Emily,
Have you never used Daily Sport? Gosh, you've missed a lot of fun! But seriously, if I started telling you about the intricacies of advertising with them, that would take a new thread and then all others could contribute - I'm sure there's plenty to say. But my point was that, as Tiny wondered, people don't really pay attention to what you say in the ad, capital letters or not, and I picked up these examples as it seems like most men have this fantasy of a flat packed with girls just waiting for them to come. And, of course, as it's been pointed out before in this thread, they can't help themselves if they are not very bright. These ones are the most grateful though, pleasure to work with.
But then, of course, it depends on where you are - in bigger places men seem to have more experience with reading ads. In small towns, where the only thing they ever had was a parlour that closed 3 years ago, of course this is what they'll think you are.
And Tiny (love your nick)
Yeah, I've had this question quite a few times, and I noticed it's used in the north, never heard it in the south. At first, I thought they were just rude, but then I realised that's their way of asking how much you charge (although I still consider it very rude).
As for timewasters, I think we all noticed it in the past year, it probably has something to do with this recession everyones seems to be talking about. They can't afford to come anymore, but can still afford to call. Sorry, I know this post is not relevant to this thread.