With business slowing down across the board, now is a good time to negotiate for four hands. In the past, I would let them initiate 4 hands or let it happen spontaneously. In such instances, both were happy with what I gave. In the current environment, with many spas asking if you want 4 hands, you can manage expectations up front by saying, all I have is $X, if that’s enough, OK. This has worked well. For instance, I visited a spa the other day, they didn’t push 4 hands but having seen both in the past, and knowing business was slow, I thought a 4 hands would be nice. Before I made the offer, I wanted to know if they had any appointments within the next hour. They didn’t so I offered 1.4 total for the hour which included the tip for both. They jumped at it.
Nice review, no doubt you gave what you thought was fair. Doubtful Joanna was in the room. She wouldn’t be asking for a tip. Likely you saw Jessica and Sherry.