Does anyone think it's out of the reality that a ML will see 6-9 customers in a day? No? Good. Doing simple maths if they are getting $40-50 per customer as a tip what is that $240-$500 per day? This would be the worst case scenario and that's more than most professionals in finance or even in law are able to earn in a day and that's even being before tax too. I doubt these MLs pay tax either. Also doesn't even include the amount they get a cut of the shop price. Also let's be realistic, no one goes to these shops without giving a generous tip.

Most times it is more realistic numbers from what BW stated especially if they are an attractive ML or a ML that gives a good service. In other words, most times the tip is more than $40-$50 depending on what is agreed upon via consent and it is likely they are out earning most of us by a long way without even having to have had to go through the Gladiator gauntlet of completing a degree and doing post graduate studies like some of us. There's no chance of "good" shops closing based on those numbers so I'm not going to feel guilty if I am negotiating lower prices, if the "bad" or "used to be good but now bad" shops close then they only have themselves to blame for either dropping their service standards or refusing to compete with prices. Green Tea Massage a great example of this.