DrownedBoy

That is correct. Traditional manners involves giving gifts to service people on Christmas. Few people remember that.

Just my two cents: I think that in USA there are specific reasons for busts to happen, one being politics, as in election year when some a-hole politician's platform is around ending things that they deem immoral, but I have seen certain busts being used as a nuisance to force places to close after neighbors complaints or after some businesses or entities interested in gentrifying the area want the place to close or move. Also in instances when the FBI or the police are interested in one individual for one specific reason.

The quantity of providers has certainly gone back up since it bottomed out during covid. Although the quality is much lower it seems. I think when the economy is bad you have more guys on there looking to scam as well.

I've noticed more guys in NYC, but it fluctuates a lot here since it's a travel destination. 
I do wonder if the new tourist rule of having 5 years of social media reviewed to enter the US will impact providers. 

For whatever reason, it sounds like he was dissing you big time. A reasonable person wouldn’t act like that unless they expected or wanted to be abruptly dismissed. I’ve encountered entitlement before but nothing on this scale and on the one occasion where it was satisfactorily resolved, I had a frank, blunt exchange about the limits of my largesse. I agree with other’s suggestions of not doing overnights with strangers, for this reason. 
Otherwise, how was the sex?

It would have been a blunt response.  You want the pants, you may pay for them they are available.  You want fine dining, you will be dining alone.  You won't live up to our sleeping arrangements, you will be sleeping elsewhere. You want to get back to Chicago, I would suggest you start walking.  If you want all these things write a letter to Santa. 
I suggest that you live up to your screen name and say I am MT and so is my wallet.  

I recently met someone who looked nice, older than usual twink age, about 33, young looking, exchanged basic info, thought nice for dinner and overnight couple nights vegas. I made the best plans a massage at the high end resort, a facial, etc.. Facy dinners, well over 500.00... Yet when going to do stuff during the day like wandering around, the person literally demands, I want those 600.00 jeans at the versachi store, or else we aren't having fun tonight. again it went on, I only will eat if its at a fine dining 7 course restaurant, and this went on. Acting like a brat of a 20 year old and even if I got a nice vaca and free fine dining, I would never have acted this way. He's in Chicago, maybe the escorts are more like that, Ths is not a post on the experience. it's a post on what would you do.? and chime in if your an escort. Have you had this experience.?

Just send him on his way.

Thank you for validating my choice never to host. 

Do these discerning gentlemen of good character call you on your white slimline telephone with last number redial facilities?
  

Tell me you’re from England without telling me you’re from England: Starting a sentence with ‘mind you…’ 😂.
That’s so English. My dear old thing you are quite correct, it’s perfectly legal to sell or buy sex here, within certain parameters - for example it’s not legal to do so from the street or in a brothel but then neither of those are my cup of tea…I prefer to work independently in a more salubrious environment for discerning gentlemen of good character. 

Tho rumor has it - they would figure out a way to tax it if they think they could get away with it.   
I remember coming out of private party at a certain strip club New Year’s Day to get the parking meter ticket.  Pissed off from that I missed a No Turn on Red - got a red light camera ticket in the mail.   The city really follows the GoodFellas “F*ck you, pay me” model

Yup. I tried to "hurry along" a USPS guy with a 20 but he thrust it right back at me.
I'd like to tip my mailman,  but they never deliver my stuff before 5 or 6 at night. Nobody in my condo building even considers tipping for that reason. 

Without getting political, I'll point out that Kyle Snyder was stung in Ohio. Like Georgia, where police did a horribly biased Grindr prostitution sting recently), those are red states.
Seriously, in America more and more these days, different states are like different countries. Luckily, Cook County Illinois falls into the "England' category.

If an escort waits until the last minute to ask for an Uber (or a deposit), I cancel immediately. That needs to be discussed during the negotiation process.
It's technically a breach of contract, and I consider to be a scam at well.

No, I don't worry it at all. 

This is where I count my lucky stars that I am an Englishman. This side of the pond, paying someone money in exchange for sexual services is perfectly legal, and I am never doing anything against the law whenever I hire. Hiring is not something that causes me any anxiety like it is for those of you over in the States. 
Mind you, I've hired in the US before (NYC and San Francisco), and I think that even though hiring is illegal there (?), they are such liberal places that there is no reason to worry. I certainly didn't feel anxious at all, especially when I was in California.

Personally,  I don't try to haggle. If I ask for a rate, and it's more than I'm willing to pay,  I just say so and move on.  I very rarely reconsider when the rate lowers as a counter offer and for the most part have regretted it when I do. Plenty of fish in the sea.

I mean if in nyc is impossível to charge only 300. Any hotel in ny is charging 300/350 per night. 

Nah.

My policy - if an escort says he wants 300/350 an hour, and doesn't give his two hour rate, I offer 500 for two hours, with the understanding that a lot of it will be cuddling and watching TV during the refractory period between orgasms.
Otherwise, I never haggle. Especially when escorts say they want to "get to know my budget."

There's still MintBoys, but that's the "Las Vegas model," meaning buyer beware.
It's free for anyone to put up and ad, but has no information on what the guys are willing to do. Also no rating system, no way to tell when they're available, and you have to watch out for heteros who think they can make money meeting women only.

Yes, sometimes the masseur trips and the entire penis goes in accidentally.  It's happened to me a few hundred times.

I don’t hire escorts anymore because the prices have become insane. Average guys charging ridiculous prices. Since I’m not into anal I just hire guys that advertise for sensual massage. If they have private pics where they are nude, then I take a shot that they may be willing to play.  I have about 3 guys that I go to in NYC. Wish there were a few more. But I refuse to pay exorbitant prices for average guys that I can get on my own. 
 
 

My policy - if an escort says he wants 300/350 an hour, and doesn't give his two hour rate, I offer 500 for two hours, with the understanding that a lot of it will be cuddling and watching TV during the refractory period between orgasms.
Otherwise, I never haggle. Especially when escorts say they want to "get to know my budget."