411 on KingRico visiting Troy/Detroit Metro Area

[Miguyhere]

KingRico on RentMasseur

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Rico is visiting the Metro-Detroit area soon and I’ve yet to find anything written on him here. Since all his reviews on RMasseur are gushing/glowing, I thought I’d post my experience.  Keeping in mind that your experience may vary, I feel it’s necessary to post another experience … contrary to those glowing reviews that you’ll see on RMasseur. 

I’d like to start off by saying that I take no … ZERO pleasure in posting a negative experience with a provider, but at the rates that they’re charging these days, it’s only fair that the client(s) receive the balanced picture of who they’re hiring so they can base their decision accordingly. With that said, on to my experience.

I noticed his ad a while ago, probably a year or better, but he lives in the Flint area, which is about an hour away from me, so I waited.  In his ad, his reviews were all amazing, I also liked the way he described the experience he provided.  His rates, at that time, were very reasonable (140 I believe), so when I saw that he was visiting close by, I jumped on it.  The choices in provider’s are slim in the metro Detroit area, especially if you’re interested in a local or finding someone regular to hire.  

The good part:  
Setting up the appointment, (via text), was seamless. 👍🏼 He was prompt and detailed with his reply 👍🏼, answered all my questions 👍🏼, and was flexible with scheduling a time that would work for both of us 👍🏼👍🏼.  * It’s important to note here that I rarely see a provider that hasn’t been mentioned on this platform, so this deviation was based on his length of time being on the site, his reviews, his rate (at the time), and the fact that he was NOT just passing through. 
The Experience:  When I arrived and he opened the door, I was pleasantly surprised that he was actually more attractive than his profile pics (IMHO), was jovial, but acted a bit jittery/nervous … certainly more nervous than I was, which set off my first red flag. The other thing I noticed was a strong odor of something that smelled a lot like marijuana, or someone’s attempt to mask that distinctive scent.  While this alone isn’t a deal breaker for me, it was another mental note, and another red flag.  Lights & TV (news) were on throughout the first half of my experience. I guess I  expected that to change once he got started, but unfortunately it didn’t.  After about 20-30 minutes, I ended up asking him to shut some of them off. 🤷🏼‍♂️  I’m pretty flexible with how the provider sets their workspace up, but it’s always really nice when you can see that they made an effort.  Shortly after arriving I discovered he’s a talker, BIG time!  He talked incessantly for the entire experience … and about nothing of any substance that I can recall, just small talk … which is okay for a while, but grows old when you’re trying to relax.  I did try not engaging him, but it continued to the very end.  I can’t recall ever having experience that before? You’re probably wondering just about now, why I didn’t just leave?  I’m an optimist, and as long as safety isn’t a concern for me, I tend to be remain hopeful that it will get better. Sadly, this time it didn’t happen .

The massage part:  Over the years  I’ve had about 30 massages, so I’m not an expert, but I do know what a trained or experienced professional massage is like vs a rub/tug one.  Unfortunately this experience was the latter. 😐 He spent about 90% of the time with me face down.  He demonstrated NO massage skills at all, and primarily moved his hands in a circular motion in the center of my back.  He spent about 5-7 minutes on my arms, legs, and feet combined 🫤 and about 5 minutes after I turned over.  No (ZERO) massage done on my front (legs, arms, chest, etc.), and used tons of oil.  It concluded with a mechanical HE.  I paid him his 160 rate + gave him a 20 for a tip, which in hindsight I regret now. I kind of did it automatically, and maybe a little because I felt sorry for him, I’m not exactly sure why 🤷🏼‍♂️.   I am a firm believer in tipping though,  but in some situations, by doing so, it furthers this notion that you somehow deserve a tip, regardless of your performance.  * excluding of course professionals, like waitstaff for instance, who depend on their tips to make up for the meager hourly rate they receive. But in this situation, I was already paying a premium rate for a personalized experience that’s not offered at a massage salon, so in my opinion, the tip is to show appreciation for a satisfactory or beyond performance.   
On my trip home I started thinking , who are these folks posting these reviews? Friends? Family? The Provider himself? 🤷🏼‍♂️ If not, why was my experience nothing even remotely like they described theirs as being? I get that everyone has their bad/off days, and perhaps Rico was having one of his, but it doesn’t explain forgetting your massage skills, (if you ever had them in the first place.) I also know that while I’m no Chris Hemsworth, I’m not John Reilly either!  Sorry John 😂.  Perhaps it was something else, so for now it’ll remain a mystery. 

As mentioned earlier, I’ve relied on this site for years now to help me make sound decisions on providers.  You guys have never let me down. Your open, honest, detailed, and sometimes heartfelt reviews have saved me a bundle!  Not to mention the letdown of having a subpar experience not to mention the wasted time.   This review is my way of paying it forward, and to show my appreciation. I hope that it helps at least one of you trying to make a decision on hiring him 😊 . 

 

[Yukon21]

I met Rico one time a few months ago before he had all of the positive reviews.  One meeting was more than anyone should experience.  This was not a case of jelling personalities.  I too have questioned the positive reviews.  After my experience I believe he or the female he hangs out with are creating accounts and posting the reviews.  He has no training in massage and  definately is not pushing the escort experience.  I feel its a scam.  Im glad you posted your experience as it aligns with mine.  I encourage you to submit a review less than 5 stars.  Unfortunately I did not do so and the time since Ive met him has long past reasonableness for submitting a review.  

Edited June 20, 2024 by Yukon21

[Miguyhere]

It’s funny you should mention the possibility it’s a type of scam he’s running. That’s the same thought I had a little later.   I didn’t mention in my initial post because I didn’t want to be too harsh, especially given it was my first post here. 😂   But now two of us have had similar experiences, felt/smelled the scam thought, and had polar opposite experiences than the reviewers on his site.  This only makes THIS site even more valuable!  I’ve always read the reviews with a healthy amount of skepticism, but now I’m not certain they can be trusted at all?  I will investigate leaving him a review tonight, but I believe you have to join something to do so 🤷🏼‍♂️.   I’ll find out.  He just arrived today for a TWO week stint/stay, so has he decided it’s time to move up to the much, much larger metro Detroit area? 

[+ poolboy48220]

Shame.  I've been interested but the hour drive to Flint, like you, kept me from doing anything.  Another one checked OFF my list 😞

[Miguyhere]

UPDATE:  His ad is down now 😅 While my first attempt to post a more accurate and honest depiction of what to expect from this provider was rejected TWICE by RMasseur, I was successful in my third attempt.  Ya might want to take note of this, in order for me to get my unedited, embarrassingly poorly written third review to post, I had to give him 5 stars. 😝🤦🏼‍♂️ After that you can mark everything else accordingly.  👍🏼  

Hope this helps someone else. 😊

[Miguyhere]

Back up within the hour minus my review 🤦🏼‍♂️ I tried my best 🤷🏼‍♂️

[Miguyhere]

Heads up! This deceitful provider has returned to metro-Detroit once again for Labor Day weekend 🤦🏼‍♂️.