If you have, is it customary to tip the person who gives you your treatment if they are a nurse practitioner? Asking cause my aunt received a gift certificate to one and it's for a service the doctors as well as nurse practitioners perform - I'd never tip a physician, or a nurse. . .but the word "SPA" throws me off here and she doesn't want to appear cheap or ignorant if she assumes they don't get tipped. I told her to just call the spa and ask the receptionist, but she for some reason is uncomfortable with that and she won't give me the name of the place, so I can't do it for her. I do know the treatment she is getting is pricey - over 300.00. She's having Botox injections, which I've had, only a doctor did mine. Any thoughts?
You tell them the tip you have is they should be honored to even touch your body or hers.... If they're looking for a tip to go work at applebees...:jester:
I wouldn't tip for Botox injections. Typically you are tipping to make up for low wages paid by the business to the person providing the service. I would hope that whoever is doing your Botox injections is a qualified professional and being compensated as such. So I would not tip for Botox.
that Soma Med Spa you here advertised on the radio.....when I call then from my cell phone on their 800 number i am told that they do not service my area. I tried from the the house and got the same thing. I guess us good old johnston county folk ain't good nuf to go to the spa. They are only in Raleigh..... if just annoyed me....
So what about a massage therapist in business for themselves, by themselves. Not a spa. I'm going to one tomorrow and had not even thought about tipping. I was thinking of it along the same lines as my chiropractor. It's all I can do to afford the $75 massage, let alone adding a tip! Do most people tip at places like that?
For a self-employed massage therapist, I wouldn't tip. Again, since they set their own prices, they should be paying themselves at least a livable wage, and thus tipping shouldn't be expected. Being from the north, I also plan to stop tipping or tip much less for the person who does my hair. Apparently it is a common practice in the area for salons to rent out chairs. So the stylist is not getting an hourly wage from the salon, but instead renting a space in the salon and getting all or a majority of the service fee. Altough the salon has a price list, most items list just starting prices. So the stylist has the ability to charge more the colors, cuts, highlights, etc. Whereas up north I would always tip my stylist at least 20%, since she's getting paid similar to a waitress, I won't be doing that down here if I know the stylist is renting the space. Of course, this is all just my personal opinion.
I would add to that nails... if the owners of the salon are the ones providing your fill-in, manicure or pedicure, they shouldn't expect to be tipped either. Years ago, when I got my manicurist license up in Massachusetts that was actually one of the things they mentioned to us in school.
