Normally, it would be 2 cents, but this is a post about higher rates, so...
I'm just a visitor here, but this isn't really a SD topic, except that it's related to a post here. Honestly, I think the bad economy just brings out the mean side of people. In general, I feel guys try to talk down the rate to keep things affordable to the masses of which they're part. That makes sense from a pure supply/demand perspective. But it does miss the part where the "product" is a person, and the rate is driving her standard of living.
I've made rate comments on rare occasion, but it's been related to new girls hitting the boards with above market rates, complaining about not getting business. In those cases, I usually point out that her rate may be the cause. I personally don't care what any one lady charges, because I live in a place that's ass-deep in talent. That gives me the luxury of shouting "NEXT" when one is above my target. There are a handful of beautiful women that are too expensive for my beer taste. I wish that they'd drop their rate, and I'd see them if they did. In the meantime, I just see other ladies.
My own feeling is that if she is priced too high for you, then move on. No one is compelling you to see her, so you don't need to dis her for her large rates.
When you trash talk a gal here about her rates, it just makes you look like a cheap-ass penny-pinching loser who is only commenting upon her rates simply because you can't afford her yourself even though you would love to her see (but for her high rates!).
Besides, if her rates are truly way out of the market, then no one will see her and then she hopefully get it and reduce them to a fair market level. However, if she is getting her higher rate, then she must obviously deserve it, so quit your fuckin' whining!!
I rarely post on this board, however, I will be in San Diego soon, so I figured I would start reading to see if I could find a lady that I would like to see. I saw the post of the provider with the high rate. I simply kept on scrolling down the board, looking for a lady that I could afford. To each his own. All the more power to this lady.
Frustration comes to mind as a reason to post negative replies. If you can't pay you don't play so don't blame anyone for setting a price on their time and abilities. The only opinion that should matter to us is our own and most of the time we are better off keeping it to ourselves.
If she is above my comfort zone, I will simply find another lady who I can afford, but to publicly piss & moan about it is just plain "low rent". If it's a lady who is a little higher than I'm accustomed to paying, but I really can't live without seeing her, (happened a couple of times) I'll just save up enough, and see her at a later time.
The two things I will never do are to haggle over rates, or bitch about them. You either pay, or don't pay. That's all.
McDonalds has burgers for like $2 (it just occurred to me that I haven't been in a McDonalds in a decade). They're ok. Carl's Jr. has their $6 burger. It's good. Pamplemousse Grill in Del Mar has Kobe beef burgers for $22. They're incredible. I have one on a special occassion once every few years. I've never seen folks outside, protesting Pamplemousse's rates, they just eat somewhere else. For some reason, the same rational approach doesn't seem to apply to guys in respect to women's rates.
On a totally different note, I think we need to acknowledge the big-league 'nads these gals have. They put themselves at risk every time they see a new guy...he could be LE, he could be violent, abusive, he could rip her off, he could be fat, smelly and just gross. If I were a gal, I'd charge AS MUCH AS I POSSIBLY COULD! If I need to make $5000 a month and I could earn it by seeing 20 customers for $250 each, or by seeing 10 customers for $500 each, hey it's a no-brainer, work less to earn it (and let's face it guys this is 'work' for them, as much as we'd like to think it isn't).
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as all the people who have posted to this so far have not been critical of ladies charging what they feel the market can bear.
How enlightening.
This may not be the most popular thing to say but, as lame as it is to complain about a girls rates. It is still their right to express it. Although it may be a no brainer to some the opposite must exist as well. Complainer guy sees what he most desires and can't afford it. Instead of figuring out why she is more costly he just reduces her to a piece of meat. Thus defeating why he originally sought her out. Basically they are to dumb to know better. But they still have the right to tell all of us how cheap and ignorant they are.
I have kind of a random thought. I don't know if this actually exists but what if some of the super high price gals don't actually want to work? My truck is not for sale but if someone offered me three times more than it is worth then funny enough....it is for sale! I sometimes think that maybe some ladies don't want to work much. but if a guy is willing to pay enough then they can justify working. Just a thought. And don't confuse this with the working less and getting the same money theory. This is a maybe not working at all unless theory.
