haggling

[timsussex]

I was reading a profile on AW which said Prices are fixed you wouldn't try to haggle the price of a Big Mac in McDonalds would you ?

I was tempted to ask that since most people would try and negotiate the price of a used Rolls Royce which comes closer to what you are offering ?

[Visionist]

I've had one girl (who I hadn't punted before) offer me a discount on a 90 minute session last year, and another this year who I'd already had a 60 minute session with. Both times I hadn't been haggling, although I had told the first girl "this is how much I have" when in her apartment and she said "Ok that will do for 90 minutes".

I tried haggling a very expensive girl who I'd already seen, for a
90 minute session plus swallowing and rimming (both extras) yesterday, and she promptly told me No. I cancelled the punt.

[daviemac]

I wouldn't lower myself to haggle on an hour booking, if it's within my own limit or someone that offers what I want I pay it. Negotiating a deal on an overnight or extended duration is a different matter, but I wouldn't call that haggling.

It's nothing like buying a car.

[Steely Dan]

The least stressful way to (sort of) haggle is with a reverse booking.  They bid lower than their posted price, you say yes.  Nothing awkward for her or me.  Ok there are other difficulties with RB sometimes, but it can be a route to lower price.

[timsussex]

It's nothing like buying a car.

Of course its a ridiculous comparison but less ridiculous than comparing it to buying a Big Mac

You can buy a car (although perhaps not a good one) for the price that some of these girls are asking whereas a Big Mac …..

[timsussex]

The least stressful way to (sort of) haggle is with a reverse booking.  They bid lower than their posted price, you say yes.  Nothing awkward for her or me.  Ok there are other difficulties with RB sometimes, but it can be a route to lower price.

Not done many reverse bookings but yes most girls (even ones who deny negotiating ) have offered lower prices 

[Vice Admiral]

It's nothing like buying a car.

Fair point. 

With an escort – unless a product of the Ford Motor Company – no test drives are available, so you've no idea whether or not the ride will be comfortable.

Also you can't complain if the upholstery's a bit tired and the body turns out to have been knocked about a bit; or if there are rattles and squeaks when you accelerate hard.

And you certainly wouldn't want anyone to fill up the tank before you take delivery.

[CheeseBoard]

I suppose it also depends what country you are in.  In Thailand, you negotiate/ haggle beforehand.

In the UK, it's not the 'done' thing.  As mentioned, reverse booking is probably the way to go.

One thing to note is the perception of negotiate vs haggle.  They are (in my view), essentially the same thing. One has a perceived negative slant to it from the person who is being offered a different amount for the products or services they are pedaling.

[greg101]

Penny's was a haggling place.  You had the fixed room prices and girl prices as well, you could ask another girl to join you for 10 minutes as well; all the girls haggled there.  Some charged £20 extra for DFK sometimes depending if they had been busy you could get it thrown in for a tenner when they asked.  There was a place years ago in Bristol City Centa Sauna down the bottom of the Bristol Road that did the same sort of thing, got a really good 2 girl punt for £60 years back.  I guess it's a case of asking and seeing what you get.

[smiths]

I never haggle on bookings of 1 or 2 hours but with good regulars I want to punt with for longer I do and most have agreed a deal. Simple logic I was told, I was a certain to turn up, maybe any punter/s that booked them for that same time would be a no show. Always up to the WG to agree or not of course, I do it on the phone not put them on the spot at the punt.

ALSO and this is crucial in my book I don't go around discussing it on here or anywhere else, I keep it between me and the WG. It is of course how you go about it, a bit of politeness can go a long way, there will always be some WGs who say they wont haggle as they find it insulting, that's their business.

[daviemac]

Of course its a ridiculous comparison but less ridiculous than comparing it to buying a Big Mac

You can buy a car (although perhaps not a good one) for the price that some of these girls are asking whereas a Big Mac …..

The price of a Big Mac is fixed as are prices in most retail outlets, when buying a car there is always room for negotiation on price, be that new or second hand. There's things in life where you can ask for a better price, an escorts hourly rate, in my opinion, isn't one of them. 

BTW can you point me in the direction of the £110 cars.   

[bdyno]

I've haggled on the price of extras and travel for outcalls in the past with varying success, but never on a basic rate unless a reduced price has been offered in the past. On subsequent bookings, I'll simply say "£xxx again?" and they usually go for it.

[wilbers]

There are a few profiles where they seem to be mathematically challenged, and 2x 30 minutes is slightly less than an hour - do you try and book 2x 30 minutes or "haggle" the hour price to the same thing?

[daviemac]

There are a few profiles where they seem to be mathematically challenged, and 2x 30 minutes is slightly less than an hour - do you try and book 2x 30 minutes or "haggle" the hour price to the same thing?

A lot quote prices to push you to their preferred booking length. I've seen £80 for 30 mins and £110 the hour as they aren't keen on shorter bookings but don't want to totally exclude them.

The 2 x 30 mins was tried a while ago with one SP who advertised like that, her response was you could book 2 x 30 mins one after the other but you had to leave after the first 30 mins to leave a half hour gap before the next 30.

 

[Visionist]

The 2 x 30 mins was tried a while ago with one SP who advertised like that, her response was you could book 2 x 30 mins one after the other but you had to leave after the first 30 mins to leave a half hour gap before the next 30.

That sounds like a good way to recharge and get ready to cum again. I usually only cum once in a one hour booking.

[daviemac]

That sounds like a good way to recharge and get ready to cum again. I usually only cum once in a one hour booking.

You think?? I couldn't be arsed to get dressed, leave then come back later. If I really wanted to see her for an hour I'd just pay the hours rate. If it was above my self imposed limit then I wouldn't book anyway.

[Neverthere]

BTW can you point me in the direction of the £110 cars.   
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Is that for New or second hand       I'm in too

[standardpostage]

I tend not to haggle. If I can afford it I buy it, If I can't afford it I don't.
There are lots of prices to choose from.
If I can't afford the hour price  I may be able to afford the 45 minute charge 

[timsussex]

BTW can you point me in the direction of the £110 cars.   

Well there are plenty of escorts asking £160 so here you go

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and thats for a larger than an escort !

[Thecunninglinguist]

I was reading a profile on AW which said Prices are fixed you wouldn't try to haggle the price of a Big Mac in McDonalds would you ?

The only problem with that analogy is that sometimes you find when you turn up for your expected Big Mac, you find a Filet-O-Fish waiting for you instead. 

[southcoastpunter]

I never haggle as such. I have an upper limit and if the WG is over that, I just don't try to see her. Its simple that way. Even in massage shops where there is more than i girl working or they rota girls, i don't haggle as such on extras. I simply offer one girl what i pay the others and tell them that - and that i will be fair to all the girls. If she wants more i simply decline and say i will stay with a straight massage - although everytime they have always said "ok" in the end.

My thinking is that surely if you haggle what are you saving? a tenner or so on the average punt? is the risk pissing the girl off a bit and maybe of a drop in service provision worth a tenner? Ok on an overnight it might be a bit different and in other countries too but here in the UK is it really worth it? Yes i might have paid a little more at times (including in massage shops) but i believe that this, coupled with good research and being very selective on who i see, is why i have had very few punting disasters over the years.

[timsussex]

please note the Big Mac analogy wasn't mine it was the SP who made the comparison

[daviemac]

Well there are plenty of escorts asking £160 so here you go

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and thats for a larger than an escort !

Still £50 (or 30 mins with some escorts) more than I asked for. My preferred rate being £110 ph. 

[Steely Dan]

I never haggle.

This is haggling.  In a nice way, but still:

I simply offer one girl what i pay the others and tell them that - and that i will be fair to all the girls. If she wants more i simply decline and say i will stay with a straight massage - although everytime they have always said "ok" in the end.

[Adoniron]

I never haggle with escorts but the price of extras in a Thai massage place always seems to be negotiable.

[timsussex]

Still £50 (or 30 mins with some escorts) more than I asked for. My preferred rate being £110 ph. 

ok
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even leaves change for a couple of Big Macs !

[Watts.E.Dunn]

I have a girl, we go out for a dinner date and then fun back at her hotel, sometimes mine for a couple of hours paid for its a very good rate she sometimes looses track of time if she hasnt got any more punters lined up that evening:)

I think shes taken the view that a wedge of tenners in the hand is worth being a bit lax on her time! It seems that times are a bit hard for WG's at the moment.

[daviemac]

ok
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even leaves change for a couple of Big Macs !

I can't really be arsed with this, if you want to haggle with an escort over a fiver or a tenner carry on, though you don't seem capable of understanding cash amounts, £160 or even £130 is not £110.   

I'll leave you to scour the internet to find some more cars, though I have no interest in making comparisons between selling sex and any other commodity or service.

[PepeMAGA]

you wouldnt haggle with any other service provider.

[greg101]

you wouldnt haggle with any other service provider.

Virgin media I do, upon renewal.  Most people do.

[Watts.E.Dunn]

Virgin media I do, upon renewal.  Most people do.

As it so happens we're with Virgin mejia and they now charge 56 quid for a phone line and a 200 meg BB service.

Phoned them up, bunch of muppets, and after a lot of waiting and talking to her line manager we can offer you a great deal 100 meg for 49.99 a month, so half the speed and 6 quid of the price!.

We can now get Vodafone BB in our area 21 quid a month line included! We won't use them but perhaps Zen internt a very good provider can do 38 down here, fine for my needs around 26 quid a month.

Bloody muppet at Virgin almost hung up on me when i asked her what cancellation notice do they require!

[myothernameis]

Have never haggle with escorts on aw, but seeing girls in saunas, might haggle with them, as most times, they all have different prices

So you enter the cabin, and soon the subject comes up, do you want extras, yes please, but how much, £60 for sex and oral

Would ask will you take £50

[cotton]

I never haggle on bookings of 1 or 2 hours but with good regulars I want to punt with for longer I do and most have agreed a deal. Simple logic I was told, I was a certain to turn up, maybe any punter/s that booked them for that same time would be a no show. Always up to the WG to agree or not of course, I do it on the phone not put them on the spot at the punt.

ALSO and this is crucial in my book I don't go around discussing it on here or anywhere else, I keep it between me and the WG. It is of course how you go about it, a bit of politeness can go a long way, there will always be some WGs who say they wont haggle as they find it insulting, that's their business.

Yeh thats something i wasnt sure about. What price do you say you paid in the review ?  On the one hand theres the thought , should you be honest and advisory to other punters what actual price you negotiated / paid  , plus it might actually give the escort a boost in traffic. Or should you keep it private. Personally i feel theres alot of escorts who just feel for the sake of their own personal pride that they have to set a rate comparable with other hookers but are actually be willing to accept alot less.
But i came to the same conclusion you did and decided the correct thing is to just give advertised price.
Its over 2 years ago now and shes disappeared but liliths advertised rate was £70 , i said i had £50 aok plus she gave me an extra £10 off for keeping me waiting making it £40 , personally i find it a good sign that a hooker is willing to help you out a bit on price rather than being a hardass.

[Drayki]

Wouldn’t lower myself to ask for a discount or haggle over the price 

If the SP is out of your price range, simply look elsewhere 

I’ve had an SP who has offered me a discount if I’m a regular punter but never asked her for one 

[bobby1973]

i have had a couple of massage's
where the sp has offered hr for £30 and i said no and they drop it to £20
but as for anything else if they say a price and a say no
then come back with a lower price , i still say no
just in case i get a lower price service
and still not happy

[Hobbit]

I was reading a profile on AW which said Prices are fixed you wouldn't try to haggle the price of a Big Mac in McDonalds would you ?

I was tempted to ask that since most people would try and negotiate the price of a used Rolls Royce which comes closer to what you are offering ?

I believe McDonald's give refunds or a replacement Big Mac if it is not up to scratch. I doubt she is gonna provide a refund if service is shit.

[Murray Mint]

I wouldn’t haggle, mainly because, even if successful, I’d be concerned that it might sour the relationship and the SP wouldn’t give of her best.

But how about reverse haggling? I like 90 min appointments and I’ve seen an SP a few times recently and when I suggested a 90 min meeting she agreed but said she wouldn’t charge any extra. I said I was quite happy to pay the higher fee, but she insisted on not charging it.

There is another regular SP I’ve seen for many years. I first booked her through an agency (she didn’t use A/W), but after that booked her direct and we ‘negotiated’ and agreed to split the agency’s fee.

[snaitram99]

i have had a couple of massage's
where the sp has offered hr for £30 and i said no and they drop it to £20

With Thai and Chinese masseuses £20 is the going rate for HR, in my area at least. They know that but may try for £30 if they think I don't.  If you pay the higher figure they will expect it next time. Some Thais will do topless and ask £50 for it but have usually accepted £40. With Chinese usually get b2b for this.

[Home Alone]

I wouldn’t haggle, mainly because, even if successful, I’d be concerned that it might sour the relationship and the SP wouldn’t give of her best.

But how about reverse haggling? I like 90 min appointments and I’ve seen an SP a few times recently and when I suggested a 90 min meeting she agreed but said she wouldn’t charge any extra. I said I was quite happy to pay the higher fee, but she insisted on not charging it.

There is another regular SP I’ve seen for many years. I first booked her through an agency (she didn’t use A/W), but after that booked her direct and we ‘negotiated’ and agreed to split the agency’s fee.

That's an interesting one, Murray.

Being the age I am with no ties, I quite often treat myself to a long weekend away somewhere in the British Isles which I've not visited for years and years or have never visited before. When I do this, I like to see if I can arrange a punt with a SP I'll likely never see again. And as is my way on any first visit - home or away, so to speak - I ask for an hour but always carry sufficient cash in my wallet to extend to 90 minutes if the first 45 or so have gone well.

I recall one such appointment several years ago now with a lass who I booked for an hour at 12.00 noon. I was really enjoying myself and it felt like the SP was also. I guess it was her first booking of the day because much of the hour leading up to me knocking on her front door was spent with her giving me little clues to the part of town she worked in without trusting me with the actual address until about 11.50 am.

Sure enough, the first 45  minutes or so of my hour went well so I asked if I could extend to 1 1/2 hours and offered her the £30 difference between her prices for 60 and 90 minutes. She, however, would only treat it as a new booking for 1/2 hour and wanted the £60 for that. When I said I didn't have that much extra cash on me, she wasn't prepared to compromise and the enjoyable time ended fairly abruptly.

I couldn't - after what must be five or six years, I still can't - believe that she'd turn her nose up at an extra £30 when, by being prepared to extend the time, she demonstrated that I wasn't likely to bump into another client on my way out.

Women, eh? 

[tynetunnel]

Indeed HA, can’t fathom female logic! 

[southcoastpunter]

Indeed HA, can’t fathom female logic! 

That is something we learn at a young age - why so many females don't like football or beer is beyond logic! (lol)

[Gordon Bennett]

That's an interesting one, Murray.

Being the age I am with no ties, I quite often treat myself to a long weekend away somewhere in the British Isles which I've not visited for years and years or have never visited before. When I do this, I like to see if I can arrange a punt with a SP I'll likely never see again. And as is my way on any first visit - home or away, so to speak - I ask for an hour but always carry sufficient cash in my wallet to extend to 90 minutes if the first 45 or so have gone well.

I recall one such appointment several years ago now with a lass who I booked for an hour at 12.00 noon. I was really enjoying myself and it felt like the SP was also. I guess it was her first booking of the day because much of the hour leading up to me knocking on her front door was spent with her giving me little clues to the part of town she worked in without trusting me with the actual address until about 11.50 am.

Sure enough, the first 45  minutes or so of my hour went well so I asked if I could extend to 1 1/2 hours and offered her the £30 difference between her prices for 60 and 90 minutes. She, however, would only treat it as a new booking for 1/2 hour and wanted the £60 for that. When I said I didn't have that much extra cash on me, she wasn't prepared to compromise and the enjoyable time ended fairly abruptly.

I couldn't - after what must be five or six years, I still can't - believe that she'd turn her nose up at an extra £30 when, by being prepared to extend the time, she demonstrated that I wasn't likely to bump into another client on my way out.

Women, eh? 

I have highlighted the relevant part. I presume from that day on HA you have firmly kept in mind that it's your cash that she's playing up to, not your dashing good looks and winning charm!

[Moby Dick]

Reduced Price often results in reduced service.
I have considered RB but For 1hour bookings I would rather pay the full rate with a reliable WG rather than for a not so busy unknown to then run the risk of being dropped at the last minute for someone who is paying the full rate.

For group fun and longer bookings a conversation is in order, ie what price for X, Y services, for z hours , with Tom, Dick, Abdul and Abigail?
Really? How Much? Most we’ve ever paid is £xxxx including anal for the hour.
Tends to work for this kind of fun because the WG is making more than her normal hourly rate and that’s fair for the extra work she has to do IMO.

[Mr Sinister]

Yeh thats something i wasnt sure about. What price do you say you paid in the review ? 

Just say you paid the normal rate, for the most part if a wg gives you extras/discount keep that to yourself. Otherwise she will be inundated with guys trying all sorts, it's what one wg told me after someone on here dished out.

Haggling I've done it, punting is a business after all like most businesses exchanging money for a service there's always room to negotiate. There is a way to approach it, girls who aren't obviously busy will agree to it but you also have to not ask for much in return.

Just to add the last one I had was from well review wg on here, she gave me a very good service, probably done to get repeat bookings.

[Adoniron]

With Thai and Chinese masseuses £20 is the going rate for HR, in my area at least. They know that but may try for £30 if they think I don't.  If you pay the higher figure they will expect it next time. Some Thais will do topless and ask £50 for it but have usually accepted £40. With Chinese usually get b2b for this.

Yes I find that HE is pretty much fixed at £20 but B2B etc is much more negotiable, although that may be because they start off at a silly price knowing you won't pay it.

[RandomGuy99]

The least stressful way to (sort of) haggle is with a reverse booking.  They bid lower than their posted price, you say yes.  Nothing awkward for her or me.  Ok there are other difficulties with RB sometimes, but it can be a route to lower price.

Rarely happens.  It looks like the bid price defaults to the maximum price you put on the reverse booking. Most SPs don't notice the box and so you get lots all bidding at the maximum price. When you point it out to them they say they'll do it at their standard fee.  You get the odd one or two offering to do an hour at £10 discount and one SP always offers to do it for 50% of my max price.  Sadly I'm not attracted to her, so I always decline her bids. 

[Home Alone]

I have highlighted the relevant part. I presume from that day on HA you have firmly kept in mind that it's your cash that she's playing up to, not your dashing good looks and winning charm!

To be honest, Gordon, I couldn't really understand why the woman in question - like so many before her! - hadn't succumbed to those latter two!!

[millbush]

I was reading a profile on AW which said Prices are fixed you wouldn't try to haggle the price of a Big Mac in McDonalds would you ?

I was tempted to ask that since most people would try and negotiate the price of a used Rolls Royce which comes closer to what you are offering ?

Pretty dumb analogy.

[workinallweek]

I've not haggle as such unless it's for a 2 hour booking or more  I normally then ask if the extras will be free ..

I have had girls I've seen before offer a reduced rate though  or not charged for time while not actually in the bedroom ( one of those has retired)

I have offered to take a girl to try an activity she wanted to do and grab a bite of lunch  she wanted her full rate and me pay for the expenses

[Fuzzyduck]

Haggling is pretty vulgar IMO. I remember a guy who bought something from me off ebay. He came round to pay in cash and then wanted to haggle on my doorstep. I told the cunt to fuck off. He said he'd pay the price so I told him it had gone up £100 and then to fuck off.

I generally never ask for a discount but my experience on hour bookings around the £100 mark is that, whilst the base price is fixed, there can be flexibility around extras (a bit like buying a car  ). When making enquiries I've often found that certain services (e.g. CIM) are extra but the prices haven't been advertised. If I'm not prepared to pay them I tell them it's a shame and I'd like to see them but the price (for what I want) is too high. The conversation usually ends like that and I move on but, on rare occasion, the extra fee is waived. I assumed it was completely related to how busy they were. It's only happened a couple of times so success rate is pretty low.

Personally I'd much rather they were clear up front about pricing so I can make a choice whether to call them at all. However, it would probably mean they have less income overall.

If I've been messed about by a SP I have no qualms asking for an incentive for me to rebook. One SP offered a tenner off a £130/hr booking (I didn't bother); another offered £50 off £200/hr (I didn't manage to take her up on it).