Hey my wife and I just had a massage in HCMC and they were great. They charged $350,000VND!! No problem. Then before we paid they wanted us to rate the massage with a strongly suggested $300,000VND tip for each of us. Is this normal? We don’t mind tipping but that seems excessive. Can anyone explain? TIA
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300k for tipping each of you??? It too much, price for massage is 350k and the tip is 300. They are crazy ? They want to take money from you.
I am full Vietnamese and lives in Canada. I went HCM city district 1 and had massage/nail service too. I paid over 500k vnd and was asked for large amount of tips too. I refused to and gave 10%. I recommend give 10-15% max if good service. It’s optional and I don’t like to be asked aggressive like that!
Tipping is one of Vietnamese culture…
Price is a price, no tip required, tell them where to go demanding a tip… you ask- you don’t get
In VN, most places don’t require tips except massage places. Masseurs don’t have a salary. They rely on tips. Adding tips to the cost of a massage X2. Don’t agree, don’t go.
Dont pay any tip.
It’s normal in Vietnam. If they said tips included, then no need to tips.
Not normal. I tip 50 K max 100 K for a massage depending on the quality and setting upscale or not. And if people ask for a tip, it is a big turn-off.
We tip between 100K-200K, and that is 30-50%, should be plenty already!
It’s the holiday Tet …I paid extra for everything and tip even at places I normally don’t…because most services are closed.