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best course of action is to behave in a way that does not result in negative reviews. 

best course of action is to behave in a way that does not result in negative reviews. 

Amazing! I am sure he looks after you and enjoys your time too. 
 
is this a question or a statement? 
I think when it's a big gift like this, it is best to reach out and speak to them about the offer. they may hav things planned, jobs lined up, other personal family or friend events, when in doubt - ask the source! 
Never. With these two caveats - 1. As long as its within your budget, and 2 - its given as a gift without expectations -  if it passes these two hurdles, it's never too generous.  
 

I am cringing at the behavior of this provider.  I would never behave this way and I don't know any of my friends that would either. Disgraceful. 
Sorry that happened to you dude - 100% kick this loser to the curb. 
We are supposed to be there to make you feel good, not treat you like this. Makes me mad and gives those of us who take this seriously a bad name. 

I send holiday messages, and I have bought some special regulars special small gifts.  In my corporate job we would give token gifts to people as well, the postman for eg.  It's good business practice. 
It's really appreciated and I can guarantee it will make your relationship with a provider even better, he will be more flexible, maybe even more effort into your appointments, all if you give a gift. For example I don't just put $100 bill in a card for my buildings super, I buy him a case of his favorite beer too. Small tokens go far.  It's not the amount, but the thought that counts. 
I have received small gifts, and what I would consider large gifts - all not expected but all very much appreciated. 
AS @Simon Suraci, who always has wise words to say - "Your repeat business is all we want and need."

I am cringing at the behavior of this provider.  I would never behave this way and I don't know any of my friends that would either. Disgraceful. 
Sorry that happened to you dude - 100% kick this loser to the curb. 
We are supposed to be there to make you feel good, not treat you like this. Makes me mad and gives those of us who take this seriously a bad name. 

Amazing! I am sure he looks after you and enjoys your time too. 
 
is this a question or a statement? 
I think when it's a big gift like this, it is best to reach out and speak to them about the offer. they may hav things planned, jobs lined up, other personal family or friend events, when in doubt - ask the source! 
Never. With these two caveats - 1. As long as its within your budget, and 2 - its given as a gift without expectations -  if it passes these two hurdles, it's never too generous.  
 

I send holiday messages, and I have bought some special regulars special small gifts.  In my corporate job we would give token gifts to people as well, the postman for eg.  It's good business practice. 
It's really appreciated and I can guarantee it will make your relationship with a provider even better, he will be more flexible, maybe even more effort into your appointments, all if you give a gift. For example I don't just put $100 bill in a card for my buildings super, I buy him a case of his favorite beer too. Small tokens go far.  It's not the amount, but the thought that counts. 
I have received small gifts, and what I would consider large gifts - all not expected but all very much appreciated. 
AS @Simon Suraci, who always has wise words to say - "Your repeat business is all we want and need."

Amazing! I am sure he looks after you and enjoys your time too. 
 
is this a question or a statement? 
I think when it's a big gift like this, it is best to reach out and speak to them about the offer. they may hav things planned, jobs lined up, other personal family or friend events, when in doubt - ask the source! 
Never. With these two caveats - 1. As long as its within your budget, and 2 - its given as a gift without expectations -  if it passes these two hurdles, it's never too generous.  
 

I’ve noticed that too. Could it be the economy? The influx of hotties from Colombia and Venezuela?

I send holiday messages, and I have bought some special regulars special small gifts.  In my corporate job we would give token gifts to people as well, the postman for eg.  It's good business practice. 
It's really appreciated and I can guarantee it will make your relationship with a provider even better, he will be more flexible, maybe even more effort into your appointments, all if you give a gift. For example I don't just put $100 bill in a card for my buildings super, I buy him a case of his favorite beer too. Small tokens go far.  It's not the amount, but the thought that counts. 
I have received small gifts, and what I would consider large gifts - all not expected but all very much appreciated. 
AS @Simon Suraci, who always has wise words to say - "Your repeat business is all we want and need."

I send holiday messages, and I have bought some special regulars special small gifts.  In my corporate job we would give token gifts to people as well, the postman for eg.  It's good business practice. 
It's really appreciated and I can guarantee it will make your relationship with a provider even better, he will be more flexible, maybe even more effort into your appointments, all if you give a gift. For example I don't just put $100 bill in a card for my buildings super, I buy him a case of his favorite beer too. Small tokens go far.  It's not the amount, but the thought that counts. 
I have received small gifts, and what I would consider large gifts - all not expected but all very much appreciated. 
AS @Simon Suraci, who always has wise words to say - "Your repeat business is all we want and need."

I can’t speak for everyone, so I will speak for myself. I personally want and need the business, so I appreciate my clients frequenting my studio. I expect no gifts or extra favors around holidays. Having the business is enough for me.
Some providers really do have more business than they can handle. Good for them. Even when that’s the case, the good ones won’t tell you that so directly. They may consider taking down their ads and only see referrals if that’s truly the case.
The confrontational, rude, and impatient providers will not last long in this field. When they don’t want your business, go to those who do.

I've had to cut clients off when they behave this way and cross the line and they cannot separate reality from fantasy.
big difference from being friendly and being friends. I have genuine affection for my clients but there is not one that I would engage in outside of a work/client experience. 

You’re more of an idiot than I thought if you think your demands mean anything to me.  If you’re going to be keep my name in your fat hideous old mouth, then I’m going to have something to say about it.

Correct. 

even better to just throw on some ruby slippers and click his heels three times!

I guess the provider could have got himself delivered by Amazon. 

That would be an excellent extension to the offerings on Prime 😎

if I am traveling and staying with friends or family and can't host, I use dayuse.com to hire a hotel room for a few hours. most of my clients are in calls by a big margin. 

There was no need for this long response. You are also making a lot of assumptions. Hobby? You must be insulting me. I reported you. 

Sounds like you're still trying to decide if this is a career or a hobby. 
Your first topics on CofM were that you look "too straight" to be picked up by anyone at gay venues, so you're always going home alone.  Then, that you're "too hot" to sleep with the few men that do approach you at those venues.  Later, you thought about being an escort but requiring client pictures up front to only get paid to accompany good looking men.  Now, you're an escort over age 40, who rarely does anal or give oral, wants to command higher than average NYC rates for full-service well-reviewed providers, tells a customer you're insulted with a low-ball offer, yet are upset because the low-ball offer guy was hot and you would have fucked him for free!
If there's one thing I've learned from the escorts who contribute to this CofM, is that escorting is not a great way to monetize your personal sex life.
Consider going to massage school and learning how to give a proper massage.  A client can hire you for a massage, and then you can decide when you meet the client if you want to fuck him as well.  Apparently, the young hot 20-something had good success booking masseurs doing that very thing (according to the Original Post of this topic), so absolutely he should continue doing what works for him while it does.

For me - the service begins when I have confirmation that you are real client and not a scammer or time waster. That is that you have sent a deposit, or a premium member of rentmen, or I have met you before. 
If we have booked in advance and I may send messages touching base, to keep engagement and ensure the booking goes ahead.  
If we have already met - some times I message my regulars for the same reason - keeping that relationship engaged and staying in their mind.  I also maintain a friendly relationship with them.
 

Before you get annoyed, did you consider whether giving him the exact address made him justifiably reconsider whether an Uber to your area was necessary.  I'm not a provider, but living in NYC I'm happy to travel to a distant or dodgy neighborhood if the location is near public transportation, but I'll only take an Uber if it's a long walk from there.  I can afford to make that choice, but an escort can burn up a good part of his fee on round trip Ubers to a one- or two-hour appointment.  

This all depends on how the escort prefers to do business.
I have a number of regular escorts I've been seeing for several years, they know me well, and so paying at the end of the session is no issue. 
Often if it's someone new I'm seeing, they ask for the payment up front. That's no issue for me, I don't mind. If I see them a second time or if they become a new regular, then payment is often no longer asked for upfront, because trust has been well established.
All that said, I have a couple of regulars who I've been seeing for a few years now, who still like payment to made at the start of the session (despite knowing me well); it's obviously just the way they prefer to do things. 
I know there are many guys on this site who say they don't approve of paying upfront, but honestly, it makes no odds to me. Many escorts here in the UK accept bank transfers now, and this is increasingly how I pay them, often before even I arrive - I just zip the cash over to them via my banking app as I'm on my way to meet them (you often learn their real names this way, though in my own personal experience, once you know an escort well or even have met him a couple of times, he has no qualms revealing his real name. I know the real names of all my regulars).