Does the gratuity recommendations change for a business run out of the house by the owner/provider.

Example: Lady does massage out of her house for $60 hr. Do you still tip the recommended 20%?

I’m thinking no. She keeps the full payment. She does not have the expenses associated with renting a store front. If she worked for a corporate company she would have only made a percentage of the payment.

It depends if you were ..umm.. happy?

To me the gratuity is for doing a good job and to be remembered the next time I do business with them.
Let me point out if the service is good and you want it to continue, tip.

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Originally posted by Icabod:
To me the gratuity is for doing a good job and to be remembered the next time I do business with them.
Let me point out if the service is good and you want it to continue, tip.

This works for me with my barber very well. She takes extra time for details for an extra sharp haircut. Good can be cheap but most often is not.

If the price is standard and posted and the same for all patrons, then a tip is warranted. So if the haircut is $30 regular price - $5 tip for good service, more if you want.

If the price of the services is negotiated before services are rendered, then a tip is not warranted.

No, the gratuity does not change.

If the reason you tip is because the person is a worker bee and you are trying to compensate for her worker bee wages, then consider this:

A person who owns her own business is not only doing the worker bee portion of the job, but also the management portion. The worker bee portion has not changed.

Another example: imagine you are at a fine dining establishment and the owner fills in for a server who has called out sick. Do you not tip him just as well, even though all the restaurant profits go to him too?

Gratuities are always in order unless poor service was rendered.

For me, a gratuity is a means of saying "thank you" for attentive and courteous service. The tip is not automatic, and I would refuse to do business with anyone who adds a gratuity to my bill.

Zero attention or zero courtesy equals zero gratuity. Actually, I have been known to make a point of leaving pocket change for some of the arrogant losers who claim to be "servers".

I am a member of two private clubs with social rooms (bar service). I regularly compensate the good folks who make my visits pleasant. I also purchase Christmas cards with cash pockets and make sure every bartender and waitress receives one every year, usually with fine portraits of dead presidents. Seems to make a difference the rest of the year.