Temptations

[Asurmen]

Tried phoning several times this morning but they don't seem to be answering, are they usually this bad at picking up the phone?

[Blackpool Rock]

What time did you phone 
You do realise they don't officially open until 11.00 so i'm doubting whether anyone would be there answering the phone until 10.30 at the earliest 

[Asurmen]

What time did you phone 
You do realise they don't officially open until 11.00 so i'm doubting whether anyone would be there answering the phone until 10.30 at the earliest 

DOH!!!

My mistake, I thought they opened at 9 am.

Thanks Blackpool Rock

[Blackpool Rock]

DOH!!!

My mistake, I thought they opened at 9 am.

Thanks Blackpool Rock

Good job you weren't hanging around outside waiting for them to open with a Boner 

[Asurmen]

Good job you weren't hanging around outside waiting for them to open with a Boner 

That's very true!

About to jump on the Tram to go there, what's the best stop to get off at?

[Blackpool Rock]

That's very true!

About to jump on the Tram to go there, what's the best stop to get off at?

Not a clue mate I live in Blackpool and drive there, i'm sure it's been posted before on other threads but presumably it should be on some Manchester transport website or Google maps would probably give you a route plan 

[Winterspirit]

Times I have been there I walked from Heaton park. I think it’s pretty equidistant from all 3 stops

[Asurmen]

External Link/Members Only

I'm not sure if this counts as a review, if not can the Mods move to the appropriate area please.

Phoned Temptations several times this morning, no answer each time. On the third attempt I left a voicemail asking if I could book Electra for 7pm tonight and leaving my number.
Didn't realise Temptations didn't open till 11am so thanks to Blackpool Rock for letting me know.
Since I was on the Tram anyway, decided to go directly there to see if I could get an early appointment. Went upstairs and was told that she was fully booked until 4, enquired about Chloe but she was fully booked too. So went with original booking time of 7pm.
Arrived around 1845 to be told that Electra hadn't shown up today and there was only two girls left and neither had any available slots left.
Receptionist claimed she phoned me but I received NO missed calls today, then said as I came in at 1845 she didn't have my number. I did tell her that I left a voicemail with my mobile number but what a shit show.

Deliberately put the Car into Service in Manchester so I could visit Temptations, could have gone home at 4 pm but instead waited around for a confirmed non existent booking.
Not a good impression of Temptations after this debacle.

Harsh to give the girl a Negative when it's the Parlours
fault.

[Asurmen]

Times I have been there I walked from Heaton park. I think it’s pretty equidistant from all 3 stops

Thanks for the info, not impressed by Temptations at all.

[davey.edwards1969]

Sorry for being dull but why has he been banned ?

[Asurmen]

Sorry for being dull but why has he been banned ?

I haven't reviewed anyone for a while.

[Blackpool Rock]

So you went to reception early doors to book, what time was it  Presumably before 11.00 when the girls are supposed to start work so they wouldn't know that she wasn't going to turn up at the time 

[Upsndowns79]

Very harsh red fir the WG in my opinion.

[Asurmen]

So you went to reception early doors to book, what time was it  Presumably before 11.00 when the girls are supposed to start work so they wouldn't know that she wasn't going to turn up at the time 

I got there about 1105 am, did get told she was in 'tomorrow ' ie Saturday but I'm not driving 30ish miles for someone who has reliability issues.

The booking was confirmed, so it's a legitimate Negative.

[Bustydusty]

I got there about 1105 am, did get told she was in 'tomorrow ' ie Saturday but I'm not driving 30ish miles for someone who has reliability issues.

The booking was confirmed, so it's a legitimate Negative.

I don’t agree it’s not her that confirmed the booking
I’m not blaming you as I don’t know if you use parlours regularly but I’d never set off without confirmation on the day that she’s there

[Asurmen]

I don’t agree it’s not her that confirmed the booking
I’m not blaming you as I don’t know if you use parlours regularly but I’d never set off without confirmation on the day that she’s there

I did think it was more the Parlour rather than Electra herself.

Chose a Manchester Garage to get the car serviced and a minor repair so I could visit Temptations so was already in Manchester, when I was in Reception the Receptionist gave zero inclination that she wasn't turning up, just said she was fully booked until 4pm.

[Riley619]

Yea should of defo made sure that bitch was in the building

[daviemac]

I did think it was more the Parlour rather than Electra herself.

Chose a Manchester Garage to get the car serviced and a minor repair so I could visit Temptations so was already in Manchester, when I was in Reception the Receptionist gave zero inclination that she wasn't turning up, just said she was fully booked until 4pm.

Doesn't sound like you had an agreed booking, you left a voicemail then turned up on the chance of getting a booking.

[Asurmen]

Doesn't sound like you had an agreed booking, you left a voicemail then turned up on the chance of getting a booking.

It was confirmed, I left a voicemail asking to book for 7pm.

I then went to the Parlour on the off chance I could have got a early booking, when that wasn't possible I confirmed the 7pm booking. The Receptionist wrote my name on the sheet for Electra at 7pm and even said 'See you at 7!'

The Receptionist even claimed to have phoned me as I left my name as 'Jon', I told her I received NO calls then she realised there was 2 'Jons' on her list and she only phoned one and that one wasn't me. She apologised but still doesn't escape what a shit show it was.

How is that not a agreed booking?

Still a Negative .


 

[Iloveoral]

“ Receptionist claimed she phoned me but I received NO missed calls today, then said as I came in at 1845 she didn't have my number. I did tell her that I left a voicemail with my mobile number but what a shit show.”

How was it confirmed ?

You left a voice message
You arrived at 6.45, she’d not got your number and you had no missed calls ?
You said you’d left her a voicemail not spoken to her?
I’m struggling to understand mate.

[Asurmen]

“ Receptionist claimed she phoned me but I received NO missed calls today, then said as I came in at 1845 she didn't have my number. I did tell her that I left a voicemail with my mobile number but what a shit show.”

How was it confirmed ?

You left a voice message
You arrived at 6.45, she’d not got your number and you had no missed calls ?
You said you’d left her a voicemail not spoken to her?
I’m struggling to understand mate.

Initially I phoned and left a Voicemail asking if I could book Electra for 7pm I also left my number for them to contact me on didn't realise they opened at 11 am and I phoned 9ish am. That's why initially it wasnt confirmed.

I dropped the car off and decided to go to Temptations on the off chance she might be free. Was told by the Receptionist that Electra was fully booked until 4pm, saw Chloe and enquired about her but was told she was booked up and was offered Bella which I turned down.

I asked to book Electra for 7pm and also told the Receptionist that I had phoned earlier and left a voicemail about booking for 7pm, she wrote my name on the sheet and confirmed my booking for 7pm as 'Jon'

It was confirmed by the Receptionist when I was in there at 1105, wrote it down on the sheet and said 'see you at 7!', I turned up early at 1845

She claimed she tried to phone me as Electra hadn't showed up, upon looking at her booking sheet she realised that there was two 'Jons' booked in for Electra and she only phoned the other one. Said she didn't have my number but I told her already at 1105 that I had left a voicemail with my number in the morning and she knew that and I was the same person standing before her who had left the voicemail.

So Receptionist CONFIRMED the booking to my face when I was in the parlour iat 1105, wrote my name down on the booking sheet for 7pm.

Does that make sense?

[Blackpool Rock]

What is a bit unusual is that her name was and in fact still is listed for working Friday (yesterday), Temptations are usually on the ball for removing the names of girls who are no longer working.

[Atlas1957]

Translation of the important part of the story:
Asurmen walked into the Temptations building at 11:05, he talked to the receptionist in person, the WG he wanted to see was not available at 11:05, so he agreed a booking in person with the receptionist for 19:00. The WG he wanted to see was not there at 19:00 so his agreed booking did not go ahead.

Additional information in the waffle of the story which has caused confusion:
- Asurmen is very inexperienced at using parlours.
- The WG he wanted to see seems to have never been in the building on the day in question (common parlour occurence). A veteran punter should always politely ask (especially if early in the shift) if the WG is in the building or if she is running late.
- The parlour said the WG was booked from 11:00 to 16:00. This either means they knew or thought the WG was coming in late at 16:00, or they have taken 5 hours of bookings for the WG which resulted in 1 to 10 other disappointed customers. Or maybe she was due in at 13:00 but had 3 hours of bookings from 13:00 to 16:00.
- A good parlour would have told Asurmen at 11:05 that the WG wasn't in the building yet, so he should call to check on this a bit later in the day.
- A very good parlour would have assessed the reliability of their WG and passed on any concerns at 11:05 she might not show up at all today.
- It sounds like he did not call between 11:05 when he left the building and 18:45 when it sounds like he did call and then also shortly after re-entered the building. A parlour veteran would have called at 16:00 when his car was ready to go just to check everything was fine. I also do this if I'm angling to move the booking to an earlier time.
- There is some question mark as to whether the parlour knew Asurmen's phone number and could have messaged him to tell him between the time they knew the WG wasn't going to come in at all and 18:45.
- The given explanation on behalf of the receptionist is quite flimsy from the receptionist if correctly reported.
- Given Asurmen has managed to confuse two moderators in this post, there is some argument to suggest he might have confused the receptionist or got confused himself.

[Upsndowns79]

I don’t understand why anyone would book a 7:00 appointment on voice mail (before knowing the WG was booked until that time) if your car was gonna be ready at 4 to travel home?

[Asurmen]

@ Atlas Thanks for attempting to sum it up and it's fairly accurate. I told the Receptionist that my number was on the voicemail I left under the name 'Jon' and the voicemail requested a Booking with Electra at 7pm. I informed I was the same person.
I haven't used a Parlour for a number of years but have previously visited the Temptations premises when it was still Sandy's, so I'm inexperienced.

@upsanddowns The Temptations website does say 'call to book an appointment' which is what I tried to do. I left my number on the voicemail  so they could get back to me if that time wasn't available.

I was told by the Garage that Car might take until 5pm or slightly later but in the end it took less time than they thought, I booked for 7pm as I anticipated it wouldn't be ready till 5pm to allow me to  pick up the car then navigate rush hour round the Trafford Centre, allow me enough time to get to Prestwich and grab some scran.

Is that acceptable to you upsanddowns?

[TomTank]

the clue was from Rochdale Babes the day before ..... they took her off their rota and told me she was having time off ....  I was surprised to still see her on Temptations rota

[Asurmen]

Is it still the case that if a booking has been confirmed then the review stands?

I did say that I think it was more the Parlour rather than the girl and asked the mods to move the review/non review accordingly.

I haven't written a review for quite a while and even in the past I wasn't a prolific reviewer, so I'm definitely rusty any tips would be much appreciated.

[Bustydusty]

the clue was from Rochdale Babes the day before ..... they took her off their rota and told me she was having time off ....  I was surprised to still see her on Temptations rota

Not really a clue - was he supposed to know that?

[Blackpool Rock]

Is it still the case that if a booking has been confirmed then the review stands?

I did say that I think it was more the Parlour rather than the girl and asked the mods to move the review/non review accordingly.

I haven't written a review for quite a while and even in the past I wasn't a prolific reviewer, so I'm definitely rusty any tips would be much appreciated.

While you may have confirmed the booking with the parlour receptionist and indeed say that it was the parlour at fault rather than the girl the rules state that a sex worker needs to be reviewed rather than the parlour therefore it doesn't count as a review -
"Only one sex worker can be the subject of a review, not a whole agency/establishment/ brothel"

I used to see Electra about 5 or 6 years ago before any controversy about her and given the number of glowing positives it appears that she's still worth punting.
My advice would be to put the poor parlour communication behind you, bite your tongue and book her again when she's on the rota however as Atlas says it's often best to call and book a parlour girl a while after her shift has started or if booked in advance to call and make sure she's actually turned up.
Anyone who previously punted Brooke at LMB will know why   

I do have some empathy with you as you are on a ban countdown for not reviewing and have obviously tried to punt and review, if you're lucky one of the Mods will take pity on you and reset the clock so that you have more time to try again (Not telling the mods what to do but IMO it would seem fair given the circumstances  )

[TomTank]

Not really a clue - was he supposed to know that?

No, I was more having a dig at the parlour, and unusually RBs were more on the ball.

[Iloveoral]

Here’s the deal, I will remove the timer if you can commit to reviewing in the near future?

I can’t call if this is a genuine bad punt or you trying to wriggle of the hook if I’m being totally honest, as your last review was in 2016 and 2021, you get pulled, this crap appears.
Sounds a bit harsh, I do apologise, but from my side it does look suspicious, is that fair to say?

I’m up for giving you another chance if we are on the same page? Fair?

[Sh5278]

What is a bit unusual is that her name was and in fact still is listed for working Friday (yesterday), Temptations are usually on the ball for removing the names of girls who are no longer working.

Regarding Temptations updating the list of girls working, just wanted to share an experience I had last December. Booked in at 11 to see Phoebe. Arrived, saw Phoebe in the lounge in lingerie, paid the room fee and directed to the room. On my way though, Phoebe and the receptionist seemed to be having a row. I was mid-shower in the room, when Phoebe came in, in her civvies, apologizing and collecting her stuff saying she “won’t tolerate being spoken to like that” or something. Got dressed, went back out to the lounge and the receptionist said she had to refund me due to Phoebe leaving. Later in the evening when I checked the website Phoebe’s name was still on. Probably it’s dependent on the receptionist working on the day I guess.

[Blackpool Rock]

Electra had originally also been listed to work Saturday however her name was off of the rota at least early doors yesterday

[Asurmen]

Here’s the deal, I will remove the timer if you can commit to reviewing in the near future?

I can’t call if this is a genuine bad punt or you trying to wriggle of the hook if I’m being totally honest, as your last review was in 2016 and 2021, you get pulled, this crap appears.
Sounds a bit harsh, I do apologise, but from my side it does look suspicious, is that fair to say?

I’m up for giving you another chance if we are on the same page? Fair?

That's fair, I did try and see her and used the back entrance to go in. Forgot how narrow the stairs are when I was making my way up to Reception.

Doubt I'll try Temptations again as I wasn't impressed with how they managed this, which is a shame as they seem to have the best roster of girls.

[scutty brown]

Regarding Temptations updating the list of girls working, just wanted to share an experience I had last December. Booked in at 11 to see Phoebe. Arrived, saw Phoebe in the lounge in lingerie, paid the room fee and directed to the room. On my way though, Phoebe and the receptionist seemed to be having a row. I was mid-shower in the room, when Phoebe came in, in her civvies, apologizing and collecting her stuff saying she “won’t tolerate being spoken to like that” or something. Got dressed, went back out to the lounge and the receptionist said she had to refund me due to Phoebe leaving. Later in the evening when I checked the website Phoebe’s name was still on. Probably it’s dependent on the receptionist working on the day I guess.

I know that Phoebe was having a difficult time late last year, so that may be related. She's been off for a while.
From her comments this week on another forum it looks like she may be back working now.

But more generally, there's been some funny stuff going on around Temptations in recent months, with some of the girls being subjected to what can best be viewed as EAS-led OTT fanboy reviews across multiple forums (not just this one) while at the same time there have been some deliberate negative comments attacking the parlour. Both Phoebe and Electra have been on the receiving end of this.
Difficult to understand what's actually going on, except to say that someone is stirring the shit with a big spoon

[Iloveoral]

That's fair, I did try and see her and used the back entrance to go in. Forgot how narrow the stairs are when I was making my way up to Reception.

Doubt I'll try Temptations again as I wasn't impressed with how they managed this, which is a shame as they seem to have the best roster of girls.

 

[Doctormike]

What are they like with the late cancellations. For example if I cancelled two hours before a booking I get blacklisted.

[Blackpool Rock]

What are they like with the late cancellations. For example if I cancelled two hours before a booking I get blacklisted.

How would they blacklist you 

When it was Sandy's you had to give a membership number and name but now you just call and give a name so no way to trace back to you unless they note down every phone number for every booking which I seriously doubt.

In any case i'd say giving 2 hours notice is fair enough whereas not turning up isn't

[george r]

How would they blacklist you 

When it was Sandy's you had to give a membership number and name but now you just call and give a name so no way to trace back to you unless they note down every phone number for every booking which I seriously doubt.

In any case i'd say giving 2 hours notice is fair enough whereas not turning up isn't

more than long enough 

[Upsndowns79]

So next week I head across the Pennines to see a well reviewed FBSM provider as I look to spread my wings out of my region to find good services.

My question is……. As I’m only 20 minutes away from Prestwich do I follow it with a trip to Temptations for a Glory Hole experience. It’s always been something that I’ve wanted to experience. Anyone know how the booking process works? Do you just walk in and take who’s available? Should I book and can you request a SP? It’s advertised as CIM is this always the case?

I know that I’ll get the odd “watch out for hairy hands, stubbly chins, Adam’s apples” comments but I’ll be certain to peer through the hole 1st