I'd like to lend my support to RBC100 as well. He introduced me to one of the best if not THE best experience of my last trip and it cost less than $20. He is absolutely right that cost does not always correlate with quality.
Some may call it being cheap, but I would call it being smart. Being cheap is settling for poorer quality or expending lots extra effort just to save a few bucks. If one can get the same or better quality for less with little effort, why not? Doing anything else is just being foolish. Some might then make excuses by saying its not worth the effort just to save a few bucks. I'm not talking about crossing avenida dos to pick up a dime or arguing with a taxista over 100 colones. But taking 10 extra seconds to say "No Cien para solomente una hora" is well worth it. Does anyone seriously doubt that different guys at the BM pay often drastically different rates for the exact same girls? Or that there are guys who visit ZB and pay the non-discounted rate for want of buying an inexpensive membership to CRT that can also save them money in so many other ways (and which they should support anyway).
This debate pops up time after time. I think its been explained why anyone regardless of personal income should be interested in spending their money wisely. But even if some fail to understand that they should understand that not all of us are gym owners with unlimited budgets. Maybe they're spreading their travel budget over several trips per year or maybe even expats trying to fit some mongering into their regular daily budget. Or maybe they can only afford one trip per year but, armed with knowledge from this board, can literally save enough money in a day or 2 down in CR to cover the cost of an extra session at ZB.
I believe that Danielson meant his posts as goodnatured ribbing. But he just doesn't seem to get it. Anyone can josh, but if he really wanted to gain more credibility when arguing for spending MORE money it certainly would help if, after spending a whole year posting here, he were willing to pony up the measly $35/yr that most other posters came up with long ago.