Yes, reviews influence me when selecting a provider I have not seen before. But I generally believe in the average consensus, NOT what ONE guy said.
Also, I agree with Handy. You should
always know that YMMV. There are NO guarantees. A Provider has the right to change her services for
any reason. When meeting someone new, if she doesn't feel safe or the dude has bad hygene, she has every right to adjust to her comfort zone, AND\OR flat-out refuse service.
OR maybe she used to offer a service last month but for some reason isn't comfortable any more and takes it off the menu. That's her right.
We are just grateful that she
has a menu.
Granted, if 7 reviews said BBBJ and I was restricted to CBJ, I would be disappointed. I would mention her reviews saying BBBJ and my expectation\hope. If she still declined, I would respect her decision. But
next time I wanted BBBJ, I wouldn't select her (although I might select her anyway and just scratch my criteria mismatch!)