Preferred way to be contacted

[Guest]

Curious to know what method you prefer to be contacted by. Email, text, snapchat, phone call? I prefer to use email until I 'feel out' the provider but many state up front not to email. I actually had one escort from rentmen be rude about it and I never contacted him again. Others have been great about it and actually continued the conversation after we met. I ask because it seems like on Mintboys most prefer text or snapchat and some don't provide an email address at all.

[ericwinters]

This is of particular interest to me. I do not like to text. Im getting older and vision sucks. Just look at all my typos in my posts.

 

Many providers ste dismissive if not offended when I call.

 

I hate wearing glasses just to read and type, and I'm not had luck with progressives.

 

I tend to move in when providers can't or won't call.

 

Curious about others' perceptions and experiences.

[+ sync]

This is of particular interest to me. I do not like to text. Im getting older and vision sucks. Just look at all my typos in my posts.

 

Many providers ste dismissive if not offended when I call.

 

I hate wearing glasses just to read and type, and I'm not had luck with progressives.

 

I tend to move in when providers can't or won't call.

 

Curious about others' perceptions and experiences.

Regrettably, technology has become the master and we its servants. It probably would be best for you to accept wearing your glasses and go with texting when seeking providers. As to progressives, I too had some difficulty until a co-worker told me that I must keep them on constantly until my eyes were trained where to look. For me that was the key. In a relatively short time I became totally oriented to my progressive lenses and would not hesitate to recommend progressives to others.

[ericwinters]

Regrettably, technology has become the master and we its servants. It probably would be best for you to accept wearing your glasses and go with texting when seeking providers. As to progressives, I too had some difficulty until a co-worker told me that I must keep them on constantly until my eyes were trained where to look. For me that was the key. In a relatively short time I became totally oriented to my progressive lenses and would not hesitate to recommend progressives to others.

14 months of 'training' and still massive headaches. But thank you. ?

[+ Ace]

I have always preferred email, as opposed to voice calls for the initial introduction, set up, etc. With the advent of texting, it seems that has gone by the wayside. All of my calls go to voicemail now.

I've spent way too much time with callers either jerking off while talking to me or just going in circles.

If the caller is interested & leaves a voicemail, I'll return the call (if he says that's ok), or just reply with a text saying "Sorry I just missed your call....."

[+ sync]

14 months of 'training' and still massive headaches. But thank you. ?

I can certainly understand your frustration after 14 months, but it's the massive headaches that are of concern. You may want to return to the provider of your lenses for a testing to be sure the lenses you were given are the correct ones for you. I don't mean to be a nag, but your lenses should not be giving you massive headaches.

[mike carey]

A diversion.

 

I once read a list of preferred ways of contact:

1. Text.

2. e-mail.

3. Phone call.

4. Climbing in through my bedroom window.

5. Linked-In.

[Guest Calix_K]

I almost exclusively use Telegram for this type of work, much to the disappointment of some potential clients.

[Aaron_Bauder]

I prefer passenger pigeon.

 

They have gone extinct, so text is second-best. For those who dislike texting, a phone call is fine. I find that clients who follow good text/phone etiquette (polite, succinct, clear, direct) are most likely to actually book.

 

Bad texters (demanding, long-winded, those who want me to recite my ad again through texts, pic collectors) rarely follow-through with booking, phone call follow-through is also spotty, I wonder if my voice is too intimidating or if its because the clients who call me are typically the most paranoid, an observation based on voice tone. I can usually tell within minutes of texting or talking whether we'll actually meet or not.

[+ VictorPowers]

Order of operations for contact:

Text

Call

Email

Forum PM

What's App

RM Message

Twitter

Smoke Signals

Morse Code

Pony Express

Telegram

USPS

I’ll leave this here.. ?

[Pulgasari1991]

Curious to know what method you prefer to be contacted by.

Whatsapp, Telegram with phone number

[RealAvalon]

I’ll leave this here.. ?

Here I thought you might say, skin to skin. Different thread I guess

[hypothetically]

I prefer text as I’m usually on the go and unable to chat discreetly or in a quiet enough setting. It doesn’t have to be “back n forth” if the individual seeking a provider is clear and thorough in his wants.

[hypothetically]

I prefer text as I’m usually on the go and unable to chat discreetly or in a quiet enough setting. It doesn’t have to be “back n forth” if the individual seeking a provider is clear and thorough in his wants.

[jawjateck]

Texting is awful. It's devolved into incoherent grindr snippets and emojis, questions go unanswered, and timely? Almost never. "Conversations" can drag out over days to work out details and set up a meeting. My inquiries that go nowhere are as high as they have ever been in 20 years of hobbying.

[jayjaycali]

Does *anyone* use SnapChat for contact?

[Guest]

Does *anyone* use SnapChat for contact?

I've considered it since a lot of guys on mintboys only do text or snapchat.

[jayjaycali]

I've considered it since a lot of guys on mintboys only do text or snapchat.

 

Text sure, but I always get the sense many who are looking don't use SnapChat at all.

[+ Gar1eth]

This is of particular interest to me. I do not like to text. Im getting older and vision sucks. Just look at all my typos in my posts.

 

Many providers ste dismissive if not offended when I call.

 

I hate wearing glasses just to read and type, and I'm not had luck with progressives.

 

I tend to move in when providers can't or won't call.

 

Curious about others' perceptions and experiences.

Regrettably, technology has become the master and we its servants. It probably would be best for you to accept wearing your glasses and go with texting when seeking providers. As to progressives, I too had some difficulty until a co-worker told me that I must keep them on constantly until my eyes were trained where to look. For me that was the key. In a relatively short time I became totally oriented to my progressive lenses and would not hesitate to recommend progressives to others.

14 months of 'training' and still massive headaches. But thank you. ?

I can certainly understand your frustration after 14 months, but it's the massive headaches that are of concern. You may want to return to the provider of your lenses for a testing to be sure the lenses you were given are the correct ones for you. I don't mean to be a nag, but your lenses should not be giving you massive headaches.

 

@ericwinters, I'm concerned about your headaches too. When I started out in 'bifocals' about 14 years ago, I started with progressives. I may have had a headache for a day or so, but that's normal whenever I get new glasses. On my last pair when I put them on, initially everything was fuzzy. I could see better far away with the reading part rather than with the distance part. The lady at the vision store said I just needed to get used to the new glasses. But I knew something was wrong. I ended up having my eyes rechecked at a new optometrists. For some reason, the prescription I had just obtained was wrong. I didn't need as high a correction. I don't know if my eyes had been acting funny the day I saw the original optometrist or whether they somehow wrote down the wrong prescription. But after I replaced those glasses, except for the first day with headache, everything was fine. Is it possible that your headaches are due to a wrong prescription?

 

On the other hand, progressives even if you became adjusted to them might not be the answer to your problems. When I bought my first pair of progressives, the optician told me I would still want to take them off to read. And that's been the case. I read fairly close up-probably closer than most people. I don't know if I've always done it-or if I trained myself to do it before I had the progressives (i probably needed them two years or so before I actually got them. Prior to that I had my single vision prescription for my nearsightedness. And I had to take off my glasses to read as they weren't helping.) I also usually take them off for computer work and bring the screen and keyboard very close to me. Shaving and trimming my beard are also problems. #1. It's hard to shave with glasses on. #2. I have to keep angling my head in different ways to get to the part of the glasses I need to see for trimming different parts of my beard. Sometimes I think what I need is a handheld magnifying mirror. So I can see what I'm doing better as I'm trimming.

 

Gman

[Bargara Leatherboy]

As a hirer I much prefer email.

 

I can then discretely manage it whereas a phone call Needs to be made from a private place