Looking for honest feedback here from both Hobbyists and Providers. If one had the opportunity to enter into an arrangement with a provider for 10 overnights in the next 60 days including a two night and a 4 night trip, given the Provider is guaranteed this income and it is significant, is it inappropriate to negotiate a discount?  And if it is not, what discount would you deem appropriate. Looking for thoughts on this from both sides. Hypothetically, one wouldn't want to be a pig, nor a sucker.

you won't get any constructive feedback about this in an open forum without knowing to whom they are responding.

TER offers the option... He has the right to use it.  Ignore him if you don't want to reply to an alias.  From what I can tell, the Chicago board is the only board on here who gets bent out if shape on people using aliases.

Now, do you have anything constructive to offer to the topic?

I would think that if an arrangement is not covered by the provider's menu (i.e. listed on her webpage), then it is entirely up to negotiation, and the cost should be worked about between the provider and client such that each is comfortable with it.  Simple as that.

Whatever a willing seller and a willing buyer can agree on.  Capitalism is such a good system.  An economic allocation of resources.

No way would I do something like that *unless* I was getting a discount.  

She's obviously benefiting from a financial guarantee, what's in it for you?
Without it being a package discounted price, I can't see why you even entertain the notion of doing something like that rather than just booking individual sessions as needed.

If you are paying for each date individually for each date then I would ask but be prepared to pay full price.  If you make an agreement and pay on the 1st date then it is more likely you will get the discount.  Trust me alot of guys say they are going to do this date and that date and try to get each one discounted including the 1st 1.  Then once they get that discounted 1st date they never come back, this happens with past visitors as well as new.  

Just my thoughts anyway

How does this gal KNOW you will deliver what you are "promising"?  And what happens if after the first overnighter, you are ready to try a different gal?  From her perspective there are NO guarantees, unless you are naive enough to pay her in advance...in which case you should seriously examine "why are you doing this?".

Now if this is a gal you have a "great" relationship with (and have seen her many times with a significant amount of $$$ already paid) you can certainly ask her if she would "discount" an overnighter with you.  But to think she will agree to committing to this for a month (or two) might be a stretch.  You will probably be better served to work your "deal" on a sesson by session basis.

Remember, this is not like any other service business you will encounter.  She has her agenda, and you have yours.  Trying to get that "hypothetical" discount for future uncertain business (and I know you are guaranteeing the money...but unless you pay in advance, it is NOT guaranteed...at least from her perspective) will be a slippery slope at best!

And looking only from your perspective...go for the absolute "best" deal for yourself.  Paying her for NOT having sex (sleeping, eating and shopping..and you want to pay $$$ for that priveldge?) is not my idea of a fun time.  But to each their own.  You can find plenty of civvy gals who would love that "vacation" deal, and maybe you get just as lucky.

yes it's an alias and if anyone is interested I'm located nowhere close to Chicago.  I'm on the coast, so any feedback isn't effecting local commerce lol. did so intentionally

In this case, b*tching about an alias isn't really appropriate because it's a generic question. Still, the Chicago board view is that if you're asking for specific information (hotels to use, providers to see, who offers what, etc.) we don't know who you are. We can't verify your board or review history.

Why are we so uptight about this? Local LE has specifically named TER in newspapers and press releases as one of the venues they are aware of and monitor. Thus, I don't really care about the fact that it's inconvenient to some but it's yet another way to keep people safe (like not posting hotel names on the open board). It's a simple rule and I don't see how it's too much of an inconvenience to those asking the question.

Then maybe TER should quit offering this option but as long as TER offers it, it's seems foolish to bitch at the people who ulitilize the function.  Maybe your efforts should be toward the moderators and administrators to have this option removed from TER.

Just a thought.

I find it hard to remember to be consistent in its use. The policy is to only use one username per thread, with good reason. As we see above, the original poster innocently responded to a post using his real handle (not the alias he started with).

Making sure you are consistent. When you flip your own alias it sucks.