Not everyone is under house arrest and has to pay bail.My rate for a dinner date is significantly reduced but will never be free because I have to pay to leave my house
Not everyone is under house arrest and has to pay bail.My rate for a dinner date is significantly reduced but will never be free because I have to pay to leave my house
There are so many different arguments to this issue. One could say well you are getting a nice dinner at let's say an upscale restaurant, so you should not charge but as you point out if there are costs like maybe a babysitter or travel fees that would make sense to charge something, even the opportunity cost of staying home, doing things with friends or missing out on a booking because you have that time allotted to the diner date I suppose does warrant a fee, I think it's the gap between a social vs regular booking that is the issueMy rate for a dinner date is significantly reduced but will never be free because I have to pay to leave my house
There are so many different arguments to this issue. One could say well you are getting a nice dinner at let's say an upscale restaurant, so you should not charge but as you point out if there are costs like maybe a babysitter or travel fees that would make sense to charge something, even the opportunity cost of staying home, doing things with friends or missing out on a booking because you have that time allotted to the diner date I suppose does warrant a fee, I think it's the gap between a social vs regular booking that is the issue
There are so many different arguments to this issue. One could say well you are getting a nice dinner at let's say an upscale restaurant, so you should not charge but as you point out if there are costs like maybe a babysitter or travel fees that would make sense to charge something, even the opportunity cost of staying home, doing things with friends or missing out on a booking because you have that time allotted to the diner date I suppose does warrant a fee, I think it's the gap between a social vs regular booking that is the issue
100% agree with that.If I just wanted a nice dinner I could go on tinder and get that.
Hahaha fair point. I guess it does not apply to people who have the personality of a wet towel or that of a concrete brick.I guess one counter argument would be that not every client has the luxury of being assured their Tinder date to a fancy dinner will be with an attractive woman. There is also the "service" aspect that is being paid for. To a certain client, being able to easily set up the where/when/how long for a fancy dinner date with no courtship and minimal coordination is a convenience that is of value and worth paying for. I'm sure SPs are "themselves" to varying degrees on dinner dates but they are also being hired to deliver a certain experience. For example, if a client wants to go on a long monologue about the history of concrete, an SP is more likely to stick around and listen attentively (or at least appear to) than a Tinder date because of, again, the "service" aspect that is implicit in the transaction (that's not to say SPs don't and should end the appointment if the client behaves boorishly or acts in a way that's threatening to their safety, etc). For these reasons, the Tinder dinner date and SP dinner date aren't necessarily perfectly substitutable.
If I just wanted a nice dinner I could go on tinder and get that.
if the client is willing to pay for a fancy dinner he could also just go on Tinder and find a woman for a date.
I guess it does not apply to people who have the personality of a wet towel or that of a concrete brick
My rate for a dinner date is significantly reduced but will never be free because I have to pay to leave my house
Your outcall rate does not cover you leaving the house? In the first meeting I picked them up at a corner close to their place and went to the hotel I had and dinner was after. Then I drove them to their door as there was some trust.
I'd love a dinner date with Rubis Luxury.
I have things to pay in order to be able to free myself for an evening and get to the destination. Going there for free no matter how fantastic the dinner experience is, wouldn’t make sense for me financially.
I have in rare cases accepted to extend a dinner date free or charge but they still paid the dinner date rate.
But the dinner would include a session which is your hourly rate so you are not going for free. I have taken clients out for dinner and also have had contractors take me out for dinners all part of keeping a business relationship. Now I don't expect a no charge dinner but the 2 SP's I mentioned did get more sessions out of their no charge dinner rates. You can bet that if I saw a SP that advertised no charge dinners I would look into it.
So I’m basically volunteering for the dinner portion and being paid for the intimacy part? I’d rather stay home and show up only for the intimacy part.
I am not a clock watcher but I totally would become one if I was giving away my time.
That’s all hypothetical anyways because this situation has never happened to me. Anyone who wanted to have dinner with me paid for my time. I’m not really a clock watcher in that case and it happens more often than not that I will stay a little longer because we are having a good time and don’t want to leave so abruptly.
A free fancy dinner isn’t my thing. 2 hours that I could have spent napping, relaxing or seeing someone who pays.
In short: "Don't forget I'm running a business here"
I 100% agree with you, but as in your example these are existing clients with whom you already have a business relationship with. It's just partner management 101. I am sure that a lot of SPs will offer this to their loyal clients but they would not be advertising this publicly to potential new ones.But the dinner would include a session which is your hourly rate so you are not going for free. I have taken clients out for dinner and also have had contractors take me out for dinners all part of keeping a business relationship. Now I don't expect a no charge dinner but the 2 SP's I mentioned did get more sessions out of their no charge dinner rates. You can bet that if I saw a SP that advertised no charge dinners I would look into it.
I am sure that a lot of SPs will offer this to their loyal clients.
I 100% agree with you, but as in your example these are existing clients with whom you already have a business relationship with . It's just partner management 101. I am sure that a lot of SPs will offer this to their loyal clients but they would not be advertising this publicly to potential new ones.