Ladies,  
Gentlemen,
People of the world...

 
When a hobbyist sees somebody and they get a discount on their date shouldn't that be mentioned in the review? I mean, if the rate is normally 500 and you see her for 400 shouldn't that be mentioned in the recount of the experience? I think it would affect the readers opinion of how the scores were tallied... For example if the rate was higher would they have felt it worth it as much?

 
Another question: specials.
If the ad title says "special" in it should the provider not post what that special might be?  

 

Feedback is welcome. Trolls are not.

 
Thanks,  
Goldie

Not the donation.

Looks are looks, regardless of whether it's 30 minutes or 2 days and fun is fun.
Higher rates shouldn't yield a more descriptive or highly rated meeting.

my 2 cents

I absolutely agree. Any time I have had a date that involved a discount, I mention that at the end of my narrative so it is clear to the reader that this was not the lady's normal rate. I believe it's the fair thing to do for her, and prospective clients.

As I'm sure you will point out I haven't written any reviews but I read them.  No,  I think if a person gets a special that bit of information is neither helpful or pertinent.  In my experience the encounter has little to do with the whether a discount is being provided.  It is either a good experience or it isn't. Sub par experiences happen at full price & amazing sessions happen at a discount. It has more to do with the provider than whether full price is being charged or a discount. Plus I think providers are entitled to charge what they want to who they want. Which is why I found the recent replies to your ad distasteful.

What my experience has been...
First it is not good practice to mention money in a review! (the description) Why? Because everyone know discussion of money is taboo!!!

But if you do mention money in the context you mention. Generally the answer is no! Why? because many providers DO give discounts to their regulars or may have grandfathered in people at a lower rate. Many providers do not want it known what these discounted rates are BECAUSE others will try to negotiate for lower rates.  

The only time I see the need to mention a discount is if you are trying to makeup for something that has happened. Like you were an hour late, or had to reschedule on him 3 times. Then you are giving a discount as a one time event to make up for something or as a gift of celebration! But usually if you give a discount under these circumstances your performance rating goes sky high because it shows what a great person you are!  So if he gave a low performance score and did not mention the generous discount shame on him. But if he spoke highly of you and gave you a 9 or 10 let it go, We all know you are a great lady

I agree totally with your comment. It's the ladies business and if we mention discounted rates that will open up the floodgates.

If I have a great encounter with a provider with lower rates than another provider I had a similarly great encounter with, I don't feel it is better because it is a bargain. People may give me grief about scoring so high (which I am not going to address here), but I never score based on anything else than how good of a time I have.

I'm sure there are hobbyists out there who have had free dates from their favorite providers.
In that case, the discount is 100% and I don't think the provider would like that mentioned in a review.
I would imagine that all of her other clients, future and current, would expect the same treatment.

When paying more, I have much high expectations.
Price hardly determines how good the experience will be, though.
For example, I've had 150-200$ FBSM sessions that turned out way better than 500-700$ FS sessions.

Regarding the last part of your post, it is nice for the lady to post what the special is.  
Could prevent unnecessary emails, messages, and posts asking what it is.
But like buying a boat, if a client has to ask what the price is, he might not be able to afford it. -- Modified on 9/1/2013 2:32:12 PM

Got my websites mixed up this AM. On another one I'm active on, reviewers are required to show before the narrative what the regular rate is, and what they paid. In those narratives I will explain if I had an advertised discounted session to clarify why I paid less as reviews don't always get posted right away.  If I was grandfathered at a lower rate, no comment. On TER however, I would not include this comment as what we paid for a date is not shown, only our narrative review. Ergo, no need to clarify. Now you can all relax and enjoy the holiday weekend. )

i figure the rate agreed upon and paid is between me and the lady, and if the lady wants that rate known then she'll make it known.

i have gotten special rates from ladies, as well as little extras like extra time way over the allotted schedule.  i never publicize any of that, because i don't want other guys throwing it in the lady's face ("but you gave that guy a discount!  he said you always go over the hour with no complaints!").  

i figure it's not up to me to conduct a lady's business.  the best i can do is report accurarely how i felt the date went and if i would recommend her to my fellow ter's.

Yeah after a lady left me waiting in the parking lot twice so she offered me a free date... I declined, Some things are not even worth free. I publicized  the no show! Her friend said she had done that before. And you are right she would not want that mentioned in a review!  

 Granted not an ATF being nice to her regular

What is the motive for the rating, which quite frankly is a very slippery slope.  I have been asked more than once to do a review which caused me time to pause and wonder if the service and extra time was a product of the request or was it what I could expect on future visits?  Is she baiting me with a discount?  I guess that is not my problem if I enjoyed  my self!  That said there are certain discounts for members of other sites which do not get carried over to TER or EROS. It is simply the gentlemans agreement we have to keep such thngs private.  I would dare say there are many things left unsaid that motivates a positive rating. YMMV being one as well as discounts, grandfathering, fbsm that are really fs, etc.  We all want some degree of honesty in the reviews but I am afraid what we got is as close to the truth as we are ever going to get.

I personally never mention money in a review. On the point of your question, one thing I have considered in the past is that many of the special ladies I have seen have done so under grandfathered or special rates (thanks! You know who you are!). I appreciate that very much, and would worry that another client would expect the same.  

I prefer to keep that particular detail just between us.

I've had only one discounted session that I can think of where the provider told me I could post a review on TER but not mention the special price.  She had a two-tier pricing system with a cheaper rate on another  website.  So I complied and put in the TER price.  I've always wondered what "extra" services I would have gotten if I'd paid the TER rate.  As things turned out, the session was great and I had no complaints.  I don't see a problem mentioning the fact in a review, when a provider advertises a special on this website.  In general, like Businesses says, price doesn't really relate directly to experience.  I've had phenomenal "low rate" sessions, and mediocre "high rate" sessions.  It all really depends on the provider and her attitude in my experience.

as i said, i don't mention $$$ in my reviews either.

but you remind me, having seen a particularly spectacular lady who has kindly grandfathered me into her old rates for over a year, and has given above and beyond service for me this summer, i did leave her a nice tip in her envelope the last time (and i highly recommend that to everyone)

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I think it should be solely up to the provider.
She would have her own reasons for disclosing it or not.
A discount or cut in rates is at her own discretion.
Maybe she likes some guys better than others and wants them cuming back more often.
Maybe she feels good about a little charitable work.
Maybe she just wants to get past a slow business period, etc., etc., etc.
Whatever,...it's her choice in my opinion.

I feel in general that a review is a review of a providers services and how well she provides them. It should not matter in general if a provider is at the higher or lower end of the scale for their services though I will admit that it is hard to not judge a high end provider more judgmentally just like anything else in the civi world as of course your expectations for throwing out more are naturally higher. I really to expect that no matter what the donation is that a provider like anyone else just gives me their best they have to give, no more no less.
 If a provider is offering a special that is going out to all of us in general then yes I would mention it. If a provider is giving me a special for whatever reason that might be that is just for me at that time then no I would not mention as that is solely between the 2 of us at that time.

 Just my feelings and thoughts.

The way I look at it is.....it all depends on the the hobby board that *the hobbyist reviews the lady on* and the layout of their review format.

For example: TER review format stays as is for the provider, from the very 1st review she gets (IE: the rates, description etc). (thus making it her TER profile)...wherein each review thereafter is connected to her *profile* (her first TER review)
The only thing that changes in every review is the actual written verbiage of the *fantasy* that took place by each reviewer.
So on a TER review, if she has 2-10000....reviews.. the mere mention of the * discounted rate he paid* in the *body of the fantasy review is pointless.  JMHO.

 
NOW, if said hobbyist reviews her on a different hobby site and thus the review format is individualized and not lumped together like TER's review format.
Then YES, in the donation box, the hobbyist ought to indicate that *he partook of xyz special for said allotted time frame*
It not only shows that said provider offered a *special* during said week etc. BUT it shows that she HONORED said special.

BUT it's up to the hobbyist when noting it in a review, that he be precise about *the special* so that  most hobbyist don't take advantage of her low rate from there on out.

AND it's up to the provider as well, to be damn precise to how her special works (when it starts and stops etc).

jmho