RTFF - and you can mine gold!
There is a reason newbies are most often chided. They ask questions before they read the board. And there is a wealth of great information on this board.
For some time I had been intending to visit a new place not far from my usual travels/haunts. Reports on this place have been scarce (although they advertise a lot on CL). So, although they are not technically operating under the radar, I'd not heard a lot.
Recently a post identified a truly good provider. And as usual, the location was a bit vague. I thought I knew where this was. And a short PM confirmed (I was wrong. But, my brother monger told me the right place)
***TIP TO NEWBIES: in that PM, I demonstrated enough knowledge of the hobby and the area that the poster felt confident in sharing details. Lesson. It is better to exchange info than just to ask for info.
(ST) is in a good NoVA location (at least for me). It is marked with a standard entrance which provides some discretion (at least during the day when there are many reasons to be in that area) with plenty of parking.
I called ahead for an appointment with CANDY (MMS appreciates that. MMS also appreciates a happy customer that shows respect to her position and the ladies in her establishment).
(ST) is a nice facility. Larger than many. Well lit and appointed. I think I saw about 6 or more massage studios, plus rooms for laundry equipment, TS, etc. The massage table was wider than some and firm (but comfortable enough) draped in clean good quality linens. A balance bar ran along the ceiling for back-walking.
This was my first visit to (ST). But since I had called ahead and scheduled an appointment, everyone was at ease. CANDY assumed I was an old friend who had been traveling.
She subsequently provided me a great NoVA experience (not like a usual "first visit"). CANDY is a tall spinner with the most attractive shape and proportions I have ever seen in an AMP. Soft black hair, pretty eyes. She could not have weighed more than 100 pounds and was about 5'6" tall. She is good to talk to. And is a good conversationalist when you want to talk and is quiet when all you want is to relax.
The TS room was very nice. A true SPA type room, elevated table. CANDY provided me a nice TS experience (not the best I've had, but nice and enjoyed all).
Back to the room. A wonderful NoVA massage experience. Attitude means so much to enjoying an hour of relaxation. CANDY gets 10++ for attitude. (and I certainly enjoyed the hour. And it was a full hour with no clock watching and no rush). Standard rate for the hour (0.8). And I felt cheap for leaving a standard tip (but she did not even look at it).
CANDY is sweet and I hope to repeat.
This is a place I will visit again. This is a place where I will continue to try to always be nice to the ladies
PA
One more conformation...BD is spot on
Bird Dropping's report - accurate and valuable information.
Thanks
A lot of upselling in the area
I remember my first trip to Green's and the young (about 28) asking for $$ for the sweet sugar walls. She claimed she was younger the most and therefore I was getting so much better.
Then I stuck to $ and she gave in. Some realize it is better to have something (fair) then nothing at all.
I have had other times were they did not come to my price and I offered to leave with nothing, she tried to complained when I did not tip for the massage and my response was as they always say in the AMP business "So sorry, maybe next time". Yes, if any give exceptional service she would be entitled to more. TIP is just that a thank you for going beyond the usual mechanical experience. Making someone feel welcome and not just a payment is exceptional service is not usually translate here.
My main concern is finding a cuie that even provides true service. I remember back in 2003, when I came to the area for my first interview. I picked from the phone book and arranged with what promised to be an FS deal. When she got to the hotel room and received the funs this is when she said she is an escort so where would I like her to escort me. At 2 am in NOVA not much to pay for. Of course, I called the service to complain but not much can be done; would anyone be willing to put up a fight in a public hotel.
You live, you learn.
This is why I stay with the AMP but they too have deteriorated in their services over the years. Going back to 2003/2004 many flavors available and the quality was usually nice. The scene has lagged since but appears to be picking up at time but you have to be ready to settle for old and wiser but this does not always translate into a more experienced massage…
Just an old man recollecting; thanks for your time.
[QUOTE=Roamin Roman]Dude, I hate to say it, but she was probably more justified in demanding her price rather than you in sticking to yours. You don't sit down in a restaurant and finish a steak dinner without knowing the price up-front. Even if the steak weren't tender, you tacitly accepted their price when you ordered and began eating.
It's the same way with a gal at an AMP: You partook before knowing her price, so you were kinda obligated to pay her. (Granted, $.5 is high, but it's not out of range for FS. Now, if she demanded 1k$ or something like [u]that[/u], then you might have been justified in saying "No." But, as it stands, she deserved to be paid. You were at fault for not enquiring up-front as to her price. (If you had done that, her price might have been a bit lower. But who knows?)
Just my two Liras' worth
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Speaking from NY I am sorry to say
i believe you are incorrect of you assumption that NY has more willing recipients than the DC area. I used to frequent in NY; Long Island, Manhattan and Queens areas and I can tell you the prices are clear and the same or less.
The real deal is the girls once used up (or been busted too much) on that circuit must move on. They hit Boston, some go west but when they are finally fresh here in NOVA and DC they are no longer a spring chicken (excuse the meat reference, please).
You should not blame the "cheapskates" in this area. Most of the time in NY area they are paying off their debt (in getting to the US) and once that is paid they are free to roam. By that time, they are usually in their 30s. Just think how hard is was for these K and C girls to get US a visa, do you think they could have obtained them without assistance? A lot more controls on the girls until they are older and less desired.
No, it is not cheapskates in this area the girls are just more knowing. If we got the ladies "off the boat" as NY and SF does, things would be different her; it was different 5 short years ago before my first departure from this area.
The only thing I would like people around here to understand is we can set the price but if we give in to the make-up then they will continue to do so. Previous some here published a good guideline for "tipping" and I will suggest we keep to it. would also suggest we find out who is the real "mamasan" and ask her/him to please bring up some younger action.
In this case the market can dictate. More places are opening up, if you ask for a line-up and do not like the selection, tell the management and then tell them to get someone who will not remind you of you mother and grandmother (oriental version)
My 2 cents, thank you
[QUOTE=Xsham]At some point you have to ask why there are practically zero therapists under 32 in the entire D.C./NoVA/Maryland area AMP/AAAMP scene. Some of it is going to be a product of local policies but a lot of it comes to this area being full of cheapskates. At some point you have to say that youth has some value in and of itself or else don't be upset when you're stuck with a bunch of old, tired therapists who aren't worth a $.
I am not surprised at all that One Spa, Kim's, Eastern 216, JS, Silk, TTT, NSP, Lily's, Palm, the Ballston hair place, Vermont etc. all lost their under 30 providers within one year. If it were me, I would have moved to CA, Florida, AZ, Washington or New York in less than half the time. At those places just mentioned $$ isn't an unusual standard for youth, even if you aren't getting some hyper-spiritual mong experience of the ages.
It's not just the state of the economy causing the scene to be the worst it has ever been, but the fact that the standard prices in the D.C. area are too low and hobbyists insist on paying a flat rate even when it is not reasonable to do so. You get what you pay for.[/QUOTE]
Once again, you're almost 100% wrong.
[QUOTE=Justforme]i believe you are incorrect of you assumption that NY has more willing recipients than the DC area. I used to frequent in NY; Long Island, Manhattan and Queens areas and I can tell you the prices are clear and the same or less.
The real deal is the girls once used up (or been busted too much) on that circuit must move on. They hit Boston, some go west but when they are finally fresh here in NOVA and DC they are no longer a spring chicken (excuse the meat reference, please).
You should not blame the "cheapskates" in this area. Most of the time in NY area they are paying off their debt (in getting to the US) and once that is paid they are free to roam. By that time, they are usually in their 30s. Just think how hard is was for these K and C girls to get US a visa, do you think they could have obtained them without assistance? A lot more controls on the girls until they are older and less desired.
No, it is not cheapskates in this area the girls are just more knowing. If we got the ladies "off the boat" as NY and SF does, things would be different her; it was different 5 short years ago before my first departure from this area.
The only thing I would like people around here to understand is we can set the price but if we give in to the make-up then they will continue to do so. Previous some here published a good guideline for "tipping" and I will suggest we keep to it. would also suggest we find out who is the real "mamasan" and ask her/him to please bring up some younger action.
In this case the market can dictate. More places are opening up, if you ask for a line-up and do not like the selection, tell the management and then tell them to get someone who will not remind you of you mother and grandmother (oriental version)
My 2 cents, thank you[/QUOTE]
No offense, Justforme, but your 2 cents is worth about, well, 2 cents.
To begin with, the women who work in the massage industry do so for a plethora of reasons. But the ones who are working off debt which they incurred to come to the U.S., almost without exception, did not incur that debt by getting a visa. They are, in fact, usually un-documented. In other words, they were trafficked.
Many of these women, however, are here legally and incurred debt either from a failed business or, most often, from gambling. Others are women who got here by marrying Americans (often service men) and those marriages failed. Regardless of how they incurred debt, the ones who begin their tour of the U.S. in NYC do not stay there until they have paid off their debt. And they are not constrained from working elsewhere until they have done so. It can take a woman (especially if she is un-documented) years to pay off the debt which she owes to the snakeheads who smuggled her in.
There is simply not enough opportunity for them do so in NYC. What you don't understand is that the security which they have pledged to guarantee their loans is not their physical being. They are not even, strictly speaking, required to work in the sex industry. If they could pay off their debts by working as waitresses, they are free to do so and they could do so in any city of their choosing. What secures their debt until they are able to clear it is the family which they have left behind.
You are correct that for many of them (often the illegals), their first port of call is New York City (often Flushing/Queens). But you are incorrect that they stay there until they are used up. They are there for other reasons than what you seem to be suggesting. The reasons for their being in New York is that they have a greater support structure there. They often stay there just long enough to get somewhat acclimated to life in the U.S., learn a bit of English, and then be processed "through the system". This means finding an AMP or spa in another state which will give them a job.
And finally, you are wrong about the reason that AMP girls in places like D.C. are increasingly older. It is not because, as you suggest, that they come here after they are too old to work in the greater N.Y.C. area. It is simply because of changing demographic, social, and economic conditions in their countries of origin (mostly the Republic Of Korea and the Yanbian area of the People's Republic of China). As you may or may not be aware, South Korea and the PRC, are in the midst of an economic boom period. The societies of South Korea and China are also increasingly less male dominated than they once were. Therefore young, attractive women have economic opportunities which do not involve illegally entering the U.S. and working in the sex industry.
I don't know about everyone else, but for me, I'm sick of the dis-information and mis-information which you seem to love to post. However, I wish that if you must continue to post, you could bring yourself to try just a little harder to express yourself using correct grammar and spelling. And finally, an "oriental" is a carpet, not a person. The correct term is "Asian."
LexLuther