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Sad to hear. When the founders still owned and ran the company their furniture was anything but bland. However, like many corporate retailers, they succumbed to the trend of everything being cream, grey, beige, creige, greige, bleige, etc. Dull, dull, dull.

At the very top of list of "The Deli" topics is a thread titled "PLEASE READ! Posting Links to Providers' Ads." As the title says...

I would politely explain that I have no experience with women and can't help him get a girl. In other words, tell him the facts.

That is pretty funny. The founders of the chain sold it several years ago. Sounds like the private equity owner tried restructuring a little too late. Sad situation, for sure.

Here in Arizona, Kroger is called "Fry's" and they do the same thing. I don't like Fry's, anyway, and this practice hasn't exactly improved my perception of them, their surly employees, or their messy stores. Also, their self-checkout is pretty klunky. On the other hand, my local Safeways (one is a pretty small store and the other is huge) installed self-checkout in addition to the existing checkout lanes and typically have all lanes open. (Both are very, very busy urban stores) Safeway's self-checkout is pretty good and I actually like using it. Plus, it took some pressure off the harried cashiers. I use self-checkout for small- to medium-sized orders. Safeway's cashiers and baggers are always very nice and the self-checkout area is small, so for large orders I typically opt for a checker.

Moderator's Note: Let's keep this thread on topic (former escort convicted of murdering a doctor, for those who have forgotten) and quit arguing with each other.

@marylander1940, several years ago I looked into doing independent consulting. The former HR director at my former employer (we were laid off after the company was acquired by a competitor) had been a contractor and we had lunch to discuss pros and cons, dos and don'ts, etc. She was a very nice lady and in her very nice lady voice she said to me "Remember, rvwnsd, many people are a**h**es."

In absence of forum member experience, you could contact one of the recent reviewers who met him. I've done that and others have contacted me. In my experience, guys give honest feedback.

You took the words right outta my keyboard.

My favorite part is "...find a sugar mommy or daddy one day so I don’t have to deal with all the flakes here haha ..." Very charming.

Right. The previous version of RM was the same, but you didn't have to perform a gymnastics routine to find the date.

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Click ont he picture to expand it, move the cursor to the top of the pic, and the date displays.

He now calls himself Brunnoski on Rentmen. FWIW, his most recent (9/3/23) pic was taken in Chicago where he is listed as being located.

What is considered "upscale" to one person can be considered "pedestrian" to another. Comments like "upscale for upscale" don't deter me from contacting a guy, but an ad consisting of one nearly invisible photo does deter me.

I've run into providers several times, especially when I lived in San Diego. Although I didn't live in Hillcrest or North Park (the gayborhoods), Normal Heights (where I lived) was up-and-coming and home to lots of LBGT+ folk. A lot of providers and clients follow this practice. I've done the very same thing. You never know who a provider is with or waiting for. In fact, when I was a facilitator of a coming-out group, we assured our members that we would never approach them or acknowledge them outside of the group unless they initiated. This sounds like an appropriate response to me. You also don't know who is walking by your tables. To me, the angry text was unwarranted. For starters, you didn't do anything wrong. Second, there's no reason to get angry. A text like "Hey, I saw you at the restaurant. How come you didn't say hello" would have been appropriate. It is interesting that he didn't acknowledge you. No, I don't think you did anything offensive or impolite. You were practicing discretion. The provider overreacted. Unless a guy and I have already agreed on how to approach one another outside of the context of a playdate, I don't acknowledge him. Most guys do the same. I ran into a former provider at a farmer's market who was holding hands with a guy. He smiled at me, and I smiled back. A few minutes later, he walked up and said hello and explained the guy was a new boyfriend and that it was OK to say hi. Another guy I ran into thanked me for not saying hello when we were standing next to each other in line at the supermarket. He was with a friend who knew all of his other friends and did not know he escorted.

You've described my allergy regime, plus some asthma meds to treat asthma. I'm currently using the OTC generic equivalents of Allegra (antihistamine tablet), Flonase (nasal spray), and Allaway (eye drops) plus allergy shots. For asthma, I take Advair and Spiriva respi-mat (not that spawn of Satan called the "handi-haler") Zyrtec made me very drowsy and Claritin didn't do much at all, hence Allegra. PS: @Unicorn, I know you don't need me to explain what each med is. It's for the benefit of folks who are unfamiliar with allergy and asthma meds.

EDIT: I mis-read @BuffaloKyle's request and thought it was a request for a link to Bryan Knight's Facebook page, hence the note below. Here's the text of the announcement: Dear friends, This is Bryan's husband. It is with a heavy heart to let you know that Bryan Knight died last night in his sleep. He was 39 years old. He will be missed more than I can ever say. Moderator's Note: We ask members to refrain from posting links to social media accounts that are not included in a provider's public ads/profiles as they could reveal personal information about the "real" person behind the escort persona. Although Bryan Knight did not share his facebook links on his RM ad, he did have an escorting website, which has links to his social media. You can find them here. On a personal note, I never met Bryan, but we exchanged messages and he seemed like a perfect gentleman and all-around nice guy. I'm very sad to hear this and am keeping his husband and family in my thoughts.

Here's a link to his RM ad, which is active despite showing him not having logged in for a year.

I agree with and disagree with your client. Regarding Ralph Lauren, I am not a fan of his polos, chinos/khakis, dress shirts, or dress pants. I do like some of his blazers, specifically the Lauren line, because they consistently have enough material in the sleeves for me to have them lengthened. (I wear a 37" sleeve) Many other labels do not include enough extra fabric to have sleeves lengthened. As others have pointed out, RL has slim fitting shirts and pants if you are loyal to the brand and don't wish to find a different one. Banana Republic, in my experience, prices their merchandise well above its quality and workmanship. They are great if you can catch a sale. While I don't think you should hide behind oversized or frumpy clothes, I also don't think a professional setting is the place to "show off your bod and what you have." Maybe your client meant "don't hide behind..." This is good advice. You don't want your attire to look dated. After working remotely for three years, I will likely be working in a hybrid or in-office model in the near future. My professional wardrobe, slacks in particular, needs a refresh.

I grew up shopping at Aldi (their first store was in Iowa and in 1977 they invaded Chicago. My parents were somewhere between flat-broke and moderate income) The stores have evolved over the years from selling very basic items to selling basics and not-so-basic items. I shop the Aldis in Phoenix a couple of times per month and love them. They have three main advantages: Price Specialty merchandise Ease of getting in and out. (They have small, but efficiently organized, stores) Almost all of their products are store-brand. I find the quality to be excellent. There have been a few items I didn't care for (shredded cheese, pickles, and bread) and they refunded my money without question. (They have a "twice-as-nice" guarantee - replacement and refund) They sell limited-time items called "Aldi Finds." I've really enjoyed their milk chocolate truffles, which I first bought last year and then couldn't find until this year. I stocked up. Also, my dad bought of their "Crofton" (store brand) stainless steel saucepans back in 2009 and didn't take very good care of it. I snagged it when we cleaned out his house and cleaned it up. It heats faster and more evenly than my Calphalon stainless steel. Yes. Their "Deutsche Kuche" brand has German-inspired and German-made products. I've liked every product I've tried. Some of the items are seasonal or are one-time "Aldi Finds," so if you find something you like it's a good idea to stock up. No, I don't, for a few reasons: They don't have a store close to where I live. The closest one is in Tempe, AZ. I shop there when I shop at the local Target and PetSmart and stock up on things I really like. Their selection of fresh produce and meat is variable. Sometimes, they have leaner cuts of meat and other times they don't. They do, however, have a great selection of conventional, "natural," and organic chicken. A lot of their merchandise is processed and packaged. I eat very little processed food. They don't sell everything I buy. A few standouts: Their fresh salmon is outstanding. It's similar to the salmon Trader Joe's sells but is priced about $1/pound less than TJ's Park Street Deli classic hummus is the best pre-made hummus I've ever had. Appleton Farms Prosciutto is also very good. Not the best I've had, but in the top 5. They are also in the $4 - $5 range at the Phoenix-area stores. Specially Selected Cold Smoked Salmon is great. Again, not the absolute best, but in the top 5. For the price, it can't be beat Organic Cage-Free Eggs are a steal. During the height of the avian flu-induced egg shortage they didn't raise the prices sky-high. I want to say they were $4.99 a dozen, which is what TJ's and Whole Foods charge when there isn't a shortage. Their spices are well-priced. Yes: Bread: haven't found any I liked. Frozen shrimp: It's not that I didn't like it, but they add more salt to their cooked shrimp than the one Costco sells. However, they are on-par with most store- and name-brands. Chicken Italian Sausage: Just didn't like it. Steak: Tried the filet and strip, thinking they were the same as the ones at TJ's. (package was similar) Was tough and gristly. They refunded my money and replaced the steaks. Replacement was just as bad. To me, it is worth the drive once in a while. If they were closer to me, I'd shop there more often. I can walk to a Safeway and a Fry's (Kroger) when the temperature is below 80, so Aldi is an excursion. I will say that their meat is variable. Sometimes they have great meat at a good price and others not so much. There's a Reddit forum (or "subreddit") about Aldi. It's worth checking out. Aldi has been in the US since 1976 but expanded to SoCal in the last five or so years. Putting the quarter to get the cart is an Aldi thing that they've done since they opened. It is a deposit, not a fee. Unlike California Redemption Value, where you have to take the containers to a crappy recycling center that might or might not be open to get your money back, you receive the quarter back when you return the cart. It saves the employees from having to chase carts in the parking lot and ensures there are always available carts, which is not always the case at grocery stores. If you don't have a quarter, they will give you one. I've heard the same feedback about their meat and produce in Southern California. Last time I was in Palm Springs I stopped in and it was like a completely different chain than in Arizona. Probably poor management. The dollar store comment is just unfounded. Their own brands are not the same junk as most of the dollar store brands. The bad produce in SoCal is an exception, but that's not a chain-wide phenomenon. If the reviewers who think Aldi is an expensive dollar store shared their feedback with Aldi management, there might be a change.

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It might have changed since you last saw it. I checked and as of a few minutes ago it lists him as straight.

There is no excuse for an escort to hound a client over a less-than-five-star review. I'm sorry to hear that he chose to react that way. Having said that, a quick question and three suggestions. The question: When you contacted him did you state what you were looking for (i.e., what you saw in his videos) and ask if he could accommodate or did you assume he would do what is shown in his videos? Suggestion #1: It is best to state what you are looking for and ask whether the escort can accommodate rather than assume based on pics/videos. In my experience it makes for a better session. Everyone knows what everyone else wants and expects. If a guy can't or doesn't want to engage in one activity or another then no harm no foul and I get to decide whether to hire him. That said, if you did ask, he agreed, and then couldn't do it, everyone is aware there's a problem. Suggestion #2: When an escort says "satisfaction guaranteed" and you aren't satisfied let him know. Suggestion #3: When presented with a situation where: the best approach is to not engage and to avoid escalating. Ignore the messages and block him if necessary. It saves a lot of aggravation.

It makes sense (to me) when a guy has one name when he lists as an escort and another when he lists as a masseur. POUNDUGOOD can be very enticing when hiring an escort, not so much for a massage, especially when using a site like Masseurfinder that doesn't allow even a whiff of eroticism in its ads. I can even see a variation on a similar name between sites because POUNDUGOOD might have been available on one site and not on another. However, when a guy uses three completely different names on three different sites I see a huge bright red flag flapping in the wind. When the same guy has different stats on two sites I press the "NEXT!" button and move on.