Tipping is not necessarily a bad habit..LOL..
I agree on balance with Francis Drake on the subject of tipping. This is a practice best left to the individual`s personal comfort level. If you feel it is appropriate, then you should provide a tip. It should neither be expected by the escort, nor should you feel obligated regardless to the circumstances, unless there is something you have done that may have caused the escort an undue loss of time or anguish. Moving the appointment at the last minute for instance may require some consideration. I will as a rule not feel obligated to tip an independent provider. She has set her price and hence has a built in amount for her tip. I expect to pay a flat fee, and endeavor to make sure that there are no hidden charges prior to the commencement of a session. I recall having a lady in the heat of passion inform me that DATY would be an extra 50 bucks. I terminated a 2 hour appointment after one hour and allowed her to leave with the full fee, making sure that she understood that tips for services in the upscale Montreal market are not reasonable and customary practice and in fact are not the mark of class. DATY is ordinarily included in a session fee, even at the lower priced market agencies. At a certain price level, charging extra for what is routine service is just plain tacky. As this was several years ago, 200 bucks was indeed a price level where I felt that charging extra for routine services was unacceptable. Particularly when at that time I would have refused to tip a LDL lady for ``extras``. If was part of her service then fine. I wouldn`t pay extra for it. She may find herself the recipient of a tip if I feel she has been generous with her time or effort. If the particular lady in question wants 250 for her services, then the agency should adjust her price. In this particular instance the agency could have accomodated her new price range, but must have felt she wouldn`t book at that price. In addition, the escort knows that if the agency knows about the tips, they`ll demand their share of the bootie..no puns intended..LOL. Even the famous Heartbreakers had such a policy, although they would say they don`t encourage their ladies to ask for tips. On the other hand if the escort doesn`t provide the service due to her own restrictions then so be it. If I feel short changed she doesn`t get another call from me and that information is reported in a review. But charging extra..a non-starter. What a shame too. Nice lady otherwise, but the mood gets spoiled when you wind up talking about money in the heat of passion. I called the agency to explain the circumstances. Although they were none too happy declaring that they did not encourage girls to ask for tips (although it was known that at least one other girl did regularly ask), to that particular agency owner`s credit, he slid an appropriate amount of money from the fee under my hotel room door that very evening. This is an incident that many may have reported on this board. To me this is part of doing business. Perhaps I may have been inclined to report the incident had the owner not acted in an appropriate manner. In fact the reason why I allowed the girl to keep the full fee was to demonstrate my good faith in the matter. The owner had a chance to demonstrate his integrity and did so by returning an appropriate amount of money. I did not ask him to do that. So if I felt somewhat miffed by the lady, I didn`t lose confidence in the agency.
As I come to know ladies I may find out its their birthday or a special occassion. If I know beforehand, I`ll even bring a special gift with me selected based on what I know of her preferences. I have absolutely no reservation to offer a little extra for them to buy themselves lunch or do with as they wish. On occasion I may offer them a small gift. It could be anything from a chocolate bar or chocolates to hypoalergenic moisturizer to articles of lingerie. I don`t consider the bottles of wine and/or refreshments I have on hand to be tantamount to be a ``tip``. To me this is reasonable and customary hospitality. I am not concerned with the fact that the agency takes up to half of an agency girls` money. They are ``losing`` that money by personal choice. In some instances such as the ridiculous 550/2 hr. price point, I am being penalized due to agency and/or escort greed. I certainly feel no compassion there. In addition these ladies are participating in an activity where they may typically earn an extraordinary amount of money as compared to their peers in society, one which is afforded them by the accident of birth.
EBS