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I'm sure that discretion is important, but that alone will not make an escort into a "Veblen service" whose demand will go up when he charges more. Other factors need to be there. You say I don't know what I'm talking about, but you offer no evidence. I'm sure any escort can find someone who will pay $800 an hour at some point in their career. Being able to consistently commanding such a rate is very different. Many escorts would like to charge that rate, but the market can only support very few escorts who do. What training do you offer to facilitate such a rate? In your OP, you suggest better pictures and self care (both of which many escorts spend a lot of time on already). You also suggest social media and a blog, but you yourself say that high end clients want discretion. Wouldn't such a client a be wary of those who are too prominent online?

There may be a few women escorts who are Veblen goods, but they are a tiny slice of the market. There is fierce competition for the the few finance guys who want to brag about banging $800 per hour female escorts. Clients like this demand more than professionalism and discretion; they demand extremely high quality, meaning escorts who are very young and attractive.

I made no such assumption. Of course escorts differentiate on quality, services offered, etc. To use your example, $350 hotels differ from $150 on factors other than price. The $350 hotels typically offer a better location, better service, larger or better appointed rooms. Whatever you call it, you're attempting to organize to control prices. There's nothing wrong with that morally, but it tends not to work unless there is some way to enforce the price increase. To continue the example above, let's say that you posted this on a hotel forum instead of this one. As a result of your post, all hotels in NY raised their price by $100 in unison, not because a particular hotel's quality increased or because of increased demand but simply because they deserve a raise. Let's say there are 5 hotels near Times Square that are similar in quality and service and locatio. They used to charge charging $150 on Monday nights in April. Afater seeeing your posts, all 5 of these hotels imposed a $100 "surcharge. " If they stuck together, travelers would either have to pay the $250 rate or settle for a lower quality. That's the power of acting in unison, which is why your posts says: The problem is that merchants, whether hotel owners or escorts, are opportunistic. One of these 5 hotels that decided to raise its ratemight offer a $100 discount one week, luring travelers away from the hotels that kept their rates at $250. Seeing the success of this strategy, another hotel might try the same strategy. And the game continues until everyone is back at the former market price. The dynamics of supply and demand work the same way for the escorting industry as well. As for Veblen goods, these are rare and usually associated with conspicuous consumption. Under the current laws, clients are not looking to hire escorts in a conspicuous manner. As I said, I think the advice about improving pictures and so on is definitely helpful. If a given escort is not using his best photos, this could help him increase his price. But it won't cause an across the board increase in willingness to pay

Most of the advice--self-care, better pictures, etc--is good and can help some escorts command higher rates. The problem is that this is an attempt at forming a cartel, and cartels are notoriously unstable. All you need is one crafty escort in each city who doesn't buy in. "Hey, clients, if you still want an hour appointment option, I'm offering it. I also charge $100 less than anyone else." Bang! He siphons off a lot of clients. A few other escorts, now short on business, do the same thing. And eventually, the whole thing falls apart.

I used LoseIt it pretty faithfully for a few months last spring and am starting it again. The bar codes are fun,and being able to find nutritional info for similar foods was very helpful given how often I go out. I'm considering trying the premium app to see the trends but I hesitate to pay for another subscription.

"And you won't know which ads are from us." Wow, I had thought that the sting ads always had a warning at the bottom. No wonder I keep getting busted.

The Strand in NYC is huge too, but I doubt they stock this kind of thing either.

Times have changed. The producers saw nothing wrong with putting a laugh track throughout, including the part in which the detective walks into the bathroom to search for the boy, who it turns out had just been molested. As for an equivalent, probably not. The market is too fragmented.

"This episode was considered disturbing enough for Conrad Bain to present a parental warning at the beginning. Even the narrator who catches us up on the action from Part One of this two-parter sounds kinda creepy, setting the appropriately dark tone for Gordon Jump (loveable, bumbling “Big Guy” Mr. Carlson from WKRP in Cincinnati) to portray a bicycle store-owning pedophile. Mr. Horton lures young boys to his store with free accessories for their rides as well as free pizza, ice cream and … wine. (Cue the ominous music.) Arnold and his friend Dudley fall prey to his tactics and soon they’re shirtless, playing Tarzan, and posing for Polaroids." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntWG4rrkL0I

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Robberrob? This guy isn't trying too hard to hide the fact that he's a troll.

Let's hear the ten plagues, yo!

Feminine wipes with a different label. @body2body got it right when he cited that scene in Boys in the Band.

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That's surprising. I'd have thought that CL types would gravitate to Grindr before they'd try the street.

I had Now that's more like it! But I'm a flexible kitten, so if Mexico is risky, you could always take me to Big Sur instead.

I used to bathe but now it's showers only, always in the morning. Sometimes I'll draw a small bath in the evening if I want to freshen up up without having to use a shower cap.

The view is stunning, but that looks like a common area for all hotel guests. The kitten would prefer to have the whole terrace for herself.

I like the spelling.

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The trailer is a real tear-jerker. The film will be released this summer.

There's always Watercourse Way. Wear a kimono to avert suspicion.

Thanks, escortrod. I looked that up. It's mostly for swinging couples. The women who do this willingly are known as unicorns, and there are long lines of men waiting for them. Here's a Vice article on one of these bathhouses. Here's a quote: "By 3 AM, the pickings are slim—just a few couples who don't seem particularly inclined to put out and a legion of thirsty blokes." The article mentions a few "solo..women staring invitingly at passersby," who are likely expecting to be paid.

It's not that women are harder to understand. Men are just far more up for casual sex than women are, on average. That's why there is no such thing as a straight bathhouse. Sure, you can meet a woman at a bar but you'll need a lot more than looks to get laid. Sure, you'll find a few girls who are more up for casual sex with men, but there's a line around the block for those chicks.