interesting question.....Mystique has been in the community for 2.5 years now..our summers have obviously been slower this year than in the past two....

However, in the Phx market it is apparant by watching the reviews that come up that many hobbyist are utilizing Craig's list and Backpage....

That indicates a economic issue...yet even though the reviews keep indicating less than stellar times and not quality service as provided by mainstream independents and agencies nonetheless they keep going back again and again..

My prediction is until there is a major sting off of Craigs List and the local's experience the problems now going on in other cities not much will change..

For out part we are sending our Ladies out on the Tour circuit to help keep their income levels where they need to be.  Unfortunately, there are some of our ladies that cannot Tour and they suffer the reslults of what is going on in the marketplace at this time...

Time will tell if I am right or wrong but if I were in Vegas I would bet on me being right...

Thanks for your comments...

As someone who has spent over 20 years in the business and over 20 summer's the problems some of you have mentioned have always existed.All that have worked for me will tell you  I advise them to put aside for summer.You can sit and analyze all the reasons for the slow down but guarantee next summer will be the same it has been this way for over 20 years that I have been around and as always I will put aside my summer fund as I have been doing for a long time.As  in any City they all have their times when they are slow you just need to plan for them.

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I own a printing business and my business is slow in the summer.  People take vacations.  The pace of business seems to slow in summer.  It has been this way as long as I can remember.  Maybe offering summer specials might generate some additional business.

...or better yet have someome do it for you. The Ball Street Journal is watching  don't let the ladies down!  Hey if a hound like me can get out there.....

With all the wonderful ladies here, it is hard to understand why anyone visits Phoenix in the summer and expects good business.  Part of the influx might be testing-the-water (sand) in anticipation of the SuperBowl.

Best bet - stick with who/what you know and hope she sticks around.  I have been trying to pump as much as I can into the local economy.

Does this slow economy hit the agency's harder, or does it hit the independents harder? I use both, but I tend to use an indy more times simply because of availability, and more over on the discussion of pricing. My range is 250-350, and some girls are more apt to negotiate if you are regular. I can see the same girl every week at 250-300, where I see an agency 2 times a month at 400 to 420 bills. 2 times a month, or 4 times a month, I tend to do the 4 times a month because the service is good with the girl I see and she knows that she has a customer every week. I think if most agencys would give better deals in the summer time they may have more business. I have been seeing one lady every week, she works for agency(none that advertise on here, dont panic jack or dan, or taylor), because she does side work. She knocks off a 100 to give me a 300 rate sometimes 250, mind that I host. Now I know this pisses off agency owners, but she approached me on the idea, and she stated because it is slow she has to do side work. So this goes back to my question, who gets hit harder, the indys or the agencys? I personally hate the damn summers here, causes SWASS and SWALLS, sweaty A$$ and sweaty balls....

gets out of control, people look to alternatives. That's the way it works.

Here is an alternative: I understand that most all TS providers have rates ranging from 200 to 350 and some of these "ladies" are extremely passable and damn hot, just different equipment.