Any experience with being charged a "cancellation fee"?  

At how much notice you give. If it's 24 hours plus, I would not pay the cancellation fee. If it's less, then I would pay it. However, I would make sure her website clearly states she has a cancellation fee. If this is the first you're hearing about it, I think you can ignore it.

I think cancelation fee is a good idea.

(after you paid it) to another date in the near future.

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Because she's a visiting provider and reliant upon pre-booking I can see there being an issue canceling the day before.  Someone earlier that week could have asked for your timeslot but were denied.  But half her hourly charge seems excessive.  Maybe $100 but not $250.

Good question.  No, there was no mention of cancellation fees.  Just re-checked her web page and, again, no mention of cancellation fees.

Ask her if it can be applied to a future visit, and mention to her there is no mention of a cancelation fee on her website-
If you're sick you're sick it's not like she wants to contract your germs?

I know a provider who's a consummate professional, who has a cancellation fee. But she communicates it:

He missed it by 40 minutes

+1...agreed

Every lady is different but most times when I have seen or heard about cancellation fees it can be applied to your next visit. In other words in your case (if this is her policy) you would pay her 250, but she deducts 250 from your next visit. It functions as a deposit. If you cancel the next visit, then she keeps the 250. Depending how badly you want to see her, you need to clarify it with her. If you don't care about seeing her again, then no big deal. What will happen to you if you don't pay the cancellation fee?  

Now, in my case it is clearly posted on my website, and I've begun telling gentlemen to read that page prior to setting our date.    

Right.  I can see a $50 or even $100 fee but $250 seems excessive.  I realize that she might not have been able to book someone in the time left but stuff happens and it's better to cancel than show up sick!

Aha!  Hadn't thought of that.  I just assumed the $250 was an additional charge.  I'll check although not clear to me how I'd pay her the $250 fee unless she wants me to mail or wire her the $250...

...... is often handled via gift cards, specifically e-gift codes.  Some ladies take PayPal, SquareTrade or similar, though.  

If her policy is 24 hrs before and he cancels at 23 hrs and 20 minutes away, a little common sense has to come into play on her part.

I once cancelled a service appointment only 5 minutes past the 24-hour deadline and they kept my entire deposit.  
Sure, I'd hoped they'd be kind about it, but they weren't; which was well within their rights.  

At least she better if she expects to ever collect any of these cancellation fees.

Personally, I think she should have cut him some slack since he gave her 23 hours and 20 minutes notice. I was just commenting on simple facts here. Kiki said he gave her 24 hours notice. The fact is he did not.

As deb said, gift cards are common. You buy the card then just email or text her the code. In any case I think her springing it on you after the fact, without having a clear policy on her ads or website, is uncool. Also, her not cutting you some slack for giving 23 hours and 20 minutes notice is also uncool. Thirdly I am guessing if she was the one who cancelled she wouldn't be paying you a cancellation fee. I wouldn't give her a dime, but the bottom line is if you still want to see her, and how badly. If so, you should be able to communicate and work it out. If not, just ignore her and move on.

23 hrs and 20 mins is plenty of time for her to "fill that slot" 🙈If you can't forgive someone 40 minutes when they contact you almost a full day before when they are sick you probably won't have too many repeat clients if you really are that rigid. Would she really want to see someone when they were sick???

I can see what some ladies do. Touring is an expensive business and if everyone who prebooked before your tour, leading you to believe costs were covered, then cancels when you arrive, you'll likely head home out of pocket. I personally don't think this is the type of industry where cancellation fees are appropriate, but then I don't ask for deposits or anything either.
I choose to tour and I accept that guys change their minds last minute or get cold feet, or life happens and I accept its part of my risk in doing this job. I don't want to be regulated in my work or sex life, which is why I do this work, so I accept men's lives can't be regulated either.
Often even with 24 hours notice though a booking space can't be filled by a new appointment so it's a monetary loss and she may not come back to your city again either way with too much of it

Almost all of my touring bookings are scheduled weeks, if not months, in advance.    

I haven't seen much touring ladies (probably only 1 so far, but she doesn't have cancellation fee), but i understand if she have cancellation fee because i believe most all of the touring provider have their schedule really tight and 1 or 2 cancellation would make a mess of their daily schedule.

Check her email reply to the confirmation to your date and auto-replies. She may have it listed there...

Again, the guy was sick.  Him saying it is good enough. He doesn't need a doctors note. I don't think he would get on here and start the thread if he simply flaked out or changed his mind. He was sick and had to cancel. The provider should not want to see someone who could expose her and all her subsequent clients to illness.  

That may be your policy but according to the OP it is not on her web page so it's her loss. Unfortunately some ladies claim this "cancellation fee" and I call it bullshit. I bet she would not dump her rate by $250 if she had to cancel.

clearly defined cancellation policy. My time expired while I was  
standing in line waiting to do an exchange. By literally minutes.  

I'm weally not feewing well today. Sowwy honey but I (cough cough)
have to cancel. Fuck, pussy that I am, I might show up sick to prove the point if I wanna stand a chance to see her (again?).  

Actually, I just this last evening canceled on a get with less then 6 hours notice and offered him a free hour on top of the time scheduled.

You should pay it unless you don't want to see her again. Btw you did NOT make the 24 hour time to cancel. You were 40 minutes too late. "Close enough" only applies to hand gernades and government work.

She told me where to park last thing I want is my car vandalized or cop to get me when there in the parking lot. Unless he pay by PayPal or credit card in advance  she not getting any cancel fee.  

That is your personal preference and I applaud you for doing that but the major majority of ladies would not think twice about doing the same thing.  

Hi There  

If the policy is on her website you have to pay. Period.

The OP CLEARLY said in a subsequent post that the hooker in question most definitely did NOT have a cancellation policy stated on her website.

BTW you don't have a word about YOUR cancellation policy on your website or ANY of your ads.

Put on?  
"Money grubbing cunts",  
yeah you actually wrote that one.  
Brilliant! Just fucking brilliant.  

because every one of those women are on my personal DNS list and it helps to find out by their board posts rather than finding out in person.

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This is nothing new coming from her.

Exactly why I have cancellation fees listed in plane sight in numerous places.

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what did you just say?.

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There are probably thousands of good stories out there about people genuinely respecting one another without a second thought. Around here, you get to hear the bad stories.  

I'd simply NCNS on her, that way she knows I have no intentions of paying a CF, or booking with her again in the future.

I'm sure you hide your TER name far from your P411 stuff don't you, ya little weasel? Your misogynistic and racist posts would never get you dates through TER so it leaves the question, Why are you on TER? My guess is you're a very insecure little guy who gets to "play" at who he would really like to be online. I'm sorry your real life sucks so bad.  Pathetic.  

product or service, you rarely hear from the 97% that are happy and satisfied with what they got.  You only hear from the 3% that are dissatisfied for whatever reason.

not in the first post.
 

I can't even think of a situation where I would pay a hooked a cancellation fee. I don't care if it is on her website or not.
Things happen unexpectedly sometimes, which is why they call them "unexpected" in the first place.
For a profession that gets paid for their "time", you would think they wouldn't fuck with ours so much.  
How many times have us guys had to hear about the "family emergency" or "give me 20 minutes sweety to freshen up", or worse, the show up and no answer situations?
Happens all the time on both sides, so we all just have to deal.