Just a lurker, first time poster and still a virgin to the hobby.
This morning I made my first phone call to an SP and the conversation went something like this:
Me: whats the difference in service you offer for GFE and PSE.
SP: pretty much do anything, whatever you like.
Me: So you mentioned your location was XXXXXX, is it easier to get to via public transit or by car?
SP: not really sure, because I've only been working out of this location recently. If you book through me its $___, if you book through the agency its $___. Booking through the agency they can help with answering those questions.
Me: I see... (in my mind, I become confused because I always thought the SP was independent. I'm very new to this so I just kept to myself because of my negligence, maybe I just don't know enough about the SP).
SP: the agency's number is 416... Do you need to write it down?
Me: (I cut her off and said) no, no its OK I just thought you might know off the top from other peoples experience.
SP: oh, so you want to be difficult .. well .. *profanity*profanity*profanity and don't bother to call or text again.
Me: I'm sorry if you were offended but I didn't mean any ...
The call was cut short at this point and I thought to myself, why did I even try to apologize? I was so confused ...
Anyways, long story short, was it bad manners to mention "other people"? Because that was the only sensitive spot I could think of. The phone conversation was probably only about 1-2 minutes long so there couldn't have been that much I could have said wrong surely. I just dont want to make the same mistake again and offend someone but I'm completely at a loss here.
Like I said above, never been with an SP so I'm completely inexperienced. But by that short of a conversation, I must have hit a sore point without knowing it. Can anyone chime in and guide a newb?
This morning I made my first phone call to an SP and the conversation went something like this:
Me: whats the difference in service you offer for GFE and PSE.
SP: pretty much do anything, whatever you like.
Me: So you mentioned your location was XXXXXX, is it easier to get to via public transit or by car?
SP: not really sure, because I've only been working out of this location recently. If you book through me its $___, if you book through the agency its $___. Booking through the agency they can help with answering those questions.
Me: I see... (in my mind, I become confused because I always thought the SP was independent. I'm very new to this so I just kept to myself because of my negligence, maybe I just don't know enough about the SP).
SP: the agency's number is 416... Do you need to write it down?
Me: (I cut her off and said) no, no its OK I just thought you might know off the top from other peoples experience.
SP: oh, so you want to be difficult .. well .. *profanity*profanity*profanity and don't bother to call or text again.
Me: I'm sorry if you were offended but I didn't mean any ...
The call was cut short at this point and I thought to myself, why did I even try to apologize? I was so confused ...
Anyways, long story short, was it bad manners to mention "other people"? Because that was the only sensitive spot I could think of. The phone conversation was probably only about 1-2 minutes long so there couldn't have been that much I could have said wrong surely. I just dont want to make the same mistake again and offend someone but I'm completely at a loss here.
Like I said above, never been with an SP so I'm completely inexperienced. But by that short of a conversation, I must have hit a sore point without knowing it. Can anyone chime in and guide a newb?

