A frustrating, weird and unsettlingly bizarre experience with Emily of London (
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I put a reverse booking request on AW, stating a particular service / fantasy with a fairly detailed description.
Emily responded, seemed very very up for it, and we had a good chat on messaging about my needs and what we would do together. I accepted her booking well in advance, and we set a time and I told her my hotel room number days in advance.
She even requested (and I bought) a fine bottle of white wine from a nearby shop to enjoy with her when she came in.
On the morning of the booking (3 hours in advance), I messaged her with a couple of quick questions, the main one of which was about payment method (I was asking if I could pay by bank transfer, of if I needed to pop out and get cash), and another quick question about herself (but nothing of importance to the booking). We hadn't discussed payment other than amount up to that time.
As she hadn't read the message an hour later, I sent her a text telling her I had messaged on AW. This was not weird, as I had sent her a text previously to confirm the booking, as per AW protocol.
And this is where it gets weird. Emily wrote back telling me that, as I was trying to change the booking, she would cancel. I immediately wrote back telling her I absolutely wasn't changing the booking, I would do and was happy with all we had agreed, I just needed to know if I needed to pop out to the cashpoint as I was getting ready. I said I was absolutely happy to carry on with the booking as is, and I would go to the cashpoint to get the money now - having written to avoid any embarrassment when she arrived.
And then it got bizarre. She said that she was cancelling, but also that if I tried to contact her again she would call the police, because I had contacted her on her mobile phone which is not on her profile for the sake of privacy, and that this was invasive and uncomfortable for her. Now of course, the mobile isn't on her profile - she had sent me it in the booking process just as I had sent her mine. And I had messaged her previously on this number and she had no issues with this. For those who have used booking on AW, you'll know this is completely standard protocol, and not anything to do with privacy!
Naturally, I wrote back and told her I wouldn't dream of contacting her again, and very sorry this hadn't worked out. I then sat and drank some of the very expensive and lovely wine I had bought for her. Of course I was annoyed, she seemed lovely prior to this. But sadly nothing surprises me in this game.
My sincere advice would be to stay away from this lady. She wasted my time and money, and flipped the script for no reason. Having only positive feedback on AW myself, I was shocked at this, and extremely disappointed. But there it is - took one for the team, and let you all know.
And yes, the wine was lovely.
