It's a lack of class. Yep haggling, FYI.
First of all, I don't think haggling is in and of itself necessarily low class. Just about any third world market requires haggling. You learn quickly that you have no bargaining power if you can't walk away.
Here in the US we haggle about car prices, house prices, salary, you name it. I think context is everything. There are large sections of our society where haggling is not appropriate, effective or just not done. A certain amount of haggling takes the form of walking away and finding a better deal elsewhere.
To answer your question, "Sheila is $25 less" is cheesy and not appropriate in this situation. SWs maybe.
You're willing to pay a provider to fly in from DC to meet you, but you'll haggle with a local to save $25?
good luck.
She has the power to walk away too.
If twenty five bucks mattered so much to me I became indecisive , I would move to Switzerland and cash in my suicide .
Off the record RT, what's your self score on common sense ?
Posted By: Ridgetucky
So I was at the W. Side Market today with my daughter and we were doing the usual market stroll.
We stopped to buy some Concord Grapes and the price was $2 a pound. I took out my cash and my daughter says "Daddy wait, the grapes over there are $1.50 a pound".
Then the vendor says (in broken english - funny how they understand you when they are about to lose a sale) "OK I give to you for $1.50 a pound".
Gee, so the posted price is not the actual price. Huh, go figure.
Now ordinarily I don't haggle generally because I don't have time and I think it's kind of low class. But hey, grapes R grapes and sometimes Pussy is Pussy.
Now, imagine if you just wanted a Wednesday nooner. And you inquired to 2 Providers are they available.
They both respond that they are and one is $25 less than the other.
Do you responded to the more expensive Provider "just FYI, Sheila (why Sheila because I think it's funny) is offering $25 less.
Is that haggling or just FYI?
Thoughts, opinions, discuss amongst yourselves......
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RT Says - I have waited 5 years to see a Provider and this week it will happen! First time I was scheduled to fly to DC just to see her and she bailed at the last minute (because of something I wrote on here). Then tried to fly her in to me but it did not work out. Then out of the blue she makes a trip to my city. RT is indeed blessed!!!!!!!!
when it comes to the hobby.
On Monday, I am going to do some real freeky shit!!!!!
Normally I don't write reviews but in this case I will.
It involves whip cream, a halloween mask, toy gun and cotton candy.
Wait for the details.
Yummy!
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I couldn't even imagine haggling over an hourly rate. It just seems tactless and cheap behavior by me, and insulting to the provider. If I can't afford her published rate, I don't call. That being said, if I book dinner dates and/or overnights every few weeks with a provider and we have a great relationship, then I would like to see some objective acknowledgement.. be it time, $$, scheduling priority, etc.. I probably won't ask, but I'll certainly notice.
Yes thank you for saying that with brevity! I was trying to say that myself and your absolutely right!
Posted By: Look2Me
I couldn't even imagine haggling over an hourly rate. It just seems tactless and cheap behavior by me, and insulting to the provider. If I can't afford her published rate, I don't call. That being said, if I book dinner dates and/or overnights every few weeks with a provider and we have a great relationship, then I would like to see some objective acknowledgement.. be it time, $$, scheduling priority, etc.. I probably won't ask, but I'll certainly notice.
I want wholesale pricing, babe. This is a business after all. How much volume gets me 50% off? Is that 50 hours prebooked per month? Do you offer 2 in 10 terms? Low volume? What's that?
You know, Veronica is offering a similar product at 40%, but I'd really rather see you. Can you sweeten your offer a bit and we can close this deal? How about if I throw in tix to a few ball games?
Sheeesh!
Oh my that's funny I second that!
I don't play hooker "tag". If they don't like me board persona.............fuck 'em.
So now the hooker deigns to give you the time of day? Sounds like a win-win for you lol
I have planned for Monday. You would vomit. (hint: vomit is potentially on menu).
I treat the Hobby the way an wine enthusiast treats wine. I RESPECT IT SO MUCH THAT I ALMOST DON'T WANT TO DRINK IT!!!!!!!!!!
Five years of waiting for this moment is a form of sexual discipline. I can't really begin to explain it.
I mean I am like fucking sick in the head when it comes to sex. The sicker/wilder/crazier/most bizarre shit is what I am aiming for.
Having a woman gag on my dick while I wear a Darth Vader mask and hold a toy gun to her head is just like my thing.
Fucking her in the ass while she eats a bag of blue cotton candy as I lick whip cream off her back is just something I have to do. Like the sun rises in the east it just has to happen.
RT
Nope, you are just a troll my friend.
You think that scenario above is sick? LOL, nope just screams ghetto. Maybe you is black as coal.
Thanks for sharing.
Posted By: Ridgetucky
I have planned for Monday. You would vomit. (hint: vomit is potentially on menu).
I treat the Hobby the way an wine enthusiast treats wine. I RESPECT IT SO MUCH THAT I ALMOST DON'T WANT TO DRINK IT!!!!!!!!!!
Five years of waiting for this moment is a form of sexual discipline. I can't really begin to explain it.
I mean I am like fucking sick in the head when it comes to sex. The sicker/wilder/crazier/most bizarre shit is what I am aiming for.
Having a woman gag on my dick while I wear a Darth Vader mask and hold a toy gun to her head is just like my thing.
Fucking her in the ass while she eats a bag of blue cotton candy as I lick whip cream off her back is just something I have to do. Like the sun rises in the east it just has to happen.
RT
Generally speaking haggling tends to piss of some providers. My "Guythink" says it's ok to bring it up, there are ALWAYS ladies out there who aren't getting enough dates. As long as you are respectful, why not give it a try.
You are running the risk of getting put on their personal "do not do" list. Some women get offended at such requests
absolutely its really hard being reasonable with people who are not nice about haggling. Haggling is done in many places, but I personally deal with it when I choose to, so being nice is absolutely necessary!
Posted By: JoeBanzai
Generally speaking haggling tends to piss of some providers. My "Guythink" says it's ok to bring it up, there are ALWAYS ladies out there who aren't getting enough dates. As long as you are respectful, why not give it a try.
You are running the risk of getting put on their personal "do not do" list. Some women get offended at such requests.
Do whats best for you! If you enjoy meeting interesting women/men etc and you know what you like, then go for that because price is not a determinant at that point. I don't know, I'm not a huge shopper but if I see a really nice item that I can enjoy more than one, say a pair of authentic leather frye company boots, if I keep buying payless shoes because of their poor quality, you might end up spending more money on something of less quality. Buying the frye boots will last a lot longer than payless shoes. I know that makes sense to you because it's sensible!
Posted By: Ridgetucky
So I was at the W. Side Market today with my daughter and we were doing the usual market stroll.
We stopped to buy some Concord Grapes and the price was $2 a pound. I took out my cash and my daughter says "Daddy wait, the grapes over there are $1.50 a pound".
Then the vendor says (in broken english - funny how they understand you when they are about to lose a sale) "OK I give to you for $1.50 a pound".
Gee, so the posted price is not the actual price. Huh, go figure.
Now ordinarily I don't haggle generally because I don't have time and I think it's kind of low class. But hey, grapes R grapes and sometimes Pussy is Pussy.
Now, imagine if you just wanted a Wednesday nooner. And you inquired to 2 Providers are they available.
They both respond that they are and one is $25 less than the other.
Do you responded to the more expensive Provider "just FYI, Sheila (why Sheila because I think it's funny) is offering $25 less.
Is that haggling or just FYI?
Thoughts, opinions, discuss amongst yourselves......
________________________________
RT Says - I have waited 5 years to see a Provider and this week it will happen! First time I was scheduled to fly to DC just to see her and she bailed at the last minute (because of something I wrote on here). Then tried to fly her in to me but it did not work out. Then out of the blue she makes a trip to my city. RT is indeed blessed!!!!!!!!
haggling over the price of a lady's time. Lets say you are successful with haggling over a lady's time, how involved or motivated do you think she'll be? Each and every lady that has attempted to upsell me did not see me again, I consider that haggling as well. She posts a donation she considers her time is worth, give that donation and have fun instead of putting a downer in the short period of time you're gunna hang out.
Especally if you want a GFE experiance, it's pretty hard to expect good chemistry from somone you have just haggeled with over the fee that supports them.
Now, I will agree that being asked for a discount in this business is tacky, but I can't deny it happens. I am generally the person making the offer, not being asked though. Once asked, I no longer feel that person is worthy of my time, so it is in the asking, not the actual deed that puts us off. Your situation is how it should go down...you not being the one asking, but the grape guy overhearing someone else mentioning the price is lower somewhere else, then making YOU an offer. Here..that just does not happen unless you work in a brothel or street corner.
If a guy sent me an email saying, "London, I really want to see you but Sally is 300 less, and that is more my budget," I would tell him to go see Sally. Now, a regular client....totally different story, and most would never propose it that way. It would be more like, "Look, I have been seeing you once a month for the past 6 months at your current rate, but I would like to see you more often with a guaranteed sum each month." That, I have done many times, and would do again, but the catch is...he had to pay the discounted fee for both dates UPFRONT on the first date. Most guys won't do that. They want not only a discount, but also want to flake on the promised x amount of visits. Can't have it both ways.
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London Rayne, I've thought about asking about some sort of "quantity discount" with a provider I've been seeing regularly. Not now, but in months to come.
I don't know that I'd do it, though, because my concern is that she'd feel that by paying less, I was deserving of less. Maybe she wouldn't think that consciously, but unconsciously. Dunno.
You have to offer her a benefit to make the deal sweet, so you both get what you want. You would most likely have to increase the number of visits to get the decreased rate. Also, don't ever try to negotiate her minimum rate...whatever that may be. If she charges 400 an hour, don't mess with that rate because no matter how you slice it, she loses out....UNLESS you promise her two one hour dates for say 300 and pay that 600 UPFRONT. If her 2 hour rate is 700 and you normally only book an hour, asking her to see you for 600 (2 hours) gives her an extra 200 and gives you an extra hour for less.
I don't want anyone to think I am pushing for haggling here, because that's not what I am doing. I am saying that there are ways for both parties to come out ahead with negotiating. If you have NEVER booked more than an hour (400) and all of a sudden you are willing to book 2 hours for 100 off (600) she still made 200 more from you that she would have never gotten had she not discounted the 2 hour rate. Hope that makes sense.
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