I would never take a booking from a witheld number but that's just me.


That is EVERYONE and OP you did exactly the right thing.  No booking is worth taking risks for.  He has no respect for you if he is expecting to have your number but is not willing to give you his.

Our business is a two way street but this guy wants it a one way street, all his way.

NO WAY JOSE.  Hasta luego.

Quote from: Lady_Lust_XXX on 13 December 2012, 11:38:12 pm

I would never take a booking from a witheld number but that's just me.


That is EVERYONE and OP you did exactly the right thing.  No booking is worth taking risks for.  He has no respect for you if he is expecting to have your number but is not willing to give you his.

Our business is a two way street but this guy wants it a one way street, all his way.

NO WAY JOSE.  Hasta luego.

I know some girls that say they don't LL, but if money is tight that particular day everything they claim they do or don't do just goes out the window.

Well I will say, I have never known anyone to take a booking from a withheld number.  Now they may be lying, as that is what people do, but it is none of my business what they do.  I look after me and anyone else who asks for my help and if anyone asked advice on this I would advise not to touch with a barge pole.

Quote from: MissKylie on 13 December 2012, 11:47:18 pm

Quote from: Lady_Lust_XXX on 13 December 2012, 11:38:12 pm

I would never take a booking from a witheld number but that's just me.


That is EVERYONE and OP you did exactly the right thing.  No booking is worth taking risks for.  He has no respect for you if he is expecting to have your number but is not willing to give you his.

Our business is a two way street but this guy wants it a one way street, all his way.

NO WAY JOSE.  Hasta luego.

I know some girls that say they don't LL, but if money is tight that particular day everything they claim they do or don't do just goes out the window.

Well I will say, I have never known anyone to take a booking from a withheld number.  Now they may be lying, as that is what people do, but it is none of my business what they do.  I look after me and anyone else who asks for my help and if anyone asked advice on this I would advise not to touch with a barge pole.

I did twice when I was new, money wasn't tight but I was a bit green. First one was a well known con-man who diddled me(and carried on diddling ladies for some years). Second one had been emailing me and was fine but soon after that I realised the complications withhelds bring with them just wasn't worth it.

Very occasionally had someone phone back displaying number when asked, but just got fed up with the hassle and put the block in place. Was amazing the effect it had, saved me a lot of time and effort.

Very occasionally right at the start I have also gone out to uncheckable outcall addresses, but only because I had a driver with me. Having heard tales from ladies who don't check, I decided to stop that and won't go if it doesn't satisfy my requirements. Some clients have said "Ooh you must have had a bad experience, or been sent out to fake addresses". "No I say but I read stories of ladies who have, better safe than sorry". Prevention is generally better than cure.

I just had this guy call me today for a booking (incall). He sounded fine but he called me from "unknown". So I (very kindly) told him that he needed to hang up and call me from a real number as -for safety reasons- I don't take booking from unknown callers. He then told me that he wouldn't call me from his real number because he wanted to be discreet (he sounded like the paranoid type, you know the "type"..). He begged me and begged me for an appointment. Very kindly I refused him. He's been e-mailing me all afternoon telling me what a "good guy he is" and that he's no ax-murderer etc..Am I being too paranoid?      He sounded fine but... I just don't feel comfortable giving bookings to "unknown callers". Am I being silly?

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If he was such a good guy he would stick to your rules to give you peace of mind at least. Don't play his games it states on most profiles that unknown numbers will not be answered, and he chose to go down that route and even when asked to phone on a known number he still plays Silly Billy. He could be Pope John Paul for all I care but if he refuses to go by the rules then bye bye, i'd still not see him if he is so discreet then don't do something so drastic as see a prostitute.

Block him.

I just had this guy call me today for a booking (incall). He sounded fine but he called me from "unknown". So I (very kindly) told him that he needed to hang up and call me from a real number as -for safety reasons- I don't take booking from unknown callers. He then told me that he wouldn't call me from his real number because he wanted to be discreet (he sounded like the paranoid type, you know the "type"..). He begged me and begged me for an appointment. Very kindly I refused him. He's been e-mailing me all afternoon telling me what a "good guy he is" and that he's no ax-murderer etc..

Am I being too paranoid?      He sounded fine but... I just don't feel comfortable giving bookings to "unknown callers". Am I being silly?

Nope neither would I, if they dont call back from a non witheld number then it is not a loss.

I just had this guy call me today for a booking (incall). He sounded fine but he called me from "unknown". So I (very kindly) told him that he needed to hang up and call me from a real number as -for safety reasons- I don't take booking from unknown callers. He then told me that he wouldn't call me from his real number because he wanted to be discreet (he sounded like the paranoid type, you know the "type"..). He begged me and begged me for an appointment. Very kindly I refused him. He's been e-mailing me all afternoon telling me what a "good guy he is" and that he's no ax-murderer etc..

Am I being too paranoid?      He sounded fine but... I just don't feel comfortable giving bookings to "unknown callers". Am I being silly?

How would you contact him if there was a problem, this guy is having you on!

I don't even take bookings from landline numbers until they've rung me on the mobile they'll be using on the day. If anything happens or goes wrong on the day I want that number - I'm well aware that they can get cheap SIMs and bin that one straight after using it but it and the handset can still be traced, plus as all of us who've had the same timewasters calling us from the same numbers for two or three years know, 90% of them don't .

Snap.
I'm the same.
A landline number is in a building, not on the caller. Maybe it's at his home,
or maybe a cafe or a bus depot or anywhere which has no connection to the caller.
It's certainly not on him when he is on his way, late and doesn't call to advise.
It's no better than a withheld number. I get the occasional i/c request from landlines.
Upon calling me back from their mobile, often my Call blocker intercepts it as "an undesirable".

• Where did you see my number advertised?
• My names River, what's yours?
• I've an apartment in London, where are you travelling from?

• "Here are details of my website. Phone me ONLY when you are ready to book."

I have done withheld number bookings in the past. Some are good. A very high % are timewasters. Not worth the effort. I'll still give out basic info though and if they want more detail, I insist they call back from a non-withheld number.

Landline numbers are only useful when they want an outcall and they also provide
the address and the name the landline is registered in.
Which I then independently verify.