Stupid agency or am I unreasonable?

[bradley]

... in response to PS, posted by Tim M on Apr 14, 2002

the two web sites are not the same [my mistake, sorry].
but the negative comment i heard was about "k-rose".

 

[Tim M]

... in response to Re: PS, posted by bradley on Apr 14, 2002

again, name your source please

[europete]

... in response to Stupid agency or am I unreasonable?, posted by Ramblin on Apr 13, 2002

Last summer I used the agency "Kherson Pearls" to meet some of their girls in their catalog.
Most of the girls seem to be getting paid to meet with men.
Watch out for "Irina Mayer, #670". She is a real scam artist as is her cousin Sveta(Svetlana). Both of them will start asking for money real quickly, and not small sums either.
Avoid Kherson Pearls at all costs.
If you do want to go to Kherson, contact me and I will give you what help I can from the experiences I had in my 6 weeks there.
Pete

[Ramblin]

... in response to Re: Stupid agency or am I unreasonable?, posted by europete on Apr 13, 2002

I did not write to Irina, something a bit insincere about her photo.  What is Sveta's profile number?  You wrote a lot about Kherson Roses, what were your experiences in dealing with Kherson Pearls as an agency?

[europete]

... in response to Irina and Sveta, posted by Ramblin on Apr 16, 2002

I believe Svetas profile number is #302. The picture is not very good, but similar to her, the right age, and she does have a 5 year old daughter.
A friend went out with her a few times, and on the 3rd date she told him to give her $250.00 for her rent and cell-phone bill. He dropped her then and there.
As for the Kherson Pearls agency, the manageress and interpreter were always polite and friendly themselves, but out of the 10-12 girls I met through them, almost all of them seemed as though they were there because they had to be. Most of them very impersonal. And I know I am not THAT BAD!
I can tell you that Ludmila, #6, is a very nice girl and a good dancer. She sure does like to talk a lot in English at all hours of the day or night. Oksana, #674, is a nice, friendly girl but speaks no English at all. Anna, #678, is a friendly girl who works in the lobby of the Fregat Hotel in Kherson at the souvenir counter.
So would I use Kherson Pearls again? Most likely not unless they are different the next time I go back.
I think the best agencies I found in Kherson were Unona and Veronica2000. They both take time to get to know a guy, and then convey their findings to the girls the man has expressed interest in. If the girls are willing, from the information given, a meeting is set up. And the girls from those agencies were sincere individals, except for one.
There are a number of other smaller agencies without a web-site that a person can find once in Kherson. Let me know if you need help on that also.
Pete  

[Bobby Orr]

... in response to Stupid agency or am I unreasonable?, posted by Ramblin on Apr 13, 2002

It sounds like really bad business practice on their part.  You did the right thing.  Also, I heard bad things about them on another board.  Kherson is supposedly loaded with marriage agencies.  From what I understand the girls on Kherson Pearls are probably listed with other agencies you could just walk into Kherson and meet.

[wsbill]

... in response to Stupid agency or am I unreasonable?, posted by Ramblin on Apr 13, 2002

And if they were worth a hoot?

[paul21]

... in response to why not ask the gallery if anyone had ev..., posted by wsbill on Apr 13, 2002

yes, I have and no they're not. Stay away from KP. N/T

[KenC]

... in response to Re: why not ask the gallery if anyone ha..., posted by paul21 on Apr 14, 2002

n/t

[paul21]

... in response to More details please, Paul    n/t, posted by KenC on Apr 14, 2002

I met a girl through Kherson Pearls during a tour in that city last March (2001). I think I sent you a photo. The girl (finacee)and the agency owner requested financial assistance for the girl to obtain an international passport, I provided the financial assistance in the requested amount of $800, when I returned home I received emails from the agency owner stating that the girl needs money, when all was said and done I was scammed out of thousands of $$, this is something I really don't like to discuss, because it's a total embarrasment and I'm still pi$$ off over this matter.

[KenC]

... in response to Re: More details please, Paul    n/t, posted by paul21 on Apr 14, 2002

Paul,
Take heart that your post will help others from making the same mistake.  Thanks.
KenC

[Ramblin]

... in response to why not ask the gallery if anyone had ev..., posted by wsbill on Apr 13, 2002

n/t.