A (lacking) experience in Montreal - this is a rant.

I’m really not sure what the purpose of this post is except to perhaps vent my frustration over a recent experience in Montreal.

Back in December I’d started to plan a business trip to Montreal and while I had not firmed up exact dates, I planned to carve out some play time for one evening. I knew what my travel window of time would be so I began reaching out to see who might be available during those nights.

I was not looking for an hour in a cheap motel. This was intended from the start to be a four figure evening with a VIP companion of the highest order. I will not mention the name of who I finally connected with, but I felt she was the perfect fit for what I was looking for.

I felt lucky that my absolute first choice was available during a period of time during my stay in the city and so I started finalizing my trip schedule around a full evening of dinner and dessert. I made sure I had a full evening to myself and arranged other peoples schedules accordingly by ensuring meetings ended at a certain time and I declined dinner invitations. Everything had been arranged and organized around 2 weeks prior to my trip.

As a general rule I stay in 4 star or better hotels (I do not do Motel 8s) but knowing I’d be entertaining, I booked a higher end suit at a hotel right down town. We chatted back and forth about her recommendation for dinner (I don’t know what’s good down there), she made a recommendation and I made reservations.

So the day arrived last week. I was in Montreal, everything was sorted and arranged and things paid for. I arrive back at the room after my meetings are done and I began getting ready for the evening I’d been looking forward to for many days. I'd had a high end bottle of wine brought up to the room for afterwards.

Then – just as I’m about to step into the shower, I get a text message – “Sorry I have to cancel”.

WTF!??!? I’ve scheduled well ahead, I arranged other peoples time to suit, I spent money. And she cancels within a couple of hours of our get together. At this point I am so pissed off, so livid I can barely speak. My hands are shaking in anger as I try to text back. Now to give her some credit, she did offer to reach out to her friends to see if anyone could fill in, but we’re talking ladies that are booked up days or weeks in advance. Of course there is no way that anyone I’d be even remotely interested in would be available at 3 hours’ notice. And obviously none were.

Even if someone had been able to fill in, I was too angry to see anyone at that point anyway. I would have been horrible company and it wouldn’t have been fair to whomever was the #2. So I was screwed over (and not how I wanted).

The thing that really, really, really ticked me off the most was that if the roles had been reversed, if I’d canceled with a couple of hours’ notice, I would likely have been put on some black list and bitched out for wasting her time. But it’s 100% okay for her to cancel on me with no consequences whatsoever. Again, this wasn’t some car date in a back ally or something, I wanted the best VIP companion for a reason. I expected better.

So yeah, I really don’t have a reason to post this except to vent.

[edit - had written 5 figure night when it was really a four figure night...math is hard]

There are multiple reasons I've chosen not to include her name

1. The fine print here seems to indicate you can't review (which this could be construde as) unless you've actually seen the lady -- I never actually saw this person.

2. Posting a complaint get's you black listed with the VIP's just as cancelling would because I've not respected her properly... remember, there's a double standard at work here.

3. She did at least attempt (or she claimed to attempt) to find someone to go in her stead -- even though I knew that was just hand waving the impossible given the short notice.

So no, I don't think giving her name really helps much.

Five figures for one night?

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Sorry... my mistake... 4 figures... I've edited the Original post...

no, I wasn't going to spend 10k+

LOL

Garrett said:

I think the fault ultimately lies with you.

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Mmm no. When I'm prepared to drop that sum of money, and I do everything right along the way, I expect more consideration. I expect professionalism. This is especially true when trying to schedule time with a VIP that emphasises that clients have to book well in advance when wanting longer get togethers.

I lean towards high end companions because they are, as a general rule, far more reliable and less flakey. There's always the exception apparently.

Garrett said:

You came here to rant for sympathy. You have to also expect criticism. When I fuck up, feel free to call me on it.

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That's just bullshit. There is zero professionalism about cancelling with hours’ notice when she knows full well it is impossible to schedule with someone else at that point. You seem to have never bothered to schedule anything longer than a 15 minute car date with a toothless wonder for $25. The rest of us who can afford, and are willing to afford, a higher standard of experience, expect more. And from some of the replies I'm seeing in the thread, I'm clearly not the only one that thinks this.

Your suggestion to 'call an agency' is ludicrous...clearly - obviously - that isn't what I was interested in. I have no interest in that experience - If I did, I would never have bothered to go to the trouble of arranging something far more interesting and potentially satisfying. There's a reason that the VIP experience exists... it's so we don't have to put up with bullshit. If canceling with 'hours notice' is professionalism for you, then you just have low standards. You are clearly looking for a far less enjoyable experience. I expect a private fully catered suite on the 50 yardline, you seem to be happy with bleacher seats in the endzone. There's a world of difference.

I did nothing wrong in this situation. Nothing.

zoobot said:

I feel fortunate that I don't have anywhere close to your lofty expectations in order to have a good time with a woman. A few hours notice is more than adequate.

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Except that it isn't enough notice - not even remotely. If you're happy with whatever drugged up girl an agency sends to your hotel room so you can spend 20 minutes with her then that's great for you. You should keep doing that.