The Rising Cost of the Hobby and Rate Increases

[LC18]

I gave a $50 discount to current clients in December and no one took it*. Sometimes I’m not sure what men truly want…

*they came to see me but paid full price

 

[Giselle Montreal]

I gave a $50 discount to current clients in December and no one took it*. Sometimes I’m not sure what men truly want…

*they came to see me but paid full price

Because it's rarely about the price! That's why marketing exists, not to justify our rates, but the value in our offer.

 

[Sweetguyyul]

The pharma companies definitely didn't come out of COVID smelling like roses... Pfizer poured billions into the effort to fast-track the COVID vaccine, and it's got very little to show for it. The stock has made a complete roundtrip to pre-COVID levels. None of the primary vaccine makers have been able to sustain any kind of momentum. COVID was a one-time blip for pharmas. Just to nip that in the bud...

Now, contrast that with fat cat liberal socialist government spenders... Like what Mr. Justin and Ms. Valerie have done, to reward the lazy and incompetent, and wreck their local economies...

Back to the topic. As I think Thor said earlier, we were kids in a candy store in the aughts and 2010's. Mind you I'm talking about agencies. There was such a damn good supply of young, white, slim, toned, pretty - conventionally beautiful - women, and a good number of them, fun little perverts, where the thought of a CBJ never even entered their pretty little heads... You could end up with your Plan C or even just pick a new girl you hadn't researched ad nauseam, and still have a high-percentage chance of coming away happy. You could call a few hours before, and still get a great girl. Which a lot of us did, upon landing / arriving in the city. No way you can do that today.

And I'm sure today's indies probably think the Isabella Desrosier's and Zoe's with an umlaut of yesteryear, who charged the same rate or slightly higher, than the agencies, were complete chumps. They weren't. Super smart girls. Loved those girls.

I think the sad bit was that, for a little while at least, Montreal seemed super "democratized" for johns. In contrast to the US. Seeing an escort wasn't a luxury. You didn't have to be a white collar worker making six figures to indulge regularly. It wasn't just the cliche married white guy in his 40's and 50's that is seemingly the norm of clientele in the US, who regularly hobbied. You'd see that at GT's. You want to talk about diversity & inclusion for johns? That was it. I think it's the regular working Montreal local who has lost out the most post-COVID. Who has to cut down on his visits. Where seeing an escort has become a "special occasion" rather than the weekly treat.

Or maybe I just don't know. And a lot of these working locals actually want older, fatter, more pierced, more tat'd, more "diverse" ladies... What the hell do I kn

Its not about aford it or not,its about exageration....and dont worry,i can afford it,i go 2 times a week at the same parlor who advertise here...but like i said to the manager there,i wont make a review just to make them publicity...like a lot of people do here .... but if someone need Intel,just ask

Petty.

 

[Sweetguyyul]

I gave a $50 discount to current clients in December and no one took it*. Sometimes I’m not sure what men truly want…

*they came to see me but paid full price

I'm surpised that no one blamed Justin for this..

 

[kstanb]

How to deal with it (the same way to deal with any business or professional transaction)
- Find more affordable companions
- Book for less time
- Book less frequently

How NOT to deal with it:
- Demand grandfathered rates (cool and appreciate it if she offers it specifically to you, but never ask for exceptions)
- Bitch about it

I personally used to book for 2hours as a norm, but I found I can have kind of the same fun for 90min

 

[urquell]

Because it's rarely about the price! That's why marketing exists, not to justify our rates, but the value in our offer.

This is the truest and most accurate statement on the board and something that virtually everyone ignores. It's always about value, as opposed to price. That doesn't mean there aren't price limits, but it's more about how well spent the cash is relative to services received.

 

[Sylar]

Well the more time a escort spends on here answering questions and reading threads the less time she is working
should indicate how the rate/cost is effecting them.
i seriously doubt they come here for
cooking recipes
mental stimulation or fashion tips!

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You do realize that their interactions and posts here are a form of marketing right?
And I do not mean just in the specific sub forum, but in general. Some are more subtle about it, some are not.

 

[wolfie7]

You do realize that their interactions and posts here are a form of marketing right?
And I do not mean just in the specific sub forum, but in general. Some are more subtle about it, some are not.

Plenty of us find these interactions and posts a turnoff.

I’m with MR - if you actually had business, and a life, you wouldn’t be on MERB all the time.

 

[LC18]

Well the more time a escort spends on here answering questions and reading threads the less time she is working
should indicate how the rate/cost is effecting them.
i seriously doubt they come here for
cooking recipes
mental stimulation or fashion tips!

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Simple minded person logic…

“She has all this time to be here, business must be slow”

What you fail to realize is that some of us don’t need to be working full time to reach our financial goals. Some of us can allow ourselves long breaks without it affecting our finances

 

[LC18]

Someone’s hurt :/

 

[Sylar]

Plenty of us find these interactions and posts a turnoff.

I agree partially. Some subtle promotional posts aren't that subtle. But overall I think most interactions are informative and give a great perspective from the other side.

 

[Sylar]

More than realize look at me look at me
fortunatle we get a snapshot of their characteurs and some i would not do for free

I am not 100% sure what you mean, but what I was trying to say is that the SPs posting here are not doing it just for fun. It's part of their work. If they were salaried employees these would be billable hours.

 

[LC18]

All that to say,

Rates are going up, clients’ salaries aren’t following and eventually some will have to stop seeing SPs/MPs. Maybe they’ll turn to something else that’s free. Maybe they’ll give another chance to dating apps. Maybe they’ll do like that Toronto guy that loves back with his mom to save money and keep seeing SPs.

I can feel you. I was being facetious when I said “not again”. It’s a genuine concern but I don’t think creating multiple threads will give you the answers you are hoping for. Some of you will always counter argue the solutions and advice.

 

[LC18]

I enjoy coming on here because I have been reading merb threads for a long time and noticed that a lot of men were just spreading misinformation and things that ultimately wouldn’t benefit them. Giving advice that will only backfire etc

I’ve decided to create informative threads and now I’m just chilling. Some posts on Twitter and yell at politicians, some spend time on merb ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Camille.morency]

That's one of the reasons why I think clients are better off building a good rapport/relationship with their favorite SPs over a long period instead of only sampling someone new every other week. Many of my regulars who have been seeing me for many years get to still pay the same rate they paid in the beginning (or at least my previous rate). One in particular pays the rates I charged over 5 years ago, because he has consistently booked me since my very first month doing this and I am thankful for his continued support.

You've made a great point here. Building relationships with SPs will get you a long way.

 

[Fradi]

salaried employees these would be billable hours.

WTf don’t give them ideas this was about the rising costs not giving them ideas on how to increase it even more.

 

[Workingman]

This is a great read

 

[wolfie7]

Pardon
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic propelled pharmaceutical company Pfizer's earnings to a record $100 billion last year, almost $57 billion of which was driven by its vaccine and antiviral pill Paxlovid, the company reported Tuesday.

The vaccine accounted for $37.8 billion, up just 3% from 2021, of Pfizer's total sales as demand for the shots slowed. But sales of its blockbuster antiviral treatment made up for that softening, surging to $18.9 billion in 2022, the first full year that Paxlovid was on the market.

You’d rather there be no vaccine? Or cure?

Or companies, investors and scientists / researchers / workers do this for free out of the goodness of their hearts??

You mean like some of these indy escorts in Montreal, right? lollllll

 

[CLOUD 500]

You’d rather there be no vaccine? Or cure?

Or companies, investors and scientists / researchers / workers do this for free out of the goodness of their hearts??

You mean like some of these indy escorts in Montreal, right? lollllll

I would believe this if it were not coerced and mandated like they did for the last two years. This was a clear example of McCarthyism. What happend to my body my choice? Governments used the public health excuse many times to install authoritarian policies for their own benefit. One thing is clear the vaccines were not made for the benefit of the public. Now back to topic of this thread.

 

[Johnny test]

Maybe they’ll do like that Toronto guy that loves back with his mom

I'm assuming you meant "lives with his mom" and not "loves" or this is going to turn into an even weirder conversation