I have attended one Meet and Greet event in the Minneapolis area during September of 2007.

The fee to be invited to the event was $100.00.

The Meet and Greet I attended was also a working party. As a working party, a gentleman could arrange a 30 minute session with an attending provider for $150.00.

I was fairly new to this endeavor at the time of my attendance. However, I was struck by two impressions from the event.

First:  Although providers appear to be uninhibited due to the nature of their advertisements, very few of the providers in attendance made an effort to work the room and talk to the gentlemen. The seating in the hotel suite was limited. Perhaps the seated providers did not want to leave their seats risking the chance of losing their accommodation.

Second:  Popular providers at the event may have entertained numerous individuals in a short period of time. For example, one provider had at least seven 30 minute sessions in a six hour period. I met with this same provider. I noticed very little effort to attend to hygienic concerns immediately before or after a meeting. I entered the room and left the room with her during the same period of time.

In any event, I was informed by veteran hobbyists that the premier limitation on Meet and Greets is that little incentive is present for providers to take the time out of their lives to attend the event. Meet and Greets tend to have an unbalanced attendance of far more men than women.

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