Personally, I think the discrepancy between the fee posted in the review ($300) and the amount that Cbarnett himself admitted he actually paid ($125) speaks volumes.
When trying to determine the truth (or lack of) in any situation, I look for minute inconsistencies. It's been my experience that small inconsistencies most often lead to even bigger ones...
I do agree that Jade probably handled the situation a little differently than a more experienced provider would have. He definitely needed to be called on the situation. Personally, I would have just phoned him and offered him an opportunity to rectify it – and if he refused, put up an alert in the ladies area & marked him as DNS for future dates. I've had many situations when a mistake was made by the hobbyist, and almost always, it was cheerfully rectified to my satisfaction.
Cbarnett – Your attitude that you only have to pay the provider for physical activities is way off base. We are paid for our time and companionship, not specific activities. Otherwise, we would charge by the acronym. Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? If you stay an hour, you owe for an hour. Period.
Jade, it's up to you how you want to run your business. Personally, I would never offer half-hour appointments. One attracts a much lower quality of clientele. You will spend the same amount of time screening, take the same risk – for half of the donation. It's also very difficult have a quality appointment during that time frame – and far too often, I've seen girls criticized in reviews as being "clockwatchers" for those types of appointments. Not to mention, it brings a huge increase in traffic to your incall! It's just a no-win situation, in my opinion.
