While many people climb those stairs in the expectation of a straightforward massage, many others expect — and in many cases receive — more than just a stress relief treatment. Now that the money has flowed from the economy, men are turning to apparently legal massage parlours where they are able to sate their sexual demands for a fraction of the price. But in a large number of these locations, a request for sexual satisfaction once the punter is on the treatment table is not turned down.
Men are flocking to message boards to seek advice on which of the massage parlours offer the service and for the cheapest price. For the most part, the women who are offering the sexual services are Asian, speak English only haltingly, and are operating out of premises which, while dingy, are in most cases very close to urban centres. The advertisement of any sexual service on a website hosted in this country is illegal so no advert for a massage parlour will openly confirm the fact that the sexual service is an option.
They may not get an explicit answer but will be given an indication that, once they arrive at the parlour, they will be able to get more than the advertised massage.
The result is ideal for the men. Everything is behind closed doors. Therefore legitimate sites such as gumtree. In , this newspaper reported that in a number of cases, men and women advertising on gumtree. When the true nature of the services were notified to Gumtree, it said the advertisement of sexual services was against its posting rules.
However, three years later, many of the mobile numbers listed under the massage section will lead to a sexual service if the right question is asked. When the number was rung the woman confirmed that the client could talk to the girl giving the massage about the services on offer. She also confirmed hand relief was available. The details of these calls were reported to Gumtree and it replied referring to its Business Services policy page and the section dealing with massage which read:.
