The concept of a client asking a provider to recruit another provider inherently seems weird to me.
It seems in the above case, the client definitely wasn’t paying nor interested in a second provider simultaneously , and he made that clear, so the client isn’t in the wrong.
I don’t understand clients who do expect providers to recruit a third guy for free.
And even when paying for that second provider, it seems like it would be a risky thing unless that client contacted the second provider himself.
I personally don’t trust too many providers, and it seems the first provider described in that review was out for himself. Reckless behavior.
As a client, I always reach out to all parties personally whenever I want group fun in NYC.
I would advise all providers to never accept any proposition from another provider, without speaking with the client himself. Period.