A post below got me to thinking.  

I'd say 80% of the gals I know do grandfather, for at least 5 years or so.  In some cases (10+ years) I have increased their fee voluntarily because otherwise it didn't seem right, and I didn't want them to feel resentful.

Ladies have expectations of steady business and when that doesn't happen there can be some miscommunication issues over time.

Some gals get the business end of the game, while others are hit and run...grabbing the most they can as fast as they can.

...it's pretty juvenile and unprofessional for her not to respond to your email. As Dr Who implies, most gals get this business and reward people who helped build there business by GF them. It's just common decency and a smart business practice.

"Hi honey, I miss you"  lol

Maybe she was having a "special" and I would say no that wouldn't be grandfathered in . Or maybe you guys just dont have chemistry ... In that case I would pass on a date for 1. If it wasn't enjoyable 2. To eliminate the possibility of a negative review

For me it totally depends on the gentleman I'm seeing.  If I've known him for years and he has been a good regular,  I will grandfather him in.  I'll also grandfather someone if we have a fantastic connection but definitely not someone I've seen just once. It is definitely NOT industry standard as each indie lady is her own entity.  Maybe she just didn't connect with you?  
XOXO,  
TL

even if you're grandfathered it's not supposed to be forever.  Some will negotiate, some won't.  Plenty of Tuna in the sea.

Some ladies will grandfather and some don't. Some do it only for certain clients. Some only do it for a certain amount of time. In any case, no response at all from her is kind of rude. Time to move on.

Especially me not being that rich and important! Lol

In my experience, grandfathering is the norm, but there are exceptions.  Here's what I've experienced:

or not.  

50, so I naturally don't want the word "grandfather" to come up in any of my sessions.  

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It was in response to a tour announcement on her e-mailing list. But, I guess it wasn't several times. I saw her twice and the third was, as I said, cancelled. Would've seen her much more though if she lived here.

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Good point, no I had only seen her twice -- our third appointment was the canceled one -- but she's out of town.
 I would have seen her more if she was local.  

BPJ would say, "I'll be here all week.  Don't forget to try the veal."

Touring incurs much higher costs than staying local, so it's understandable that touring ladies would not grandfather any clients. You aren't local for her, so you could never be a "regular" even if you wanted to be. Many ladies consider a "regular" to be at least once a month, over a period of several months or years.

...until you see what these Wright Brothers been working on down Mayberry way. Some kind of flying contraption with all sorts of gizmos and doo hickeys on it.

The purpose of any tier pricing is to keep the dance card full.  If a gal has a backlog of business or works as much as she wants, there is no benefit to offer discounts.  On the other hand if she has a lot of empty slots and unwanted down time, then discounting is a way to turn zero income into some income.  

Asking her to GF is never something you should do.  If you were aware of her rate increase, you should have acted accordingly, and met her new requirements.  Unless she tells you otherwise, assume the rate increase applies.  If her increase is something you can't live with, move on.  Sorry, that's just the way it is

Very funny

He didn't say he'd like to buy her a plane ticket twice a month. He specifically stated he would be a regular *IF SHE WAS LOCAL*... but she isn't. This lady probably doesn't visit his city on her tours often enough for him to qualify as a "regular"

Oh bullshit.  
She runs a business and one of the first rules of business is it's easier to keep a customer than it is to land a new one.  
In this case with her "sick" excuse in previous encounter sounds like she wanted him gone for other reasons.

This is exactly what grandfathering is. From my experience true grandfathering doesn't exist. Of all the ladies I used to see, who raised their rates, not one has grandfathered me. Yet, many of their ads say they do. Now I don't mind if a lady wants her new rate, but don't advertise grandfathering. That type of marketing ploy is a deal buster. But I did get one grandfathered rate, inadvertently.  

And if she were on top of things, she'd mention it when he contacted her.  

especially because of the unique and highly interpersonal nature of the business.   Thus each girl is different in her own way, and that difference and mystery is partly what I enjoy.   Expecting to get something just because others do is never what I would desire or want.   On the other hand, if you are patient and understanding, you sometimes will end up getting things that others do not.

Certainly not in my case. I have a few regulars -- and they surely consider me as such -- and I see them every one or two months, for an hour. Long sessions are not a prerequisite to regular-status

And yeah principle is involved too

There is also business value in maintaining remunerative, reliable relationships with customers. To beat inflatipn yeah you can raise rates, or you could increase your volume of steady business

Your point is a good one. In fact, that last appointment, she HAD agreed to GF me (her words were "I can do _______ for you"). So: 1) all the more reason I waa disappointed in the subsequent events, and 2) presumably the decision to drop me for more lucrative clients had already happened then and there

This is also a viewpoint I wanted to hear. Because I take pride in respecting a provider's rates and never negotiating. So you're saying, you think just asking to pay the same rate as before is still negotiating?

Don't feel bad about it.  
Happens to the best of us.

I grandfather rates only for clients who see me on a consistent basis whether that is once every month or once every week.  
For someone who for instance  sees me only every 5 months, I would not grandfather his rate since he is only an occasional client.

Agreed about an upward trend, but average prices and pay are growing at roughly 2-3% per year, and provider rates jump by 10%, 20%, and even more.  A 20% increase from $500 to $600, for example, equates to a SIX-YEAR increase in the Consumer Price Index.

you every 5 months, he is consistent and regular. Frequency seems to be your criteria, not consistency.

to know whether the rate went up because you want him to keep seeing you and pay more money, or because you don't want to see him anymore?

Better to be offered the opportunity, than ask.  

She could say something like, "Hey _____, I am not grandfathering any clients at this time. Happy to see you at my posted rate."

And they weed out the guys who helped get them to where they are.