[tim]

I've been toying with numbers for awhile such that I'm now starting to try setting my rates at a place which "suggests" a tip. Basically, the concept is that it is easy to leave me the change on that bill or make it work out such that an extra 10 or 15 or 20 percent is at a nice, even interval in relation to the formal cost. The idea is that I can set a price somewhere that it will allow me to make what I must, while also keeping the cost slightly less than it could be if I just insisted outright on something a little higher. Should I receive the extra added, great. If not, well that's alright, also. In perspective, it makes everything a kind of plus ("Hey I DID get that additional amount!") rather than leaving disappointment. Perhaps it may allow customers to feel a little more in control and as if they are getting a better bargain, rather than just "paying a clown a lot of money." We'll see how it goes.