The Raquel Rose

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harrington

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Hi all,

I recently came back from a business trip in T.O. and was trying to hook up with some of the local talent there...did a search on the net and came across this site.

www.raquel.to

I couldn't find a review on her on TERB and did not have enough cash nor time to see her..but I will definately try next time. She is absolutely stunning! Lots of pics are on her site..even though her face is blurred somewhat, you can definately tell she is very hot.

Has anyone out there heard of Raquel of T.O. or even tried her?
 

Bull

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Very interesting indeed, Very V!

And quite the review of review boards. :eek:

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What do you think about escort review-board websites? Do you ever read them?

I’m not nearly as fractious as some claim I am on this issue. But okay… sit back, relax and I’ll begin my sermon. I will sum up escort review-board websites in one word – vacuous. Pointless denying it; escort review boards are a reality. And I accept them. That said, taking what is posted on an escort review board as gospel is like relying on the supermarket tabloids for your news. Escort review boards are degrading (especially to the uncouth individuals posting on them) and completely inappropriate. After all, we’re talking about “reviewing” (and I use that term very loosely) paid sexual encounters here – not automobiles, computers, barbecues, insurance policies or any other inanimate objects that can be objectively quantified, examined and reviewed. Common sense tells us that having sex with another human being is a highly subjective experience. One person’s experience with an escort may be markedly different than that of another person. There are a significant number of factors to consider – attitude, personality, chemistry, attraction, etc., etc., etc. The notion that any escort is going to perform the same way with every client is nothing short of insane. This is why I am so selective with regards to the clients I will make an appointment with. I want to ensure I am seeing people that I genuinely want to spend time with. Since I am in this line of work by choice, I can afford the luxury of making appointments only with the gentlemen I truly wish to see.

But to answer your question, no, I do not read escort review boards and I have found that most of my clientele doesn't either. Instead, they like to think for themselves. To be perfectly honest, the whole concept of review boards is quite humourous to me – a bunch of small-minded reprobates with a whole lot of time on their hands, thinking they're the Roger Ebert of the local escort scene, bragging about their paid sexual conquests. As if what they say or think of a girl matters or has some sort of significance or influence. You really have to pity them in a way – searching for the cheapest 20-minute incall escort whose need to pay her rent supercedes her concern for practicing safe sex.



Although I have heard from numerous people that the feedback about me (from clients who have actually had an appointment with me) has been very positive and quite flattering, I get the impression that review boards are for, the most part (but not exclusively – because there are good people everywhere – believe it or not, even on escort review boards), seemingly frustrated, immensely frugal men with very limited funds and a lot of free time. As a result, these soi-disant "hobbyists" need approval (and lots of it) from their penny-pinching peers before they part with their nominal amounts of discretionary income and make an appointment to see an escort. I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating; something as personal and delicate as seeing an escort (and the intricacies thereof) should certainly not be up for public discussion whatsoever.



Simply put, escort review-board websites lack credibility, integrity and, most important of all, honesty. Like so many aspects of the Internet, review boards can offer complete and total anonymity to those who post on them. As a result, people feel that they can further their agenda, spew their venom or say whatever lie they wish without fear or repercussion. And for the most part, that’s entirely true. What you end up having is total bias being masked as complete objectivity. More often than not these escort review-board websites consist of the following:

1. ESCORT AGENCIES (disguised as many different actual clients) posting bogus, negative reviews about an independent escort in an effort to hurt that independent escort’s business and reputation. These same agencies will also attempt to lure perspective clients to their agency by posting glowing, fictitious reviews about their own girls.



2. ESCORTS (disguised as many different actual clients) posting bogus, negative reviews about other escorts that they feel threaten their business.



3. ESCORTS (disguised as many different actual clients) posting bogus, amazing reviews about themselves to help attract business for themselves.



4. DISGRUNTLED REVIEW-BOARD POSTERS (disguised as many different actual clients) who have never even seen the escort they are supposedly writing about, posting numerous bogus, unflattering comments and/or fictitious, negative reviews because they are jealous and angry that they can’t afford the escort’s fee or because the escort in question is tremendously selective with whom she sees and, as a result, she refuses to see these particular individuals.



5. TERMINATED FORMER CLIENTS who have been “cut off” for whatever reason and the escort will no longer make appointments to see them. These review-board posters attempt to destroy the escort’s reputation by posting untrue statements and bogus, negative reviews in retaliation for no longer being able to make appointments with the escort.



NOTE: It is very easy for an individual to appear to be many distinctly different people on a review-board website, without being traced. Certain review-board “contributors” post their comments disguised or heavily camouflaged, often using pseudonyms, anonymous mail servers, different IP addresses and multiple email addresses. Operating from a position of total anonymity and cowardice, these individuals can launch vicious attacks with little fear of reprisals.



It should also be noted that numerous escort-review board websites are, in fact, owned, managed and/or moderated by escorts, escort-agency owners or individuals attempting to promote their own business/sexual interests, influence escort prices downward and/or to gain free (or at least deeply discounted) sexual services. Complete objectivity, legitimacy, honesty, and credibility? Nothing, but nothing, could be further from the truth!

From what I understand, any girl who charges a premium for her time is usually bombarded with criticisms and insults on these websites. Apparently most of the guys who write less than favourable things about the more expensive escorts (for example, escorts who charge over $300.00 per hour in the Greater Toronto Area) have never even seen said escorts in the first place. This resentment and jealousy is parlayed into bogus, negative reviews and outright libelous personal attacks. For example, bitter, disgruntled individuals (either people who can not afford my fee, people I will not see, competing escorts or escort agencies) have been known to post completely false reviews and/or statements about me, such as, “Raquel's a bitch, she's not worth the money, she has an attitude, she's not good looking, she's arrogant, other girls are way, way better,” and so on and so on and so on. I understand these sort of punitive attacks come with the territory. And that’s okay; it’s the league I play in. But I have to laugh at the so-called “honest” escort review-board posters who claim to have seen me when I supposedly toured their city (I have never toured), claim that I offered “extras” (i.e. Greek) for a nominal additional fee (never have, never will) or the posters who claim to have seen me, but the “nightmare of an appointment with that bitch Raquel was a gift, so what the hell, I wasn’t paying for it” – claiming that the hell-on-earth appointment with me was booked through a third party (again, something I’ve never done and never will do). Anyone with half a brain can easily see through these lies for what they really are - desperate attempts to undermine my popularity.



Girls in my echelon are often ridiculed for our price and/or because we are very particular and selective about whom we see. Of course, the less expensive girls (or girls with no sexual boundaries or who do not practice safe sex) are hailed as goddesses. And that is fine. Again, everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. But if someone felt the need to consult with a review board before making an appointment with me, he is definitely not the kind of person I would wish to see.
 

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Girls in my echelon are often ridiculed for our price and/or because we are very particular and selective about whom we see. .
I love it! Where is Keira Crofton when we need her?! Where is our Korean teacher? Where are all the "I am ssooooooooo worth it" SPs that cannot seem to understand that just because they charge $$$$ doesn't make it worth it.

Sorry, I found that particular quote damn funny and oozed the very attitude that makes having boards like this essential to root out the silliness of those who think they are selling something worth a king's ransom. :)
 

Avery

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I don't know whether the policy applies to PERB as well, but no one is even allowed to mention her name on TERB. All references to her are deleted by the mods.

She has 5 reviews on TER, averaging 9.2/10 on looks, but only 7.4/10 on performance.
 

wolverine

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After all, we’re talking about “reviewing” (and I use that term very loosely) paid sexual encounters here – not automobiles, computers, barbecues, insurance policies or any other inanimate objects that can be objectively quantified, examined and reviewed.
The moment I read the above, I knew that her argument held no water.

An escort review is no different from a restaurant review, because service and attitude are being evaluated along with what is being purchased. And let's not forget about those movie, concert and CD reviews. A negative review of a restaurant or a movie can hurt the livelihoods of the people involved: waiters, actors, cooks, directors, managers, owners, etc...but on the other hand, it does the greater good of informing the customer before they exchange their hard-earned cash. But just like with restaurants and movies, one review in itself is not reliable - it takes multiple reviews (via media or word-of-mouth) to get a general consensus. A restaurant or play succeeds the most via word-of-mouth. But since pooning isn't exactly an open water-cooler conversation subject, review boards like this are our only outlet.
 

maverick73

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HowieMeeker said:
I love it! Where is Keira Crofton when we need her?!
(Whispering) - She's planning our wedding... :cool:
 

maverick73

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Hatrick said:
I suspect she just goes for the gold because in her opinion she is worth every penny, some people just like to think to highly of themselves. In a free market, which includes review boards, service and value will always triumph in the end!
That is very true... it is especially true in the escort industry. Due to the nature of the business, a lot of girls (not all, but many) like to "feel good" about themselves... and charging a lot is one way to help their self esteem... a way to get "revenge" on the men that have somehow hurt them or prevented them from having a fair chance in a male dominated work force. This is their equalizer, their way to "stick it" to them... I once spoke to an escort (actually, one we've both seen a long time ago) and she kept on ranting about how she charges so and so amount because "she was worth it" and kept emphasizing the "worth it" part... but I could see right through her. She was beaten, demoralized, and down. Her husband left her for a younger woman, she was the crack addict (but claimed her husband was the drug addict), and needed to make herself feel good about herself. I kinda feel sorry for her, but at the same time, it was really annoying hearing her rant about herself and how good she was.
 

Jodie

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Avery said:
She has 5 reviews on TER, averaging 9.2/10 on looks, but only 7.4/10 on performance.
Don't take that too much at face value. TER is known for altering guys' ratings to reflect what they (the board owners/moderators) believe a girl deserves, based solely on the services a girl provides, regardless of the way in which she provides said services.

For the most part, a girl cannot score higher that an 8 for service unless the guy reports that she does BBBJ, Greek, Duos, etc.

I know this because two of my clients have told me that they rated me a 10 for service, but when the reviews were finally posted by TER, I was rated as an 8. This is also apparently explained somewhere on the TER website.
 

rollerboy

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Dang! For a woman who says she never reads escort review sites, she sure does have an awful amount to say about them.

Would need to come up for air to read all that verbage. Mercifully, it is an illustrated critique. Being of the short attention span variety of hooker board reader, I just read the first paragraph and the cartoons. And they were darn funny! Not $$$$$$$$ worth of funny, but what is?
 

Avery

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Jodie said:
Don't take that too much at face value. TER is known for altering guys' ratings to reflect what they (the board owners/moderators) believe a girl deserves, based solely on the services a girl provides, regardless of the way in which she provides said services.

For the most part, a girl cannot score higher that an 8 for service unless the guy reports that she does BBBJ, Greek, Duos, etc.

I know this because two of my clients have told me that they rated me a 10 for service, but when the reviews were finally posted by TER, I was rated as an 8. This is also apparently explained somewhere on the TER website.
Here's the TER guideline you're referring to:

"7. In order to keep our performance ratings consistent, we set up the following system: An escort provider may only earn up to a 7, unless she also performs the following during a session: Kisses With Tongue, Bare-Back Blow Job, Really Bi, Anal Sex, or More than One Guy. The addition of each offering will raise her score by one point. If your review doesn't already accurately reflect this rating system, we will adjust it."

I've posted 22 reviews on TER, and no one has ever altered any of my ratings, perhaps because I've never given anyone more than 9 on performance anyway. It's just like any other review board - you have to know the history of the reviewer, and you have to realize that one bad review among a lot of good ones, or the reverse, should be ignored. The legendary Bobbi of Toronto had 198 reviews, not one of which gave her less than 8/10 for performance, so she'd be as close as you could get to a sure thing.

Raquel's performance ratings on 5 reviews were consistent - 3 at 7 and 2 at 8.
 

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Jodie said:
Don't take that too much at face value. TER is known for altering guys' ratings to reflect what they (the board owners/moderators) believe a girl deserves, based solely on the services a girl provides, regardless of the way in which she provides said services.
There was an article about a high-profile agency bust in NYC where one of the agency staff claimed that she Fed-exed a package to the owner of of TER every month. The agency owner and the owner of TER never said that such a package was sent, but they never denied it either.

But Racquel is right about a lot. Reviews, be they for escorts, movies, restaurants, etc ARE subjective. How many times have you heard such movie had nothing but bad reviews, but you actually liked it? I saw in FFWD in Calgary that the Regal Beagle pub was voted the best chicken wings in town, but when I had them recently I wasn't impressed. In the case of escorts, somebody who has a thing for Asians may rate his session higher when with Asians than someone who doesn't. The fact that the reviewer is into Asians may mean he's more into the session, and as such the SP gets more into the session. There are many things that make one session memorable and another forgettable, and guys who have seen the same SP sveral time have stated that there are differences between sessions.

As to SP's or agencies posting false reviews, Perb looks to be pretty good about deleting false reviews, but there may be a few that slip through.

For me personally(I'm currently retired due to financial cuircumstances) when pooning I take all reviews, be they good, bad or ugly, with a grain of salt. I've had good sessions with SP's with lots of restrictions, but because there was chemistry between us I went back again and again. I also don't expect certain services with SP's just because they gave them to somebody else(eg BBBJ). The other reviewer maybe a long time customer, he may be just the kind of guy who gets the SP's juices flowing, she may have recent dental problems/work that she doesn't want to take the risk.

In this hobby, YMMV should be branded into all hobbyist's forheads.
 

ace85

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I liked the site.

Personally I like confindence, and Raquel has confidence.

But if you read her FAQs she is also slightly self depreciating. I found that appealing.

I would expect that the experience would be good, but as she said if you are worried about the $800 you have to spend then she probably isn't the right provider for you.

I think that is a point that many miss. Lots of POONERs want X service for Y donation, which is fair, but I think that actually leads to potentially disappointing sessions.

Unless you are looking for somethiing specific (GreeK) think of your donation as a facilitator. And then the session can go where it needs based on the session, not based on a check list.

If you get to have sex in the real world, I think most will acknowledge that some great sessions don't involve certain acts, or things didn't happen in a specific order.

I had one partner that loved quickies, and mentally she completely got off on her abilitiy to get me off and the fact she could take me out of my confort zone of having "staying power". She honestly tortured me with the fact that she could get me off in 5 minutes, when normally I was able to control things for as long as I wanted. She loved this.

My point in that if there is a check list of services, positions etc. etc. that you attach to a session, and that list is directly associated with the fact that you are paying $800. I think that she is right you are probably considering the wrong escort.

Think of it like a bottle of wine. Tastes good goes good with the food etc. etc. You can spend between $15 and $75 pretty easily. But to spend $200-$600 for a bottle of wine you are probably doing in for the experience or because of a special occaision.
 

HowieMeeker

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Now I have heard it all.....

Avery said:
I don't know whether the policy applies to PERB as well, but no one is even allowed to mention her name on TERB. All references to her are deleted by the mods.

She has 5 reviews on TER, averaging 9.2/10 on looks, but only 7.4/10 on performance.

Mods do not delete reviews any more. That practice is dead. Who are you referring to anyway? What SP thinks they control an "Escort Review Board"? Good grief! :rolleyes:
 

HowieMeeker

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Jodie said:
Don't take that too much at face value. TER is known for altering guys' ratings to reflect what they (the board owners/moderators) believe a girl deserves, based solely on the services a girl provides, regardless of the way in which she provides said services.

For the most part, a girl cannot score higher that an 8 for service unless the guy reports that she does BBBJ, Greek, Duos, etc.

I know this because two of my clients have told me that they rated me a 10 for service, but when the reviews were finally posted by TER, I was rated as an 8. This is also apparently explained somewhere on the TER website.
Perhaps things have changed as I had five reviews on TER a year or so ago and they were first altered and then deleted along with my ability to log in. Three were positive and deservedly so, one was so-so and I gave benefit of the doubt to the SP and one was calling a rip off what it was even though she had posted about five reviews of herself and continues the practice....e-mail I received about the practice was "don't you know how the real world works..."...basically condoning the practice. :eek:

TER is, in my experience (and it may have changed as I haven't even thought of looking there in more than about a year) is a manipulative rip off advertising board. :)
 

HowieMeeker

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I guess there are tons of guys that fall for that whole look though, so I'm sure she gets more business than she can handle even at those prices.
There are a few guys out there with more money than brains but I bet you are wrong. Bet she is NOT as busy as you would think and bet even more, because she has to advertise, that business needs improving and she just LOVES the attention from any board anywhere. Good or bad, it is attention.

I still have no idea why any guy, whether he had the cash or not, would spend that kind of money. Friggin' nuts. Then again, people spend money trying to make Honda Civics look like real cars too! ;) (that is a dig at someone here, tongue in cheek before you all get bent and twisted).
 

Avery

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HowieMeeker said:
Perhaps things have changed as I had five reviews on TER a year or so ago and they were first altered and then deleted along with my ability to log in. Three were positive and deservedly so, one was so-so and I gave benefit of the doubt to the SP and one was calling a rip off what it was even though she had posted about five reviews of herself and continues the practice....e-mail I received about the practice was "don't you know how the real world works..."...basically condoning the practice. :eek:

TER is, in my experience (and it may have changed as I haven't even thought of looking there in more than about a year) is a manipulative rip off advertising board. :)
I think TER is no better and no worse than other review boards. You have to pay close attention to the reviews and the reviewers to determine who is reliable and who is not. It's especially important to find other reviewers whose tastes are similar to your own by comparing your reviews of the same ladies.

The biggest problem with TER isn't SP's reviewing themselves; it's that some guys post bogus reviews to get access to The Juicy Details without paying for it (each approved review gets the reviewer 15 free days). Again, consistency over a number of reviews is more important than one review. I've used TER successfully when pooning in the US. In every case, the lady I chose had at least 7 or 8 reviews, and I checked the history of the reviewers.

To get back to Raquel, I haven't seen her myself. To me, she comes across in her web page as exceptionally full of herself. IMO, there's no reason at all to believe that a $400/hr. encounter with her would be any better than a $250/hr. encounter with many other wonderful ladies.
 

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Raquel asks for $400/hr because she can... and she porbably books them on a regular basis who are we to dispute that. There will always be a camp of people who think and feel that service or quality is better with a product that costs more than the competition and there is no convincing them otherwise.

It's all subjective, anyways.
 

Avery

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Creole Lady Marmalade said:
Raquel asks for $400/hr because she can... and she porbably books them on a regular basis who are we to dispute that. There will always be a camp of people who think and feel that service or quality is better with a product that costs more than the competition and there is no convincing them otherwise.

It's all subjective, anyways.
You're absolutely right. I have no problem with her rate of $400/hr. If she has a clientele that is willing and able to pay it, that's fine with me. It's her not-so-subtle attitude that she's somehow better than many other ladies that I take issue with. There's also the implication that clients who are well-heeled are also better than those of slightly more modest means. I doubt that that's the case either.
 
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