What to tip at the spa??

[Gingerbread]

So what do you guys think about tipping at a spa? I don't often go to an actual spa but I've booked several sessions before we go on vacation for something called Cavi-Lipo. Which is a whole other story in itself, if anyone has tried it I'd love to know your results. Anyways, back to my point. I paid 700.00 for 10 treatments, which is a lot of money for me. I would assume the customary tip is 15-20% so if we break it up and say each visit is 70.00, a 20% tip is 14.00 which isn't horrible but when you take into account I'm having 10 of these sessions (2 per week) that's an additional 140.00. It just seems like a lot but I don't want to come off like a cheapskate. I just feel like gheez, when you're price for a procedure is so high and then it's a thing that you get done so frequently are you really supposed to tip that much every time?

 

[DialgaBritesMom]

So what do you guys think about tipping at a spa? I don't often go to an actual spa but I've booked several sessions before we go on vacation for something called Cavi-Lipo. Which is a whole other story in itself, if anyone has tried it I'd love to know your results. Anyways, back to my point. I paid 700.00 for 10 treatments, which is a lot of money for me. I would assume the customary tip is 15-20% so if we break it up and say each visit is 70.00, a 20% tip is 14.00 which isn't horrible but when you take into account I'm having 10 of these sessions (2 per week) that's an additional 140.00. It just seems like a lot but I don't want to come off like a cheapskate. I just feel like gheez, when you're price for a procedure is so high and then it's a thing that you get done so frequently are you really supposed to tip that much every time?

I would say for a spa session that's an occasional treat, the standard tip applies, but I think for something like this, a treatment program where you have paid a good deal of money up front, you should call the company and ask what their tipping policy is for such a program.