Escorts feeling the credit crunch pinch?
WE’RE used to hearing about how banks are being hit by the looming credit crunch. But is the Wharf’s escort trade also feeling the pinch?
Just like any other business, escorts are keeping a close watch on the economic downturn, amid rumours that many have already left their rented homes in Canary Wharf and the City.
Suzanne Davis, of Suzanne’s Escorts, believes the crunch hasn’t taken a huge bite out of demand yet, but it is being felt in more subtle ways.
She said: “Travelling around is costing more with the rising petrol costs, so my drivers are not keen to do the long-distance jobs.
“We can’t really put our prices up because we might lose clients, and we can’t pay people more because we won’t make any money. We’ve been in business for about 11 years so we’ve got a large client base.
“This time of the year is normally a little slower as people are away, but our business is always up and down.
“It’s more of a luxury item and a lot of people cut out their luxury items at times like this. But for others who don’t have other things to spend their money on, maybe it’s a necessity.�
Randolph Morgan, of Completion, is less optimistic.
He said: “I’ve found business has been slowly drying up over the last two years to the point where we were just about making our money back.
“It’s just the market, nothing other than that. We’ve got our regular customers who are happy with us, some of whom come from abroad. But people just don’t seem to have the dough.
“When it was good we had about five or six hotel jobs a week, and a couple of home clients. It got to the point where we weren’t getting any hotel work for a month. You can tell from the hotel work whether the market’s dying or not.
“The company still exists but we’re all qualified to do other things. There are some agencies that can only do what they’re doing.�
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I have called Suzanne many times when I have stayed in the Wharf area on business. She runs a very proffesional agency and has always provided me with an excellent dinner date companion to spend the evening with. Her agency will probably see through the credit crunch as it is well established her customer service skills are excellent and the girls are all hand picked and vetted by her. I hope it will still be going strong next time I am in the area.
I agree Suzannes Escorts is a profesional well run agency. They don't try to sell you something you don't want. The girls are all nice polite and friendly.