Is asking for a deposit a scam?

[berryberry]

Originally Posted by Gabrielle

You apparently have no clue who I am or how involved I've been in my community since 1998.

So what are you trying to tell us? Your age? 1998 is ages ago. And last I recall, other providers ostracized you in the "community"

Originally Posted by Gabrielle

Explore the world outside of Pittsburgh.

That is exactly what hobbyists should do. Go to Niagara Falls, Toronto, Florida, etc. The hobby scene is so much better. I personally visit Florida once or twice a year . Much hotter woman, more plentiful, never been asked for a single deposit or any bullshit personal information for screening purposes. Those Florida providers know how the hobby should work

Let me repeat that - I have never been asked for a deposit in Florida from a provider nor have I ever been asked for any personal info to "screen"

[berryberry]

Originally Posted by Gabrielle

you're in need of a dictionary. If it's the ladder, I'll happily Amazon one to ya if ya need.

For someone suggesting someone else needs a dictionary, ummm its latter, not ladder.

Originally Posted by Gabrielle

Deposits ensure hobbyists won't NC/NS.

Nope they just ensure a hobbyist gets ripped off

Originally Posted by Gabrielle

You don't order a pizza delivery and then pay the driver after you eat.

Not sure where you eat but when I have pizza delivered, I don't pay the guy til he hands me the pizza

Face it - deposits have no place in the hobby and the only people who pay them are suckers looking to be ripped off

[paintedbynumbers]

So here's the thing Gab,

If I order a pizza and it's bad I can call the shop and i know they are going to answer and rectify the problem. If they don't answer I can drive there and guess what? The shop will still be there and can solve the problem.

If I go to a fancy restaurant and the food looks 15 yrs older and 150 lbs bigger than the picture I can have it sent back and not waste the money. See where I'm going here?

Now if I prepay a deposit and I go to the appointment and I strike the lottery and the girl does answer the door, what happens when she is 10 yrs older and 50 lbs bigger than the pics? Do I get my deposit back? Probably not.

Again while staying on topic. These are only a few of the many reasons why people shouldn't prepay and also shows how your logic is flawed.

To simplify it for you:

If I order a pizza and it sucks I can get a refund (and probably a free pizza in the future should I want it)

If I prepay a girl and she doesn't show or look like her pics I lose my deposit and my time.

[AmishGangster]

Originally Posted by signa

If my pizza/hooker is cold, smelly and looks like over stuffed crap

Then you know you are in Pittsburgh.

At least on the hooker portion. Oddly for a Polish city there are plenty of good pizza joints.

[winn dixie]

Originally Posted by signa

I order pizza and Chinese all the time and don't pre-pay, your hooker pre pay analogy is flawed.

If my pizza/hooker is cold, smelly and looks like over stuffed crap and I pre-paid should I get a refund? Or never cooked my meal and can't find the order?

where is the manager I can go and complain?

Sheet. Some hookers dont even have "menus". They hate the term. So the monger doesnt know what hes getting but has to prepay? Righhhhhht

[aguyiknow]

Don't prepay and definitely don't prepay HER. She was scamming deposits off City Paper ads 23 years ago. And yeah she did ask for a credit card number back then. And when I said cash, wanted me to meet her "manager" outside the Westin. So glad I said never-mind, and hit up Summertime Deanna that night.

[bkfantasy]

I called the pizza shop on the corner and prepaid for some pizza but it never arrived.

So I posted on a pizza forum about my experience to warn other customers.

Then someone who was hoping to get free pizza from them told them about my post.

Now I have to change my number because the pizza shop is blowing up my phone with all kinds of crazy threats unless I delete my post.

Anyway, there's another pizza shop down the street. I'm wondering if I should prepay them for pizza. Any opinions?

[lustylad]

Originally Posted by aguyiknow

So glad I said never-mind, and hit up Summertime Deanna that night.

Smart move. Deanna was a real sweetie!

[digits630]

Originally Posted by aguyiknow

Don't prepay and definitely don't prepay HER. She was scamming deposits off City Paper ads 23 years ago. And yeah she did ask for a credit card number back then. And when I said cash, wanted me to meet her "manager" outside the Westin. So glad I said never-mind, and hit up Summertime Deanna that night.

Interesting

[bambino]

Originally Posted by AmishGangster

Then you know you are in Pittsburgh.

At least on the hooker portion. Oddly for a Polish city there are plenty of good pizza joints.

There are more Italians in the Burgh than polish people.

[Harleeboy]

I've never had any luck with sending a deposit. I sent a deposit several times, to the tune of 2,700 dollars altogether and not once did the girl show up. Mine were all outcall requests to my house though.
I quit sending deposits about 2 years ago.
I started trying a new approach and I offer to hand the girl cash just to show up.
I tell her, if you show up and you look exactly like your posted pictures, I'll hand you 100 dollar bill and you can then simply leave if you want, or you can stay for the appointment.
I figure that way, she gets something for her troubles and she gets to see what I look like.
I'm happy to say that this new approach has worked far better for me.
The fake girls/ ads never bother to show up in the first place, and the real ones have come, done a session and gotten an extra 100 bucks out of it.

[yinzerpgh]

Originally Posted by Harleeboy

I've never had any luck with sending a deposit. I sent a deposit several times, to the tune of 2,700 dollars altogether and not once did the girl show up. Mine were all outcall requests to my house though.
I quit sending deposits about 2 years ago.

Brah - $2700?? I would have stopped at the first hundo!
And now all of these random people have your home address.

[Harleeboy]

Well sir, the 2,700 was over the course of about 3 years and yes I was stupid. As for my address, I never worried. i had a good gig going. I used to be a traveling repair/ remodeling dude. I'd get contracted to renovate a beach house (that was unoccupied) so it would be ready for tourist season. Once I finished that house, I'd go on to the next beach house etc. The property owners let me live in the bathhouse while renovating. Heck I had 16 different addresses in 2 years. That work was actually a lot of fun, plus the girls thought I owned the house....

[Brandofan]

Originally Posted by Gabrielle

If it's the ladder

The irony is too delicious not to call out. You are the Cliff Clavin of PA.

Originally Posted by Gabrielle

You don't order a pizza delivery and then pay the driver after you eat.

Nor do I Venmo or CashApp the driver before he arrives. Try again Cliffy.

Did you make this guy pay a deposit?

[paintedbynumbers]

funny you mention Cliff, I just met him and Norm this weekend in Monroeville lol.