How much of a tip for a massage

geegerbee · ‎03-09-2010

I received a gift certificate for a massage. I haven't gone yet because I don't really know how much the gift cost, so I don't know what to tip. Help.

kutira · ‎03-10-2010

A massage is a medical treatment without insurance. Do you tip your doctor? I certainly have never tipped my massage therapist. And I've gone about 12 years.

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rudy · ‎03-09-2010

20%

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newziesuzie · ‎02-21-2014

If it's medical physical therapy I don't think a tip is appropriate.

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151949 · ‎03-09-2010

Where I live a massage is about 40 so you should tip 6to 8.

Pook · ‎03-20-2010

When I get a massage whether for medical reasons or not, I always tip. If they work for a chiropractor then probably not as the massage therapist is paid by the chiropractor to provide a medical treatment. There are some that just go for the relaxation to the same person also. If you tip for a spa treatment - it's the same thing.

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

If it's therapeutic, prescribed/ordered by physician, then no tip is required.

A relaxation or deep tissue massage, performed at a spa, is like going to the salon for a hairstylist to do a service on your hair, in which case 20% is customary.

brii · ‎06-20-2010

20%

Find out how much the massage is when you make the appointment so you'll know how much to tip.

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

On 5/17/2014 kutira said:
A massage is a medical treatment without insurance. Do you tip your doctor? I certainly have never tipped my massage therapist. And I've gone about 12 years.

A massage at a spa is a true luxury, and surely not medical treatment, you call the salon and ask the price of the massage then you can base your tip on that

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willdob3 · ‎11-01-2010

On 5/18/2014 Usedtobeoxox said:
On 5/17/2014 kutira said:
A massage is a medical treatment without insurance. Do you tip your doctor? I certainly have never tipped my massage therapist. And I've gone about 12 years.

A massage at a spa is a true luxury, and surely not medical treatment, you call the salon and ask the price of the massage then you can base your tip on that

I disagree about massage at a spa necessarily being a luxury. Most of the massages I have had were at spas & for medical/health reasons (not Rx) rather than as a luxurious indulgence. I can't imagine not tipping. For a good massage I would tip 20%.

On the other hand, if it were part of PT paid for by insurance I might not tip. The only time I had an Rx for massage the place insurance covered did not offer massage.