I'm posting this in Co-Ed so anyone who wants to can comment. I'm curious what percentage of the time a session turns out to be disappointing based on your expectations. This has been discussed in the LR and I've begun wondering if some of the more veteran hobbyists just have higher standards.
Personally, out of the last 15 providers I've seen I'd say about 6 (40%) of the sessions were disappointing to the point where I wished I hadn't spent the money. This is not a research issue. Also, to be clear, the problem is rarely an issue with the provider's appearance. It's just a general lack of effort and enthusiasm. I guess a number of providers believe if the client comes, they should be satisfied. A number of these sessions were with providers who were "highly-reviewed" which tells you how much credibility to afford that title. God forbid anyone starts a laziest provider thread.
For a variety of reasons, a lot of hobbyists don't want to write really negative reviews. Many of us realize this is a hard job. My issue is less with that than with clients writing reviews that are completely puffed up. It's one thing not to write up a negative experience, but it's something else entirely to write up a mediocre or lazy session as a great one. I have to believe a lot of these reviews are just the result of really low standards or some posters having limited experience with a really quality provider.
My question is what percentage of the time do you leave a session disappointed and why?