Client who cancels the last minute...more than once. HELP!

[+ azdr0710]

you say he's a really nice guy and that could very well be true....next time you communicate with him, bluntly remind him he's cancelled several times and ask why....you can ask him if it's because of the nervous/whatever thing mentioned here earlier....

[Irtwo]

I don't get why a client would make an appointment more than a few hours in advance in the first place. How can you know days before that you're going to be in the mood for an escort at a set time on a particular day? I understand it makes it easier for the escort, but it doesn't seem realistic for the client. It's more of a spur of the moment decision.

[ErieBear]

I don't get why a client would make an appointment more than a few hours in advance in the first place. How can you know days before that you're going to be in the mood for an escort at a set time on a particular day? I understand it makes it easier for the escort, but it doesn't seem realistic for the client. It's more of a spur of the moment decision.

 

Mine are rarely spur of the moment. I live in a small town and have to travel to see an escort. My work schedule keeps me quite busy, so the trips are scheduled at least weeks, if not months in advance. Just remember that no one thinks exactly exactly like you and most of life is different strokes for different folks!

[maxwellissmart]

If you block the guy he can set up a new e-mail account and send you another e-mail. Just inform him that you will not set up an appointment with him without a deposit or inform him that you will no longer set up appointments with him at all.

 

Yeah, but if you tell him outright you won't set something up he may create a new email anyway—whether to try to see you or to try to fuck with you. Agreeing with a client that it doesn't work is one thing—blaming a client is something else entirely, even if it is completely the client's fault.

 

Perhaps the best route is to be perpetually busy. I think this generates less defensiveness on the client's part and risks less retribution.

[josephga]

make sure all appointments are finalized by phone. they are less likely to cancel or not show when they do that. I had less than 5 no shows and cancellations for massage in 2011

[robberbaron4u]

Be nice: inform him that you are "booked", and, as a courtesy, make a recommendation to him of another escort or masseur who would be to his liking.

[JT Brooklyn]

Mine are rarely spur of the moment. I live in a small town and have to travel to see an escort. My work schedule keeps me quite busy, so the trips are scheduled at least weeks, if not months in advance. Just remember that no one thinks exactly exactly like you and most of life is different strokes for different folks!

 

Totally Agree! I live in a Major Candy Store NYC. The waiting Period defintely adds to the "Overall Experience". Cumming is one of the Major Requirements I have always had with "Working Guys". Calling them and expecting that Scenario within a matter of Hours is Dicey at best. IF I'm that Horney I just Jerk Off and Save $$ on my impulse!

 

Traveler's in Hotels are more inclined to be the "can you get it up in an hour" type really!

[RockHard]

Always keep your options open.

 

Just...block the guy.

 

Cutting a customer off to access is burning a bridge. In business, especially a service business, it's never good to burn a bridge, unless the customer is out to do serious harm. If the first appointment was a success, it's better to give benefit to any doubt. After all, the customer did contact you to cancel.

 

There is no way to know a customer's truthful reason for canceling and, frankly, in the service business, you're not entitled to that "personal" information. When a restaurant or a high-end beauty salon receives a last minute cancelation, many have adopted a waiting list to fill last minute openings. There are no guarantees but a little built-in buffer can help. Bigger businesses have serious overhead costs if they don't fill the hour. But no respectable business is going to punish a customer who has a tendency to cancel at the last minute. Celebrity clients are a nightmare. It's rare for any person who works in show business to show up "on time," if they show up at all.

 

In the service business, the deal isn't done or successful until you get paid. Everything up to that moment can be thought of as a kind of negotiating dance.

 

Since escorting is a one-on-one service, Kevin offered the smartest suggestion. The best way to deal with a customer who goes on a cancel streak is to say, "I'd be happy to reserve another appointment for you, but my policy is: if a customer cancels more than three times, I require a one-hour prepayment to reserve future time." There's no need to go public with this policy, but you may wish to consider sharing the policy with the customer soon after the second offense.

[+ Axiom2001]

I mentioned I was new to this...Im still learning. Just because Im new doesnt mean I dont conduct my business in a professional manner.

 

As far as the fee...I really dont think Its a stretch...but again I came on here to ask from the point of view of those who have been doing this for awhile....

 

I think anyone client OR escort would be frustrated with this situation if they were the ones wearing the shoes

 

 

 

 

 

Honey, you sound apologetic here; YOU DON'T HAVE TO. Many of us read and wrote and sympathized. Why not leave it there and continue to read and accept whatever advice you deem

would suffice! - -

[Guest Hottiewithabody]

Honey, you sound apologetic here; YOU DON'T HAVE TO. Many of us read and wrote and sympathized. Why not leave it there and continue to read and accept whatever advice you deem

would suffice! - -

 

 

 

Thank You! Just the last guy who said "You must be a Newbie!" as if this was a bad thing...we all start somewhere!

[instudiocity]

The best way to deal with a customer who goes on a cancel streak is to say, "I'd be happy to reserve another appointment for you, but my policy is: if a customer cancels more than three times, I require a one-hour prepayment to reserve future time."

Yup, Yup, that's the ticket and if you get any blow-back from that policy, remind the gentleman that he has already figuratively removed compensation from you pocket TWICE!

[+ WilliamM]

No Easy Answer

 

Cutting a customer off to access is burning a bridge. In business' date=' especially a service business, it's never good to burn a bridge, unless the customer is out to do serious harm. If the first appointment was a success, it's better to give benefit to any doubt. After all, the customer did contact you to cancel. [/quote']

 

Excellent comments.

 

Yes, the customer did contact him every time to cancel. And the escort believes they really had a great session when they did meet.

 

I may be a fool, but there may be a logical reason for all the missed appointment (as unlikely as it may sound).

[devonhunter]

I would have stopped replying to him after the second cancellation. You should do the same.

[Guest Hottiewithabody]

Thanks Everyone

 

THANKS FOR ALL THE KIND WORDS!!!

 

 

Just an update after the last cancellation I never heard back from him. As confused and dissapointed as I was my policy will no longer be as flexible. Two strikes...

[Bosguy]

THANKS FOR ALL THE KIND WORDS!!!

 

 

Just an update after the last cancellation I never heard back from him. As confused and dissapointed as I was my policy will no longer be as flexible. Two strikes...

 

I believe you are making the right decision. 2 LAST MINUTE cancellations and you're done. I spoke with a number of respected escorts and clients and they also agree on both sides of the scenario. Good luck finding true "professionals"--there are lots of respectful guys out there.

 

Boston Bill

[ChiTown]

Evan,

 

You've gotten some great advice on this thread.

 

Most of us are in service related professions or industries and both appreciate and deserve to be treated with respect. Best of luck in your business, educational and engineering pursuits!

[Michael Wayne]

this confirms what I have been saying on here for months now and have started threads about: WE HAVE A NATIONWIDE EPIDEMIC OF CANCELLATIONS. tHE CANCELLATION RATE IS NOW ALMOST EQUAL TO THE BOOKING RATE! http://www.rentboy.com/mikey9nola1 ps I almost EXPECT a cancellation now which is ridiculous.

[Steven_Draker]

WE HAVE A NATIONWIDE EPIDEMIC OF CANCELLATIONS. THE CANCELLATION RATE IS NOW ALMOST EQUAL TO THE BOOKING RATE!

 

Now you're talking! This "Nationwide Epidemic" can quickly spread worldwide and become a pandemic threat. We should alert promptly the World Gay Organization.

[JT Brooklyn]

Now you're talking! This "Nationwide Epidemic" can quickly spread worldwide and become a pandemic threat. We should alert promptly the World Gay Organization.[/color]

 

Indubidably! Of course for those "Working Guys" with other sources of Income a Cancel doesn't ruin their day! So I guess I would just be extra nice to those "Income Provider's" who donot Cancel and get on with my day!

[maxwellissmart]

Now you're talking! This "Nationwide Epidemic" can quickly spread worldwide and become a pandemic threat. We should alert promptly the World Gay Organization.[/color]

 

We should find who Client Zero is... and kill him.

 

Sometimes that means all the other clients revert back to normal, like vampires. I seen it in the movies once. Naturally the first client we kill will insist that he's not Client Zero. He will be right. And the second will be too. But the third will be Client Zero.