I completely disagree with everything you said except the last sentence. And, in my experience, in FS shops, and that is the subject of this thread, I have never seen a list of acts available and their price. That is for R&T shops. And in restaurants if you tip cash, that doesn't go through the house. Reported tips at restaurants are normally average of the check total. And lastly, the expected amount to put down is subjective at best and is the reason we are having this conversation. Because we make the market. And when several mongers go in and throw money around and then tell other mongers about it, and when the girl is unhappy with a " standard" tip, and the monger just relents and coughs it up, that becomes the market. And that is what, whatever the market will bear means sir. And it ain't due to inflation !!! Again, tips are subjective and relative, especially in this business, and should be private.