An unsealed envelope seems to be the standard delivery system.  There may be some legal protection also.
Counting, in front of the guy IS tacky.  and Yes, a stack of twenties is slow to count, and easy to error.  Sometimes I have to use an ATM and twenties occasionally get miscounted, plus and minus.
One lady informed me to place an unsealed envelope, containing the donation, into the cigar box, on her nightstand before taking a shower.  Obviously, this allowed her the opportunity to take a peek, in the envelope.  Not a bad idea..
Good Luck Bella.

you should concentrate on connecting with him/her first...At some point when there is a break, ask for the donation...or hopefully he gives it to you..whenever that happens. Immediately, excuse yourself to another room and count it. Do it fast, and then come back. I've had a couple of providers do that...seems reasonable.

Fling the rest of the 50 thousand in the air!  Now that's America.  What the heck would Berlusconi do?

And by the way, who is contacting you that wants to have sex at the grocery store?

In my experience, washing my hands makes this situation easier. I either leave the donation outside which allows the provider to count it or I place the donation in the bathroom so that she may retrieve it when she freshens up. Typically, the provider lets me know ahead of time where to leave the donation. Hope that helps. Love your posts btw!

Over time of trying a few, my favorite method of accepting donations is to ask my visitor to leave my gift in the bathroom and wash his hands or help himself to whatever he needs to freshen up.

Once he comes out, I tell him to make himself comfortable, and excuse myself to the bathroom.  

They know I am checking, but it removes the awkwardness of the hand-to-hand exchange or visual of checking the money. Once someone has seen me once or twice I skip this step.

Now, if it is short what I do depends on the amount. If they booked an hour and my half hour rate is in there, I address it up front and apologize for breaking the mood, but warmly explain that it is important to make sure we are on the same page.

If it is only $20 or so short, I mention it after the session is over before they leave. Usually if you can just be calm and kind about it, you can take the discomfort away from it.

I always just lay it out, in the bathroom. No envelope. No card. Just the cash with no donation or your fake name written on the envelope. Keeps it simple and what it is. Money I left behind when I took a shower.

go wash your hands :)

what i always do is after collecting the envelope, i excuse myself and head to restroom to wash hands. i will count the money first to make sure i got it all correct, then wash hands and head back to the room. I've been cheated for 200 before, now i ALWAYS count money even with regulars. Girls it's YOUR money! if you find he gave you less than supposed to don't be afraid to mention it in a nice way:

Check it while he's showering.  If it is over, he's a giver AND a keeper.  If it's under - "I thought we agreed on $$$$".  If necessary make it as if there's been an accounting error.  You can be a stickler for expecting the CORRECT amount.  Anything under the AGREED number is an error.

AND if its all in twenties AND he was hurrying expect errors.

Jonatha