I’ve noticed a lot of providers who were advertising sub 200 rates for an hour are now advertising rates of 400 and above.  And what’s worse is that a lot of these providers are rushing you so you’re not even there for the full hour.  What are your thoughts on this?

Hate it, obviously. What other reaction can someone on the paying side of the transaction have? 🤑

I hate it too.  That being said, there is only so much I’m willing to offer a provider.  If their rate is past that threshold, I opt not to see them.  Lots of beautiful providers down here in Miami but I’m not willing to budge.  Would be nice if a provider could chime in and give an account on how their own rate increase has effected their business.

Do prices ever go down? Post reviews on the ones who aren't worth it.

Well, costs of housing, utilities and food have rose. When this happens, the ladies need to charge more.  

Broadest measure of CPI (headline inflation) since Dec-2019 to Dec-2024 has been +23%. To cover her cost of living a $200 worker back then should charge $246 now. A $250 provider, $307. This is far less than price jumps seen in the past 5 years.
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Providers may have discovered the demand curve is inelastic (Econ-101) meaning the number of sessions desired is relatively insensitive to price changes. This means their revenue loss due to the small decline in sessions caused by price hikes will be way more offset by the increase in revenue from the price increases applied to sessions count even after a negligible reduction in count. Big +++ net revenue; customers can't say no.
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Only Fools as a revenue enhancer over the past 5 years alleviates the pressure to keep a lid on price increases so that session count is maintained.
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Both demand and supply for TS services have risen since then so at best this dynamic may be a 'wash'. Even new supply coming in from central America (which would normally suppress prices) quickly learn they were wrong using prices back home + US living costs delta as a base point. Their misjudgment gets corrected mucho pronto by raising prices.

This topic is old news, there are several dozen similar ones in the last several years. The prices haven't suddenly risen, they've gone up a bit each year. Some providers pump up their rates after they get a boob job, nose job, butt job, face fem surgery or realize they can get more. Newer providers may start at a lower rate and then jump a hundred or couple hundred after learning the ropes. It is what it is and will not change. Like the rest of the world, prices never go down, and with the hobby there aren't any "sales" going on either.

Sometimes rate increases are also due to a girl simply meeting her required threshold via regulars and not needing to increase her client load in order to make money. Personally most of my clients see me at least twice a month if not more so it gives me the leeway to raise rates in order to keep my numbers down and protect my physical/mental health. Kind of like load management in the NBA... (yes 'load' management.. pun intended lol).

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