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Originally Posted by KCFalcon77
What sites are your go to's for selecting playdates? Research, research, research, is all I can say. And don't schedule dates for the current day or on short notice.
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I know my experience here is special. I have my own expectations.
I've been using Tryst. Oddly (maybe ironically) a lot of the providers on that site aren't well reviewed here. Sometimes the reviews here (on eccie) are tough to parse out - Santa's Little Helper being one. Even the positive review has me asking questions. My alarm bells ring loudly when providers are even the slightest bit shady. The last one I contacted myself was a CMT who claimed they don't schedule out more than two days in advance. Which may or may not be true, but when I'm leaning towards that type of service, I would prefer a greater level of standard professionalism (again, as opposed to the provider named above, who I might already guess is flakey).
I was really active in this hobby many years ago when backpage and craigslist were a thing, and it was easy to find a single provider and just make my appointment every 4-6 weeks. The providers I've been in contact with nearly absolutely need references. I'm almost to the point of biting the bullet on some of the more established providers who I'm not particularly interested in, just to get the references...