I have never walked in. Always booked.Most AMPs don't like bookings, whilst the individuals like it as each booking provides an extra client.
AMPs like walk ins and rotate their girls accordingly. Bookings create conflict amongst the girls.
You remind me exactly why I hate AMP punting again.. Especially you can only punt on limited time slot.I use to book also but found some days the phone would ring through, and poor SnowY did book but someone took his booking. As always they don't ask your name just " Do you have a booking" … "yes" then you proceed. Plus in the old days they weren't so busy so you could walk in and still get a spot with your fav girl..... Now? it's either 30min wait or if your unlucky and someone else arrived 5mins before you 1 hr.
Once it gets too busy like most AmPs instead of waiting for a massage, the walk-in customer will say Yes to " Do you have a booking" and jump the queue.
G'day,Most AMPs don't like bookings, whilst the individuals like it as each booking provides an extra client.
AMPs like walk ins and rotate their girls accordingly. Bookings create conflict amongst the girls.
I would have told her after the second interruption , next one I will leave & you will be giving me a refund for the time that is left.Well your a old time repeating customer SnowY you should know, that's why they don't like over the phone bookings and on the wkend. Unless it's the old crew most of those girls can only speak basic English. Plus the Shop phone gets passed around so if your lucky they'll pick up, and they're busy too so instead of worrying too much about bookings it's customers who do walk-ins a more priority. Lucky of the draw SnowY no one wants to wait.
Last time I was there at one wkend my girl had to walk out 3 or was it 4 times being in the closest room, to organise the next group for massages. Compared to the past when you either had 1 or 2 walk up or 1 later on just on the dot to now customers told to come back later more often. It's almost ridiculous that I reckon they'll need to re-model the shop for another 1-2 more rooms to cater for the customer supply demand one day if this continues.
Plus I forgot to mention too, I think my girl had the shop phone also as it was pinging and ringing a fair bit that it annoyed me so she realised it and switched it to silent mode during the massage.
Agreed I prefer to text for a booking and have always received a prompt reply, especially from TBC.TBC is still one of my favourite parlours, but this is not the first time this has happened here or at other parlours, In my opinion the most organised parlours are parlours that have a dedicated receptionist, I don't like the girl having the work phone with them, because you know it will ring constantly , I don't mind the girl leaving the room for a toilet break , but when they leave to attend to another potential customer asking about the prices for a massage it really annoys me a lot. I have got dressed & left a few parlours part of the way through a massage because of too many interruptions. None of the parlours are busy all day & night so whether you are a new customer or a regular customer you should be looked after. While a lot of people on the forum say Money is King , what about without customers there is no Money for them. As far as walk ins goes, which I like to do occasionally, the parlours really like them when they have no bookings, but they would rather have bookings so they know where they stand for the day.
Jessica from TBC said that if there phone isn't answered it's because they are busy, but that doesn't mean that they are booked out, so it's best to send a text message to them. My words here are about a lot of the parlours that I have visited in the past 5 years not just about TBC, & it's only my opinion. I forgot to mention I really hate it when one of the girls start vacuuming the place just as you starting to relax, that's the problem with going to the parlours late in the evening I suppose.
I agree partly with you, I don't normally see the same girl the next visit , I like to see them all, but there are some girls that I go back to see again because of the nice time with them, mainly depends on my work roster.Most AMPs don't like bookings, whilst the individuals like it as each booking provides an extra client.
AMPs like walk ins and rotate their girls accordingly. Bookings create conflict amongst the girls.
Agree with you, sadly it's a bit of hit & miss these days at the massage parlours, even on what extra's are offered, happily it hasn't happened at Ivy's or Asian Beauties yet.I use to book also but found some days the phone would ring through, and poor SnowY did book but someone took his booking. As always they don't ask your name just " Do you have a booking" … "yes" then you proceed. Plus in the old days they weren't so busy so you could walk in and still get a spot with your fav girl..... Now? it's either 30min wait or if your unlucky and someone else arrived 5mins before you 1 hr.
Once it gets too busy like most AmPs instead of waiting for a massage, the walk-in customer will say Yes to " Do you have a booking" and jump the queue.
It's okay when they honour the booking, but really sucks when you were looking forward to seeing someone, then instead of them being honest with you, they take your money & put you in a room saying she won't be long, then someone else eventually tells you that she took another customer who arrived just before you who said that he rang & made a booking. I think they should ask the customer to leave & honour the booking that was made, & this was done once before at TBC when I had booked the Lovely Lillian.You remind me exactly why I hate AMP punting again.. Especially you can only punt on limited time slot.
Wish that was true SnowY, but like you said they don't waste money hiring a receptionist for bookings. I've sent Txt and waited a long while for a reply in which I've lost my urgency to go or rang through and got no answer. Its always 1 of the girls on the day is going to suffer due to her being the one that answers the phone and customers at the door, you just pray that your girl isn't rostered to handle it during your session. And with increased number of customers its just going to get worse. I didn't mind it with my girl cause I know her and she usually does things to make up for the interruptions, like silencing the shop phone for me. That's why i said it's good for business but bad for customers, due to constant walk-ins.I would have told her after the second interruption , next one I will leave & you will be giving me a refund for the time that is left.
It's okay when they honour the booking, but really sucks when you were looking forward to seeing someone, then instead of them being honest with you, they take your money & put you in a room saying she won't be long, then someone else eventually tells you that she took another customer who arrived just before you who said that he rang & made a booking. I think they should ask the customer to leave & honour the booking that was made, & this was done once before at TBC when I had booked the Lovely Lillian.
Not sure Sabredog… This is also the feedback area for Vivian too, unless she makes a separate post specifically for it and it stays on top of the TBC topic page. If not it'll like all TBC post that disappear eventually from new posts getting posted. Just look at my upgrade request post and how much attention that got and where it is on the TBC page. To keep that post current someone will have to post in it daily to keep that post on top.Gents, as this is Vivian’s TBC daily roster thread is it not worth creating a seperate thread in the AMP forum to keep this important discussion going?
No... keep it going. I love how Vivian is not unethically bumping up her thread. And you guys are rewarding this thread. And doing a great job keeping it at the top lol.Gents, as this is Vivian’s TBC daily roster thread is it not worth creating a seperate thread in the AMP forum to keep this important discussion going?
Fair comment. We are not all like the Duck! He excels at ensuring all his posts stay top of the list each day including cross posting his own threads.Not sure Sabredog… This is also the feedback area for Vivian too, unless she makes a separate post specifically for it and it stays on top of the TBC topic page. If not it'll like all TBC post that disappear eventually from new posts getting posted. Just look at my upgrade request post and how much attention that got and where it is on the TBC page. To keep that post current someone will have to post in it daily to keep that post on top.
It all depends on the time & day too I guess.. Weekend night no chance almost or just after work..I have been going to TBC for several years and have always booked ahead of time without issues. Sounds like I have been lucky that I have not encountered any stuff ups just yet.
That is true. I have not had an issue booking via text message thus far. Hope that does not change anytime soon.Trust me Sabredog.... like yoda said we're promoting her business for her by doing this already. Remember when I said how the flow of customers changed? It's gone from a semi busy shop to now a storm of customers continuous walking in. Im happy for Vivian that her business is booming but it's possible for 1/3 of customers in the shop already that suffers from interrupted services.
Well hopefully the TBC girls can continue to do thatDo pray Sabredog… Do pray... and touch wood.
You hit the nail on the head. Sms is the way. No matter who is answering the text. A name and a time and how long can be written down. It’s not perfect. Nothing is. But try thatThat is true. I have not had an issue booking via text message thus far. Hope that does not change anytime soon.