I have always heard good things about Big Feet, so my friend and I decided to give the $38 for 50 minute foot reflexology (which seemed like a good deal) a try. The ladies were very nice and accommodating, the massage was average, nothing special but it did feel pleasant, as any massage should. Everything was going alright, until the end. I don't know if it was because my friend and I looked young, or if it was because we told the ladies that it was our first time there, but when it got to the end when it was time to pay, we were first of all told that multiple times that we should have brought cash because if we tip by card, the company gets 20% of the tips. That is however, not my problem. If a company accepts both card and cash, then it shouldn't matter which you pay with. That was not the main issue though. After tax, the $38 amounted to $40. I tipped 10% and my friend tipped 15%, as we had not been there before, we didn't know what the customary "tip" percentage or amount was for a typical massage place. When I was finished paying, I heard the lady mumble to the other employee, "why did she only pay $4 in tip?" And the employee replied "she's probably gonna give more in cash." And then after paying, (I paid $4 in tip and my friend paid $6) we were told we had to pay $10 in tips for a $40 service. Embarrassed, we didn't know if that was the "norm" or not, so we were made to awkwardly insert our cards back and pay the extra $6 or $4 in tip that we were "missing." However, after leaving and evaluating the situation, we had realized that perhaps we were taken advantage of, because we essentially paid a 25% tip for poor treatment at the end, and tip means a gratuity, it's essentially a reward for a service, not a set amount. In fact, a tip is not necessary at all if the service was not adequate, and I can confidently say that I was very disappointed in the way they confronted us about that. My friend who also regularly goes to Big Feet told me that it the ladies shouldn't have done that and normally people don't tip thaA 25% "required" tip was definitely outrageous, nowhere did it say that we had to tip that much and the fact that they asked for it, it was almost as if they were bullying us into paying more. If anything it showcased to me their greed and I left very disappointed.
*My friend and I went at approximately 2:20 in August 17th, 2018. I had Audrey (who was not involved in the tipping issue as she had another client in right after me and she left for her next session.) The lady who massaged my friend was one of the primary people involved though. We didn't catch her name but she had a very short haircut almost similar to a buzzcut. Quite skinny as well. The other lady was at the desk collecting payments. Thank you for your prompt response Sunny, I appreciate it. read more