Economics of GL
 

Hi. This thread is out of curiosity. I’m wondering how much does each girl earn per customer. Is it 50% of total paid?

I also want to tip some girls and know how much is a good tip and not insulting for her.

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Any tips is extra and won't be seen as insult, you feel serbis good then give as you feel appropriate and appreciate value. Other bros may see tipping as spoil market cos now n then more girls will start and expecting tips if more n more bros giving, may also see a downing of serbis if no tips. Wana give tips, just diam diam give what you feel comfortable. Give liao don't expect more, fact is that you pay more nia. Cheers

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Bro Max Priest is a verteran of our playground and he has answered this question many times in great detail. Please do some searching and you will seek what you look for.

That said he seems to be more of a PRC specialist and I have not seen him share wisdom on the tom yum or pho scene.

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Ah. I never knew that. Thanks for sharing and letting me know. I’ll keep my tips for only the best service now. :P

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Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I’ll go check him out. I mostly delve into tom yum and pho though but i’m sure the answer is similar.

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I think if you want to show appreciation then just go an book again right?

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I think if you want to show appreciation then just go an book again right?

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It's not always 50% but it's pretty close and I doubt that it varies that much.

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There are 2 sensible camps here.

Camp 1) Tip if you really want but keep quiet about it because some SBFers will see you as spoiling the market and downvote you. Be warned though, past a certain point some girls will not be grateful, they'll just see you as an easy mark and service will start to suffer because they'll just do the minimum. Think simp behaviour and girls that exploit it. Speaking from the collective experience of SBF.

Camp 2) Instead of tipping, just tell her that you really liked her service and will come back to find her next time, and do so. Good service deserves our repeat business. Vote with your dollar.

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Ah okay. I haven’t tipped before just wanted to know the consensus with more experienced chiongers. I think camp 2 makes the most sense and benefits everyone. I’ll probably go that route from now on. Thanks for taking time to reply!

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it is mostly 50% split for thai and viet houses before covid and after covid

but whether the girls are charged separately for other stuff seems to vary from house to house

i have heard girls telling me they had to pay some fees for washing of towels lel

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Depending on the ‘extra mile’ & the GFE u will get for the RTF.
I will only do so if they deserve it to get more in return

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let's not let tipping culture spoil the Geylang scene (like the F&B industry in America).

if tips become a normal practice in Geylang, instead of seeing it as a bonus, the girls will expect a tip even if their service is below average.
The house might increase their share of the total paid because they know the girls can get tips.

in america, some food deliveryman refuse to take up orders that pay little or no tips.
restaurant service staff doesn't border to give their best because they know they will get tips anyway.
restaurant also pay very low basic salary and relay on the tips to make up for the bulk of the staff's salary

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i dont practice tipping for the last 2 decades (both msian and Prc)
and still get mostly good services or even top services
in the presence of exceptional chemistry. once tipping culture starts,
they will begin to scrutinize between heavy, light and non tipper.
What happens when you stop tipping your regular gal? dont sabo yourselves.
i always believe the best reward to them is regular RTF. At least they are serving a familiar face. Enough said.
Gong Xi Fa Cai to all the fuckers here! huat eh!

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washing towels also need to pay? LOL.