I have a slightly different viewpoint on the demographic here on UKP. It's not about what a punter chooses to pay or is able to pay. I don't think either of those are the main reason many of us are here. That reason is far simpler: Value For Money. UKP is about finding obscure gems among the 100s of listings which appear on AW each and every day. For many, time constraints and the unpredictability of AW make it all but useless as a medium for arranging a booking at short notice - or later in the evening, post-10pm. So there is only one realistic option: agencies. I think of Adultwork as being a little like the big Tesco on Cromwell Road: it appears to have something for everyone but is far too large and laborious to trudge around searching for precisely what one needs. Agencies are more akin to Waitrose. They 'stock' a somewhat smaller range of products, but they generally have what you need if time is of the essence and cost is of no significance.
Like many others on here, my first impression of AW was the naive belief that it was stuffed with scams, B&S, fake pictures and girls working in peripheral locations and/or in poor quality accommodation. The reason UKP is so successful is that for the initiated it has become to procuring the services of a prostitute precisely what Trip Advisor became to those seeking VFM accommodation. Yes, it’s relatively easy to find 5 good prostitutes (or guesthouses) in a given location, but how does one know which offers better VFM? The Reviews. Moreover, the 300 or 500 that could have been spent on an agency girl for an hour will usually get you two or three hours with an AW girl.
That is also why reviews of 300/400/500/600+ WGs are pointless here on UKP. It's not because the membership can't afford or is not interested in such WGs, but rather because such rates do not represent VFM. There are occasions when reliability and true beauty (among other things) are a prerequisite for a longer booking. Those are the occasions when I will pay a far higher rate for the services of an "Elite" escort. I have written elsewhere that the 'Elite/Premier/Exclusive/Best' monikers are bollocks. Because they are. Usually. At any one time, there may be half a dozen truly spectacular WGs on the books of the usual 8-10 top tier escort agencies, but you need to spend a lot of time and money wading through the overpriced and underachieving chaff to find those girls.
Which once again brings us back to the 'time' factor. If one wishes to spend time searching for the 'right' girls, then AW is a far better option. Why? Because the range is enormous and the rates (when compared to typical 'elite' agency rates) are bargain basement. So, what would a reasonable man choose to do: select 5/6 WGs from AW and head out with a deerstalker and pipe to conduct coital fieldwork, or risk that same sum on a single 'elite' girl.
It's a no-brainer.
If money were a prime consideration for me, I would NEVER use the services of any agency ever again. They are piss-taking, greedy, lying, scum. As it is not, I still partake with agency girls as well as AW girls. The quality (primarily looks and presentation) of the best agency girls does surpass that of the best AW girls in my experience to date, but not by a significant enough margin to justify spending 500/600 vs. 100/150 for an hour of sex.
Therefore, Adultwork is the sensible choice. Moreover, good luck trying to find a range of beautiful Polish or Hungarian women through escort agencies. There are some, but the best are either Independents or on Adultwork. Agencies win outright in three categories only:
1. Big name Touring Pornstars;
2. English WGs;
3. Russian WGs.
Speaking of which, does anyone know why there are so few Russian WGs on Adultwork?