I had a phone conversation with one of our adult compainions that advertises with us today.

He was complaining because there was someone else advertising for $50, there cheaping the work they do and made it harder for someone to charge the standard going rate. Also if he was going to $50 he might as well go stand on the street. He doesn't feel people will contiune to advertise, himself included, if that ad contiunes.

i had to everything within me to not bust up laughing.

you can imagine how funny it is for those of us who are reading your experience completely out of context and have no idea what you're talking about!

what is the nature of the business exactly?

ZombieKitten said:

i work for a gay paper.

he advertises his services as a personal companion aka escort aka enter your term of choice

ehuffnsd said:

a $50 escort

Anxiety said:

Right? I was like: wtf is Eric talking about?

And now that I know:

What IS the difference between being en escort and being a street hooker? True, being an escort is technically legal and usually a hell of a lot safer, but it's still selling sex.

Don't get me wrong. I'm actually very much for legalizing prostitution. But this weird hierarchy that places ad- or agency-hookers as somehow better than street-hookers has got to stop. It's silly.

Stymie said:

meow85 said:

i guess it's the quailty of the person

like buying organic vs commerical

meow85 said:

That's what I was wondering.

NDRU said:

i think it's like the difference between calling to have a pizza delivered, and going out and buying a slice from a pizza vendor on the street.

ehuffnsd said:

it's all about price and perception

street hookers position themselves on the market with price

escorts position themselves on the market using the perception of quality

ehuffnsd said:

Elitism truly does know no bounds...

Even sex workers have to contend with the notion of being better than or worse than their peers.

Anxiety said:

well, I suppose it should cost more to have your pizza delivered. But that's not the end of the story. If the pizza is of better quality, it costs more.

That person should not undervalue himself, even if some ho is charging $50. In another thread we're talking about $10 crack whores. If you're not a crack whore you can charge more whether you're a streetwalker or an escort. Sell for what the product is worth.

ZombieKitten said:

....and both are still just individuals selling sex. The difference is what? One person receives a certain modicum of respect in certain circles by selling sex, and the other person receives scorn all around for doing the same thing. And for what? One working out of an agency while the other works off the curb. That's the only real difference. The professional agency worker isn't guaranteed to be disease-free, or particularly good in the sack, so why is he or she thoguht of as any better?

meow85 said:

if it weren't prostitution, I would say it's just marketing - I was making a wry joke.
There are johns out there who think if they fork out $4000, they really are getting something very special. The only special thing really is that she may have less customers, and the other customers are also rich and discerning.

What do I know? I don't watch a lot of TV

NDRU said:

okay, it's the difference between having your dinner professionally catered and getting a falafel from a street vendor. is that better?

Anxiety said:

exactly, and a good caterer wouldn't worry if another caterer only charged $50 for a party.