[QUOTE=Loader401; 1155753]I was graciously given a place to check by another fellow hobbiest. His experiance was not at all like mine. The AMP is locatede in falls church 6400 seven corners pl. (Evergreen Wellness). I went in with high hopes and left dismayed. .80 was the hour fee and I gladly paid. The TS was wonderful, the massage was wonderful, the precursor to the flip was wonderful. Upon flipping, the first words out my provider's mouth. Her name is Sara- was "how much money do you have?" Now in the decade that I have played this game I have never been asked that question. It set the tone for the rest of the session. Now I asked what was on the menu and she replied "how much money do you have?" I was going to ask the question again but she proceeded to play with me and my little brain accidentaly spoke up and told $. Granted I came prepared for the full menu. As I always do- but I rarely partake in. She then proceeds with a standard nova how do you do and that was it. Before I was completed she tells me other places like Peach closed because they offer more and she tells me that she doesn't do it. Now after I completed and as she cleans me up she then proceeds to tell me that she doesn't know me well but "next time" she will treat me better and give me more. Total 180 on me. I think she got stupid for a sec since she spent 5 mins telling me the opposite. I think she messed up her game. Anyways, she asks for the tip and I only give. 6 to her. I would have only given. 4 because the attitude but she went a little bit above, not by much. She gets angry and demands more. All in all, I ended up almost taking. 2 away because she is pissing me off from rushing the flip, demanding more money, to the bs line of I don't do it and 5 mins later saying next time I do more. So I stand my ground to the pushy almost forceful provider and threaten to take more money away and talking to mamasan. She backed down and took my original gracious offer of. 6 and said goodbye. So out of pocket. 8 for an hr, .6 finish for a total of $.4. As always, YMMV and as a lesson to newbies,
1) Intel is intel. Be thankful for whatever you get. Some fellow monger is trying to help you out. Even though he can't promise you the same, be thankful.
2) Stand your ground. Don't fall shy to a pushy provider. If they don't deliver on your agreement or they rush you out and then demand more money, don't pay extra. You may feel bad at first but when you walk out, you will be happier with each step. If you were in a restaurant and you waiter didn't bring you your beer, and you food was cold, and he charged for the beer and he wanted more tip for waiting on you, would you give him extra tip? Pay the minimum and walk out. If you need to, ask for the mamasan.
3) YMMV is true.
Be safe and happy mongering,
Loader[/QUOTE]I was thinking to say that you should have stood your ground even more, but under the circumstances, you held on and didn't get completely abused, and it's easy for someone who wasn't in that situation to say what he "would" have done.
Having been there, I know there are ten things going through your mind when getting the face-to-face hard sell: did she do something special, did she do extra work on a sore spot, do I want to come back, did the going rate increase and I didn't notice, am I confused about something, did I give her reason to expect more, etc.
In the end, all you can do is hold the line as well as possible, get out, warn others, and don't go back.
