For the second time recently, I’ve received an email that, while it isn’t a question, is something I’d like to share with y’all. This is from a gentleman I’ve seen several times since moving to Seattle; he’s not a regular because it’s usually a while between visits, but he is a repeat client (and has on a number of occasions asked for references from me for escorts in other cities). We had an appointment set for this coming Saturday, but then yesterday morning I received this email (which I’ve edited slightly for discretion; I also asked permission to share):
Hello, Maggie. I found out that I need to be traveling to a different city on Monday, which means I won’t be making the Seattle trip this weekend. I know I have had to cancel the last two appointments, so I went ahead and sent a “full” cancellation fee since you would have only a short time for a reschedule. I appreciate your flexibility and friendship! I’m sorry for the inconvenience.
Just a few minutes before the email, a payment notification had popped up on my phone letting me know that my full one-hour fee had arrived. Guys, THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT! Let’s be honest; escorts are a luxury, and anyone who sees us with any regularity isn’t hurting financially. But working escorts arrange our schedules around appointments, which means that a cancelled (rather than postponed) appointment represents a loss of income; we can’t usually just reschedule another appointment into that time slot (especially when, as this gent mentions, I’m leaving town for a week the very next day). So if life happens and you have to cancel an appointment, a polite, respectful email like this one accompanied by at least some compensation (most guys send me $100 or a selection from my wishlist) goes a very long way to soothing the sting and staying on your provider’s good side. And if you’ve had to cancel before (as is true in this case), paying the whole cost of the missed session demonstrates that you respect her time and are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience; repeated excuses without compensation begin to sound like “the dog ate my homework” after the second or third iteration. The world isn’t a perfect place, and the best-laid plans of mice & men, etc. But making a little extra effort like this gentleman did goes a long way toward keeping you in the circle of gold-star clients whom escorts are happy to see and happy to recommend to others.
