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One respondent explained the evolution of his pricing structure and how weather and demand could
influence prices:
When we started, it was $200 for half an hour and $300 for an hour. And in 2009, it was
$250 for the hour and $150 for the half-hour … And sometimes if the service was
overbooked, then we would tell them that “Hey, if you’ll pay $50 more, we will send them
to you next.” And when the snow is really high here, we would charge more, because it
was riskier. So the girls wouldn’t want to drive as much, so we would send them to
whoever would pay the most. (A8)
Another respondent explained a time-based pricing structure: “I charged $140 for 30 minutes and $200
for a full hour. Eighty to eighty-five percent [of clients], it takes 5 minutes” (F1). As the quote indicates,
respondents often assumed their employees would not be required to work for the full time committed.
Date
Other respondents charged by the cost of a full date, and did not distinguish by time or sex act. For
respondents reporting date-based pricing, costs are reported in table 7.3.
City
Table 7.3 Cost by Date
Date
Atlanta $500
Atlanta $300–400
Atlanta $80–200
Dallas $35
Dallas $60
Dallas $75
Dallas $175–200
Denver $200
Kansas City $200–300
San Diego $500
Washington, DC $150
Sex Act
The sex act requested could also shape the price. Table 7.4 illustrates the costs reported by respondents
based on sex act.
Table 7.4 Cost by Sex Act
City Vaginal Sex Oral Sex Anal Sex
Atlanta $75
Dallas $75
Dallas $150 $75
Dallas $60
Denver $200–300
Kansas City $1,000 $750 $2,500
San Diego $100 $60
San Diego $60–150 $60–100
Washington, DC $100–250 $50–60
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