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| Fri 27 Aug 10, 11:58 PM Double_Hell UK(N), 2 yrs £ |
Clients keep moaning about the dungeon fee, which pisses me off because the dungeon alone keeps me high on the role, but also of course because of safety. Do you ladies do sessions at people's houses that you DON'T know previously? | ||
| 28 Aug 10, 10:21 AM Lady_Anna_Bradford UK(BD), 5 yrs |
No way. Never. As you say the ambience is important and your safety is paramount. I'd never session at a client's house no matter how well I knew him. "If no sexual offence is being committed it seems very odd indeed that there should be an offence for having an image of something which was not an offence," Lord Wallace of Tankerness Edited 28 Aug 10, 10:23 AM by Lady_Anna_Bradford | ||
| 28 Aug 10, 10:27 AM flamesdesire UK(OX), 4 yrs |
Not quite in the same situation but...I have had sessions in a dungeon and in a home/hotel room before and the dungeon does certainly add to the effect. Personaly though, for safety sake I would never agree to meet anyone for the first time in any situation at their home or mine, then again in my situation I would not do a dungeon meet first session either lol But for Pro-Domming I would stick to the dungeon, if they want it that much they wont mind stumping up the cash to pay for it. jxx Keep smiling - it makes people wonder what you've been up to. | ||
| 28 Aug 10, 11:19 AM MissP UK(EN), 8 yrs |
I've done domestic based session, but only with people I've known previously, or if my partner has been present. I simply would not open myself to the potential danger of being alone with an unknown person. | ||
| 28 Aug 10, 6:24 PM lisal 9 yrs |
Interesting one LA -as always
I think my domme would session chez lisal without a qualm. She knows me, she trusts me and it's the link between us that works not just the ambience so that wouldn't be a problem. Plus equipment isn't a biggie for us - her toy bag, the right clothes and the bondage bag would be more than sufficient The lisal moggies might get in the way though
I've sessioned in her house before now (as opposed to session place) and while it's different it's not affected the chemistry in any way Totally agree with all the comments about not sessioning at the place of someone you don't know
Edited 28 Aug 10, 6:51 PM by lisal | ||
| 28 Aug 10, 6:35 PM Lady_Anna_Bradford UK(BD), 5 yrs |
This is true and when I typed ambience I did realise that this isn't the case for domestic and other such scenarios. However, imagine turning up and being expected to play in a room too small to swing a cat with several gigantic underpants fighting for drying room on the radiator and a plethora of coffee mugs in various stages of evolution littering the floor, the table and every other available surface.
Oh and his missus unexpectedlycomes home early from work most. Unless the sub wants a good kicking whilst having some serious maid training I imagine the environment would hinder most Mistresses. I, for one, certainly couldn't do half of what I do in a room other than my clinic. "If no sexual offence is being committed it seems very odd indeed that there should be an offence for having an image of something which was not an offence," Lord Wallace of Tankerness Edited 28 Aug 10, 6:38 PM by Lady_Anna_Bradford | ||
| 28 Aug 10, 6:37 PM Lady_Anna_Bradford UK(BD), 5 yrs |
This has been puzzling me. I don't understand this comment. What do you mean the clients moan about the dungeon fee? Do they pay the fee as part of the tribute or do you ask for the fee after they have paid the tribute? Or something else? "If no sexual offence is being committed it seems very odd indeed that there should be an offence for having an image of something which was not an offence," Lord Wallace of Tankerness | ||
| 28 Aug 10, 6:59 PM lisal 9 yrs |
Indeedy - and that conjures up such an image
But, she knows me really well and she knows that a) I'd be dead in the water if the place was messy (and I wouldn't do that anyway ) and b) that no-one (apart from the lisal moggies) share my living space and no-one else has a key So - apart from the kit which we totally agree on - I think sessioning at sub's place who you know and trust (and part of that trust is making sure the environment is right) could be a good and different experience for both sub and domme
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| 28 Aug 10, 7:02 PM lisal 9 yrs |
Got to say that made me raise an eyebrow too. My (and others I believe) experience of tributes is that they are generally a one off amount not broken down into components (other than maybe the hourly rate) | ||
| 28 Aug 10, 7:04 PM MissKimberley_1 NL, 2 yrs £ |
I was about to ask the same question. If you just include your dungeon costs in the fee you ask for, it should never be the slightest issue. I do this; when I session from my own playroom I charge less than when I hire premises elsewhere in the country. In my experience a client doesn't care how you came to ask a certain fee or what it is being spent on. They just want one clear price for the cost of seeing you for the specified time. *insert silly text or moneymaking link of choice here* | ||
| 28 Aug 10, 10:45 PM Tara_Red UK(B), 5 yrs £ |
I include the premises rent in my fee and I tell the client when he asks my fee that I pay for the premises out of that fee. They then of course still ask would it be cheaper if you did it at your home? Er no mate it wouldn't even if I did! I have gone to people's houses and hotel rooms and as long as they haven't witheld the number and don't seem too wierd on the phone I have no problems with this and I do a safe call with the exact address, car reg, name of client, hotel room number etc to my Mistress before the session. Of course I'm taking a risk esp being tied up etc, less of a risk for a domme. Most hotel rooms are nice but one guy's living room just stank of cat poo and I felt sick the whole time! Pro submissive & switch with great dungeon & LOTS of toys! |