But if your getting lots of cancellations or fake calls maybe there is something else going on here. I guess this is the way of the future, just not my way of the future. Cash is king, fuck paying deposits electronically!
You been surprised on how many time wasters there is. I mean personally in 10 years i maybe had to cancel like 2 or 3 times, and those were 24h prior, and i hated doing that. Once i had to reschedule an appointement and jasmine/Melody was super nice to accomodate me, that one is probably the closest to a late cancellation i had to do. In short story i was going to Montreal with a friend for a show and he was pissed off i would leave him alone for 1h/1h30 to meet someone. He told me the morning he wouldn't come if i would do it. So i had to change my plans as i didn't want to go alone at the show. Ended up staying one more day in MTL and seeing the person i was supose to see on that day while his sister (wich was our ride to come back) picked him alone. It was not a logistical fun but the meeting was worth the trouble ultimately.
But anyway what i was saying is when i book, i always intend to meet, and only reason why i would need to cancel would be an extreme one. I do inquire by mail or text at times for services, rates etc (if not listed) but i don't consider that "time wasting" , i mean i need those infos to book. Sometimes i follow up, some other times not.
But there seem to be a lot of guys who straight up don't care. They will book and cancel or ghost without warning. For them its a "game" i supose and if they ain't feeling it for whatever reason, they just cancel. This is a huge lack of respect. It does happen.
So yes i can UNDERSTAND that some providers are frisky to schedule without deposit, but i feel if you provide your merb/perb/terb handle and you have a history of reliance and everything, it should be enough. And by the way, always confirm by PM the person is who they say they are. Some peoples could say they are me and schedule and then cancel, i wouldn't want that on my rep lol.
We are lucky in Montreal that deposits and deep screening is not required most of the time. So i guess if we get asked about an electronic deposit we can refuse and see someone else.