Rates info

Not sure if this belongs here, but mod can move it if not

Is there a decoder ring to understand rates? If so, can someone send to me..
I see things like $.25 and $$ and $.50

i could guess what they mean, but would like some clarification..

thanks for listening and be gently with the replies.. LOL
Each dollar sign represents one hundred dollars. $=$100. $$=$200 $.50=$150 etc
KCQuestor's Avatar
It is a silly code that some of us have been discouraging for years. Not only does it not have any positive benefit, but there is the possibility of confusion if an amount is a fraction of $100. If the session was $.75 is that $175 or $75?

If everyone would drop the code, the whole board would be clearer for everyone.
JD Barleycorn's Avatar
If you just paid a single dollar ($1.00) it would still qualify as prostitution. Maybe if you took Canadian currency???
Questor is correct, it is a silly, unnecessary code that those who have joined this sub-culture the last few years continue to use because they completely believe the local constables don't know the code and thus they will remain safe.

Roses anyone?

And yes, it is silly and outdated.

As are other euphemisms, such as "provider".
KCQuestor's Avatar
Some people have made the same point that scorpio31 did, that the code is in place to hide from police. If that is truly the case, then I am doubly against it. Any "code" meant to fool the police or evade prosecution is bound to fail unless it is hidden from the general members.

Offering "roses" or "diamonds" or even "kisses" is just as stupid.
ElumEno's Avatar
I have often wondered what would happen if I showed up with a couple hundred "Roses".
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algrace's Avatar
I have often wondered what would happen if I showed up with a couple hundred "Roses".
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No doubt it would affect how the xoxo would be returned.
Some people have made the same point that scorpio31 did, that the code is in place to hide from police. If that is truly the case, then I am doubly against it. Any "code" meant to fool the police or evade prosecution is bound to fail unless it is hidden from the general members.

Offering "roses" or "diamonds" or even "kisses" is just as stupid. Originally Posted by KCQuestor
+1

If not more stupid!

KCQ, do you remember this being an issue 5 or 6 years ago?
And yes, it is silly and outdated.

As are other euphemisms, such as "provider". Originally Posted by Nero Wolfe
If a "provider" didn't provide, would you give her a positive review?

What did we do back in the day of the Magic Touch and Gus' Goldmine on Main Street?
I have often wondered what would happen if I showed up with a couple hundred "Roses".
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Are those roses redeemable for cash?

Or for child support payments to another state?

I guess the real question is, "Are roses fungible?"
KCQuestor's Avatar
KCQ, do you remember this being an issue 5 or 6 years ago? Originally Posted by scorpio31
I remember a story a few years back about a cop showing up at a BP girl's door with a hundred roses and the girl saying "When I said roses, I meant dollars!" and getting busted.

I'm sure it's not true. But it's still funny to think about offering to pay a girl with roses, which generally cost more than $1.00 each. I wonder if any guy has ever offered to pay a girl 100 kisses for a half hour session.
Yankee457's Avatar
$ equal 100, the rest is self explanatory.
KCQuestor's Avatar
$ equal 100, the rest is self explanatory. Originally Posted by Yankee457
Clearly not.