About to GIve Up On Studios

Just thought I'd throw a thought out there. I'm about to give up on studios. I've tried Lovely Angels, Greenlight, all the MKs, MizzKim, Kpop, etc. I've become discouraged by several things:
1. It's getting more common for the girl you see to not be the girl you thought you were seeing.
2. The extra charges are simply going out of sight.
3. We all know the pictures are always bogus.
4. Getting clearance seems to involve everything up to my grandmother's maiden name.
5. If you ever, repeat 'ever', have some conflict, disagreement, etc. with a studio, you become persona non grata.
6. Let's face it. Studios are now at the upper end of the monetary ladder with regard to afternoon delights.
7. Seems to me the level of service is going down rather than going up, and it's getting harder to believe the reviews.

What did I miss?

So I havnt quit entirely, but my visits are definitely not what they used to be when I first started and I agree with some of what you said.


1. Not sure if you mean pictures or based on reviews. If based on reviews... that has always been a thing I feel. Have to learn to navigate the promoters vs real mongers. and even then, a lot of YMMV crap.

2. Yeah this has been an on going thing.

3. Not sure if this is a continuation of 1. but yes. I feel this has been like this since I started back in 21. I dont know if it was better before the pandemic but when I started, pictures rarely matched what you were getting. A few exceptions were like LA/GL Emma, Thai Abby and Asa.

4. Yeah.. I gave my DL to LA when I first started.. but that slowly got me into the rest.. and thankfully thats the only time I had to give anything like that. And I was a newbie at the time .. reading stuff here made me more cautious.
5. Yeah.. some of the bookers/owners need to learn to take bad reviews and learn how to improve based on them. A lady is not providing good service.. maybe its time to cut her loose or see whats going on. Dont blame the paying customer.
6. One of the main reasons I dont go as often anymore. I can do 320 but it has to have no upgrade fees. 350.. or is it 360 now at GL... I would do that every now and then if there is someone I want to see. There isnt right now. Amy or Ivy ever came back tho, its on.
7. Reviews have always been hit or miss. Gotta learn who you can believe vs who to trust. Its a bit harder since they no longer use the movie star accounts lol. For the most part I agree on this. There are some gems tho. Abby when she is around. Im always a fan of Asa and Emma. AS Joy is always a fun visit. Out of my most current visits, Yummy at MKA and Rina at that one C Org were a blast.


I have gone indy for the most part. Ill tip my toes back into the studios here and there. If Jinah / Ivy / Amy / Asa came back, I would probably visit them for sure.

I remember the glory days of Spas a decade ago. 200 bucks to go raw with a Korean hottie for a hour. But I also remember houses and cars being half the price they are now. Inflation is real. Seeing a studio girl is still more affordable then seeing a indi as prices to see a decent looking girl start near 400.


On your 3rd point, thats the way its been in the whole hobby since day one brother. I just stay away from the places with very obvious fake pics. Ive only been out of retirement for 2 months and out of the ladies I've seen only 15%-20% haven't looked like thier pictures. AS has been pretty reliable. Sua is her. GL the ladies are them but from 10 years ago. I stay away from bk cause the pics are so clearly edited I don't want to take that risk.



Tbh it sounds a little bit like you've become a little jaded to the hobby, which is understandable with how many ladies you've seen. Maybe your just not feeling satisfaction from that kind of interaction anymore.

I hate #2 with a passion lol. I too remember the glory days of 200. None of that upcharge bs. We book a hour to go msog included

And what’s funny is the OG days were actually hot young Koreans like Foxy from Blue, Cherry from Rainbow, Judy from Lucky Haven, Thai Cici from #1 spa unlike these 30, 40 year olds we are getting at the studios

In my experience, over the last couple of years, more often the girls in the photos are at best heavily ps. The girls are 10-20 years older irl.

I have now taken the policy that if they don’t match the photos then I’m bouncing. If the studios want to ban me after that then I’m ok with it.

I have now taken the policy that if they don’t match the photos then I’m bouncing. If the studios want to ban me after that then I’m ok with it. Originally Posted by justhangingaround

I mean, I completely understand your frustration, but you're going to be walking out of just about every one of your appointments if you apply this methodology to every girl you see. But I guess if you have nothing to lose and don't mind getting banned from studios, then more power to you.

Personally, I don't put much stock into photos on the website. I rely on TER reviews (and reviews on here) and try and get the consensus amongst all the reviews on age, physical appearance, and services. I typically don't go in with super high expectations and a lot of the time I am pleasantly surprised. If you go in with sky high expectations (i.e. expect girl to match pics on website), you will be disappointed 95% of the time. That's just the reality.