Introdcutions by consuelo

[craig1974]

Hi All

As anyone ever used Introductions By Consuelo in bogota and if so what are their services like, it this a good agency in bogota and do they have a good record for ladies showing up for appointments?
Any advice on the above agency from anyone who as used it will be appreciated

Kind Regards

Craig

[GatoAzul]

I have no experience using this service, but had written to them.  They have replied my letters quickly before which is a good sign.

I believe Casanova (Dennis Levy) knows more about it.

Good luck

Graham

[mudd]

i have a friend who just used them last week, send me a private IM and i will give  you his address, you can ask him direct

[OsageDave]

I've spoken to Consuelo on the phone, and corresponded via email with her office helper. Consuelo is now one of my Facebook friends too. I've not used her services, but she and her staff are very personable, professional and courteous. If I do use a service, hers will be the first I try, and, at this point, the only one I am considering.

[Quixote9]

I forgot all about this agency 

I have wanted to check out other cities in Colombia besides Barranquilla, but most do not have agencies with good reputations and I don't want to my waste time with them.  If I had remembered the good word of mouth this agency always got I might have given them a try!

[dennislevy]

Introductions by Consuelo is by far the best agency in Bogota and I worked for a competitor, Latin American Introductions which went back to giving mediocre half ass service after I left.

I bought a membership in March,2009 at Consuleos agency  to date Ive met 22 women for a first date or more.  Among the frist 14, I found a great girl, we were exclusive and novios for 2 and a half months, unfortunately the relationship didnt succeed, but I have no regrets, she is a great girl.

The first 14, the agency arranged the dates for me after I corresponded with the ladies.  Seven of the eight Ive enclosed my private email and phone number with my first introductory email and I set up the dates by myself, the last date which was today, the agency arranged the meeting time because the woman lived in another city in Colombia. 

To date, Im 22 of 22, I have had zero no shows for a first date,let me repeat that zero no shows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Consuelo never arranges an introduction and first date until the man and the woman see each others profile.  That doesnt happen anwhere else in Bogota. She sits in  he same room 2 feet away from her assisants,she knows what is going on, she interviews ervery woman personally, she spends time talking with the men on the phone before she takes their money, she is prompt and professional with her follow up.
 

Over all, I refer her agency enthusiastically as an A plus, her standards and her service is extraordinarily high.     

[craig1974]

Introductions by Consuelo is by far the best agency in Bogota and I worked for a competitor, Latin American Introductions which went back to giving mediocre half ass service after I left.

I bought a membership in March,2009 at Consuleos agency  to date Ive met 22 women for a first date or more.  Among the frist 14, I found a great girl, we were exclusive and novios for 2 and a half months, unfortunately the relationship didnt succeed, but I have no regrets, she is a great girl.

The first 14, the agency arranged the dates for me after I corresponded with the ladies.  Seven of the eight Ive enclosed my private email and phone number with my first introductory email and I set up the dates by myself, the last date which was today, the agency arranged the meeting time because the woman lived in another city in Colombia. 

To date, Im 22 of 22, I have had zero no shows for a first date,let me repeat that zero no shows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Consuelo never arranges an introduction and first date until the man and the woman see each others profile.  That doesnt happen anwhere else in Bogota. She sits in  he same room 2 feet away from her assisants,she knows what is going on, she interviews ervery woman personally, she spends time talking with the men on the phone before she takes their money, she is prompt and professional with her follow up.
 

Over all, I refer her agency enthusiastically as an A plus, her standards and her service is extraordinarily high.     

Deniis

well you cannot do better then that i suppose, and what are the calibre of ladies like, I have been to barranquila, i like the girls there and the agency I used there was great, but i wanted to consider Bogota, because here in the UK is not hot like baq, cartagena etc, it as seasons, summer, winter etc, so i thought well maybe if I did ever meet some one, the climate will not be a shock, i am trying to cover every angle to avoid any problems.
Her service does sound good with what you have said, the fact there are so little no shows, the fact she personally interviews ladies is a plus, my only thing is when i looked at the site, registered etc, there was only 317 ladies on her site, deniis is this all she as? or does she not put all ladies on the site?
I am 34 years old, so the age think should not be a problem for me.
I speak quite good spanish, and some experience with dating colombianas.
any more advice deniis will be great, you can pm me if you wish

[GatoAzul]

I bought a membership in March,2009 at Consuleos agency  to date Ive met 22 women for a first date or more.   

Hey Casanova, not everyone is going to live in Bogota and they will not have time to date 22 women 

By dating 22 women, you are making some of us think that women at the agencies are very choosing, and therefore making them having 2nd thought.

By counting 22 women, did you keep record in your black book??? 

[Kiltboy1]

I looked at the site and the women are typical Bogotanias which means spfisticated professional types that can be choosy, which to me is a good thing. Last thing I would want is a desperate poor bario chica looking for a way out. if A Bogotana likes you, it is because she likes you and does not need your money or visa. If I were in the game still, her service would be the only one I would consider.

KB

[dennislevy]

Craig1974

I dont have any need for a PM, anything I would say is for public consumption.  i remember you had used Jamies agency in  BQ, I admire jamies business model, Ive had  two American friends who married women from Jamies agerncy in BQ after trying agencies in other cities. 

and I think that Jamie and Consuleo give the best service in Colombia. 

Yes,, she only has 317 women in the agency and her theme is quality and not quantity.,  And Im quite sure she charges more for memberships then Jamie can in Baranquilla . 

The other Bogota agencies, LLM and LAI wil take just about anyone´s money.  Consuelo requires that they have a job or a business when they join the agency, obvioulsly things change for some women...

And they dont hang around the agency.  Its not an agency where clients mix, men and women only meet at the agency for their dates.

As Ive said, as of yesterday. ive met 22 women at that agency and more then 120 women in Colombia since January 2008. I live here, so I dont have time constraints and I can be more flexible and meet women that other guys here for a vacation woudnt even think of.   

At Consuleo´s agency  Ive never had what I would call a cita from hell, Ive met some women who I wasnt attracted to and they may well have felt the same about me, we had coffee or a light lunch, chatted for 60 or  90 minutes and then moved on. 
Almost all of the women I met had university educations and professional jobs. Its an a gency where  a man has to spend some money, if a man wants to sit on a couch and talk for  60 minutes with a woman before he decides to buy coffee , this agency isnt for him.

craig1974, i odnt know how old you are, but if you are itnerested in women under 30, Consuleo has some beautiful women who get alot of attention.  Typically her male clients are younger, Im 56 and Im probably one of the older ones and I date women in their late 30s and older. 

If you have other questions, feel free to ask in public or private.

dennis
Bogota

[lite sweet dude]

If I was doing Colombia again, I'd definitely pick Bogota over the coast for climate reasons. No doubt there are some cuties on the coast but I could never feel comfortable and be myself when I was soaked in sweat.

[soltero]

You can go to Bogota for the Rolas, Medellin for the Paisas, or Cali for the Calenas, or Barranquilla for the Barranquilleras, but you need to take your time, stop trusting ANY agency completely and choose wisely. No matter what you bring home, you can't be mad at 'em because the decision to do so is always yours!

[GatoAzul]

If I was doing Colombia again, I'd definitely pick Bogota over the coast for climate reasons. No doubt there are some cuties on the coast but I could never feel comfortable and be myself when I was soaked in sweat.

Last time (March) when I went to Bogota to stay there for 7 days, it rained every single day!!!

[dennislevy]

Absolutely, you cannot expect any agency worker to give you a guaranteed thumbs up on the girl you might be interested in. 

But, there are people who own and work at agencies who have the honesty to say ...dont choose her, she isnt the right one for you. 

Jamie in BQ is like that (read the PL posts of rcjs) , Consuleo in Bogota is like that and I did it when I worked at LAI in Bogota.

But, when I first came to Bogota in January, 2008, I chose a beautiful woman at LLM for a novia and the relationship broke up very shortly after I returned to the US...so there wasn t a lot of money spent.  I was ahead of the curve for most gringos on their first trip, but I still had an awful lot to learn and take in.  And the agency worker, an American amed Jim Southard said that she would be a handful.  He was right...so I dont  blame him or anyone else for my mistake in judgement.

Finding a foreign woman and bringing her back to your country is your decision, no one else.

Finally, if a guy wants to find a wife...not just date women, but find a wife, the weather shouldnt be a big factor in his decision of where to go.   If he wants a paisa, great and of course....the weather is terrific in Medellin...but if he wants a dating pool of sophisticated professional women and he thinks Bogota is where that pool of women is...then stop complaining about the weather in Bogota. 

you cant control the weather,,,you can always control your attitude.   

dennis

[Researcher]

             The weather in Bogota isn't that bad,IMO. The people that live there say it is cold sometimes but I never need more than a jacket. My wife arrived here in November of last year and I kept waiting for one of those cold days with north winds that we get(we don't get that many).A few of those days came and we were walking outside and I asked her if she thought it was cold like in Bogota.She replied "a little more cold, but my ears hurt!"


          Researcher

[raycjs]

Craig1974

Good to see you are still looking to persue your dream of happiness.. As per Dennis's advice i spoke to that agency a few time's and they sound very professional and as kiltboy Say's these women are professionals.But always keep in mind you have to be the one to make the final decision But the advice you are getting is top notch.


Best of luck to you

Ray

[ignorante]

I cannot find her prices on that web site anywhere.  Does anybody know what she charges?

[AndyLee]

A few thoughts on this whole thread....
first of all, the prices are not on the web site, you have to contact Consuela directly for the prices....sort of a bummer but that's her business model, so be it. she's expensive but what she has to offer is the better of the better in this country.
Second, get over the weather guys. It's not about the weather, it's about the woman of your dreams. If she was in Death Valley, hottest point in US, would you let the weather stop you? If she was in International Falls, Minnesota (record cold for US continental) would that stop you? I lived in BAQ for a few weeks and believe me, it ain't that bad or that good. I lived in Bogota for a few weeks and believe me, it ain't that bad or that good. It is what it is. Best weather in Colombia in my humble opinion is Santuario, Risaralda, elevation 1550m. Eternal spring without the pollution, congestion and noise of Medellin, which incidentally is at the same elevation as Santuario. For an agency in the "best climate zone" try colombiancupido.com or manizalescupido.com. It's the same agency and same web site.
Third, caliber of women in agencies.......There is no doubt in my mind the education and sophistication level in the agencies is far superior to what you will find, as a whole, on the free-to-low-cost dating sites like Latin American Cupid and Colombian Cupid. You get what you pay for. If you are like me and demand brains with your beauty then maybe $2000 investment at an agency like Jamie's or Consuela's is a MUCH better investment for you than the $20 you spend each month on LAC or CC.
Fourth, I'm beginning to think DennisLevy is my evil twin .
We both moved to Colombia full time for the women. We both arrived in Colombia with just 3 suitcases carrying our worldly possessions. We both are too dumb to come up with a dapper and snappy screen name so we use our real ones. We both have dated over 200 women successfully....not bedded, mind you, but dated, as in "met for lunch or dinner". We both have short term novias that we learned a lot from. We both have still not me THE ONE that rocks our world. The similarities can go on.
My point in this "point four" is that a week or two visit to Colombia may not be enough time to find the love of  your life. Living here for a year hasn't been enough in my case, or his, so don't bet all your eggs on a one week visit to a city as a cruiser or a one week tour with an agency.
Point Five, I REALLY appreciate DennisLevy's candid assessment of LatinIntro.com, (Latin American Introductions in Bogota). I wish I'd tried that agency when he was working there, it might have been a totally different and much improved experience for me I am sure.
Another agency you might want to look at, ColombianIntroductions.com
BTW, I have no association with any of these agencies, and fer chris sake, I ain't no shill
(thanks Robert, for making note of that in a recent thread......just for the heck of it, I think I'll start a new thread one of these days entitled "If I Really Was A Shill")

[CalifSur]

The guy who created the this thread made his last thread in July 2010. He was apparently quite frustrated after 4 trips to Barranqilla (see link to thread here).  Looks like he gave up.

http://www.planet-love.com/forum/index.php?topic=5446.msg65524#msg65524

This is a direct quote from that thread:

"Well maybe its my bad luck that as put me off Colombia, As I said, I have been 4 times now to Barranquilla, I always appear to end up with a LIAR or a girl that is deceiving.
I decided early in my venture that I did not want a career girl, I just wanted a "plain jane" so to say. i havent given up totally on Colombia and did think about other places, but to be honest Cali and Medellin do not appear to me, especially Medellin.
I have a lot of experience with Colombia and now speak spanish very well indeed.
I got fed up with the social network sites like hi5 etc, colombiancupid etc.
To be honest fathertime I do not know what to do next? I learned spanish simply because I want to finally find someone special in south america and because I now speak it very well, do not want to have done this for nothing.
I know Brazil speak Portuguese so would be a problem there and I i did think about Peru but it doesnt seem to have the same quality of girls there and no agency."


A cautionary tale.........

[CalifSur]

I cannot find her prices on that web site anywhere.  Does anybody know what she charges?

I signed up for the "free" 7-day trial which gives you access to the member profiles. I am NOT sure if this "free" membership gives you access to ALL the women in her agency.  I wasn't that impressed with the selection....in both sheer numbers and attractiveness.  But I am screening for ladies with no kids which does narrow the field quite a bit.  

Also, I noticed several of the beautiful ladies she DOES have on her site list their professions as "model/actress"........I live in So.Calif. I am NOT gonig to So. America to look for that type of women. No thanks.

Of course, there are plenty of "regular" professional ladies on her site. So I don't mean to knock it entirely.

[z_k_g]

and fer chris sake, I ain't no shill
(thanks Robert, for making note of that in a recent thread......just for the heck of it, I think I'll start a new thread one of these days entitled "If I Really Was A Shill")

Andy,

Only a "shill" would say they are not a "shill", 

And you are trying to test our intellect here by saying "I ain't no shill"  A double negative  is an affirmative!! 

You Shill!!

Just F*ckin with ya!!!

We know you are legit you bum!! 

Zulu

[Researcher]

     Hey AndyShill, oh I meant Lee, LAI is where I met my wife so it worked for me.I can't imagine living in Colombia for a year and not finding the right woman. Could it be that you are enjoying looking?.....hehehe.... I would!


    Researcher

[raycjs]

i am glad to see Dennis and Andy enjoying life in Colombia, i could not imagine living there and being single. like researcher said you guys must be having to much fun dating and not really interested in settling down.

i hope you both continue to enjoy your life in Colombia


Ray

[Gromit]

A few thoughts on this whole thread....
For an agency in the "best climate zone" try colombiancupido.com or manizalescupido.com. It's the same agency and same web site.

I didn't know that www.colombiacupido.com reopened as they closed up shop a year a so ago.  (www.colombiaNcupido.com and www.manizalescupido.com aren't the same sites.  Drop the "n" and they are.)

A word of caution with any woman that you meet and fall in love with, using an agency or not.  Be sure to get to know her well before getting serious.  One of the ladies featured on that web site is a prepago.  I contacted her on another web site, www.colombiancupid.com and we exchanged email addresses.  I never followed up with her but did receive an email from her later that she sent out to all the men on her list offering her "services".

PD  You really think Manizales is in the "best climate zone"?  Â¡Guácala!  

[dennislevy]

Andy, thanks for the kudos..............i think! jejejeje, it seems as if do have a lot in common.

Someone asked about Consuelo s prices. I don t know if Consuelo has changed her prices, about ayear ago she moved the agency from her home to another location in North Bogota. But she was charging $895 for a one year membership and 695 for 6 months and i think 1495 for 3 years.

For the record, I know Consuelo very well, I m a former client of the agency and we are friends.I ve never gone out with her, or even attempted to....and its a running joke between us, because also she has never had the sllghtest interest in me, as well!

It s true that she never has more then 330 women at any one time...and some are and were registered with other agenices. She is an excellent business woman and she gets that men are the most important clients. Her model is different then Jamies agency. she want the men and women to meet one on one. But she is also concerned with details and she sits no more then 2 feet away from her assistant, so she knows what is oging on ...in contrast tot he agency owners of LLM and LAI.

Remember that an agency does not guarantee suceess, at best if a man is realistc in his objectives...and choice of first citas it can and should put women in front of the man. How he fares.....is based on his judgement, his social skills and his undertanding of the culture, speaking Spanish is the most important asset a man can have.


The best agency experience I had was at Consuelo...and I would recommend her in the highst terms.