Continuing from CLN's Trip Report thread.
BashfulDwarf wrote:
CLN20 wrote:
BashfulDwarf wrote:
What was her opening asking price?
Like every other girl in the place...cien. I tell em in no way shape or form is that gonna fly. Especially on a Tuesday during the slow season.
You are clearly more experienced in negotiations than I, but I expect that talking a chica down to 50% of what she is asking is probably going to lead to a weak session. It doesn't really matter what she is worth to you ... it's what she feels she is worth to herself. Devaluing a chica (in her own mind) cannot possibly lead to a great session ... when all's said and done.
But don't think I am saying to pay more than what it's worth to you. I'm just saying that the devalue phenomenon is what probably bit you in the session.
Orange wrote:
Whether you pay $50 or $100, the session will be good or bad, based on the girl, not how much you paid.
Most of the time (nothing is certain in this industry), there's no correlation between price paid and quality of the session. And in my experience, negotiating a lower price does not affect the session. The chicas who think of their worth at a certain level will not take less money. And if they do, they will still put in a good performance.
The ones who give a lousy performance would do so for $80, 100, or 200.
BashfulDwarf wrote:
Sorry, but that flies in the face of human nature. If you insult someone's sense of self-worth (plumber, hooker, yard worker) you're going to get sub-standard service. In fact, you'll get exactly the level of service that they feel is worth the money.
Hookers are not 'professionals' ... and they are not business people. They operate on the most basic of self-serving instincts ... and female instincts to boot. (I am not talking about specifics, I am addressing the class as a whole.)
Think about it: if you are required to pay over value for her time, don't you expect a 'higher level of service'?
BangBang57 wrote:
BD, my little bitty buddy

In your first paragraph you make a statement assuming putas are mentally and emotionally on the same level with people in other professions and therefore will give service based on what you pay verses what they think they are worth. Then in the very next paragraph you state "Hookers are not "professionals" ---------". This second statement just verifies that, if true, your first paragraph is not necessarily true!

When it comes to sex, "human nature" in the sense you are referring to has little affect. The most important and powerful affect, no matter if money is involved or strictly physical desire, during the sex act the "human nature" involved is one of desire, emotion, chemistry, and excitement, not how she feels about what you are paying her. No matter what you pay her if the "connection is not there it is highly unlikely you will get the level of service you were expecting for your$$$
Remember, just as with anything involving humans, there are exceptions to every "rule", "case", "situation"!!Sure there are some who can turn on the charm and passion regardless of what you pay them nor how they really feel about you. Those are the chicas who are very popular with guys. They also should learn English and go to Hollywood because they are fantastic actresses. One of the most popular chicas here over the last couple of years absolutely hates Gringos, has to get stoned to even do them, and yet there are Gringos who think she is in love with them!!! And I have heard of her going for prices half what others pay her, yet everyone says they got great service!!!
Just remember one thing, MOST WORKING CHICAS IN SAN JOSE HAVE NO COMPREHENSION OF THE PHRASE "SELF WORTH"!!!! They ALL think they are worth MORE MONEY than they are really worth, but they cannot tell you why they are worth what they think other than "that is the price EVERYONE asks!! If they really had any sense of "self worth" how could the "4" in looks think she is worth the same as the "9"? Or how could the uninterested, cold, rushing you, do nothing chica (and they know who they are) think for a minute she is worth what the chica with the great attitude, the desire to please you in every way, never rushed, total GFE is worth

What you agree to pay her in the end has little or no affect on the quality of service in almost all cases!!!
BashfulDwarf wrote:
so ... insulting a San Jose prostitute has no affect on the service you can expect?
How about shop keepers, taxi drivers, or any other 'profession' in Costa Rica?
Seriously guys, if she is asking for $100 and knows you'll haggle, then she is probably looking for 70 -80. When she finds out that you'll only go 50, and that is all she's likely to get out of you, then that is actually enough for her, or she is desperate and accepts.
Are you suggesting that offering no more than $20 (and finding a 'cien' chica desperate enough to accept it) will get you the same session that 'cien' would? If nothing more, she's gunna be hell-bent on finishing and getting back to the floor a hell of a lot faster than if she had scored whatever her 'quota' was for that night.
I am not arguing with you here. But if a chica has no idea of self worth, then she'd accept the $20 offer. But *SHE* feels that she is worth more. And if forced by need to lower her *worth*, then I personally think it will lead to a weak session. Perhaps not. Perhaps that chica has a solid work ethic and insists by personal standard to provide 100% of her skills, no matter the situation.
I just haven't met her yet.
MuffinMuncher wrote:
Rac wrote:
There's no shortage of nice, sweet $40 girls in the Rey and also at other places. Maybe not 10s, but nice and sweet.
Its supply and demand.
There are alot of 5/10 girls out there and not alot of guys who are seeking a 5/10 looking girl, so $40 is probably about right... since $40 is better than $0.
On the other hand, there are very few legit 9/10 girls out there and ALOT of guys who want to nail a 9/10 looking girl, so the price goes up. They know they can get $100, so they hold out to get $100 unless it's an awfully slow night.
I don't begrudge my gringo brethren the attempt to haggle a 9/10 down to $40, just that why waste the time and effort when you know it's not likely to be successful (and if it is, she's definitely not going to feel good about you or give her best effort).
Go for the "7" that isn't getting alot of attention and who isn't aggressively approaching guys. You can negotiate a price, she'll be happy that she has a client and you'll both have a great time.... because as we all know 7's just TRY HARDER.
BangBang57 wrote:
Don't know what we are going to do with that "Dwarf", he just does not understand chica logic

For you guys who think you have to give them what they want, and that all worth doing are going to want "cien", I know of 3 cases in the REY in the last 10 days where real hotties have asked $50 to start. Did my friends "haggle" with them

NO

Would I "haggle" with them

Hell no

As for haggling with a chica who starts at "cien"; NOPE I would not do that either!! She is going to know before reaching that point that I live here and would never pay "cien" (never did during the 12 years I visited either). If she still said "cien" to start, I WOULD JUST WALK AWAY! For 2 reasons-1: I GUARENTEE SHE WOULD NOT BE WORTH A DAMN! AND 2: I AM NOT GOING TO PAY "CIEN" EVEN IF SHE WAS A KNOWN PORNSTAR AND A 10 IN LOOKS

( I have not seen a 10 [on my 1-10 scale] in the REY in over 10 years)!! There are just way too many 8s-8.5s (my scale) who are more than willing and happy to go for a lot less.
We can argue these points till the end of time and I will never change my opinion (based on 20 fun and happy years experience dealing with the working chicas in Costa Rica) and those that (mistakenly) think that throwing money at these chicas will get you better service than paying a reasonable price will probably never change their opinon; and we will NEVER agree!! Problem is they think they are right with out any tried and proven evidence to back up their opinions! They are so convienced they are right they are afraid to try something different!! Too many guys who visit here just can not accept that they are not in the good ol USA and that expectations, needs, and desires are different here!
The Dwarf and MuffinMuncher obviously just do not know these chicas and do not know what is very often easily possible. Would I ever try to talk a chica I did not know down to less than half her asking price? Never!! But I very often do end up paying a lot less especially after the first couple of times with her. And by the way, for my friend, the Dwarf, these chicas may often act insulted or offended (over a lot of things, not just the price offered) but remember they are almost always very good actresses!!! If they have been in the business more than a "day", they have heard it all and are not easily offended!! And frankly as in the case that RAC just posted about, she needs to be offended--maybe it will open her eyes to reality!!!
Remember, YOU ARE THE CUSTOMER; it is YOUR MONEY that SHE WANTS!! YOU should ALWAYS be in control

If you lose control of the negotiation you have lost control in the bed also

BashfulDwarf wrote:
BB, you are twisting the argument here. No one EVER said anything about over-paying. When you mention 'fair price' ... just who sets this fair price?
Look, my last trip was a chica that stood firm on cien, and turned everyone away. Ticafan finally agreed, and reported later she was not worth it. So, if they have no sense of 'value', then why didn't she accept a lower offer? She felt that she was worth cien, and she was obviously not desperate. Given a few days and that might have changed, but lets carry that thought out. She has to accept less than she feels she is worth ... what makes you think that this will make her want to perform at the cien level?
Keep in mind we were initially discussing a 50% price cut in the asking price ...not 5 or 10 bucks. How about I call whatshername Jimena and offer her $20 for a couple of hours. She'll hang up. Why? Because she *feels* she is *worth* more, and can get it somewhere else. And again, if she were really hard up and had to accept my $20, she might perform at 100% (knowing she isn't the typical puta), but I don't think it's hard to imagine that she'll not feel the need to be 'the best'.
I know you have centuries of experience on me, but I would humbly suggest that it might skew your perception because you get 'deals' that normal mongers do not ... and as the chica 'likes' you, you may get the 100% service for far less than what I would get at the same dollar amount.
Anyway, let's do this. When a HDR chica asks for cien, just offer $20 flat, and state you want full service. This will answer the question of whether there is a perceived value on her part.