Have to say, I really find "you get what you pay for" applies less in punting than in other industries, at least in my experience. Price is absolutely no guarantee of quality in part because each girl tends to have her own motivations and background which influence what she charges and how she behaves. The other unquantifiable aspect is that a lot of what makes a punt great (even if this shouldn't be the case if all SPs were really coldly professional) is chemistry. Yes, I know it's paid sex but the point remains that if you click on some level (could be physical, could just be sense of humour) then the punt is far more likely to be good and that can happen just as easily with an 80 quid an hour girl as a 150 an hour girl (although almost never with a Romanian, regardless of price.)
This is why I take reviews as helpful but limited. It's useful to know what the girl looks like (are the photos real or heavily re-touched?), what services she really does and doesn't offer and maybe a little about her general demeanour. But the fact that someone else did or didn't get on with her really doesn't tell me whether I will. I've read neutral or poor reviews of girls I've had a brilliant time with; great reviews of those who've done nothing for me.
My take is that I set my price limits and don't venture outside that box. Basically, those limits are 60/half hour, 120/hour. And I am quite sated at that level...I do fine. Very occasionally, if there's a must-see for one reason or another girl I will go beyond that but those times are rare (and equally rarely does the experience justify the extra.) If I want to see a girl who charges 80 a half hour I will sometimes (if I can find no other alternatives at the time) mail her and offer 60, politely saying that is my budget and I do not expect her to bother to reply if it's a "no" but I thought I would ask. About 50% of the time the offer is accepted. Presumably, on a slow day.
Anyway, bottom line for me is that if prices have gone up recently, I'm not paying them and I'm not punting any less, or with any less success, than before.