Hi Collette,
I got some nice Christmas tips from clients I see regularly, including a whopping giftcard for LaSenza! I was bouncing about like tigger after that! But really, if I get a tip at all it would be 10.00/20.00 and it's pretty rare.  I think my rates are high enough and I don't ever really expect tips.
I take the cash upfront and when the time is up, to expect the guy to get his wallet out and pay more? I don't know, it does not normally happen, not for me anyhow!
I offer cash back as well, if the guy needs to take off early or something. It's not fair really, I think, to take for 2 hours when your an hour in and he gets a work call and has to run. I think the gesture is appreciated as normally when this happens, I only end up giving about 20.00 back as they won't take any more. I always give back if too much is in the wad of cash as well. If he didn't have the correct change then, I will get 10.00 for him and sometimes, I get told to keep it. I try to be honest with the theory of, walk the line of honesty and you will reap the rewards? I don't know, I certainly had nice tips over Christmas so perhaps it does work that handing cash back thing! But there again, I am always running over time as well, I am not a huge clockwatcher, too soft perhaps? Not sure, all I know is, it worked out pretty well for me with Christmas bookings as I had some lovely tips then.
I don't work through an agency though. I am independent. Do you think that has a say in it?
Perhaps somebody with more know about it will come along and answer that.

I've only had a handful of tips, too, and I thought it would be more common! My most recent tip was 30 quid. It seemed a funny amount, but I guess it's 10% and he was an Indian guy raised in America. Felt odd because I didn't really need any extra on top of extortionate agency fees. But it's "free" money that I don't have to give 30% of to my agent so it does feel sneakily nice that way. Also, I don't think it was a tip of appreciation so much as a tip of "look how rich I am". Which isn't a gesture most men feel the need to make (nor should they).

Had a few tips all but a couple have been on outcalls so whether its an extra thank you for making the journey, i have no idea, but not many, again i think im charging enough, but each to their own, i get quite a few gifts though, choccies, flowers, underwear and bottles of something, they are always gratefully received 

Ive heard of girls getting tipped before the appointment properly started.  That sounds nice but if it happened to me i would be suspicious as to why they were doing it.  Or pressured to make sure I was simply fantastic so they didnt ask for it back    I got tipped a few weeks ago on an outcall but again i think it was a 'look how rich i am' kind of tip rather than anything else.  It was nice though, and appreciated.  I havent had any gifts yet but most of my clients until now have been passing through on business so not much opportunity for finding good regulars.  Heres hoping though, i love a pressie. x

Tippers get a complimentary blow job which probably makes me exceptionaly shallow! 

I think too that we charge enough as it is and do not expect anything more.

I dont care if I was charging 1,000 dollars an hour...a tip is more than welcome. Its not a necessity, but its a plus. It doesnt hurt to be surprised with an extra wad 

ah..ok. Well I was living there last year, but of course I wasnt even escorting around this time last year, nor did I know what SAAFE was! Hopefully 2009 will bring me to Europe