Is when your VIP expires and you get a PM.  Well for all I know it is from TER telling me my VIP membership expired.  You would think they would at least let you know who sent it, because it may be nothing more than an inconsequential e-mail.  I am pretty sure it is not from Katie Flowers or Laura Bardot saying the are offering super specials all week long to locals only.

I am happy to pay my VIP to TER even if I don't use it all the time. I use my dollars to contribute to TER because it is a great resource at a very fair price. I want to keep it viable. I don't feel that they are gouging me with high fees.  The free feature is a teaser. Once you are committed to the hobby it is a privilege to pay for it. IMO

I always pay for an annual VIP, since I don't see enough new providers to write reviews.  It's worth it to me, since TER has always been a good resource for doing research.

...sent you a PM is TER's way of taunting you and playing on your curiosity so you'll renew just to read that PM.  

most ridiculous posts I have ever read?  If we can afford to make an appointment with a provider.  We should be able to afford TER.  Why would you miss a PM of even very little consequence when TER membership is just a pittance?

You are so sweet for thinking of me!!  

I just do not feel the energy I once had for this hobby.  It seems this hobby goes hand in hand with some of my other Vegas issues like gambling and one other I won't mention.  I have a few reviews to do as well, but they can take time.  I am not that cheap, and there are others who say they refuse to pay for the service who are not financially challenged.

It is a question about a provider I have reviewed.

Since there is not much savings between the annual and the quarterly.

Like maybe you had some groupon somewhere for locals....

I occasionally let my VIP lapse, but always renew.  I generally don't need it to read reviews of someone new as I have many good friends I often see.  But it's nice to be able to read the occasional new review and send PMs now & then.

If you know who the PM is from, you might be able to directly contact them in another way (especially a lady).