Thoughts on possible drop in amp fees

At my last amp session MMS mentioned business is slow. We chatted about the economy and inflation and I stated maybe fees need to come down to improve business and her response was maybe. Any thoughts?

It could be that there are other reasons business. The Emo/MMS may not have the right girls; not attractive enough or not great service. Of course they have to keep fees in line to be competitive but the other things trump fees. Here in Philly the top spas have equal fees, talent and service. Their rates are a little higher than some places but they are much busier than the cheaper spas.

This is my own experience, I’m cool with a couple of MMS. Don’t ever be afraid to ask for a lower rate. Especially now with the economy is tightening up. When I visit, I make it a point to be friendly and jovial to the MMS and the ladies…not all, but some places will be open to a lower rate. This has worked for me during slow hours…I.e. after 11:00pm.

OP should be the next Fed Chairman

This type of business is quite resilient. That said, several indies whom I see, dropped their rates by about 20% recently. But I have known them for a while and they said they don't do it only for me, they dropped it for all their clients as business is slow. A few AMPs launched "promotions" where they cut their rates by 20-35% until mid December. I spoke with all of them. All say - business is slow, BUT, they would rather keep the rates high and try rake in same amount with less customers vs lowering the rates and attracting more clientele. I spent a good few hours speaking with them about this. They have their logic, they need money now. They don't care about future, when future comes, they will figure it out. So some, more thoughtful, are trying to keep their clients and low their rates. Some increase with a wave of advertising reviews, some keep them as is in a wait and see position. Long story short - those who lower their rates, keep their customers close and keep relatively consistent cash in-flow. Those who keep rates as is may tap into in the cash cushion which they have now. Those who increase on the hype are trying to pump and dump, or milk gullible new clients before NY holidays. All 3 strategies work. Some work better than the others.

I used to see many providers in the 1.6 price range and would add .4 for the GFE level providers. Since the prices have increased, I only go to the GFE providers and no longer visit the average providers.

Unless you have a good one to yourself the regular R&T places a shitty at best. Unfortunately now the price is 200 for almost regular service. To each their own but I'm not paying that. Been here too long. Not worth the price of admission so to speak. Sorry but 60/40 is the norm and 60/60 is ok for a good session. 200 and above better be stellar. I was once 3 times a week. Can't and won't do that anymore. The service across the board is sub par!!

I think a drop in AMP fees is unlikely unless the economy would get really bad. As others have pointed out before, the rate (at least in Philly) was $160 for many years right up to the pandemic. Even going back to the early 2000s it was $160. $160 in 2003 is the equivalent of $250 in 2022. In 2020/2021 the $160 started turning into $200 but I also think the service level started to increase at some of the more popular spas along with that $40 increase. You also have to keep in mind that we are in an inflationary environment, and everything costs more for the girls and the spas too. The rent, electricity, water, etc. all cost the spa more. And like all of us the girls are paying more their daily living expenses. That being said, there are few spas where $160 for FS is still an option but it's not GFE (no nuru slide, etc.).