Given the HUGE number of no-shows by girls that happen all the time, I will never get a room until the girl shows up at the hotel. . . . . that's one of the first rules that a guy learns about the hobby...NEVER get the room before a girl shows up. Now you're asking that a guy do something that goes against everything that he has learned and everything that guys here have been told. . . . You're very new to this site and have a very short history. Guys here have been ripped off for years by girls that no-show and yet you want us to overlook that and follow your "rules" - rules that are set by a girl that is very new to the hobby and doesn't have anywhere near the experience that many guys here do. Originally Posted by travelling_manThere is no such "rule" and there is no "standard" way of doing things in the hobby. You have never taken a survey of DFW hobbyist and do not speak for anyone other than yourself. You come off here as someone who is trying to pressure a young, new provider into doing things the way that suit you by speaking on behalf of all hobbyists and assuming an authority you do not possess.
Whenever I book a room, I get it on hotwire or priceline and already have the room number. I book with reliable providers. My way works for me and I'm sure I'm not the only one who does it that way.
If a guy already has a room number, then the chances of him not showing are much less than if the guy just says he'll meet the provider there and get the room when she shows. I can certainly see why a provider would choose not to see a guy who doesn't have a room.
You should do what works for you, I'll do what works for me, and let Bree Anna do what works for her without brow beating her.