If the internet didn’t exist, would you punt ?

[Mr Kent (Not AW)]

I, like many on here I imagine, used to punt pre internet, be it from Parlours or Muppets black book of escort recommendations, to trips up to SoHo to watch a peep show and the the old business cards in phone boxes. All a great thrill at the time!

But if that were the only way to punt now, I really don't think I would bother.....the internet has made it so easy to never retire.

[Spunky34]

I’m not sure whether I would or not.  I only started punting about 10 years ago and my way into it was via webcam with girls on AW.  At that time it seemed like the obvious way to get started.  If the internet didn’t exist I would certainly have found it more difficult to start. 

On the other hand, it’s difficult to envisage what a world without the internet (but still otherwise 20+ years on from a time before the internet was properly mainstream) would look like in so many ways.  If the internet just went down tomorrow, I think I would be preoccupied with all the other disruption that would cause, seeing as we’re so reliant on the web in one way or another.

[kayak]

I started pre internet era as well. I certainly would still punt. I used to find knocking shops and indies in my local newspaper. Call them up, ask for a description and then go and see :0

There was a lot more anticipation to the punt in them days, and it took a lot of courage to walk away when you weren't keen, but it had to be done.

[tesla]

I started pre internet era as well. I certainly would still punt. I used to find knocking shops and indies in my local newspaper. Call them up, ask for a description and then go and see :0

There was a lot more anticipation to the punt in them days, and it took a lot of courage to walk away when you weren't keen, but it had to be done.

+ 1

I used to punt pre internet, no knowing what/who was behind the door, walking was always an option but as you say not always easy

[unclepokey]

Dear friends
If the internet didn't exist I would very likely never ventured into the world of paid-for sex. I honestly don't know what I would have done to satisfy the urges driven by a sexless marriage other than endless wanking over magazine porn. Newspaper adverts never attracted me.

The present situation - virus an'all- will hopefully be over in a year's time but I bloomin' well hope so as I am frustrated beyond.......

Uncle Pokey

[Moby Dick]

Agreed with OP.
I spent so much time perusing the ads in local rags, the Backpages of the sport.
Looking for public pay phones with a pocket full of 10pences.
I had A-Z maps of most cities. Before autoroute and Sat Nav
Found most pubs that had strippers, and visited lap dancing clubs and several parlours/brothels in one night until I found the WG of my dreams
I could sniff out the WG and always found the seediest part of any town I visited.
Wasted so much time and car fuel.

Now I punt less but waste just as much time on AW and UKP.

Like most things, as you get older you can’t be arsed.
So nowadays if it ain’t easy I don’t bother (except when I fancy a gangbang)

[tynetunnel]

As with UP above, I’d never have punted without the internet. I’d never have been brave enough to visit a parlour, or utilise the services of someone advertising via a card in a phone box or in the classifieds. I used to see the ads in the local paper and wonder what on Earth one might end up with.

This was possibly influenced by an experience in my younger days when booking a “kissogram” girl for my best mate’s birthday. I had high expectations that she’d be a “sort” - and she was, but not in the way I’d imagined! 

[winkywanky]

I think the internet makes it so easy to search out and organise punts (with a fair degree of certainty), that you end up punting far more than you otherwise would.

And it makes it easy to get into it, and hard to get out.

This place doesn't help of course    .

But none of us would be without it, and it does a brilliant job in assisting with getting good punts.

[LLPunting]

If the Internet hadn't existed back when I started then I doubt I would've got into the game.
If it stopped now then I'd either try massage places or find ladies via the classifieds, presuming that papers came back in its place.  Might do a bit of sex tourism in the more liberated/tolerant countries.

[David1970]

Used to use the Sport, it worked so yes I would be able to punt.

[the_exile]

+ 1

I used to punt pre internet, no knowing what/who was behind the door, walking was always an option but as you say not always easy

Likewise, small ads in the freebie papers used to be good way to find WGs, not so many of those adverts now but there are still a few. A place I've been to still runs one.

The internet has made it much easier plus there are photos and much more info online. You could be looking at a girl's profile, book her online and be inside her within a few hours.

[WARSZAWA16]

Yes, but maybe not as often. The internet certainly helps you research and have, at least, a rough idea what to expect when you go to see the girl.

[Dick Cheese]

Never even considered paying for sex until I stumbled upon this great site.No way I'd have been brave enough to chance it before.

[standardpostage]

 Topic: If the internet did't exist, would you punt ?  Yes.

Internet advertising would be replaced by newspaper adverts, men's magazine  adverts, shop window business cards, service providers would hang out in pubs, hotels, bars etc.

Where's there's a demand, the supply always find a route.

As an aside, with the hairdresser's and barber's all closed, long hair may come back into fashion for everyone 

[signy]

No. I tend to go for "experiences" rather than just sex. This would be difficult to do without the detailed profiles that AW provides backed up by the reviews on UKP.

[george r]

daily sport had plenty of numbers and manchester evening news had loads of parlour adverts also 

[Rockhead]

I hate talking on the phone, so being able to use the internet and email as my weapons of choice have been hugely beneficial. Doubt I would ever have dared do so otherwise. AW and Seeking Arrangements adventures - lots of experiences that have been facilitated by the internet - until now, of course.

[advent2016]

I started in the 1980s and then it was phone box cards, newsagent windows or in the states AMPs (Asian Massage Palours(sic)) , flyers or sometimes sportsbars in Vegas.
There were clubs, contact magazines and parties.
colleagues  circulated their little black review books and we discussed in pubs, nightclubs.  Mostly (for me) it was street action or ads in back of local papers (lastpage).

I started using the internet to find sex in the 90s on news groups - alt.sex.prxxxxxxxon and then came the web  and it was much easier. Those days you were mostly using your proper name and single email address, set up by an IT nerd.

Personally I much prefer the internet age, choice, value, peer review less taking a gamble with "Lady with large chest offers French polishing"

[bdyno]

I'd always wanted to punt before finding sites like AW, but never knew how.  I certainly didn't want to risk picking up some street girl, and didn't know there were other options.

It was something I'd always been curious to try though, so I'm sure I'd have found a way eventually.

[Kelgon85]

Probably not, no. What first got me interested in the idea of punting was actually the site Real Punting. Now, RP is pretty crap, but back in the mid-2000s it was quite something. Saying that, there was still a big gap between me becoming interested in the idea and actually doing it. I didn't have my first punt till January 2015.

[billybobsmith]

I probably would be aware of what was out there if it wasn't for the internet.
There's a well known and visible parlour in my town but wouldn't ever dream of going in there.

With cards in phone boxes like there used to be, just found them amusing like the adverts in the Sunday Sport etc.  Wouldn't want to try my luck there without knowing what I was getting.
Never thought about these walk ups in SOHO for example.  Just not my cup of tea to be honest.

The first time I went with an escort was a at least 10+ years ago and I was in Amsterdam, and just rang a number in the phone book for an escort agency.

[Mr Sinister]

Punting without Internet works pretty well in places such as North Africa where you meet/see a girl in public viewing before taking the plunge or the RLD in European countries.

I prefer this way like being in a shop I can see exactly what I'm buying before going ahead.

[Thecunninglinguist]

I certainly used to in the days of Phoenix may etc. Plenty of change needed for the phone boxes on the way they would have you calling from sometimes, to make sure you weren't taking the piss.
In answer to the question, l think most present day punters would. If you are a punter, your balls would get blue enough eventually and once you got used to it you would carry on. No choice!

[rickyponting]

My first punts were pre internet in the Soho walkups when i worked in London,thats what gave me the confidence to seek out more punts in my hometown.
There were adverts in the local paper,but under the massage section.
Then the Freead papers came out which had more ads with a little more explicit wording so more chance of knowing what you were getting.
My first hometown punts were set up through the local rag using a phonebox,and one of the girls i used to see,i still see sometimes now,been punting with her on  and off for about 15 years.
Internet has made it much easier and in a way i am glad it wasnt about when i started ,as i think i would have been like a kid in a sweetshop,too much choice and too much temptation.

[willie loman]

I started with ads in the sport, then saunas, one of the girls talked about punter net, and that was my intro to internet punting , just on here for fun, as 99% of my punts are sauna birds.

[Home Alone]

Probably, yes I would. But I'm not sure I'd have enjoyed myself as much as I have actually done.

The internet was in its early days - for me, at any rate - when I began punting late in 2004 and I spent my apprenticeship in the Parlours of Greater Manchester, as advertised in the Manchester Evening News. There was a time about 6 months into my time as a punter when I was on the verge of quitting because I felt uneasy shagging - had little rapport with - girls who were young enough, in some cases, to have been my granddaughters. However, tanks to the advice of more experienced punters on a regional Board, I found the Parlours where I felt most comfortable - those with the more mature SPs.

It must have been a couple of years after that when I discovered AW, which broadened my horizons. In more senses than one, because having taken redundancy, I was able to venture the length of the M62 in pursuit of - mainly - MILFs offering GFE.

Then I found this Board, liked its ambiance and read as a guest to get 'the feel' of the Board before beginning to contribute.

[mr.bluesky]

Used to punt before access to the internet. I remember working girls advertising in magazines like pheonix and massage parlours use to advertise in the personal section of the local paper. The internet has just opened up more options.  Life did exist before the internet . I know you young un's might find that hard to believe

[howrude]

The first four or five years of punting was without the internet, finding out through ads in the Daily Sport and local newspapers. And I know I would have carried on if it had remained that way. But I do think that if the internet had been around like it is nowadays, I would have started punting earlier.
The reason I didn't was because I didn't know of the existence of such places. It was only by chance I became aware with people I know talking about certain places and then starting to recognize them. 

[davidgood]

When the custy job I had which enabled me to have affairs with girls around the Country came to an end in 2002  I had to turn to SPs to satisfy my cravings.

I was still in jobs which enabled me to travel widely and I used the Sport, local papers and newsagent window cards to find SPs to try out initally then I found sites on the Net like PNet which had reviews and sites, usually regionally orientated which led me to what I was looking for. The turning point was around 2005/6 when a big rough German lady I visited a couple of times in Bermondsey told me about AW. This was then the go to site to find SPs in my local area or areas I might visit for work around the UK.

I have probably ended up punting a lot more due to the Internet and sites like UKP, but if there was no Net I would still be using old fashioned ways to find SPs who provide what I want.

Regards,

davidgood

[Malvolio]

I was naive when I started punting and thought the only places in London to get a shag were Soho and Shepherd Market.

A bit of curious googling put me right and led me to UKP and Adultwork - hurray for the internet!

[king tarzan]

the local papers... or word of mouth....

[bobby1973]

iv'e been punting over 40 years
local papers or newsagents windows
find a phone box that didn't smell of piss 
get the address and off i went
you never had photo's in those days
just pot luck  or 

[advent2016]

One of the first internet resources was the world sex guide dot com. based on the former news group system. I found that very helpful.
As for places to find back street action near army barracks, or railway stations were favourites world over. The sergeant told us where to and not to go.

[tobyk1]

Right of passage: Amsterdam.
Wasn’t great service but could always find a few 10/10 Russians or Brazilians.

Never punted in UK before AW, and probably wouldn’t have because it was always dusty brothels or street walkers   

[winkywanky]

iv'e been punting over 40 years
local papers or newsagents windows
find a phone box that didn't smell of piss 
get the address and off i went
you never had photo's in those days
just pot luck  or 

You couldn't have been doing very much punting in those days then.

[Punterperson1971]

I’ve been punting around 30 years sand used to use the daily sport ads I remember the ads saying “38dd blonde beautiful “,and when you get there they were not what was advertised I think it’s much better now even in this day and age of photoshop at least we now have this site and reviews to go by.

[Mr Kent (Not AW)]

And I remember there were more party houses like Cynthia Payne's .....though I never attended. Full of Judges and Policemen.

[winkywanky]

Of course at least one of our illustrious members used to frequent them, Horizontal Pleasures. Possibly davidgood too?

[The Outsider]

I started in the early 90s when the only option I knew of was a RLD.  At the time I enjoyed the combination of driving and punting.  I was also younger and more flexible then, so sex in a car was an option! More often though, I'd park up and approach a girl on foot.  That way you got a better look at her and some idea of her demeanor.   Many also had flats/houses you could go back to. 

Back then, the girls working on the street were the sort of normal girls you'd find on AW these days.  As the Internet crept into everyday life, I eventually found some parlours in Leeds and never looked back. 

I wouldn't punt on the street now, and haven't for over 20 years. 

[rocket88]

I started punting pre internet using the Daily Sport - very hit and miss. Wouldn't like to go back to those days

[king tarzan]

I started in the early 90s when the only option I knew of was a RLD.  At the time I enjoyed the combination of driving and punting.  I was also younger and more flexible then, so sex in a car was an option! More often though, I'd park up and approach a girl on foot.  That way you got a better look at her and some idea of her demeanor.   Many also had flats/houses you could go back to. 

Back then, the girls working on the street were the sort of normal girls you'd find on AW these days.  As the Internet crept into everyday life, I eventually found some parlours in Leeds and never looked back. 

I wouldn't punt on the street now, and haven't for over 20 years.

you must be around my age then late 40's???

[The Outsider]

you must be around my age then late 40's???

Yes, thereabouts.  My first punt was with an older woman - she was 25! 

[Hobbit]

I'm not shagging the Internet, I'm shagging a hooker. Why wouldn't I punt? There are many ways to find escorts. I started punting before the Internet days. You kids have it easy nowadays, we oldies had to go through newspaper ads and had some bad experiences and some good but it always felt like a flip of the coin. That's what you call a real punt! 

[Lister]

Even with photoshopped images and imaginative age claims it is still so much easier to shortlist WG's you might fancy since the internet. It takes so much of the random risk out of a meeting and since most punts are arranged with a short window of opportunity, it would be very disappointing to have a long run of munters.

I never punted before the internet and probably would never have started without the selection and choice of availability presented on my PC. the internet has also no doubt increased the numbers of independents available.

[Hobbit]

Even with photoshopped images and imaginative age claims it is still so much easier to shortlist WG's you might fancy since the internet. It takes so much of the random risk out of a meeting and since most punts are arranged with a short window of opportunity, it would be very disappointing to have a long run of munters.

I never punted before the internet and probably would never have started without the selection and choice of availability presented on my PC. the internet has also no doubt increased the numbers of independents available.

True but I do miss chatting to the maids while waiting in the brothels. One or two of them were hotter than the WG's. Those were the days.

[ulstersubbie]

You kids have it easy nowadays, we oldies had to go through newspaper ads and had some bad experiences and some good but it always felt like a flip of the coin. That's what you call a real punt! 

Same here, I remember going for a BDSM session in London after looking at a card in a phone booth. The domme turned out to be a TV, not my thing so I walked. In those days it really was very hit and miss at times.

[Hobbit]

Same here, I remember going for a BDSM session in London after looking at a card in a phone booth. The domme turned out to be a TV, not my thing so I walked. In those days it really was very hit and miss at times.

I remember turning up at one place many decades ago after calling a newspaper Ad, and the maid took me to the room and the girl entered shortly after and she was humungous and not attractive at all. I should have walked but didn't and went ahead with it and it was awful. I still have the memory etched into my mind of her riding me and looking up at her boggie filled nose smiling at me. It still haunts me now and it's a memory that many whiskies's later I still cannot forget.   

[davidgood]

Of course at least one of our illustrious members used to frequent them, Horizontal Pleasures. Possibly davidgood too?

I am old, but not as old as HP so never got to Cynthia's house in Streatham.

The closest experiences I have had to  Cynthia's parties would be Pam's parties, particularly the ones held at her house in West Kensington for a number of years.

They were reasonably priced and frequented by all sorts which included older professional guys who were doctors, accountants, lawyers, surveyors, college lecturers, film producers etc. One regular was the late Old Brian who had worked on Picture Post in the 1940s/50s then been a sucessful PR guy. I think he talked about going to Cynthia's parties in the past.

Thesedays the well known party house in Sutton, which I have been to many times, is  probably the closest thing to Cynthia's house.

Regards,

davidgood

[winkywanky]

Thanks for the clarification david  .

Interesting that a few arty types sused to go to Pam's Parties.

[Murray Mint]

I started punting in 2002 – aged 55 – and all thanks to the internet. I don’t think, perhaps naively, that I could have started without it. Sure, I’d seen the ads in the back of the local paper, but it was another then well-known message board and reviews (field reports) that gave me the confidence to take the plunge. I’ve never looked back.

The thought of the months of celibacy that lie ahead fill me with horror!