I enjoyed my first massage so much the first time I went back the day before I left the Philippines. Naturally I asked for Anne since she did such an outstanding job the first time. I went ahead and asked for the same 2hr massage. One hour for my feet and legs and one hour for my body.
Anne started with my feet first just like the last time I was there. While she was massaging my feet we were talking and I found out Anne is married with 3 children and her husband drives for Grab a competitor of Uber in the Philippines. I actually preferred Grab to Uber because they give you a set price so there are no surprises like Uber when they charge peak rates which at much higher during certain hours. I used Grab exclusively while I was in the Philippines, but anyway I digress.
While I was talking to Anne she told me the the massage salon she works at gives her 10% of the fee they charge the customer. I'm like SAY WHAT? You make 10% of 550 pesos for doing a 2hr massage (both times she went above and beyond and spent over 2 1/2 hrs on my massage). So basically the salon charges me $550 pesos = $10.50 for a 2hr (2 1/2hr massage) and you make about $1.05 for a kick ass 2 1/2hr massage. She then told me she budgets herself to $100 pesos/day = $1.91/day. Anne is an awesome masseuse she gave me the best massage I've ever had and she gets $1.91 for 2 1/2hrs. That ain't right. I had to reward her for the outstanding job she did. I gave Anne a $500 = peso tip, approx $9.56 for an awesome job.
My wife got a 1 hr massage right after me (also w/Anne) for 300 pesos = $5.73. Can you imagine a 1 hr massage for $5.73 in the US. I know Anne did a kick ass job so I gave her another 200 peso tip.
As we walked back to my brother in laws house feeling completely relaxed from the excellent job Anne did I also felt good about leaving her with $700 pesos in tips for both my massage and my wife's massage. She made us feel great and I'm sure she was very happy w/the tips I left for her. The Philippines is a very poor country and the cost of living is very low so I'm sure that the tips she received will help her and her family out. Thanks Anne until next time read more