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CTyankee

(68,556 posts) Sat Jun 6, 2026, 01:08 PM 21 hrs ago

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How much do I tip a massage therapist?

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How much do I tip a massage therapist? (Original Post) CTyankee 21 hrs ago OP

How Happy were the results? Traildogbob 21 hrs ago #1

Don't know yet. I just booked one today. CTyankee 21 hrs ago #2

Enjoy. Traildogbob 21 hrs ago #4

I don't believe Medicare will touch massage. 1WorldHope 20 hrs ago #6

lol /nt bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #3

Size isn't as important as people think, but just the tip. It's considered rude to give them the shaft. unblock 21 hrs ago #5

Mine used to be $50 for the massage. I would tip $15. LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #7

Traildogbob

(13,225 posts)

1. How Happy were the results?

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 01:09 PM

21 hrs ago

CTyankee

(68,556 posts)

2. Don't know yet. I just booked one today.

Reply to Traildogbob (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 01:11 PM

21 hrs ago

I also wonder if my Medicare insurance will cover any of it.

Traildogbob

(13,225 posts)

4. Enjoy.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 01:20 PM

21 hrs ago

It should be a great getaway from this mess. We all could use a few minutes of stress and tensed up muscle release. What ever the cost, it should be money well spent.

1WorldHope

(2,185 posts)

6. I don't believe Medicare will touch massage.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 02:00 PM

20 hrs ago

Did you ask the price when you made the appt?
I agree that anything is better than nothing.
My daughter is a massage therapist in a fairly small community. She has ladies bring her vegetables from their gardens, things they can, things they baked, things they sewed, and I'm sure men have done something similar. Give anything you can with a statement that you wish you could do more. Do you have anything to barter? Whatever happens, enjoy every second of your massage.

bucolic_frolic

(56,103 posts)

3. lol /nt

Reply to Traildogbob (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 01:14 PM

21 hrs ago

unblock

(56,296 posts)

5. Size isn't as important as people think, but just the tip. It's considered rude to give them the shaft.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 01:32 PM

21 hrs ago

LuckyCharms

(23,244 posts)

7. Mine used to be $50 for the massage. I would tip $15.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 02:12 PM

20 hrs ago

But this was almost 30 years ago...

I would say a 20% or 25% tip would be fine if you get a good massage.

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