Smooci Advertiser Thread

[EihTooms]

I hope I'm wrong, but as more time passes, more I think Smocci will flop or at best stagnate.

Choosing a girl online is NOT a convenience worth paying extra for the majority of mongers. You don't get to see a girl or interact with her in any way, it's basically like a blind date except that you might get a few heavily edited pics which tell you about 20% as much as a single 5-second look at the real person does. You can't discuss services or get a sense of enthusiasm and personal chemistry. You don't get any of the benefits of choosing, just guessing. You don't get to go with the girl immediately, right then and there.

There is a Special Requests box available before booking. As far as discussing services in more detail beforehand, I think if I were going to book a girl through smooci, I would lay it all out in that Special Requests box and wait for a yea or nay to what I would be willing to part with 3,000+ baht for with the girl even if the pics are photoshopped, but assuming it is at least close.

Otherwise, I think the most you stand to lose by being shocked out of the mood when the real lady shows up is, not sure, maybe 1,000 baht to cancel on the spot? I wish I only lost 1,000 baht on those occasions a seen and met girl changed her tune, totally dropped the built up chemistry and suddenly forgot all the things she said she would do for me in the bar. And how many of those 1,000 baht cancellations would smooci be willing to put up with on an individual girl before relenting and deciding to put more honest pics of her on the site?

[Crocodilexp]

Connecting on-line seems to be the way the Thailand mongering scene is trending, so IMO Smooci can be a useful tool in this regard.

I hope I'm wrong, but as more time passes, more I think Smocci will flop or at best stagnate.

Choosing a girl online is NOT a convenience worth paying extra for the majority of mongers. You don't get to see a girl or interact with her in any way, it's basically like a blind date except that you might get a few heavily edited pics which tell you about 20% as much as a single 5-second look at the real person does. You can't discuss services or get a sense of enthusiasm and personal chemistry. You don't get any of the benefits of choosing, just guessing. You don't get to go with the girl immediately, right then and there.

Now, if there were 100's of girls online at competitive prices, not available otherwise (as in the HK 141 scene), picking online would be a worthwhile compromise (albeit always a compromise).

At the moment, Smooci wedged itself firmly itself into the escort market (a tiny niche in Bangkok), providing a discount over escort sites, but still at a 50-100% markup over freelancer rates, and a 30-50% markup over over oily massage girl rates. At the latter, the benefit of choosing in person and impulse buys are a huge advantage, and at PSE oilies like Snow White service guarantees / standards are strong as well (you can get 2 h with unlimited shots for 2300).

To succeed, an online booking system has to go mass market, both with customers and with providers. Sites like this strongly depend on network effects -- the more customers there are the more girls it attracts and vice versa.

I have high hopes for a service like Smocci one day, but it'll have to be both price-competitive with the freelancers (cheap enough that a shot in the dark is worthwhile, so 1000-2000 baht for a one-pop session), have a significant provider base (with under 100 girls it's just a beefed-up escort agency), and as perhaps add a way to contact the providers to negotiate a few details, as well as have a more solid review system (stars mean nothing and are easily manipulated, and the site has every incentive to manipulate them, for instance removing low scores).

Moreover, you have to build momentum quickly. At the moment, I check Smooci 2-3 times a week (it's an interesting concept), but it's not yet compelling enough for a booking. If it doesn't shape up within a month or so, I (and most monger) probably won't check it again.

Wish you best of luck.

[SmoociApp]

Used Smooci, my hotel telephone rang within 30 seconds of booking a girl confirming my booking. - Pretty professional in my books.

The discounts are great compared to regular agencies.

I haven't been offered to rate my girl yet, I don't get how the stars system work if I don't get a chance to rate the girl.

Hi Klassic,

First of all, thanks for trying out smooci I hope smooci made it easier for you to book your companion.

An email should have been sent to you as soon as your companion presses "complete" on her phone or until booking times out. Please let me know if you still have not received an email.

[WildBillLewis]

I will be watching smooci and looking for ways it can be iterated even better (just like facebook bounced off myspace to summit even greater heights).

I have just had a look at the site (no app yet as such) the cheapest price for 1 hour was B2,500 one pop! Most want B 3,000 and some 'pretties' asking B4,000 these girls are dreaming!

Let me put this in perspective in Thailand prices... my dentist has just x-rayed me, given me two novocaine jabs, removed a crown than had infection under it, and replaced with a temporary crown ALL for B 1700.
And all of that was more than two hours work as the crown had a troublesome anchor pin that would not budge.

So these girls are asking for 8x what a Thai dentist charges per hour, given they'll likely waste time showering you/themselves, talking shit, and etc. and maybe spend 30 minutes on actual sex if you're lucky, looks like theres a market for cheaper poon waiting to be tapped online still...

I like the perspective you bring. Keep it up. And let's hope that a dynamic market narrows the gap between ask and offer.

[Member #4591]

Connecting on-line seems to be the way the Thailand mongering scene is trending, so IMO Smooci can be a useful tool in this regard. It appears you are still paying more than you would with a Nana FL / SW or BG lady, but less than a traditional escort service. Basically you are paying for the convenience if you see someone you fancy.

If I was thinking outcall I would probably go with a PSE shop option like 2 hours 3,000 baht from Snow White or 2 hours 2,500 baht from Bamboo, but it is nice to have additional resources.

SL.

2 hours at Snow White is not 3,000 Baht, it's 2,300 Baht. 1,900 for 1 hour, 2,100 for 1. 5 hours, and 2,300 for 2 hours.

This service is nothing different than an escort service. They just repackage the ladies on a different site. If you look at many of the Bangkok escort agencies, you will see many ladies on multiple sites. And then you see them in a massage shop, or in the disco.

Since they are a sponsoring member and can advertise, I for one would love for them to post in their own thread telling us their business model so we can learn more before trying their service. For example, what's the advantage of using their site when we can look at the girl on this site, see what agency she works for and then call them directly at their agency and pay the same fee.

Please tell us your business concept so we can learn how your service would be beneficial for us. Thanks in advance.

*** I now know how it works. Smooci is just acting as a middle man between the escort agency or independent provider. Their claim to fame is to increase the rate of successful bookings. I don't see how this business model will be successful since the agencies and providers will just be adding another expense to reduce their profits. Thais look a things a little differently, it's not about convenience, it's about how much money they can make per client. They simply don't care about customer service in this business.Good luck to smooci!!! I hope it works out for them!*****

But I'm still really curious about what smooci will say so please tell me the advantage of using your service instead of calling the agency listed in the girls photo. Is it cheaper for me? More reliable? Are we saying don't call the agency directly because they are not reliable? Please tell me. Thanks. We are all eagerly waiting to learn how the new service really works. I hope the person in charge of smooci can tell us.

[Klassic]

Used Smooci, my hotel telephone rang within 30 seconds of booking a girl confirming my booking. - Pretty professional in my books.

The discounts are great compared to regular agencies.

I haven't been offered to rate my girl yet, I don't get how the stars system work if I don't get a chance to rate the girl.

[Oliver Kitsoff]

Connecting on-line seems to be the way the Thailand mongering scene is trending, so IMO Smooci can be a useful tool in this regard. It appears you are still paying more than you would with a Nana FL / SW or BG lady, but less than a traditional escort service. Basically you are paying for the convenience if you see someone you fancy.

If I was thinking outcall I would probably go with a PSE shop option like 2 hours 3,000 baht from Snow White or 2 hours 2,500 baht from Bamboo, but it is nice to have additional resources.

SL.

I am all for the internet of everything, in Thailand, Uber has kicked the corrupt butt of the tuk tuk and taxi mafia, especially up north, although the Government are against it, and why? Because the greedy bastards can't have a cut of course! So like them, fucking dinosaurs, they have no clue.

As you say, it's nice to have options, I can see a low-end response to smooci doing VERY well in the online space. I think 'skanki' would be an excellent working title, stay tuned.

[Sunlover2]

Connecting on-line seems to be the way the Thailand mongering scene is trending, so IMO Smooci can be a useful tool in this regard. It appears you are still paying more than you would with a Nana FL / SW or BG lady, but less than a traditional escort service. Basically you are paying for the convenience if you see someone you fancy.

If I was thinking outcall I would probably go with a PSE shop option like 2 hours 3,000 baht from Snow White or 2 hours 2,500 baht from Bamboo, but it is nice to have additional resources.

SL.

[Oliver Kitsoff]

But seriously, I have bored my mates shitless before it was a thing, saying that Thailand needs an 'Uber' style app that will put the bar-fining mamasans and other bar parasites out of business (or make them improve services).

So how did they get it launched to the world? eg: the app needs girls to be there for the punters, but how do you get the girls to sign up if there's no punters? Easy, you offer your 'disruptor' as a 'middleman' to escort services!

Since smooci have done this, I now know there has to be a better method to actually 'disrupt' the industry, not just put up a fancy middleman site that is pretending to be uber for gash. I intend to find it.

I will be watching smooci and looking for ways it can be iterated even better (just like facebook bounced off myspace to summit even greater heights).

I have just had a look at the site (no app yet as such) the cheapest price for 1 hour was B2,500 one pop! Most want B 3,000 and some 'pretties' asking B4,000 these girls are dreaming! That low price is more expensive than an hour in Germany! And the high price equals an hour in fucking Sydney, one of the most expensive cities in the world! WTF.

I used to get ST out of Thermae before it went Ja-poon-ese B1000 at least two pops, and pictures (B 100 'taxi' tip)

Let me put this in perspective in Thailand prices... my dentist has just x-rayed me, given me two novocaine jabs, removed a crown than had infection under it, and replaced with a temporary crown ALL for B 1700.
And all of that was more than two hours work as the crown had a troublesome anchor pin that would not budge.

So these girls are asking for 8x what a Thai dentist charges per hour, given they'll likely waste time showering you/themselves, talking shit, and etc. and maybe spend 30 minutes on actual sex if you're lucky, looks like there's a market for cheaper poon waiting to be tapped online still.

[JayDee006]

Has anyone used this site / app yet and if so how was the system?

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