I usually always ask the gent... how long, what type of date and try to re state the donation for the time during correspondence. It does baffle me when a guy asks, "you avail? what's your rates?" When they are usually linked in the sig. line or in the showcase that's linked in the sig. line!
But...if ya not sure ASK don't assume prior to the date! That's not playing fair I'd say the above mentioned, haggling and not washing nether regions have got to be my pet peeves. Other than that, "no worries" is my usual motto when stuff comes up.
Originally Posted by Scarlett Rossi
Well SR, lots of ladies don't document that consistently between their showcase, sig and site so it is often tough to tell and other times the rates are not all that clear. Many ladies also have notices that they will hang up if rates or services are discussed. It seems some also like to game it a bit to see how much they can push it seemingly dependent on rent, bills or other unknown factors. Finally (and this is why I chose to respond other than I think you are cool), it seems to me that many of the ladies have very little understanding of pricing and economics (though some seem to have an excellent grasp) because it should be obvious that if pricing is done smartly, it can help you get enough volume to actually make a living (if that is your goal) but also can be tailored (with menu and marketing) to attract the type of clients the lady desires and make some of them regulars. I don't see a great deal of smart pricing, though it is more prevalent here than on someplace like BP. Maybe someone should start a thread on pricing (perhaps there are those in the Power Room). That might be interesting.
Dealing with someone like you is a pleasure because you have great TCB through practice or just being sharp (or both), but I'd say 80% of the providers out there don't understand the importance of consistency and clarity in business (and this is a business of course). So you see it often isn't easy for us guys either (and there may be more guys trying to game things than ladies. I confess I'm a sucker for specials and good deals). Of course emotions and hormones get all caught up in a genitalia based business as well and sometimes tend to override cold and calculated business logic, but me thinks most of the teeny and twenty somethings that get into this biz don't have much "cold and calculating business logic" though they can be cold and calculating at time (I try to avoid those).