. 😎
True, but there are many forms of extra payments. A tip is one, another a standard rate repeated REGULARLY counts with the smart providers: money in the bank. She knows that she IS replaceable and many won't want to jeopardize that cash flow. It's why the regular above sent me a complete list of the shops/days she's working, and why I book with her and let her notify the shop. My experience, anyway, both here and elsewhere.