Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info. If you go out for food and have a bad meal, the chances are you'll be posting a bad review on social media or Trip Advisor - in some cases, before you've emptied your plate. If you think online reviews get lost in all the internet noise, think again. Research shows that 91 percent of people regularly or occasionally read online reviews, and 84 percent trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendation.
But it's not just products and places that find themselves at the mercy of personal opinion - increasingly punters are going online to review the experiences they've had with sex workers in Bath. The website AdultWork has become a lifeline for sex workers, most of whom want a safe online community where they can reach clients.
The site is funded by sex workers themselves who get to lay out their rules and can get an idea of what clients want before meeting them. Instead 'customers' β referring to themselves as "punters" - use online aliases and write reviews of sex industry workers they have patronised.
Hidden behind screen names like night5ky, Cupid Stuntz, Lickitoff and The President, they sit at their keyboards after spending time with a sex worker to review their experiences. Much of the content is unrepeatable on this website - the reviews include profanity, crude language and obviously references to sexual acts.
This may be harsh but some woman in four years can go up a dress size or three. Some of the online reviews are terrifying because of the attitudes expressed about those involved. Unless you have more sense than money, I suggest you avoid this time waster. A person reviewing 'Angel' complains: "Was rather disappointed at her looks but decided to go ahead anyway.
