Cancellation advice

[rdwyer78]

I booked a week in advance with a visiting porn star escort for a multi-hour session. Now three days out, I may have a work conflict. So should I cancel? If so, how far out should I cancel given that the escort is only in town for the weekend?

[+ Travis69]

I would cancel now if you think you can't make it. The sooner you do it the less pissed he will be. You need to give him the opportunity to book other people.

[down_to_business]

There is a good chance he will be pissed in any case, but I agree 100% with Travis that cancelling sooner is always better than last minute because there is a chance that he can rebook the time with someone else if he has notice and almost no chance if you cancel at the last minute.

 

Perhaps you can ask him if it would be OK for you to call him after you find out your schedule for certain and rebook him if he hasn't already filled up the time. It would be really uncool to wait until the last minute to cancel on anyone.

[seeker630]

There is a good chance he will be pissed in any case, but I agree 100% with Travis that cancelling sooner is always better than last minute because there is a chance that he can rebook the time with someone else if he has notice and almost no chance if you cancel at the last minute.

 

Perhaps you can ask him if it would be OK for you to call him after you find out your schedule for certain and rebook him if he hasn't already filled up the time. It would be really uncool to wait until the last minute to cancel on anyone.

 

I agree. And if he's traveling, the loss of a multi-hour appointment might make the difference between making a profit or not, so I think you should give him the opportunity to ensure he has enough appointments to come out ahead.

[corndog]

Why not tell him something like:

 

"Unfortunately, I may have a work conflict with the appointment we scheduled on xxx at xxx. I'd still like to see you, and I'm hoping that this conflict doesn't actually happen, but in all fairness, I think you should accept another booking if the opportunity comes up. I'll let you know for sure as soon as I know, but I thought it would be better to contact you now than to wait until the last minute."

 

Unless he has planned his travel around your appointment, I think that three days is reasonable cancellation notice. I would hope that he would appreciate your honesty and try to fit you in (so to speak) if your conflict is resolved and he still has time.

[Keenan]

Cancel sooner rather than later if you can't make the appointment. Maybe to stay on good terms though why not offer a cancellation fee of maybe 50% of what he would have made? It will show you were serious about the appointment and care about his time too and possibly lost money.

 

Keenan

I booked a week in advance with a visiting porn star escort for a multi-hour session. Now three days out, I may have a work conflict. So should I cancel? If so, how far out should I cancel given that the escort is only in town for the weekend?

[orbital sander]

Cancel sooner rather than later if you can't make the appointment. Maybe to stay on good terms though why not offer a cancellation fee of maybe 50% of what he would have made? It will show you were serious about the appointment and care about his time too and possibly lost money.

 

Keenan

 

50% of a week might seem a bit high for some...

[Keenan]

He booked for a multi-hour session. I meant 50% of the multi-hour session so if its a two hour session then he would pay 50% of the two hour rate.

 

Keenan

50% of a week might seem a bit high for some...

[orbital sander]

He booked for a multi-hour session. I meant 50% of the multi-hour session so if its a two hour session then he would pay 50% of the two hour rate.

 

Keenan

 

Whoops, I read too fast, I see it now. That might make more sense.

[SteveEscort]

Cancel sooner rather than later if you can't make the appointment. Maybe to stay on good terms though why not offer a cancellation fee of maybe 50% of what he would have made? It will show you were serious about the appointment and care about his time too and possibly lost money.

 

Keenan

 

Don't feel obliged to pay any escort a cancellation fee and that's coming from an escort.

 

I have never charged any clients, regular or new, a cancellation fee. There's usually no need because we can often book another appointment in. Giving 3 days notice is more than sufficient and things happen in peoples lives. Any good escort will understand and not make a fuss. The only time I get pissed off is when someone books something weeks in advance, never shuts up about it by email or phone and cancels on the day or goes silent, but it comes with the territory, if's he's verbally pissed off and a bit rude to you then chalk it down to experience. I might get pissed off when it happens but I never show it because that client may come back and book another 4 appointments with me.

[Michael Wayne]

alert him to the possibility NOW then the ball is in his court. I would appreciate that and be available to you if your schedule allows. If he gets mad and goes off on you then he probably was not a good choice anyway. As an escort learning to accept cancellations without getting pissed is a very hard thing to do but if you handle it with grace then chances are good the client will call you again. http://www.rentboy.com/mikey9nola1

[unsub2O17]

I've had escorts cancel at the last moment (all for very good and considerate reasons). That's frustrating, but, at least, there's not the financial loss to add insult to injury.

[jawjateck]

I've never cancelled with less than 24-48 hours notice. I have successfully re-scheduled in that time period on numerous occasions with many happy results. I've only had one escort cancel an appointment with me (for a good reason), and was given 24 hours notice. I've had some "forget", no-show, no-call, no-email, no-text, no-nothing. That's irritating when it happens, and then I think about the great providers of Hooville who experience this from flaky clients regularly (see Zach's thread). I wish we were a more honorable people, where our word meant something......

[tom1980]

Why not tell him something like:

 

"Unfortunately, I may have a work conflict with the appointment we scheduled on xxx at xxx. I'd still like to see you, and I'm hoping that this conflict doesn't actually happen, but in all fairness, I think you should accept another booking if the opportunity comes up. I'll let you know for sure as soon as I know, but I thought it would be better to contact you now than to wait until the last minute."

 

I think this is exactly the right approach. You are giving plenty of notice to allow him to schedule someone else. You are being considerate and respectful, and he has no reason to be upset if he receives an email like this 3 days before your meeting.

[unsub2O17]

The only reason that I can possibly think of for not cancelling just as soon as you know there is a conflict is if you're trying to figure out a way around the conflict. Otherwise, look for a different time.

[unsub2O17]

I simply must tell a quick story here (sorry if this looks like a hijack!!). After my very first escort encounter, I started experiencing hip pain which was quite disabling. Turned out to be my very first hip strain and has since resolved with no lasting problem or recurrence. But I wrote the escort with whom I had already made a second appointment that I thought that I would need to cancel and why. We did, subsequently, reschedule and have had many fine times since. But, since then, he's always been just a bit too concerned about me. It's kind of cute, and i don't even know if it was something he or I did.

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