Can UKP actually put you off punting?

[NIK]

This and my response below was orginally posted in the 'losing interest' thread. I thought it was a really interesting point which I think has some merit and amazingly I hadn't thought about it before. I think it really deserves a thread of its own.

Sometimes the more information there is, the more difficult it can be to choose.

What do others think about this?



Quote from: Ramone78 on Yesterday at 10:44:28 am

    This is a very interesting thread,
    I've largely stopped, and have been in a steady decline for around 5 or 6 years. Prior to this I was Punting two or three times  month minimum.
    Perhaps sounds strange but UKP is largely the cause of this. To explain I'm generally a spontaneous Punter, so would begin looking at who was available (usually the same day) then do my research on here. Inevitably it would seem the available WG has been the source of Neg or Neutral Field Reports or discussion, so move onto the next WG & so on, until the Window of opportunity has closed !
    I think theres also been a case of scratching (most) of the itches that needed scratching over the past 20 odd years.
    Also theres been a decline in SP's in my area, too many EE's etc, then theres has been increased rates & my own Pet hate the "extras" where the £60 HH punt turns into a £100 HH so at one point was almost arriving at a Punt with an inevitability of impending disappointment
    So yes I'm saving money on dodgy Punts but now hardly punting at all.



Yes ironically that could be true. The more information you get the more you are aware of the crap and the more likley it is to put you off. When I was at my punting peak in the 90's there was fuck all info until the very end of decade, then for the next 10 years of so we had to put up with biased lies and dishonest fluffy crap of other punting boards.
Now we have honest information and plenty of it, it correspondingly makes some of us more wary and even puts us off.

[bushman]

I understand the logic above.To a certain degree it does happen to me aswell. I will be thinking about a punt at say 7pm. See who is in the area.Send a few text messages. Cross check and read reviews. Who she punted with. Who those punters punted. 11pm. To late for WG.

[Plan R]

Yes but - the quality control element that UKP imposes will, over time, gradually  lead to better service.
Survival of the fittest and all that. UKP has probably had that effect already on SP population.

[Mr_Shins]

I don't generally punt spontaneously, but I have visited one person on this site simply based on a positive review I saw and not having come across their profile in any other way.

Just look through the reviews in your area and see who is close by that has received positive reviews on here?

In the past I did most of my searching on adultwork, and sometimes through putting in a reverse booking, which the first few times worked really well but later on seemed to attract poor profile responses, usually from people a long distance away and often just taking a chance that I might choose them.

I would see a profile of someone local at a low rate and would try to book to see them but would not get good communications with the person I was visiting as to what I wanted, and has been the cause of most of my negative reviews on here.

Feedback chains have also led me to find one or two (I look at my favourite escort, see who else visited them, then click on their own feedback and see who else they have seen, especially more than once, because revisits usually mean they gave a good service).

[Third Man]

Yes but - the quality control element that UKP imposes will, over time, gradually  lead to better service.
Survival of the fittest and all that. UKP has probably had that effect already on SP population.

good point, and i think thats generally going to be the case. as far as my punting goes, this site has saved me loads and made me suspect of so many profiles now. i notice a definite decline in my punting from around 3-4 years ago even.

[smiths]

Ignorance can be bliss at times in life but not reading UKP is a simple solution to ensure you aren't put off punting, though I don't recommend doing that.

Its never put me off, just re-enforces the truth that there are good and bad WGs about, its helped me punt with some good ones, and avoid some bad ones.

[mrdiamond77]

For me, UKP has actually enhanced my enjoyment for punting.  I usually know now what to look for on a WG's profile and have a good idea of who to see and who to avoid seeing.

[alchemy 21]

No, the only thing that would put me off punting is if my dick got cut off in a horrible accident ! But seriously though the forums have enhanced my experience by giving us guys a place to share info and discuss things

[lewisjones23]

not in the slightest for me

valueable source of info for me

[cerealpunter]

I can agree with this but not just UKP but the whole time spent online, planning, arranging, reading forums, checking reviews etc etc. I've often spent that much time, that I've run out of time for that day, lost interest, or my choice isn't replying for whatever reason.
Years ago it would be a few quick phone calls to local parlours, quick bath or shower and off we go, ok it was a gamble in a lot of cases, but I've often had good punts with someone I wouldn't pick from there pictures.

[Jimmyredcab]

Yes, very much so.   

I read the many negative reviews and think that going into semi-retirement was the best decision I ever made.

I am more into the domination scene now, trusted providers who have been around for a long time.

[peter purves]

No!! Though I  think UKP can reinforce this predisposition. Likewise, if you enjoy punting UKP can reinforce this.

[NIK]

Yes of course UKP is the best thing to ever have happened for the UK paid sex scene - for the punters if not the sps  - and it is only a minor reason I don't punt.

Lack of libido, cost and dubious quality are far and away the most important reasons, however alongside the necessity of using a condom and corresponding lack of feeling (referred to recently in another thread), the pissing about organising a punt, the travelling and chances of being let down, the warnings on UKP are yet another spoke in my punting wheels.

[Jimmyredcab]

No!! Though I  think UKP can reinforce this predisposition. Likewise, if you enjoy punting UKP can reinforce this.

You don't seem to have had much success with your punting. 10 reviews and only 2 Positive.

I am no longer willing to accept those kind of odds.   

[peter purves]

You don't seem to have had much success with your punting. 10 reviews and only 2 Positive.

I am no longer willing to accept those kind of odds.   

 

Cheers!!

Reading/adding up one's review total of success or failure can create a skewed appearance of the 'truth'. My caveat is that I will only leave a review if something 'abnormal' (bad) or something 'exceptional' (good) has happened. The only exceptions I made was for 'Mexican Barbie' because I know there are many Bubble Butt lovers on this board and 'Busty Anne' about a week ago, when I TOFFT and decided to inform specifically Bill Goldberg and Sparkus because we had been engaged in a three-way convo.

The punts which have been say 'average' and/or satisfactory, (which would be a positive) I have chosen not to leave a review.

My predicament is that even when a punt is 'good', I am still not that keen to go back. I guess I am almost like a 'junkie'  that no matter what punt I have; I will no longer experience the 'highs' of former years  . This is 'the laws of diminishing returns!!

[smiths]

You don't seem to have had much success with your punting. 10 reviews and only 2 Positive.

I am no longer willing to accept those kind of odds.   

We have been through this before on here, you have forgotten I assume. Some punters always do a negative review to warn other punters but don't always do a positive review. The reviews a punter has on here aren't necessarily all their punts or most of them that they have had in the same time scale, and might not be an accurate representation of all their punts.

As I see it there is no downside to posting a negative review as I wont be punting with the WG again and she wont have anything on me if even aware of the review except my punting number and description. There can be downsides to doing positive reviews though in experience, WGs becoming harder to book as suits me and/or some putting their prices up to cash-in while they can.

Of course it doesn't help when punters like you advise a WG to put her prices up which she did with the deal you will pay her old price, she then reneges on that, net result ALL her punters have to pay her increased price advised by you.

[vw]

trusted providers who have been around for a long time.

Old hags?   

[Brokenshed]

UKP is the punting "Which". Both have put me off buying some goods and some services, but neither have stopped me being a consumer.
I wouldnt buy shares without studying the msrket, but used to pay for whores, based on reviews agencies posted and AW scores, as a result wasted a good £k
I might end up doing it less, but my return on investment improve

[Colin McGoober]

Well its putting me off punting but not 100% though, dodgy SP's and negative reviews the past year are proof not to mention the Phoenix club argument gave me cold feet about going back to that place. However I'm now restricting myself to the one regular I have left since the other cancelled on my after I booked her a week ago.

[fisherofsouls]

I punt less these days, but better  

I have walked twice in recent weeks which I would never have done when I was starting out...

This is entirely down to UKP 

[myothernameis]

I have got to the point, I rarely punt now, mainly due to poor health, and think with old age creeping in, the appeal isn't there but, but it doesn't mean I wont have any more punts, only difference now, there spaced out a few months apart

I found ukp not to be off putting, but rather the opposite, as there have been threads about all sorts of things, some of which I have shown an interest in, like Chinese massages and any happy endings applied, strip club in London where the girls aren't afraid to let you touch them

Reviews can be mixed, depending on who likes what, each member here contributes there own reviews, some may be negative, which some might not agree with, but it goes to show, you don't always get a good punt

[Marmalade]

I think I have to keep research and booking to separate days.

If you go to a shop and there’s two different kinds of trash cans you just pick the one you prefer. If there’s three different aisles with 20 different ones in each you get far too involved in looking and comparing. There’s even stats on this — people buy less when faced with too much choice.

I’ll update my hotlists, maybe note a list of good and bad sauna girls but then, when I want to fuck, nine times out of ten I just think fuck it and run with my instinct, or at most do a thirty second check on each of two prossies.

There’s a time to plan and a time to log off.

[mr small]

When I first started punting I was like a kid in a sweet shop and wanted a bit of almost everything as often as possible.

Now having tried and tested various options I find I am a lot more discerning in what I am willing to part with my cash for and as a result punt a lot less.

 

[Danger!WillRobinson]

Yes. So many negatives for some girls have made me re-evaluate what it is I want out of punting, so I'm mainly sticking with regulars (or WGs I have seen at least twice before) these days. Certainly haven't placed anyone new on the hotlist for at least 6 months.

[BillGoldberg]

No, totally disagree.

What's putting me off punting is the serious decline in quality of girls and service in recent years, and thank God for UKPunting which has saved me (at least !!!) hundreds of wasted pounds and wasted travel and time on tempting looking but ultimately useless/lazy/scamming/ugly SPs.

A better title to this thread would have been 'Does UKP put you off booking money grabbing, lazy, useless skanks on adultwork ?'

Simple answer, "FUCK YES !!!!"   

[Yankee21]

Yes.

[Bogof60]

No

[JamesKW]

I like UKP as it does good reviews on the different parties,so I can get a feel for the vibe at the party.As far as the girls go I am not that bothered, as I sample a few each time,some offer a better experience than you may have thought looking at them,and you probably wouldn't have booked them on AW.There is often bad experiences but the good generally outweigh the bad,so I am never unsatisfied.

[LanceVance]

I completely understand where that poster is coming from. As someone who liked to arrange a meet with just 1-2 hours notice, the trawling for options and reviews in the hope finding a guaranteed good experience is incredibly time consuming. The attritional effect of starting the search at 12pm and only meeting up at 5pm if at all does eventually put you off punting.

As a result, I have tried to change how I plan meets, instead researching and meesaging potential meets 7-10 days in advance, hopefully making the booking process less boring and punting enjoyable again.

[Danger!WillRobinson]

Case in point - I've got an overnight trip away from home this week. Have looked on AW and here for appropriate region, enough to tick the boxes, have the cash and...just can't be arsed, and will see tried and trusted local WG. Maybe seeing a regular often is the punting equivalent of pipe & slippers, and some of us have just hit that age