IMO, Cancellations are worse for hobbyists than providers as I feel most
last minute dates do not usually work out.

You. I honestly can't recall the last time a gal cancelled on me. And this BS about it being worse for the guys than the gals is hogwash IMO. You live in a major metropolitan area, there should be plenty of gals willing to take your money. Try the available now feature on P411. Maybe you're just too hard to please or maybe have gotten a bad rep for some reason?  

In my vast experience, only had one cancellation and the lady kindly suggested an alternate provider.

.....and while in my home city I have only had one cancellation, and (of course)she texted to cancel  as I was driving to her incall. We rescheduled for the following week and all went well.

I usually book 3 hr slots with out-of-towners.

in 3-4 years.

Every visit I partake is pre-booked because I arrange my work around my fun and have to travel into the city. I had an early morning cancelled through an agency for a visiting provider because they expected me to reconfirm by 8:00 am even though I had confirmed the evening before. When I called for the hotel location at about 9:00 am for the 10:00 am appointment, I got the we gave your appointment away BS. That's my one bad experience with a dozen or so prebooks. Definitely as bad as it could be as I was pretty stoked to meet this lady.

n Mon I am seeing someone I booked literally a month ago.

or NCNS over the last ten years or so.

I've had three same day cancellations. One said she had a family emergency, one said her civvie life caused it, the third just flaked. I usually book well in advance. In my home city, when I see the ad posted. Usually three weeks ahead when I'm travelling. Recently, I had a Vegas girl cancel the day before due to illness. We had seen each other before and it was a multi hour session, so I don't think she was lying. She also set me up with a girlfriend. Bottom line, you never know for sure if she just got a better gig.

I've only ever had one cancellation, and that was because she blew out her engine on the way to my city. She texted me to tell me that and cancel. Next time she was in town, she "made it up to me".

and I have been canceled/rescheduled on 3 times out of my last 7 dates and in all 3 cases I eventually saw the girl. Im pretty laid back and life happens plus im still new so I just rolled with it. They were for the most part or at least as far as I could tell legitimate cancellations(like family issue, girl got in to late the night before and wouldnt be ready in the morning, scheduled wrong day). Only one I really regret rescheduling for earlier in the day because it ended up being a somewhat rushed session. Now the one girl that flaked on me twice ended up being my favorite session to date, absolute true GFE experience.  

only once or twice has a lady cancelled.

how flexible my time for P4P is. Once in a while something frees up my calendar on short notice and then I try to fill the time slot with a lady.

It seems to be standard operating procedure. Reason they providers know and think guys will come back. Very few guys will teach a provider a lesson by not re-booking. They come up with all types of the excuses. 99% of the time they are laughing and there is phone is ringing on guys call at the appointment time. I have seen it happen with both high and low end providers. Many will double book or see a guy with a longer appointment time. The ones with a bad reputation are not able to raise their rates.  

...so far, one ncns and one same-day cancellation in four years.  So my experience is not at all similar to the OP's.  Hmmmm.....

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