I've shifted to handing over the donation in advance vs after, even with regulars .. as this seems to be the prevailing practice.  
But lately, the girls now disappear for a few minutes with your donation, which sort of damps the buzz and flow of the session.
What's going on?  Testing the bills with a scanner?  Putting it in a safe?  

Of course they're double-counting and putting in a safe. Orgs get ripped off, so there's no way they're leaving piles of cash in the bedroom drawer. Do the math - an apt with two girls working could easily have $4-5k lying around at the end of the day.

new girls who seem to be unfamiliar with US currency. This has been rare but I've always assumed they were just making sure it was correct by checking with their room mate.

I honestly can't remember the last time this happened to me. My usual routine is to walk in, get a nice DFK greeting at the door, take off my shoes, retired to the bedroom and as I am taking off my clothes in anticipation of getting in the shower I discretely drop the donation on the nightstand or some similar place.  

I have had girls who insisted on donation upfront every time even if I've seen them 10+ times

I agree that it breaks up the rhythm and could lead to let down in service. Also when seeing girl for first time I don’t like paying upcharges like extra pop up front.

As one of the veteran mongers on this here board, I feel it is incumbent to weigh in.

I always present the envelope up front before she even asks.  They go and count it, and then stick it in the freezer.  After the first time, I pay at the end.  I agree doing it up front interrupts the flow, but once she knows you, you don't have to do that.  

...you just pointed a giant neon arrow to make it easy for bad guys to rob K-girls.  You just told EVERYONE that K-girls hide their money "in the freezer."  What's the point of having a hiding place if an idiot like you tells everyone where the hiding place is?

Do you have any idea just how fucking pathetic you look?

collects it from the freezer so that he doesn't have to disturb the girls in the bedrooms, who may or may not be busy with a session.  Most times, he's in and out in 3-5 minutes and the girls may not even see him/her.   It's NOT intended to be a "secret" place, just a convenient place for the exchange.  The orgs don't want their share of the money to accumulate for days, so its usually a daily "drop", but at whatever time is convenient for the org person picking it up.   Their own share they put somewhere else where their roommate doesn't even know.      

Cdl, I usually commend people posting info on public forum, but imo things like where the stash is at and the procedure of pickup and so forth does not need need to be public. Im very laissezfaire on what people post and "outing" and so forth. But imo maybe you should consider saying less here.  

Isn't there a huge vat / cauldron of kimchee in the kitchen?!  The money is stashed under the vat / cauldron.

common knowledge.  I know it has been discussed in the past, and the first time I remember it brought up was on AF, about 7 or 8 years ago.  The OP asked why the girl takes the donation into the other room, and its because that's where the freezer is.  It doesn't take a genius to figure it out whether I say anything or not.  If the girls discuss it freely with their customers, then Its not a big secret.  No girl has ever mentioned this, and then said, "its between you and me, so don't tell anybody."  I have also heard someone enter the apartment when I saw sessioning, and I knew the other girl already had a customer.  I told the girl that someone came in, and she said they were picking up the money, and will be gone in a minute.  One guy even said he asked a girl for change  once and she went in the other room and returned with cold $20's.  Do you think he guessed where they came from?  Lol

LAST place I would look for anything.  Lol    I'm sure there are a few orgs that use a different method from the "drop" that I described.  Its going to depend on how many apartments the "collector" has to visit each day.  

Haven't read the whole thread but ...
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In my experience in the northeast, some ask for the fee in advance but if they know me they might not. But there are other reasons for prepay.  
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It is MY belief that she takes it to the mamasan or phone girl to have it checked (testing pen; uv light) and logged. BUT she also needs to gather stuff for the session. This might be another crazy "LE check" kind of thing. The room may have a bed, chair, dim red light, radio. lamp table, red light bulb lamp, naked guy in a towel lying on the bed, ... but there are no condoms or related sexual paraphernalia.  So if LE breaks in at THAT moment, there is no evidence of anything sexual in progress. Just a naked guy waiting for a massage with NO sexual intentions.
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During her short break to dump the fee, she might also: take a quick shower; and/or disrobe and wrap herself in a towel; GRAB THE ESSENTIALS KIT (a few condoms, etc.) and return with them to the room. Now if LE breaks down the door, you're cooked!
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The first couple of times, when 2 minutes seems like 20 minutes, I was probably thinking, "Hay! Get back in here! "My" clock is ticking!" But I have always been shown such a great time that the few minutes out of the room really don't matter to me.

This thread has 553 views. How many of those people were from AF?

This is some sussy baka shit, my guy.

Yet when he was busted four times in one thread for LYING about how many reviews he had on AF, CDL said:
"Well, I'm 62 and . . . .
my memory is not what it used to be.  We're talking about a time period of 6-10 years..."
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/k-girl-113/well-im-62-and-----25851?frmSearch=1#25851

probably more accurate to say stop the wind from breaking.in his case.

everyone reads every post in the thread.  For instance, BLRPOS can go days or even weeks with "0 reads" on his posts.  

That's my point. How can you assume that that information is common knowledge when you don't know who on this board is from AF and take into account that the majority of people who read these threads don't participate in them?

came here the same week I did, and these are the guys I know personally.  So I'll ask you, did you ever try to keep a secret with 200 guys?  If it wasn't common knowledge on TER 6 years ago, it became common knowledge since then.  Go ahead and keep doubling down.  The veterans here that have known this for years will appreciate the entertainment value.  I'll be the straight man, and you say the funny stuff, since we started that way already.  Lol

How many of the posters on this thread are among those 200?

As far a I know, all of them continue to read the boards.  I wouldn't get PM's about some of the things I say here unless they were following along, so I think its safe to connect the dots. As TER came back online in December of 2019, over the succeeding several months, I publicly welcomed back many of these occasional posters that I have known for years.  I know you came here more recently, so you wouldn't know the history without a program or scorecard, and I don't think those are currently available.  Lol

This is why storefronts are so safe unless they videotape the rooms. You can always, and I mean always, play dumb and say you were there getting a massage.  

giving extra money is perfectly legal. Having sex is also perfectly legal. What is NOT legal for some stupid reason in any of these places where you are already naked as a matter of course is "giving extra money for sex"  

Thing is they don't have to prove anything.  As they say "you can beat the rap but you can't beat the ride."

And what did you do about it?

Gives new meaning to “cold hard cash…”

This isn't true.  A conviction only needs 12 people to say you did it.  It doesn't have to be "I saw video" or "I have a confession."

What are you booked for? Plead the fifth and have your lawyers talk to them. They can't charge you with shit.  

If you count Lioncito-la-manicura and his alts, maybe 2, tops 3. LOL.

that the number of "reads" a post registered doesn't tell you how many people have read any particular post. I suspect most people view the boards in "Tree" mode so all posts are visible so no need to click on a post to open it.

Obviously. The point is that more people than those who actually post on threads read them.

stand naked too close to the open freezer, its just cold hard . . . . ."  Lol