THIS POST WAS MEANT TO BE POSTED BEFORE MY PRIOR POST TO CLARIFY SOME OF MY POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD. I WAS GONNA LEAVE IT OUT BUT DECIDED TO THROW IT OUT THERE SINCE I TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE IT...
"A tip (also called a gratuity) is a payment made to certain service sector workers in addition to the advertised price of the transaction."
a tip is usually calculated as a percentage of the cost of the transaction
my tipping scale at a 160/FS amp:
60-house: despite what other people may think, the entirety of the 60 goes to the shop, not the girl. that would mean that any services performed by the gal is not being paid for with the house money. i would equate the house money as the fee to use their facilities, or an entrance fee.
100-girl: despite what others have claimed, this 100 does not fit the definition of a gratuity. if this was the tip, where is the service cost (advertised price of the transaction)? since we already established that the 60/house does not go towards any services at FS amps, if the 100 is a 'tip,' do you guys mean to tell me that the service (TS, bodyrub, FS) is free? if the service cost was included in the 'tip' (which doesn't make sense considering the definition of a gratuity), does that mean that the going rate for sex is less than 100? also, a tip is 'voluntary.' does that mean that after you've received FS, you can walk out without paying any portion of the 100? or that you can choose how much of the 100 to pay?
show me any other service worker than allows the customer to set the price of the transaction AFTER the services were already performed. usually, negotiations for service fees happen before the services are performed.
imo, people are knowingly/unknowingly taking advantage of the fact that these women legally can not charge a fee for some of the services they perform. so they ask for a 'donation' or 'tip' for FS(sex) but there's a silent understanding that it's a 'fee' and it's just semantics to avoid legal issues. the same way some places can perform bodyrubs but not massages. but we know the deal. they perform services that should be compensated for. the tip is separate from the cost of the transaction.
$20-40 tip (12.5-25% of 160): this is to show appreciation for the services received. notice the range is right in line with tipping scales with other service workers.
total damage: 160 for TS, bodyrub and FS without tip. 180-200 for everything including tip depending on the service. (usually 180) not so outrageous if you ask me.
R&T places are different. i've been to a bunch but i only frequent 2 R&T places now. both places charge 60/hr for a TS and massage. i always leave 20 for the HJ (which she can not charge for legally) and 20 tip for the massage. in my mind, 80 for massage and HJ, with 20 tip (25%). 100 total.
i honestly have no clue how people came up with the 100 tip for a HJ thing...
i could be wrong but i have a feeling i agree with most of you regarding the general range to pay for certain services. i just have a different way of breaking down the service cost and tips. i go strictly by the definition of gratuity found in most reference books. many people seem to lump the service cost and gratuity into one number and call it a tip. i think this is where the confusion/misunderstanding happened.
NOTE: This is how i tip, and my logic for doing so. i am in no way trying to influence how other people tip, or whether they tip or not. that is everyone's own personal choice.