Personally, I have no issues with deposits as I have seen 2 providers in Halifax whom I have done this already. My issue is when you are to get back your money. I paid a hefty deposit for a dmty for a reputable Montreal provider since I live light years away from SPs. However, she ended up cancelling due to challenges on her end in getting bookings in my area. (I literally told her my area is a SP desert hence the dmty) She did not even volunteer to resend the money, I had to ask when she would send back the funds. She told me that her place had been recently damaged and so she would send me the money at the end of the next month. Like huh???? While I sympathize with her dilemma, in no way, shape or form is my money, for unrendered services, to be used to offset her financial demands. Clients are always pressed about the importance of deposits but when you are to get back your money, you to behave like an ass to get it back. This is literally the reason I stopped lending money in my personal life because why am I pressuring someone for my money??? Crazy