There are times when you meet someone and have such an amazing, wonderful time with them that you want to give them something back, and tipping is a convenient way to do it. That's a situation where you are motivated by absolutely nothing but a human, emotional, desire to make the other person happy and their life better. This thread is not about those cases.
This thread is about tipping as an investment. I've heard people say that tipping escorts is like tipping your dentist, doctor or accountant. They are professionals who bill for a service and don't expect a tip. All a good client needs to do is not waste time setting up the date, be prompt, be clean, be respectful and leave promptly. I've also heard people say that an extra $50 in the envelope when you meet and then a $20 on the way out will get you a better session and make you the kind of client who will always be booked even when things are busy. Life is never simple and I think it's rare for anyone to tip purely as an investment or purely as an expression of joy and thanks. It's usually both. But assume it's just a business decision and tell me... is it worth doing? And if so, what's a good amount?The people who told you it was like a dentist or doctor were right. The reason restaurant workers are tipped is because they are low paid and rely on tips to make their living. The only time I can think of tipping escorts is if the session went way over because you had ED problems or took forever to come.
Save your tip money and buy your regular escort a gift certificate at Christmas time
I am one who believes repeating is biggest tip.
Girl knows she free from any harm when I return & in for a nice time as well.
I will ad I have tipped on occasion to a CF & her PO.
Take my text & I remember.
Don't go for the charging crap.
I not go there for any up sell
I never expect a tip, but you can be sure that my regulars who do tip get priority booking over those who don't (especially over new-to-me clients I haven't yet seen). I recently booked an overnight with a repeat client who had seen me at my lower rates when I was in Seattle (he was grandfathered in at $1,500 for the overnight, though he had paid me $2,000 last time because it was my birthday weekend). He ended up having to cancel because he got sick, and he sent me $2,000 as payment in full, even though we never met up. That allowed me to pay off ALL of my credit card debt that I had racked up from college tuition. You can bet I would bend over backwards for this man, and that when we do see each other, I am even more on top of my game than I normally am, and I will often make a special run to a sex toy shop and invest a few $$$ just for him. You can also bet that I don't care if we go two hours over our time, because he always books overnights or longer, and he's tipping me hundreds of dollars anyways. He's not flamboyantly wealthy, he's just a normal guy who wants to make sure he's treated well by the women he sees. He sure is treated well.
That's more of an "extreme" case. Even clients who tip $20-$50 get priority booking and an extra-bubbly attitude from me. Clients who put my fee in an envelope they decorated themselves, with my name on it, elicit a happy grin from me and get extra enthusiasm. Grand gestures are great, but even the little things will make me look forward to seeing you (more than I normally would). Repeat business with a client who always remains respectful (and doesn't come to expect "more," or "discounts," simply because he is a regular) is much appreciated. Anything you can do to separate yourself out from everyone else and make yourself pleasantly memorable will be returned to you tenfold.
That's not to say that not tipping should be returned with sub-par service. Service should always be 100% for anyone with the determined fee and a respectful attitude, regardless of tipping.
Escorting is a "grey area" industry, thus there are no norms or regulations around tipping (or anything else). Simply do what feels right to you at that moment.
Mind = Blown.
I just can't see why anyone would do it. I know it does it happen, but I'm having a hard time understanding why.
Anyone else on gotten a tip of that size or larger?
Anyone reading this given a tip like that? Why? Are you glad you did it and would you do it again
Yes I have gotten a tip of that size before. It definitely isn't common, but it does happen.
I just can't see why anyone would do it. I know it does it happen, but I'm having a hard time understanding why.
Anyone else on gotten a tip of that size or larger?
Anyone reading this given a tip like that? Why? Are you glad you did it and would you do it again?
The guy cancelled an overnight last minute. I doubt that kind of arrangement can be filled in last minute. It was not so much of a tip as much as paying for the time slot which was allocated for him.
If you showed up to work and there was an issue unrelated to you that kept you from working (such as the network/computers/instruments being down or paperwork being delayed), would you be ok with just sitting around and not getting paid? That's what it would be like if the guy didn't pay.
90% of my hobbying is with agency Asian girls, with the standard rates of 250/LA or 260/OC. Even if I'm seeing a new girl, I always have 300 in the envelope. If she checks at the start, she knows I am having faith in her abilities and she reciprocates by giving me her best. If she checks it at the end of the session, she knows I already had the tip in the envelope on spec, and she will go all out the next session if I repeat. I will tip more with my regulars with whom I have built a connection in addition to remembering them on birthdays and at Christmastime. I have never asked for a provider's phone number, but have had nearly all of them ask for mine, which I don't have a problem giving if I believe they are not stalker-ish or are not going to be a pain in the ass texting all day. If I think they're a little crazy, I just give an email address.
Why? Just like a girl will tell her booker who the bad guys are, they also tell the booker who the good guys are. Being a respectful, clean, on-time customer who is also generous is the holy grail for a provider and I believe I get extraordinary service from almost every girl I see as a result. I now for a fact that I get priority with most of the bookers I use. Just a few days ago, I made an appointment request for one of the most popular Asian girls and the booker told me to give him an hour to "move things around." "Move things around" is booker-speak for canceling a non-tipper so I get the time I asked for. My time is valuable, and getting the time I want is the most important part of hobbying for me. Tipping makes it happen. I know many of the girls I have seen have instructed the booker to always give me priority over any other customer.
You don't need to ever tip bookers, but the way you show your appreciation to the booker is to book 2 hours a few times a month. Its the same work for the booker, but twice the pay.
I can't agree with being happy when you bump another customer. It's in bad taste.
While it's not a medical/dental appointment, how would you feel if you got bumped by someone that tipped your doctor/dentist? Or losing out on your reservation at a restaurant because a VIP gave a last minute call even though you went through the proper procedures?
Let's just say that playing by your own rules starts getting messy quickly. When enough hobbyist find out that they're getting bumped by VIP when they make an appointment, they start to move on to the next one. It's detrimental to the trust that hobbyists and providers/POs have with one another. Getting a cancellation after the magic hour leaves you with some dicey choices, unless you can bump someone else from getting their appointment.
Doctor/dentist is not a valid comparison. They are never tipped. A provider is more like your barber/hair stylist, masseur/masseuse, or manicurist, providing a personal (in this case, very personal) service. Any of these professions will bump you for a good tipping customer as well. They don't take a medical ethics pledge and neither do your providers, so its apples and oranges. Its not personal, its business, so good or bad taste doesn't have anything to do with it unless you are in love with the girl and the guy who bumped you knows it. There's always a provider somewhere that is available on short notice for the guy that got bumped, or he always has the option of joining the fraternity of tippers so that he gets priority as well, or else waiting until the tipping customers are all finished and they start with the appointments for the non-tippers. We all CHOOSE our place in the hierarchy of customers, no one forces us to tip or not tip.
FYI, I'm not the one "bumping" another hobbyist, the booker is. I just ask for an appointment time, then its up to the booker what to do with my request. I have never asked a booker to bump someone. In fact, I often say, "If it messes up your schedule then don't worry about it. I'll check back in a few days." I never demand priorty, but I usually get it offered to me because I am known to be a tipper by all of the bookers. Am I happy I got the time I wanted? You bet I am. Whether someone else didn't get the time they wanted is between him and the booker, not me.
I can think of a few girls whose POs were known for bumping hobbyists for VIPs. Let's just say that their business decreased over time as the VIPs moved on after the non-VIPs got tired of the BS.
There aren't enough VIPs that consistently see the same girls to keep them busy during their whole stay. Even popular girls mention that they aren't busy enough. Unless you're going for multiple hours ebery day or book them for a whole day at a time, having the PO turn away possible new repeat customers is not in the girl's best interest.
Even if you don't mean to bump anyone, you are aware that it is going on or that it is likely to happen. Talking to the PO and prebooking would yield the same result for you, and it wouldn't end up with anyone getting bumped. Last minute changes and choices are yours to make.
Tipping for the sake of tipping is fine. Tipping to gain the ability to bump others in order to have your session fit your schedule is not my style.
The only time I ever tip is when I go way way over time. And sometimes I bring a gift if the provider has a gift page on her web site, nothing extravagant
With one exception, I never tip. And since the rates have risen so much recently, not only am I still not tipping, I'm partying less and less. Would the ladies rather have a tip, or a party? Even though I've never tipped, I do bring gifts sometimes, to the ladies who really connect with me.
The one exception is the atf who lowered her rate. Yep!! Can you believe it? So I always consider her to be grandmothered at her old, higher rate. That means I tip her every time.
No tipping for me.
Return business
is my form of tipping.
I give very rarely.
I chose to see that girl over the 75 other ones I could have.
That's the tip
So many of you don't tip. No wonder I'm so popular and get treated so well. by both the girls and their bookers. Actually kind of disappointing, though. I always thought it was because I was good in bed. LOL
Repeat business, reviews, and word of mouth will reward your favorite provider exponentially more than a 1 time $50-100 tip.
The point is to be known as a tipper to the booker. That is the goal here. The girls come and go, but the booker for the org is the same, so if the booker knows you give the girls a little something extra, he will treat you better AND GIVE YOU PRIORITY just like the girls will. As I said earlier, I know for a fact that bookers have "bumped" other hobbyists out of an existing appointment to get me the time I needed. For that, its worth a $50 tip for me every time I see someone. It's a matter of which is worth more to you, that it be on your schedule, or the $50? You can rationalize no-tipping all you want, but its a business, and cash talks. Many bookers will tell you . . . . forget about bringing flowers, candy or some take out food. THE GIRLS WOULD RATHER HAVE THE EXTRA CASH. Of course, the girls are going to ACT appreciative about the styrofoam container with the limp French fries, especially if you are a regular, but that's not why they are in this business. They do it for the money. DUH ! For me, the only way I can keep up my high-volume hobbying, is to see girls that the booker will make available to me on MY schedule, not theirs. The tip accomplishes that. I know I am in the minority, and I like it that way. If everyone was tipping, I would have to tip more than I am already to get priority with the bookers. LOL
I think you are the minority as much because you are seeing agency girls, probably Kgirls, while I think a lot of this board is mostly seeing independents. Nothing wrong with either, but it's a different set of circumstances.
Agencies take 33-50% of the girl's gross profits. An Indie keeps all the profit. It's not a valid comparison.
That's correct. My hobbying is about 90% Asian agency girls. They are busier, so the grease for easier scheduling is important to me. Independents are must easier to schedule with, and usually have a higher fee schedule, so I would agree that tipping may not be needed to get the same level of service, but I would do it anyway just to be consistent with myself. lol
I do tip, but only when they go above and beyond what I expect is normal.
Otherwise my tip is a repeat visit and well, I repeat alot if I like her!!