TIPS stands for "to insure proper service"...so do you tip up front, or do you tip after and why?
I am a tip up front kind of person whether it's my masseur, my housecleaner or a provider. Why? Well, I'm sorry, but every single person I've ever met will work harder when they know up front there's extra money in it. I don't care who it is.
That being said, I very much appreciate the person who works equally hard not knowing whether or not that money is coming so if it is a tip at the end kind of deal (restaurant, hair, pedicure) I am likely to give a larger tip because they had no idea it was coming, and still put in just as much elbow grease.
If you don't tip, I'm not really interested in your opinion. I'm also not interested in hearing a debate on why you shouldn't tip. I lived in Canada for four years and know the whole other side of the tipping argument. However, American culture dictates it (and in a restaurant where they make 2 bucks an hour and are taxed 10% on sales you are a massive dickfuck if you don't tip at least 15%). So therefore, we are talking about tipping itself. Not why it shouldn't exist at all (which is more of where I am with it for restaurants...raise the prices and pay workers fairly). Start your own thread if you want to host a drama llama please and thank you