Overview
Purple Garden is one of the few online psychic platforms that features a built-in tipping system, giving clients the option to send a gratuity directly to their advisor after a session. For users coming from Kasamba or Keen where tipping isn't a platform feature, this can feel ambiguous—is tipping expected? How much is appropriate? Does it affect future sessions? Understanding Purple Garden's tipping culture helps you navigate the post-session moment comfortably and ensures that your tip, when you choose to give one, is a genuine expression of appreciation rather than a social obligation or a misunderstood transaction.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Complete your Purple Garden session. After the session ends, a summary screen appears in the app or web interface. On this screen, alongside your session duration and total cost, you'll see a 'Send a Tip' option with a suggested amount (typically a percentage of the session cost) and fields to enter a custom amount.
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Evaluate whether tipping is appropriate for this specific session. Tipping is not expected or required on Purple Garden—it's a genuine gratuity for exceptional service. Criteria that typically warrant a tip: the reader provided unexpectedly specific and verifiable information, the session was especially emotionally healing, or the advisor went noticeably beyond their stated session scope to help you.
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If you choose to tip, the appropriate range on Purple Garden is roughly 10–20% of the session cost, similar to service industry tipping norms. For a $40 session, $5–$8 is a thoughtful and generous tip. For exceptional sessions—particularly long mediumship readings where the advisor delivered strong evidential detail—going higher is perfectly appropriate.
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Enter your tip amount and confirm. Purple Garden processes the tip as a separate charge to your payment method on file. It does not come out of your session balance—it's an additional charge. If you've added funds to your Purple Garden balance, tips are deducted from your balance, not from a card directly.
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You can add a note alongside your tip. This is optional but appreciated—a brief personal message explaining what resonated (e.g., 'The specific details about my situation were uncanny—thank you for your genuine gift') means more to advisors than the monetary amount alone. Many Purple Garden advisors cite client notes as among the most meaningful feedback they receive.
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You are never obligated to tip. An advisor who provides a mediocre or generic session, gives you vague guidance, or doesn't connect should not receive a tip simply because the tip interface appeared. Tips are earned, not automatic.
Pro Tips
Advisors cannot see who tips and who doesn't in a way that would affect how they treat you in future sessions—tipping (or not tipping) does not create an obligation or change your standing as a client. Never feel pressured to tip out of fear it will affect future availability or reading quality.
If a reading was genuinely exceptional but you're short on funds that day, a detailed written review mentioning what was accurate and helpful is arguably more valuable to the advisor's long-term career than a small tip. Reviews drive future bookings; tips don't.
Some Purple Garden advisors include a mention of tipping in their profile description or session wrap-up. This is a soft prompt, not a demand—treat it the same way you'd treat a tip jar at a coffee shop. If you feel the service was worth it, tip. If not, move on without guilt.
For advisors you plan to return to regularly, an occasional tip alongside a positive note is a meaningful way to signal that you value the relationship and want to continue working together. Regular clients who tip occasionally often notice a certain warmth and attentiveness in subsequent sessions.
If This Platform Isn't Working for You
If you prefer a platform without an in-session tipping system—where pricing is fully predictable and you never face the tip-or-not decision—Keen and Kasamba do not have built-in tip features. All advisor compensation on those platforms is through the per-minute rate, making every session a clean, predictable cost without a post-session gratuity interface.