 Bartercard businesses spending 'pounds' on Mk madam's servicesMassage parlour and adult shop racks up £12,000 of 'favours' in first eight months By Alicia Babaee A massage parlour is offering its services on a high profile city business trading network. Bletchley based Becky's Kittens has signed up to Bartercard, a scheme which allows companies to exchange goods and services without using cash. It means Madam Becky is able to swap her company's services, as well as the sex toys and adult clothing she sells in her Fenny Stratford-based shop FooFoos, in exchange for services offered by other companies on the network. Bartercard already attracts more than 350 local businesses - and the parlour run by Becky Adams has proved to be extremely popular. Bartercard uses 'trade pounds' to monitor the value of transactions. One trade pound is equal to one pound Sterling for all accounting purposes. So far Madam Becky, whose parlour advertises itself as a massage and pampering service, has racked up 12,000 trade pounds in the eight months since joining. She said: "We barter our sex toys as well as our services, and we provide escorts. "We find people spend more and stay longer when bartering because it is like pretend money. "The network contacted me because people in sensible businesses were having problems with what to spend their trade pounds on. We do group bookings where companies bring their clients over in a limo, or we do individual bookings. "If you have got clients to spoil, you can do it like this. It is proving very popular indeed." There are currently 367 local businesses signed up to the network. Categories in the network's Yellow Pages-style UK directory of 5,000 businesses range from accommodation, car repairs and computer software through to legal services, flying schools marketing companies, and even zoos. Gillian Short, a trade consultant with Bartercard in Milton Keynes said: "Becky's Kittens is the only business of its kind on the scheme in Milton Keynes." Businesses pay a one-off membership fee to join. James Brewer, who has managed Bartercard's Milton Keynes office for five years, added: "We do major checks to make sure the businesses are legitimate. They are representing the Bartercard network. "Bartercard helps it members gain an extra competitive edge. Members are able to gain extra new business that they would not have received if they were not a member of Bartercard." Madam Becky added: "They know we run a really professional service, they did their research on me first. They want to provide a good service for their customers, and I provide a really excellent one for mine." |
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