Truth in (Photo) Advertising

[Guest jaighbos]

What advise would you give a client when the escort that shows up is clearly not the person advertised and/or photographed? This has happened to me on a couple of occasions, but I've been too shy to point out the discrepancy. And since both times the escort was friendly, personable and nice I just decided to discover what I liked about the person that showed up and went from there. But after the second time I thought that this is unfair to escorts that are being truthful in their photos and listings, and that I shouldn't encourage or acquiesce to this sort of behavior. I didn't search the archives before posting this inquiry so my apologies if this is a subject discussed at length before. But in risk of raising a previously discussed topic, any thoughts on this subject?

[+ Lucky]

Play the hand you are dealt or fold!

[Juan Vancouver]

Hey sexy,

 

First of all, I am glad that the first time you made it work for you. However I would strongly recommend that if the minute you see your escort you are not thrilled by what you see you make up your mind right there. If you see an incontestable discrepancy with that what you see and the pics on his profile, if you don't like his attitude, his smell, his breath or if you get the sensation you are not going to have a good time say right away that you prefer not to go ahead with your appointment.

 

If someone told me so right away, after we said our hellos, I would simply go away without asking for a dime or a reason. I know that other escorts may have different rules about that and some may demand half their fee, some may expect money for their cabs, etc. But going ahead with something that you are not looking forward to makes no sense at all.

 

It would be wise to try to do it as soon as possible because if you say "you don't look like your pictures" after half an hour of him fuckng you, fifteen minutes of great oral sex and deep into the session it could be pereceived that it is you the one trying to cheat.

 

The last thing I would want to point at is that since this pictures are the escort's publicity, hopefully they have been made professionally. Professional photos use tools such as good lighting, good poses, a trained eye, carefully chosen clothes or locations, and hopefully they show the escort in the best possible light. I believe it is entirely valid to show the best angle of yourself for publicity. Of course I don't believe it is valid to manipulate those images or use somedoby else's pics. My point here is that if you are seeing a sexy blond with light reflected in his eyes, flexing his biceps in a way that shows his strenght and his golden fuzz all over his forearms, it is possible that when you open the door you may not see exactly that same bulk because he is not flexing his arms... and his eyes may look somewhat different because there is no special light reflected into them. However I do believe it should be very easy to determine whether your escort is the same than in his pics or not.

 

In the end, if you are not satistfied, you get to decide. No reasons asked. That is entirely valid.

 

Remember that this is supposed to be a professional service focused on your fulfillment. The success of this relationship depends greatly on your ability to ask exactly what you expect for, the escort's ability to assess whether or not he can fulfill those needs and your honesty during the session to communicate whenever those needs are being met or not.

 

I hope you will have stellar sessions from now on, and if not, I hope you will have the braveness to say so right away.

 

A tight hug and my best wishes!

 

Juan

[+ Lucky]

Doubles

 

Years ago when I liked to bake in the sun, there was a guy near me who did some porn named Ron Pierson, in San Francisco. Being sufficiently attracted, when I saw his escort ad I called. Yet when I got to the house, I knew for a fact that the guy wasn't Ron. I went ahead anyway, because he was very cute, and the sex was fantastic. Yet he kept up this pretense that he was Ron. Ultimately, as I was leaving, the real Ron came home. I never said a word, because I had had a great time, but I never did get to try out the real Ron. Turns out I had seen his visiting friend who had just happened to answer the phone for him.

[+ glutes]

Photo fraud has been going on for sometime.

Pay your money and take your chances...

[whipped guy]

Photo-Shopping

 

Pay your money and take your chances...

 

There is actually more than one type of photo fraud. In addition to the obvious use of another individual's photos and the infamous use of old photos, there now exists the ubiquitous photo-shopping phenomenon.

 

This unfortunately is not limited to the world of escorting. In many fields it has become quite commonplace. So much so that when one sees perfection personified in areas where perfection is rarely attained one immediately has to question the veracity of what they are viewing. This is especially true in those disciplines where operating conditions run counter to the realization of flawlessness. Not every diamond cutter can produce an end result that is worthy of the Hope Diamond or the Crown Jewels.

 

So is that appendage really so large, is that butt really so buff and blemish free...??? Only the photo-shopper knows for sure... that is until you hire the guy and that is when reality enters into the equation.

[lookin4hotties]

re: Truth in Advertising

 

If that ever happens to me, I'll just say "who are you?"

and slam the door.

 

If the escort has traveled to see me, he can just

take the bus back to wherever home is, because his

plane ticket will get canceled.

 

Honestly, to prevent this in the first place, I never

hire people who post only 2-3 generic body pics

taken from the neck down, the kind that all look

the same. I also am suspicious of guys who

post a few other types of pics, including escorts

who only post a few "glossy" modeling pics from

the same shoot that all look copied.

 

I also have never hired or booked anyone for

travel without first calling the escort once for

a quick chat where I ask a few questions.

 

Unfortunately, there still is a chance someone's

pics could be copied or photoshopped. I have

been lucky that my experience, intuition, and

placing at least one phone call (where I ask a

few very specific questions) have weeded out

this type of escort, so far.

 

To those fakers out there, if you can't afford

bus fare home, try hitchhiking!

 

Lookin4hotties

[Kevin Slater]

he can just

take the bus back to wherever home is, because his

plane ticket will get canceled.

 

This is off-topic, but his ticket cannot be canceled. Once issued, it is his. It doesn't matter that you paid for it, if it's in his name, it's his. Unless it's a paper ticket that you can withhold from him, or you call the airline claiming to be he and reschedule the flight or something (note that the purchase does not get refunded), my understanding is that the purchaser has no control over the ticket once issued.

 

Kevin Slater

[KMEM]

I think that if you can access the reservation you can cancel the flight. You probably will not be able to get a refund but I don't think that is the point. The point, rightly or wrongly, is to punish the escort for not delivering what was promised and to further that idea by canceling his return flight. It might depend upon whether one has access to the account of the ticket holder or his ITEN. If you paid for it, you surely will have that access.

 

Best regards,

KMEM

[Guest zipperzone]

If that ever happens to me, I'll just say "who are you?"

and slam the door.

 

If the escort has traveled to see me, he can just

take the bus back to wherever home is, because his

plane ticket will get canceled.

 

I think you are taking the chance of having the shit kicked out of you - probably not worth it, IMHO.

[seaboy4hire]

This is off-topic, but his ticket cannot be canceled. Once issued, it is his. It doesn't matter that you paid for it, if it's in his name, it's his. Unless it's a paper ticket that you can withhold from him, or you call the airline claiming to be he and reschedule the flight or something (note that the purchase does not get refunded), my understanding is that the purchaser has no control over the ticket once issued.

 

Kevin Slater

 

Unless things have changed which they could have if I purchase Boobers a plane ticket to Chicago and I as the purchaser need to cancel the ticket I can. I've done it with a past flight that I purchased for him on my piece of plastic. Now the fun part is trying to get the credits from the canceled flight put into my name to use.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[Lookin]

I think you are taking the chance of having the shit kicked out of you -

 

Who sez I don't look like my pictures?!

 

http://images0.funadvice.com/photo/image/57499/basic_thug.jpg

[rvwnsd]

I think that if you can access the reservation you can cancel the flight...

 

Best regards,

KMEM

 

That is true, but the reservation belongs to the person named on the ticket, not the person who purchased the ticket. The escort could simply use the credit for a different flight.

 

A good rule of thumb is to avoid flying a guy to your locale unless he is either very well-reviewed or well-known or you have met him previously.

[lookin4hotties]

re: Truth in Advertising

 

Now you guys have got me thinking! Darn it!

 

Will have to check with Orbitz or Travelocity

to satisfy my curiosity... I've never cancelled

a flight other than for myself directly with an

airline.

 

You're right, I bet they issue a flight credit.

 

Lookin4hotties

[Guest jaighbos]

Hey sexy,

 

First of all, I am glad that the first time you made it work for you. However I would strongly recommend that if the minute you see your escort you are not thrilled by what you see you make up your mind right there. If you see an incontestable discrepancy with that what you see and the pics on his profile, if you don't like his attitude, his smell, his breath or if you get the sensation you are not going to have a good time say right away that you prefer not to go ahead with your appointment.

 

If someone told me so right away, after we said our hellos, I would simply go away without asking for a dime or a reason. I know that other escorts may have different rules about that and some may demand half their fee, some may expect money for their cabs, etc. But going ahead with something that you are not looking forward to makes no sense at all.

 

It would be wise to try to do it as soon as possible because if you say "you don't look like your pictures" after half an hour of him fuckng you, fifteen minutes of great oral sex and deep into the session it could be pereceived that it is you the one trying to cheat.

 

The last thing I would want to point at is that since this pictures are the escort's publicity, hopefully they have been made professionally. Professional photos use tools such as good lighting, good poses, a trained eye, carefully chosen clothes or locations, and hopefully they show the escort in the best possible light. I believe it is entirely valid to show the best angle of yourself for publicity. Of course I don't believe it is valid to manipulate those images or use somedoby else's pics. My point here is that if you are seeing a sexy blond with light reflected in his eyes, flexing his biceps in a way that shows his strenght and his golden fuzz all over his forearms, it is possible that when you open the door you may not see exactly that same bulk because he is not flexing his arms... and his eyes may look somewhat different because there is no special light reflected into them. However I do believe it should be very easy to determine whether your escort is the same than in his pics or not.

 

In the end, if you are not satistfied, you get to decide. No reasons asked. That is entirely valid.

 

Remember that this is supposed to be a professional service focused on your fulfillment. The success of this relationship depends greatly on your ability to ask exactly what you expect for, the escort's ability to assess whether or not he can fulfill those needs and your honesty during the session to communicate whenever those needs are being met or not.

 

I hope you will have stellar sessions from now on, and if not, I hope you will have the braveness to say so right away.

 

A tight hug and my best wishes!

 

Juan

 

Juan, thank you so much for a thoughtful and caring reply! I really appreciate it.

I made the choice to spend time with the person who showed up, talked/inquired enough to discover enough traits that were appealing (though in contrast to the description and photos that were listed on the RB site). If after the talking phase I had decided that was it, I would still have paid him for his time, even though he wasn't the person described that I thought I would be seeing. I would never have gone half-way and then decided to bail. But in fairness to all those who do describe themselves and their photographs accurately, should I have at least told the escort that he wasn't the person listed, and that while I chose to go ahead and spend some time with him, that it wasn't the "him" I expected? Would that be the appropriate way to call him on his misrepresentations and be respectful to those who do represent themselves accurately? I guess I'm just trying to find the right balance of calling those who misrepresent themselves on their behavior because I so value those who are accurate in their descriptions.

[rvwnsd]

Now you guys have got me thinking! Darn it!

 

Will have to check with Orbitz or Travelocity

to satisfy my curiosity...

 

You're right, I bet they issue a flight credit.

 

Lookin4hotties

 

A few years ago, my then-employer paid for a non-refundable airline ticket for a business trip. Later, the trip was canceled. Prior to the expiration date, they gave me the ticket and told me to use it at my leisure because I had no upcoming work-related trips and they couldn't use the ticket for anyone else because I was the traveler and the flight belonged to me, no matter who paid for it.

 

If the client pays for a refundable airline ticket, then he could cancel the return trip and the escort would not be able to use the ticket because the cost of the trip home would have been refunded and no credit would remain. As someone else mentioned, this could result in getting one's teeth kicked in and/or bones broken. At least the funds would be available to apply towards the copay on the ER/MD visit or, alternatively, upgrade to a private room where a well-reviewed, honest escort could pay a visit.

[lookin4hotties]

re: Truth in Advertising

 

I really dislike the idea that a client has to accept being scammed

by an escort who is not who he represented himself to be online.

Not cool. I'm not going to deal with someone that posted fake

pics. Period.

 

Honestly, I am not worried about it. I carefully pick who travels

to see me and by the time they arrive, there are few surprises.

What is this, better just deal with it or you'll end up whatever?

Not happening. Since I always pick up a travelling escort at

the gate, again, it wouldn't happen. Go 'head n try.

 

Lookin4hotties

[Romann]

Speaking as an escort, it's always best to terminate the appointment if you're not pleased but to be open and honest about it. In this business, an escort is primarly hired intially based on their looks to establish chemistry but if it's not there and the pictures were innaccurate, then both parties time has been wasted but more importantly, the client isn't pleased and that's the primary focus of the encounter - your pleasure.

 

 

 

What advise would you give a client when the escort that shows up is clearly not the person advertised and/or photographed? This has happened to me on a couple of occasions, but I've been too shy to point out the discrepancy. And since both times the escort was friendly, personable and nice I just decided to discover what I liked about the person that showed up and went from there. But after the second time I thought that this is unfair to escorts that are being truthful in their photos and listings, and that I shouldn't encourage or acquiesce to this sort of behavior. I didn't search the archives before posting this inquiry so my apologies if this is a subject discussed at length before. But in risk of raising a previously discussed topic, any thoughts on this subject?