To bad because from the Indies and the agency that have been contacting me, they  are sick and tired of it just as much as me and others. In fact many have told me that they are thinking of taking NYC and LI off their frequent schedules. Or instilling deposits (something I won't do) Who looses? The guys who like divercity. Me,...hey I can go to Conn, Boston, NJ  or elsewhere and still do great.  I will still keep my LI monthly trips, since I have a good client base out there as well as my monthly pre-booking incentives. Others though may not be fortunate enough to have the high % of regular callers , which makes a very big difference.

It is all in your hands gentlemen! Please, not everyone does this. In fact most are good enough to always show up on time impecably groomed, others who must cancel do so asap. Problem is the games that are being played with these constant no-shows, not just for me but many others Indies as well as an agency.

I only know that they are a TER member if they tell me themselves. I will ask where someone heard about me and if they say something like eros I know they are full of it. Most common answer is "the internet" Where I'll ask "where on the internet?" They sometimes respond with "your website" which doesn't really help me, since these questions are a way for me to feel the person out. I usually mean where did you hear about me, your friends recommended me, a provider did, on TER or one of the other boards. It they say TER I still don't ask who they are unless they choose to tell me, if they are someone that doesn't like giving out info, then I might ask them to pm me just to verify that in fact they are going to be someone that is legit and not someone doing a favor for the competion.