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| 11-21-16 08:47am - 2953 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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pr0nLover (0)
Active User Posts: 35 Registered: Jan 08, '16 |
$50/month. How much is too much? I was checking out Hog Tied earlier this week and saw that they are asking $50/month for a membership to the entire Kink Network. Thankfully, TBP has gotten us discounts on the site/network so that it is only $35/month. But it got me to thinking how much is too much to pay for a membership? I can't remember the site but years ago I saw a site/network asking around $80/month. Now, I can't imagine a site or a network of sites being good enough to spend that kind of money on. But what is the most you have ever spent on a membership? How much would you be willing to pay for a great site you loved? | |
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| 11-21-16 09:05am - 2953 days | #2 | |
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merc77 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 291 Registered: Apr 17, '16 |
Many sites out there are charging $40 a month these days and are barely worth it. I do think the number of videos and access to bonus sites helps in figuring out if I want to join. $50 or more per month is just too high at least in my mind. I do wait for special deals or check out this site for incentives to join the higher priced sites. Many do offer promos during Christmas time which is good. "Dogs think people are Gods. Cats don't as they know better." - Kedi (2016) Dogs have masters; Cats have staff. | |
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| 11-21-16 09:49am - 2953 days | #3 | |
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bibo (0)
Suspended Posts: 179 Registered: Sep 16, '10 Location: GER |
Unteil recently, kink just allowed access to their individual sites and all of them were full price (29$). Considering the fact that you now get access to ALL of their sites, I'd say it's not too bad of a deal. The discount makes it even more interesting. After all, it's a free market. Now if they would start shooting in full HD...  Personally speaking, I never payed more than the usual full price for a subscription. | |
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| 11-21-16 03:31pm - 2953 days | #4 | |
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pat362 (0)
Active User  Posts: 3,575 Registered: Jan 23, '07 Location: canada |
^You are partially correct. What Kink used to do is charge you 30$ for the first site and if you joined another than the cost was only 20$. I used to do that and I suspect I wasn't alone which is why I think Kink chose to offer the entire network for 50$. The new discount makes it even more appealing except that they now update about every two weeks and frankly that is a long time between updates. That and I don't seem to be as thrilled with the models they have been hiring of late or they keep shooting with the same ones. Long live the Brown Coats. | |
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| 11-23-16 07:38am - 2951 days | #5 | |
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MikeC
PornUsers Staff  Posts: 102 Registered: Jul 03, '15 |
I think a lot of it comes down to the brand and the niche that brand services. I must admit I was skeptical of Kink's decision to move to a model of $50/month, but the feedback we have been receiving is very positive. And of course, our ability to negotiate a discounted offer for the network helps. Another example is Met Art Network, which is $60/month for ALL of the Met Art sites. We have been discussing this issue in the office and our takeaway is that so long as it's coming from a trusted brand who absolutely nails their specific niche with top-notch production (Fetish for Kink.com and Softcore/Glamcore for Met Art) and have a LOT of content to provide that the mega-fans of those networks are interested in the (much) higher-than-average monthly price. Contrast that to Ferro Network, which charges $84.95/month! Sure, it's a lot of sites and a lot of content and lot of specific niches (Euro/Fetish), but the fact we receive practically zero feedback from readers tells us that people are not willing to consider it in their porn budget. Edited on Nov 23, 2016, 07:42am | |
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| 11-23-16 08:13am - 2951 days | #6 | |
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jook (0)
Active User  Posts: 325 Registered: Dec 22, '13 Location: jersey city |
One site that may belong is the porn hall of shame is tokyo-hot as far as price gouging. However, it seems to be aimed at the Japanese market and maybe it's a different story in Japan. [What I fail to understand is that how companies get away with no censoring in Japan if it's against the law, but that's another story.] The site is very confusing with its price structure, to this American anyway -- if offers a bunch of plans depending on download allowance. It's difficult to calculate actual cost since I think there's a point system and it's all in yen, but I came up with a figure of about $100/mo. for a decent download limit. Ethical or not, though I have no qualms, I've started checking out sites on the tubes before joining. I found a bunch of tokyo-hot videos which were good but not so special to warrant the kind of bucks they charge. I agree with the sentiment about Met Art and Kink. You get a plethora of excellent content in the former and a decent amount of very unique content in the latter. They are not sites that I'm personally interested in, but I think their fees are fair comparatively speaking. | |
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| 11-24-16 05:00am - 2950 days | #7 | |
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elephant (0)
Active User  Posts: 585 Registered: Jan 11, '07 |
Yeah I joined the kink network on a deal for something like $80 I could be wrong with that price it was a while ago and I think they do what they do really well and fit a niche, think its great they offer it as a network for a good price. The content isn't for me I have to say though, liked some of their featured movies when they have a plot but I do prefer women without heavy tattoos so not really my bag. That site Legal Porno were the only sites I've paid more than $40 though and these days I tend to only join deals. "Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand." WILLIAM CONGREVE | |
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| 11-24-16 02:08pm - 2950 days | #8 | |
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merc77 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 291 Registered: Apr 17, '16 |
There are some sites out there which charge a basic monthly fee and then have it where you buy credits for archives and older stuff. That is a rip-off 19nitten.com and others do these days. "Dogs think people are Gods. Cats don't as they know better." - Kedi (2016) Dogs have masters; Cats have staff. | |
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| 11-25-16 05:15am - 2949 days | #9 | |
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Erlib (0)
Active User Posts: 3 Registered: Mar 09, '12 |
$50 or even $80 per month isn't a lot. It becomes a lot when you get to your second month and you've already downloaded a ton of scenes. I'd pay a lot upfront, but I would cancel and very very rarely return, if ever. But it's still better than spending $25 for a single VHS. | |
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| 11-25-16 05:36am - 2949 days | #10 | |
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Jason33 (0)
Active User  Posts: 89 Registered: Jun 01, '16 |
I don't really have much else to add here, but I think it really just comes down to preference and porn budget. How much are you willing to spend on porn every month? TBP has certainly helped my budget with all the discounts they've offered, but I don't think I'd ever spend more than $50 or $60 on a monthly membership. Now if I was rich, that would be a different story, lol. You don't understand. A garage. I can't even pull in there. It's like going to a prostitute. Why should I pay, when if I apply myself, maybe I could get it for free?- George Costanza | |
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| 11-30-16 09:29pm - 2943 days | #11 | |
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superjank (0)
Active User Posts: 25 Registered: Nov 16, '16 Location: Florida |
I personally have never seen a site that asked for more than $50 monthly, and that was if you only decided to pay for one single month of access. Month-to-month prices or 3-month packages are INTENTIONALLY overpriced in order to get you to sign up for the 6-month or the yearly packages. They are most likely hoping you'll forget a year from now that you signed up and get you for another year. That, and they know people like us PU members will just sign up for 30 days and download everything they want then cancel - if every site was only $10 or $15 a month then they'd go out of business because of everyone who does this. Porn is fairly expensive to make - cameras capable of recording in 1080p and/or 4k, actors and actresses to pay, WEBSITES TO RUN (which includes paying webmasters and includes the cost of servers needed to hold terabytes worth of HD porn  ), legal fees to pay, lawyers, etc. In most ways, $30-$50 a month isn't bad if you intend to enjoy their entire website for 30 whole days. Disney World is like $200 for 8 hours  which would you prefer? | |
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| 11-30-16 10:03pm - 2943 days | #12 | |
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bibo (0)
Suspended Posts: 179 Registered: Sep 16, '10 Location: GER |
That's certainly true. However, some big companies are running a "reasonable price, lots of quality updates, no download limit" stategy for years and they seem to be quite succesful. Of course, they can afford to do so, simply because of the ammount of subscriptions, which makes it hard for smaller companies to compete or even get a foot in the door. But that's the market. | |
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| 12-01-16 02:58am - 2943 days | #13 | |
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superjank (0)
Active User Posts: 25 Registered: Nov 16, '16 Location: Florida |
Right, the bigger companies are pumping out new content at probably triple the rate of most smaller sites. Smaller sites must then charge more to keep up with the quality of their titles. | |
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| 12-01-16 05:50am - 2943 days | #14 | |
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iknowwazzup (0)
Active User  Posts: 132 Registered: Jan 06, '16 Location: United States |
Personally, for $50 a month, and sorry for my being a bit vulgar here, I think someone should pop out of the screen and blow me! To be fair, I can feel that way about a lot of things that seem overpriced - well, not even necessarily unfairly expensive - just really pricey. I already think $35 is pushing it a bit, but for a site with high production values, multisite access and high-def downloadable flicks, I might sign up for a month or two. Most of that time wouldn't be spent leisurely enjoying the site, but rather making sure that I did manage to download the scenes that seemed most appealing. Oh, and I don't mean that I'd need to focus my time because I'd be downloading a lot of material. I am not one of those folks who try to download entire sites - quality counts for more than quality. And for that kind of money I'd want to be selective and find the best ones according to my tastes. Edited on Dec 01, 2016, 05:53am | |
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| 12-01-16 09:11am - 2943 days | #15 | |
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merc77 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 291 Registered: Apr 17, '16 |
It all comes down to what the site offers. If the site has bonus sites and great looking models plus original content, then I am willing to consider paying more. There are smaller sites charging $25 to $30 a month bringing us recycled older videos and not producing anything new. (One site charges $40 which I will never pay.) That makes our job at Porn Users even more important. We must review sites and make sure we describe what we do and do not like about each site. We must help those out there on a limited budget (like me) make these decisions. "Dogs think people are Gods. Cats don't as they know better." - Kedi (2016) Dogs have masters; Cats have staff. | |
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| 12-01-16 03:03pm - 2943 days | #16 | |
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pat362 (0)
Active User Posts: 3,575 Registered: Jan 23, '07 Location: canada |
It wouldn't surprise me to discover that most of the people who are okay with 50$ a month are older than those that are opposed to it. For no other reason than older people like me remember a time when 50$ didn't even buy you a VHS tape which is why porn was so popular in video stores. Long live the Brown Coats. | |
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| 12-01-16 03:58pm - 2942 days | #17 | |
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merc77 (0)
Disabled User Posts: 291 Registered: Apr 17, '16 |
Most porn VHS tapes were $79 with some even higher. I remember when a mail order company decided to sell their titles for only $69 each. That was a lot of money in the 1980s as the minimum wage was only $3.35 an hour. I try to look for deals and join most of the sites when they have them. "Dogs think people are Gods. Cats don't as they know better." - Kedi (2016) Dogs have masters; Cats have staff. | |
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| 12-14-16 02:12pm - 2930 days | #18 | |
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CharlieSkyward (0)
Suspended Posts: 16 Registered: Oct 25, '16 Location: UK |
Look for 6 or 12 month deals: then use the sub thoroughly. You'll have enough from that period with them. Recurring monthly is basically for suckers. Sure, if I had millions in the bank, I'd happily subscribe at the monthly rate to a number of sites, but alas I am not. | |
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| 12-22-16 12:04am - 2922 days | #19 | |
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superjank (0)
Active User Posts: 25 Registered: Nov 16, '16 Location: Florida |
I agree, if there is a large yearly discount you might as well fork over the discounted 12 or 6 month lump sum and be done with it. As long as you know for sure you'll enjoy pretty much all of the content on the subscription it makes sense to me. | |
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| 12-22-16 06:09pm - 2921 days | #20 | |
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pat362 (0)
Active User Posts: 3,575 Registered: Jan 23, '07 Location: canada |
That is the main reason for why you should want to buy a long term membership. Otherwise no matter how amazing the discount is/was. You will soon find it quite distasteful. Long live the Brown Coats. | |
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