[QUOTE=LAGuy5;1655286]I agree to an extent although with couple of caveats that may or may not be legitimate. Forgetting about the fact the baht is stronger against the dollar than it was when I first visited Thailand about twelve years ago, prices haven't gone up that much although long-time at go-gos has become disfavored among many girls and therefore the price for [I]that[/I] has increased more than for other options. The oil massage places most frequented by those on this forum charge exactly what they have for about a decade, with the exception of Bamboo's 500 baht anal surcharge and extra 100 baht for a session. Barons, then Tulip, and then Snow White, Mango, and Cherry have remained the same price for ages. And for those establishments as well as the go-go's I wonder whether the mantra the girls don't look as good as they used to reflects more that many of us have become rather jaded by now. I look at the pictures of the girls I took at the oilies 10 years ago, and then compare them to those today, and frankly don't see much, if any, quality difference. Similarly, although I find the majority of the go-go girls unattractive now, I always have although might have been satisfied to pull a girl who was not so attractive when the Bangkok scene was new to me (and my testosterone level a bit higher) while I am less inclined to do so now.
As to prices, ten years ago short-time at a go-go was 1500 baht, now it is 2000 (although I am hearing some are now getting 2500). The increase is probably less than the overall inflation rate over that period of time. Prices at the soapies have increased, but places like Nataree haven't increased [I]that[/I] much over the last decade, again forgetting about the value of the baht.
Yes, eventually things may deteriorate in the P4P scene more significantly as the economic situation continues to improve (assuming it does; let's see what kind of turmoil breaks out when the King dies, e. g. , and whether that will be the straw that breaks the Thai economy's back), but so far it hasn't been too bad IMHO, certainly not like Brazil which has gotten out of reach for many mongers both in terms of the P4P pricing and overall costs of a vacation (hotel, food, etc.).
For me what makes the P4 P scene seem a bit expensive in Bangkok is not so much any increases in pricing, rather it is I spend a lot of time in Jakarta where there still are bargains to be found. But as time goes on, the Jakarta scene may also start feeling the effects of economic progress (or more depressingly, the effects of what seems like an increased level of Muslim fundamentalism in Indonesia).[/QUOTE]Could we bump this discussion to the general thread please? As far as I know the Bangkok thread is for posting mongering reports in Bangkok, and the general thread is for discussions like what you guys are talking about here. I would like to recommend to all mongers to start and use services like We Chat, Skout, Tango, and Badoo. Thai girls are moving away from surfing the net on a computer or notebooks. The mobile internet is where it's at here. These services have location based searches and many of the girls are looking for pay for play but you can even find freebies. Search and chat, you have nothing to lose. Recently you can read about my report of finding extremely good ladies working in the massage parlours on we chat. Shop before you go in. Saves you walking to all the shops and striking deals for services. If you can do it beforehand it will save you aggravation in the shop. Freebies are well worth the time of searching. One of these cuties I spent 7 days with fucking and sucking. I suggest ditch the Thai friendlies, Date in Asia's, Thai Cupids, and son on. These are all just a waste of time. The naked girl in the picture is a 23 year old student. She agreed to come to my condo dressed in her students uniform. The real sexy one with the short black skirt and the tight white collar shirt. We had a 2 hour session and she asked for only taxi and 1000 THB. I gave her 2000, it was well worth it. So a mix of freebies and pay for play. Who needs the dating sites now! If you look in the photo gallery you will see two young and beautiful and sexy girls who all came from these mobile app based services. Happy mongering guys and feel free to PM over the weekend. I'm on a four day holiday of getting into trouble and I will be moving to Pattaya for the weekend if anyone wants to meet up. We chat will be my best friend this weekend and it already was today.