There are posts saying what to watch out for when contacting a courtesan. Move on if she doesn't respond for a while. Move on if she is only interested in scheduling an appointment. Move on if she asks for deposit.
I've read the deposit controversies. I personally believed deposits are fine. I was willing to put in a deposit. It was her off day. Combined with what I thought might be red flags I came here for advice first.
Here's the timeline
(Feb 10 @ 4:03PM) I email her
(Feb 14 @ 2:04PM) She responds
(Feb 14 @ 2:31PM) I post here
(Feb 15 @ 8:11PM) I say "Looks like Monday morning will work for both of us. How about 9:00AM?"
(Feb 15 @ 8:12PM) She says it works for her. She wants a deposit.
(Feb 15 @ 8:17PM) I say "We can't schedule an appointment without a deposit?"
(Feb 16 @ 7:24AM) She says has her reasons for a deposit. She tells me she's going to keep it her off day.
The quotes are my entire replies. I never said I wouldn't do a deposit. I only asked if it was required.
This is not only about the deposit. I got a copy and paste response. She's only interested in scheduling. She'll respond more quickly if it's about scheduling. She has a marketing feedback question in her autoresponse. These seem like red flags to a newbie like me. So I asked here about it. YMMV but ultimately these were all bad omens for me. I still think deposits are fine. But not if she's pushy about it.
This is the same courtesan COH linked to.
Well, knowing a little more about this now, I can help clear some things up:
#1. Yes, since you have inquired about seeing her on her day off, she will (like quite a few other ladies in the industry) require a deposit for that party. Not all ladies will do that but that particular lady happens to live in Reno so she would be making a dedicated drive to the ranch just for you. If you had inquired about a day that she was scheduled at the ranch, she probably wouldn't have mentioned a deposit. This shouldn't be seen as a red flag. Some ladies will not schedule new clients at all on their days off at all.
#2. Yes, when you first e-mail this lady (along with a few others that I know) you will receive an auto-response questionnaire that asks a variety of questions about you including how you heard about her (the marketing feedback question). She is a lady that likes to know something about her clients so she can make a connection with them. She does prefer to keep her e-mail to business only so yes, she is going to want to have the appointment scheduled before moving on to small talk. I look at it this way, SW's see it as a red flag for clients to insist on personal talk but keep pushing off making appointments. They get hundreds or even thousands of contacts weekly and a great majority of them have no intention of seriously scheduling a party. It is up to us, as the client (and especially a new client) to convey that we are serious.
#3. This may be a red flag for some and not for others but this particular lady handles absolutely every inquiry by herself but often gets bogged down and will not get a response out for a few days. If you are a person that is particularly bothered by that, then she may have not been the right match. You also happened to catch her right on her birthday as she was about to fly out of town for a mini vacation.
Here's a few pieces of advice that I think are universally helpful when making a first time party inquiry with a SW:
#1: Do your research first. Find out what her schedule is. Read her twitter, her blogs, look at her website if she has one.
#2: Make sure your inquiry shows that you are serious about partying with her by leading with a date and time.
#3: If you are inquiring about a party on her day off, be prepared to be asked for a deposit or to set a time when she is normally scheduled.
#4: Be understanding of the human side of the SW. They are real people with real lives just like you. Sometimes, they just really need to keep their day off as a day off. Sometimes answering e-mails will take a back seat for a while to real life stuff. Sometimes, e-mails will be short because they are trying to get 100 replies in before their next appointment in an hour. When your time has arrived, you can be assured that her attention will be 100% focused on you but prior to that, SWs have hundreds of clients (and time wasters) to juggle at once.
Hope this helps,
LUST