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From: The Boston Herald
Date: 20040406
Author:Teitell, Beth
Byline: Beth Teitell
Like other good-hearted types, I tip hairdressers, brow waxers and manicurists to expressmy deep gratitude - and also because I'm terrified.
To borrow from the English playwright William Congreve, heck has no wrath like an aesthetician scorned.
Which is why I'm scared to go backto the woman who does my brows. I tipped after last week's appointment - I'd swear thisunder oath - but instead of putting my gratuityin an envelope bearing my name, the receptionist slipped it into a sack with other anonymousbills.
When I saw what was going down, I ...
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