Comparison BTT vs MAA and misc thoughts
It looks like inflation has caught up with BTT and there’s a recent increase.
Service - BTT price - MAA price
CFS 30 mins - 250 - 280
CFS 60 mins - 350 (up to 2 shots) - 350 (1 shot) / 390 (2 shots)
CFS 90 mins - 560 - 630
CFS 120 mins - 660 - 700
BB 30 mins - 400 - 380
BB 60 mins (1 shot) - 460 - 450
BB 60 mins (2 shots) - 550 - 490
BB 90 mins - 760 - 830
BB 120 mins - 860 - 900
In general, 30-60 min appts are less at MAA and 90-120 mins appts are less at BTT
I prefer booking the level of service through the booker at BTT. I prefer to maintain the illusion - I don’t want to have to direct the provider halfway through the appt that I want BB or a 2nd shot. It takes away from the experience, feeling like it’s a “spontaneous” one. The service flows better at BTT because the provider knows at the start what you’re expecting.
I give the whole donation at the start, ending the appt on a transactional note sours the experience for me. The MAA providers haven’t counted the donation at the start. I know giving the donation up front or having it counted in front of them, annoys some. But by counting it, the provider is clued in to what level of service you’re expecting.
Personally, I try to do a little scouting between reports here and reviews of TER. I pay the expected donation - and if I had a less than stellar experience, perhaps I TOFTT or it was a case of YMMV, I don’t ask for a discount or try to negotiate down the donation - I move on. I know we weren’t a fit, I don’t repeat, and I may warn others (more likely if I think my experience was reflective of the usual performance, however, less likely if I feel it was more of a case of a lack of chemistry). Nobody clicks with everyone, and I don’t think that should be held against someone.