Tipping Slippage all over the place
It has taken quite a while, but I report a few notations on here and many on other forums place FS tipping at a C-note all over the place. I think the new norm has become $100 FS average tip with $120 and $140 for exceptional and outstanding performance by your cruise director. In a lot of the accounts, the cruise director took the C-note and reminded you to bring more next time, with no slippage in service. Meaning that the C-note is fine.
I just throw this out there as an FYI and a reminder that OVERPAYING screws us all and is the same as throwing blood into the water at these places with the sharks rising to the top. Average performance (80% of the time) deserves average compensation, and that is pretty much a C-note.
Tipping is not a city in China
I pay for service, attitude and appearance. I go to RI because thats where the younger attractive asian women are and although sometimes there may be less than stellar service and / or attitude, I always plan to pay 140 fro FS.
My last visit to One, a couple of months ago, I was confonted with an upsell by Skye. She wanted more, thats the one word that came out of her mouth when I tipped her.
I told her that 140 is for the GOOD service that I expect when I come here and "more" only occurs when I receive exceptional service (and I have the dough).
I told her she was good, not exceptional and if there was a next time between us, I would inform the mamasan of her upselling.
I don't plan on paying less unless the AMPs in RI suddenly begin looking like the AMPs in MA
Prices always go up. Never down
[QUOTE=Fly Dangler; 1868677]I have to agree with you 100% on this. While Providence was closed there where some providers in Pawtucket successfully pushing for $160 and more, with a few continuing to do so (albeit unsuccessfully in most cases). Since Providence reopened a few there tried the upsell also, while others didn't count their tips and got burned.
Since $140 is and has been the standard tip for good FS for years, with less for less stellar service (please explain to the provider or mamasan when there's a problem, unless it's at someplace like Shrine where less stellar is their standard) it will probably remain the norm here for a while to come. IMHO we shouldn't let a few upselling ladies or cheap charlies create adversarial relationships for the rest of us since it ruins the atmosphere.[/QUOTE]I remember when the FS standard was 100, then 120, then 140. Someday it will be 160. What is interesting to me is that all this time the house fee has remained 60.
I agree with Fly, let mama know if the provider was less than stellar.
In MA the Thai's charge $70-80 and along with upsell.
[QUOTE=Yello Tail; 1870998]I remember when the FS standard was 100, then 120, then 140. Someday it will be 160. What is interesting to me is that all this time the house fee has remained 60.
I agree with Fly, let mama know if the provider was less than stellar.[/QUOTE]In MA the Thai AMPs set their house fees from 70-80$ and this also leaves to the 10-20$ upsell on just a basic HE if the place offers that.