Jasmine Spa. Won't Go Back
I went to Jasmine this morning and got "Cindy." Probably late 30's, looks like the wash woman, small chest. I took the half hour massage, which based on past experience and experience at other places, should cost $40. She asked for $50, which should have tipped me off that it was all about the money. I said thank you anyway, and started to put my shoes back on to leave. She ran out to talk with someone else in Chinese, than came back and said "Ok, Ok." I gave her the $40, got undressed and hopped on the table. She came in, draped me with a towel, and gave me a very good, but hard massage. A few times I had to tell her to lighten up. When she did my neck, I thought she was going to sever my spinal cord, and when she did my back I thought she was going to crush a rib. Anyway, massage was very good once she lightened up. About 20 minutes in, she took the towel off and started the tease. Very nice tease. Very light in just the right spots. She then had me flip, and provided the HE. Very good technique. She got the hot towel, cleaned me up, and then I got up and got dressed. She was changing the towels on the table, and then just stood there watching me get dressed. She didn't say a word, but just kept standing there watching. She was making me nervous. When I finally finished getting dressed, I gave her a $20 tip for the half hour massage, which is what I normally give. Not only did she not say thank you, she said,"More. I do." and then she gave the universal sign for a HE. I said that was my normal tip. She said no, she needs more. This went back and forth a bit, until finally I told her that was it and I was leaving. She actually moved to block me from exiting. I finally got by her, but was so turned off by this ending that I will not go back there.
The same standard has been for years.
[QUOTE=SMS 54;1171896]You ripped her off- the std tip for HE is usually 40- no matter whether the HE "came" with an hour massage or half hour massage. Sometimes if the house fee is seventy you can get away with a thirty dollar tip, but it really should be forty. If you've only been giving twenty, don't go back to the same place twice and expect good service.[/QUOTE]I won't say how many years I've been mongering. More than 20.
For the last 10 years or so. 40 has been the standard tip for HE.
Gee. For that matter. 60 for the hour has been the house standard too.
Glad something hasn't gone up with inflation