As a newbie, I've obviously only had a limited experience with hobbying, as I've only done it for a relatively short time.  So, I'm only speaking from MY experience and by no means, am I saying this applies to all appointments anyone makes with a provider.  

OK, on to my point.  I'd have to estimate that over 90% of the time that I've scheduled an appointment a week or more in advance, the appointment has been cancelled and has had to be rescheduled or the appointment is cancelled and it ends up not happening at all.  It's been my experience that when I schedule an appointment 1 to 3 days in advance, the appointment has a much higher probability of happening at the originally scheduled time.

So, I think I'm going to go ahead and stop making appointments a week or more in advance, because in my experience, it's turned out to be pretty useless as the provider usually cancels and has to reschedule.  But this has been only MY experience, and I do not and cannot speak for everyone.  Has anyone else encountered similar problems when scheduling an appointment a week or more in advance?  Or has it been pretty smooth for you when you have scheduled this far in advance?  With such a higher possibility of cancellation, are there still any advantages to scheduling a week or more in advance? Just curious to hear the feedback of others on this subject.

and you are right to base your future decisions on past experiences. In my personal experience I have not had a problem with cancellations, booking ahead 2 weeks or so. While I have had a small number of same day appointments (only when schedules worked out, and screening was easy, or with repeat providers), I am usually a "plan ahead" guy and normally book 2 days to two weeks out.

Bottom line: do what works for you.

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I appreciate you sharing your experience, and am glad that cancellations haven't been a problem for you.  Like you, I'm more of a "plan ahead" guy, but my past experiences are making me more spontaneous or if I do plan in advance, it will be a couple of days before, as opposed to a week or more before.

You have to do what works for you! I actually just edited my earlier post to add that last sentence, and I didn't realize you had already replied to my post I'm sorry your planning ahead hasn't worked for you. And I'm sure your question here will probably have answers from people with your experience as well as people with my experience.  I doubt if there will be a concensus.

One possibility is if you schedule a 1 hour date, 2 weeks in advance, and someone else books a longer date for the same date, a lady may cancel you for the longer date. That is probably less likely to happen for a date planned with less advance notice.

Jack,

 My .02 cents; perhaps it's the providers, perhaps it's a real life scenario - bottom line, most providers are going to book you, mean to keep the appointment but, perhaps, have a guy who wants to book 2 or 3 hours with her that conflicts. As a business woman, how do you think she's going to handle that. My suggestion would be to "schedule" your time with yourself, contact a provider a few days out and she  if she can accommodate your time. If she can't, you still have time to react and find another provider. There's a pretty good chance though that, once you find a provider or two who you enjoy, she/they will be all for scheduling you a week or two in advance because regulars are something she/they would want to cultivate. As always in this line, YMMV. Don't be discouraged though, you'll find it will work out when you make it fit for you vice you trying to make it fit for her.

JC

This happens on the flip side for us providers too. I'll book appointments well in advance...ill travel to the city...and lo and behold, ncns, escuses, etc. Thus Ive refrained from WELL advanced booking as well. Good luck

when I try to schedule an appointment one week out, but I usually have a backup plan. I'll book one week ahead then reconfirm 3 days before the appointment. If there's cancellation then I go to my backup plan. The backups are usually someone on P411 because they are usually quicker with the screening process. Although I don't rely as much on reviews (for look and performance) in my selection process, I do pay more attention on ease of setup appointment and good communication. Why look for hassle when you can avoid it? This strategy has enable me to have 2 shots at an appointment for the time that I want.

I have always done advance bookings and in 4 years, canceled less than 5 times total. Since I am a low volume provider who rarely gets to work unless I travel, I can assure you that the guys who do book get top priority. Unless I am half dead or my child is really sick, there is no need to ever cancel. I am more than prepared both mentally and physically to perform at my best the day of the appt.

If this has not worked for you, by all means do what has. I just think the costant advice against pre-booking on here by guys who don't research properly, is counter productive to women who are in fact professionals. Some guys only book when they get a hard on, but very few top providers are going to cater to those types either.

If you're booking 3 days out, I would think that is a substantial amount of time. I usually only ask for 48 hours, because I too have to deal with men who have crappy schedules. It cuts both ways, so I can see your point. Many men book knowing they could get called out to work, and forget to mention that. That reason alone sort of hurts pre-booking.



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I agree. I have guys consistently pre-book a week-4 weeks in advance, & have yet to ever cancel, stop answering the phone, or just not show up. Once someone is booked for that time, it is theirs unless THEY cancel, & having someone else try to schedule that slot and bumping the initial client is not something I would ever do. Pre-booking with me is highly appreciated, as then I can adequately map out my week/month... I  would rather know what I have coming up in the next week, then have a bunch of "last-minute" schedulers.

with the thinking of you, London, and Nikki, and the providers Jack has seen are not A lot has to do with who you are booking with

I would have to guess it has more to do with your choices in ladies or just a string of bad luck.

I schedule about a week to 4 days in advance with local ladies at a minimum and even much earlier with touring providers. It's easier for me to free up the time that way. I've never had a NCNS and only 3 ladies even cancel on me the day before or earlier (although 1 of those ladies was several times).

2 of the women were on tour and had to cancel the trip or change their schedule and it wouldn't work for me. The other was my old ATF. Great reviews, drop dead gorgeous, excellent performance ... but a bit flaky. However, she always made up for it the next time I saw her. My point there is that even the very highly reviewed ladies (she was top 3 in my city and top 50 US) can be still be irresponsible. You just have to choose carefully and decide how much you're willing to deal with personally.

I could see this with a local gal as she is at home and shit happens locally with her and she has to cancel.  And also she might get a call from a regular who pays more, etc., so you get bumped.  

I see some long time favorite local gals, so I don't have that problem with them; and I schedule with traveling gals who really need the dates to cover their traveling costs, so getting bumped is not too likely (Though it did happen just recently, but it is rare.)

Try booking in advance with the traveling gals, and call the local gals with just 24 hour notice and see if that works out better.

These are local girls who have been canceling on me.  Yeah, I think it makes sense to plan more in advance with a traveling provider (I have yet to see one. So far, I've only seen locals) than a local one.  I appreciate all the responses. Thanks!

The main ones are how you are choosing providers, and how you are communicating. It does not take that much to schedule an appointment and then confirm the date and all the details at the right time and in the right manner. That process will reveal a lot about who you are dealing with.

But even before you get to that point, take some time to assess the lady in question - age, price, how you found her, what others say about her. All of that will provide clues as to how she does business. Most of the time you should know by the end of your first conversation or email exchange whether or not the lady is likely to be someone who is reliable and/or schedules her life more than 24 hours out.

As to your question - yes, absolutely, there are benefits to scheduling ahead. There are also benefits to scheduling at the last minute. Learn how to do both, and to use the proper approach for the lady you want to see and your mood at the moment. I usually schedule a week or more in advance, but there are times when I wait until the last minute to see what pops up... It keeps things fresh.

zig

As a relatively new provider, I absolutely LOVE when someone wants to schedule a week or 2 in advance.  That way, not only can I plan the rest of my time around you, that gives us the opportunity to get to know each other, and "play" a little bit with emails/texts.  It's a great way of making sure we're going to have a good connection and also, by communicating the whole time, we can both be sure that neither will cancel/no show.

And the tease of waiting makes it that much more fun!!!