With me, it's simple. If I am visiting a provider at her incall, the envelope is put on a table right away and she can check it or not and do with it as she pleases. If it's her incall, she isn't going to dash. If it's a hotel room, I put the envelope down and she can check it if she pleases, but the envelope stays in sight on the table. If I have to use the restroom to freshen up at the beginning of an appointment, the envelope goes with me and she can check it again when I return. There should be no awkwardness in Providers or Clients protecting themselves from being ripped off, especially given how many of both are out there trying to do just that. Originally Posted by Lust4xxxLifeI used to NEVER ask for the fee upfront. I thought of it as being rather tasteless.
But that has changed for me. Now, I ask. Even with my regular client base. There are a few exceptions, but just a few.
Over the past few years, the attitudes of the general client base has changed dramatically. I've had REGULAR clients short me, or tell me that "they'll catch up with me," for the shorted amount at a later date. That is really unacceptable to me.
A few months ago, and I wonder if he's on this board, I saw a guy and it was a new client. I asked for the fee upfront.
And he declined.
So here I am. At MY incall (not a hotel) and I've been around forever. Does anyone think that I'm going to rip someone off for time? Really?
And he just said no, that he wasn't going to do that. Then, I suggested he lay down half (or something) since by this time, I was getting nervous. And he declined again.
Well, this was a new one. So I asked him to leave.
He left. After begging for a bit. It was a REALLY uncomfortable situation.
I figured that he had some sort of game that he was trying to play.
I'm old school, as in old school like the ASPD heck, I know you and we're friends and of course you'll pay me, right? Well, that is no longer my attitude. I don't LIKE asking for the funds upfront but I'm realistic. This is a business and for now, and for myself, the parameters have changed.
I'm even hearing of old school clients, ones that have been around the block like I have been, playing a bunch of games.
So I'm keeping it simple. Collect the funds upfront. Get that ugly business part out of the way, and then ... play.
If someone is offended by my new "rule" then so be it. I wouldn't have changed the way that I do things if the current climate didn't require it.
Good topic. It's been done before. But I think that every once in awhile, this needs to be discussed.
Best,
Elisabeth