I’m curious as to how providers establish prices, especially for additional time beyond their basic one-hour rates.  I understand the basic rules of the game, that the market essentially dictates what ladies will charge for their basic rates, and that’s fine.  That’s been discussed quite a bit on the boards.

But, I’m curious how some ladies calculate additional time beyond their basic one-hour rates.  Many will build in a slight discount for extra time, so that a lady who charges 300 for an hour might charge only 400 for 90 minutes (instead of 450) or 500 for 2 hours (instead of 600).  Or, some will stick with the strict math and simply multiply up (i.e., no discounts): 300 for an hour, 450 for 90 minutes, 600 for two hours, 900 for three hours, etc.

But, rates such as these make me scratch my head in bewilderment:

160 1 hr
260 1.5 hrs

250 1 hr
400 1.5 hrs

300 1 hr
500 1.5 hrs

In each case, the additional half hour costs MORE than half of the initial hour.  Seems counterintuitive.  It seems like tacking on an extra half hour (or whatever) would require less work and preparation by the lady, and thus that extra half hour should not be more than half of the first hour.

So, my question: Am I missing some reason for charging more (proportionally) for the additional unit of time, or do some ladies not really give it much thought, and just throw up a number?  

I welcome responses from both hobbyists and providers…but especially providers.


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Someone PM-ed me, asking for my thoughts about pricing in general.  Since I'm not a provider, my word is not final, of course!  But, for whatever they're worth, here are some general thoughts:

(1) The provider has every right to establish whatever price she wants for her services. I've seen ladies in the lower prices ranges, and had a good enough time. But, I've seen a few ladies in the higher prices ranges, and (with one exception, in another city) they're definitely worth the extra $$. Overall ambience, performance, looks, attitude, etc. So, I don't begrudge a lady asking whatever price she wants, if the market will bear it for her.

(2) My concern is with extended time beyond the basic one hour. It seems to me that this should be discounted, however slightly. A two-hour session is a lot less work than two one-hour sessions...at least, that's how it seems to this outsider. So, if a lady's one-hour rate is, say, 350, two hours should be, say, 650 or 600 (or even 550?), not 700. For me, it's psychological. I'll be happy even for a slight discount, in acknowledgement of the "better experience" of a longer session. (And, I tend to go for longer sessions whenever I can.)

The *amount* of the discount is not as important to me as the *fact* of a discount. So, that's why I posted the question, since some ladies seem to ask for MORE, proportionally, for extra time. Again, seems counter-intuitive to me.

Make sense?

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OG, your ideas about longer sessions make sense to me. I can't really understand why some girls would want to charge more for longer sessions. Either they're bad at math or they're counting on hobbyists to be bad at math.

Either way, if I look at a provider's prices for extended time and it's not proportional or a deal, I'm not likely to even go for the one-hour appt. That pricing schedule suggests to me that that provider looks on me as nothing more than a walking ATM, and I choose not to participate.

Not all providers like or want longer dates.

if a lady prices second half hour higher it means she prefers one hours.  Why? Reasons are hers to know.

Lina

either. One reason even the high end escorts seem to be broke all the time.

Bitching on the boards about how escorts price their pussy is of no use because you will always lose. Their natural instinct is to resist, dig in their heels and fight back. If they want to price themselves out of business that is their issue, not ours.

In any case, it is their business and you have no control over it. The only control you have is with your dollars and how you choose to spend it. If you don't like how they price their pussy then move on to the store next door where the pussy maybe more appropriately priced.

If you know escorts you want to see but price is an issue, your best bet is to approach them in private but trying to get the market to move one way or the other en masse will not work.

Some escorts are smart enough where they have taken a look at their own internal numbers and have good reason for pricing their stuff the way they do. But this is privileged information, do you really believe they will share this information in a public forum for all to see including their competition?

I have no problem with providers pricing themselves wherever they think they can command whatever rate.  I made that point in both my original posting and my "Further Thoughts...."  So, I'm not complaining about that.

My question concerned pricing for additional time, and the seemingly counterintuitive "over-pricing" of said additional time.  Just curious.  If it's simply that some providers are not good at math, fine.  If it's that they think hobbyists are not good at math, fine.  I just wondered if there was some deeper rationale for over-pricing additional time.  

As quoderat said, I tend to take my business elsewhere if I see such things.  I was just wondering how/why some ladies do that.

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I haven't found one that considers 2 hours a lot of work, at least with me.

... at least for those providers who pay attention to their pricing. Some providers don't like 1.5 hour sessions. Some really, really don't like 2 hours, as in "That's a lot of work!"

Others would be happiest with all 1.5 hour sessions or whatever and discount accordingly. And as you may recall, at least one provider prefers 10 minutes!

I doubt if there's any deep rationale for any of the pricing in the hobby.  I have never
spent much time trying to figure out providers pricing.  If there is some one you want
to see and have a question about their rates I just give a call and ask.  That's about
the only way I can think of to get an real answer to your question.

Wow, what a sage you are. You really told us, and you really showed how smart you are and what an old hand you are.

Except OG didn't really do any complaining, and neither did I. In fact, we both said we'd move on if we thought the price was too high, which is what you just suggested, so...thanks?

Thanks also for the coarse language and referring to providers by one piece of anatomy. They love being objectified like that. And everyone who contributes to the forums loves it when someone bursts into a calm conversation and injects a ton of hostility into the proceedings.

Keep it up, HobbyCity. You're showing us all how it's done.

Because they don't think they can relate to their clients well enough to keep everything running smoothly for more than an hour.  It seems unlikely to me but I suppose now and then it's true.

they confirm your hunch.  Some providers also try to "steer" clients toward their favorite length of time--whether it's one hour, 90 minutes, two hours, or whatever--by discounting that time the most.  Like Mark said, too.

Makes sense.

I've learned a lot about pricing from this discussion.  A little like looking behind the curtain.

Thanks, all, for the posts!

og

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I agree.  No need to insult the women.   In fact some of the Providers I have known over the years have been quite good at marketing (just look at some of the websites from our wonderful MN women).  Also, several do quite well with their money, just like the public in general some Providers live "payday to payday", others are savers, imho.

I do however have couple grad degrees, one of which happens to be in finance, and currently run two businesses, both of which happen to be profitable.

One as Miss Lina and one in "real world".

Care to share YOUR credentials?

Lina

...there's no one right answer situations.

There are as many right answers, as there are people answering the question.

If a provider genuinely enjoys your company and you see her regularly (at least once a week), you will have no pricing issues. You don't want to be in the category of guys where a provider is thinking, "Well, I need the money, but OMG, do I really have to see that guy again? I have heard those words from several providers and I believe they are being truthful about it.

Second that.

But I also think there are a fair number who are bad at math and marketing.  Of course, that applies to plenty of people outside the hobby world as well.

LOL...  There are plenty of times that 1.5 hours is just too much.  A girl needs to breathe, and you all don't shave five minutes before coming to see me... Just sayin ;P

That being said, I'll change it to $240 for 1.5 hours.

So there!