I had an interesting experience yesterday with a student in Glasgow. I should say non-experience. Had an hour or so to kill, before spouse came home, so looked up Craigslist. Saw “Looking for someone to meet and do stuff with in exchange for doe am 18 student black with curves In all the right places Can accomodate for 4 no time wasters please” (sic: note txtspk, spelling, grammar, punctuation – and see what you’re spending, sorry wasting, your taxes on). So fired off a few emails, one word answers in return, like drawing teeth – not a good omen. Didn’t want to send me a pic, she said but wanted to see mine, wouldn’t do CIM, but OWO, DFK, RO and facial ok.
She eventually sent me a pic when I explained that nobody in their right mind would travel without seeing one. Going by the halls of residence address, she is definitely a student (but not, obviously, of marketing or indeed psychology), and two minutes drive from me – sounded perfect. Asks £100, which is pushing it for me, and she needs to see a pic of me too.
Gets the pic from me and then replies ‘need more … older than I thought’. What a fcuking arrogant bitch! I was going to write back and point out ...well quite a number of things actually but then I thought – why should I give her free marketing advice? On that performance she'll still be hanging about waiting on her first punter by the time she gets her PhD.
Obviously her attitude was that as a ‘student’ she had some sort of right to break all the basic punting rules, charge what she liked (regardless of the market – prices are fairly low in Glasgow), then increase that charge, and treat punters with utter contempt. Sure I missed a great punt. Not. When will they learn?