what you might consider a 7, I might consider a 9 or a 10, and it has happened, so the answer is Yes.

As for performance, I would pass on seeing a provider with a consistent 7, but with a mixture of 7, 8, 9 I would see her.

review. I also consider what's in her ads and website, if she has one.

. . . I would go with appearance. I can't performance unless the lady is hot. I only see providers with mostly 9's and some 10's in appearance.

So, yea, 9/7.

I normally would go for performance.  But if she's that attractive to get me an immediate boner - that's hard to eliminate.

but I do not go by the review numbers.  I use the numbers to focus on any lows...  to understand what went wrong & see why.  I do not rule out for 1-2 low review per page IF I understand (read between the lines).  I always read at least a full page of reviews looking for consistant good performance according to my needs & standards.  I have a 7/7 minimum but I'm not hung up on higher numbers since it is subjective.  If a lady can not be considered "attractive" we have a problem.  

I also check her web site and/or ads for several pictures from differing angles showing me that they are likely really her.  I check the reviews to see what is said about pictures.

As you can see, this takes some time & effort but it is what it takes to make it to my bucket list.
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RE :Question for the gentlemen

Well first off her looks have to be at least a 7 or above. and as one person mention I look at several different pics of the provider from different angals.

I then read several reviews on this provider to get a determination of her personality, and her performance. After I read the reviews, I will usually research a few of the reviewers, to see how accurate their other reviews are, and sometimes e-mail them (reviewer) to see if this provider is worth seeing.

I have DQ providers who are 7's and above simple because I learned they're rude, & have too many rules.

Personal stroy I had a session with provider who was 10 in looks but she had some many rules, and clocked watch that the session was horrible.

A lady asks a young tot if he would like a shiny new penny.

The kid replies:  "Naw, I'd rather get a crummy old dollar."

I look at the numbers, but READ the reviews.  Some guys give high numbers but their reviews don't back it up, and vice versa.  Don't go strictly by the numbers, look at the reviews.

Once I look at the review, I will look at her pics, assuming she has some available.  If there no pics to see, sorry no go for me.  Regardless of the review, I need to see her.  As has been said, one man's 7 might be another one's 9.  

However, I would prefer a higher performance number over a looks number.

Swim

You would explain how you would read the reviews. Of course, I would read the review too.

But if given only  7/9 and 9/7 and had to pick one. What would you do?

In an earlier post, my answer was 9/7.

To elaborate, In practice I would never see any provider with an average of 7 in performance.

Because of grade inflation 7 is the new 5. It means

that there is probably an issue there. I don't mean one or two 7s on a page of 9s, but consistent 7 to me is a red flag.

Low scores usually have a low rate, and I am not in it to save money.

Sometimes the reviewer will say what the problem was, which helps, but I would stay away.

looks and performance

Definitely performance first, looks second

New here, just did my first review, and I was really quite delighted with the lady. Not perfect, not heaven on earth, but excellent, much better than I expected and I will go back. So I did a review. But I am not a VIP so I have no context as to how ratings are given here, and whether the review was fair or with grade inflation (and I did note the post below saying that 7s are the new 5), my 8 is a slam.

I hope not, as I will go back, and I would hate for it to be in damage control mode.

To reply to the question - numbers mean very little to me, so the question also means very little. Your 9 might be my 5, or your 7 my 10. So even when I get VIP status, which will be soon, I will not choose by the numbers, but by the words. Each visit is a personal, unique experience at a particular point in time, and while it is certainly indicative of what I might experience if I visit, there also is so much that will be different that trying to sum it all up in a number seems pointless.

And that is how I feel about all numerical reviews in all situations - tell me what you liked and did not like, and hold the numbers, that way I can decide whether the things that are most important to me went well. Or whether you were tired, got lost, and lost interest, or the provider had similar issues. We all have bad days, after all. Learned that from many years of working with online reviews in other contexts, and my approach works quite well for me.

Now if the question had been - do you prefer a total, take-your-breath-away, knockout who does not seem into it but does a decent job, to a provider who is nice to look at but no more and brings real passion to her work, that is easy. I may visit a knockout once or twice a year, just for the eye candy enjoyment, but since my goal is to take pleasure in a provider's work, I really want her to do the same.

And, as noted in another reply here, there probably is more variation in what each of us thinks a stunningly beautiful provider looks like, than in whether the provider seemed to really enjoy the time together. So ratings of appearance, once you get past a sort of minimal level of looking good or bad, seem to be less reliable and more subjective, to me.

Guess that is more than two cents.

Zig