Being nice to the chicas can pay off.
I will start off by saying I'm in my 20's so experience will vary greatly due to age. An experience I had few months ago at Luna Lunera, it was a weekday around 4 ish. Went in, immediately the chicas came up to introduce themselves, none were that hot. The two that were hot, already with other gringos. After the intro, they would not gtfo my face, I almost felt obligated to invite one to sit with me so I pick the next hottest chick, late 20's, huge bolt ONS (not my thing) and decent ass. I would give her a 6-7. We sit and talk, I order a brew for me and a mix drink for her. It was expensive for Medellin standards. Whatever, we continue talking and she wants me to go back with her for an hour, think she quoted 200 k or something ridiculous. I'm not paying that for a chick that's not too attractive so I pass. I ask if she will dance for me, she says 80 k for 15 minutes (not sure on time) and we go to the room off to the side. She starts dancing, I was hoping this would convince me to go bang her after seeing her naked but it did not, I turned her down again. At this point I think she is just going to keep dancing but she gets on her knees and unzips my pants to starts giving me head. I didn't ask for it, had no expectations of it either. Once she is done, doesn't ask for a propina, just gives me her number. I think a small gesture like buying her a drink went a longs way with her. Being nice to these chicas may not yield anything more every time but to me it doesn't hurt to do it.
I usually make about 4-5 trips to Mde a year, staying a week or a two a time. I will buy the chicas drinks, party favors, and meals. Why? Because I already do all that so why not share that experience with her. Maybe it yields something more down the line but that's never my expectation, I do it because I am looking to have fun and get the best experience. I go down there to bang chicks otherwise I can't. I'm not going down to bang a 5-6. I want 8-10 if I am paying for it. I can get 5-6 here anytime, I have no interest in that. The 8-10 are a little more expensive, I am fine with that, I want a little more quality. Am I overpaying a little? Probably am but by not much. I usually pay anywhere between 300-600 TLN. I get the service I want (BBJ, multiple polvos, kissing, clean and fresh smelling chick). Some of you argue you can get all of that in centro and I believe it but there is also a time factor that I have to consider. Some of you may be here for weeks to months at a time where as I am here for a week or two at max. I can't spend half my time looking for these discounted chicks in centro, I would waste my whole vacation. Maybe I am exaggerating the time you spend looking for these diamonds in the rough. I consider my time very valuable just like you all should. I can spend X amount of time looking for that diamond in centro or logon to my computer and work for a few hours and get 8-10 chica and she arrives at my doorstep (obviously never the time we agreed to and 1-2 hours late).
Everyone's situation is different, whether you factor in age or income. To say I overpay just because I am stupid or naive isn't correct. I overpay because the time spent finding that much cheaper chick, I could login to my computer and make that amount (most likely more than that). For me after time / cost are weighed this works for me. 300-600 k for TLN for a 8-10 chica with the service I want. I will continue to buy these chicks drinks, party favors, and food because I don't mind and tow certain degree I think it improves the service, who knows it could lead to something more beneficial for me. Even if it doesn't, I will still continue with this trend. One thing I will say, after offering drinks / party favors they open up a lot more and the experience goes to a different level. I forgot to mention I am not fully fluent in Espanol but I understand most of the words so I have a general idea of what they are saying and able to converse with them so my interactions are not basic which may also help. They always compliment my language skills, they are almost relieved. Most are thankful I am not like the other gringos. My tips are learn the language (can't stress how important that is), be friendly with the chicas and take care of them and they will reciprocate.