Tonight I had my first ever experience with a provider that went south and I was kicked out.
The sitch- Texted a provider for a 1hr massage, and sent a $40 deposit through Venmo. The balance would be 180 ($220 total) So I grab 2 Ben Franklins from my drawer (I'm am musician and get paid in cash a lot) and go over.
I get in get nude lie down and ask for a $40 upgrade for prostate massage, and drop the 2 100's and a 20. (with the 40 deposit, it's 260 total now)
She says the bills are counterfeit. I look at them and they look alright, but I say, no prob, I can Venmo you. She says no, I only do Venmo for small amounts.
- "Well, I can go to an ATM!"
Nope, got a client coming in 1 hr.
-"Well, what about after?"
Nope, what you did is a federal offense, and you have to pay me in cash for today, then we can talk. Otherwise I'm going to blacklist you with all the other providers.
- "What if I come over tomorrow?"
Yeah, you have to come over and I need the full 260 for my time today. Then you can book another appointment.
So I leave. She returned the 100s, but not the 20. (So she has 60)
I look at the bills when im back in the car. they actually look pretty lame I even have a third fake one at home, I find. I'm an idiot, I guess for not noticing. :/
So, I get her time's valuable. But she didnt do the service, especially the prostate upgrade she only heard about a few min prior, she now wants full payment for as well!
I thought about paying her the remaining 160 to get her to 220, but I assumed she would quibble about the remaining prostate 40, and also, I'm not driving across town to deliver cash. Other payment platforms exist.
I do feel like my lame "I didnt know they were fake" is what any grifter would say, so I feel bad about that, wanting to make that right.
Thoughts on what to do? If a provider wants to weigh in, I'd welcome it. What about the blacklisting? I think that's prob a good a necessary thing for providers, but seems unfair to me due to her rigidity on the sitch. Thanks for any and all responses.
-- Modified on 5/17/2022 5:20:51 PM