Originally Posted by
GoldfishMan
It works because there are no decent shops that are inside the CBD area, or even close to Chinatown. The only things you've got are massage shops, and even though you can get FS in those places, the lack of shower facilities is a real problem.
For someone who works in the CBD and doesn't drive, it becomes a real pain to make your way out to, say, Surry Hills. You can catch a cab out there, but how do you come back? Uber is not reliable enough. Do you risk having to take time off work just to punt?
This is where privates come into the picture. Make a booking, clock off work as usual or a little earlier than usual, leg it to the appointed location, easy peasy.
The other thing is, well, it's private. As in, you don't have to run the gauntlet of waiting rooms full of other punters, or meeting one on the way through the door. You go straight to the girl without meeting anyone, sometimes not even the mamasans.
When I go to privates, it is not with the expectation that I will get something better than in the shops, it is because of all of the above. In terms of quality, the shops certainly have the edge.