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Originally Posted by
CurvaceousKate
Personally I only ask for a deposit if someone has no client history, i.e. they can't give me a referral and they want to book in advance, book an outcall or an extended booking of more than an hour. On these occasions I feel that it is not wrong to ask for some kind of security.
If I'm to drive for 30 mins there and back to see a total stranger, not only are there there concerns that he may be an axe murder, but it could be a hoax and then I'm not just out of pocket for fuel costs, but I've also wasted an hour of my time on the road, so can't even pick up the phone to the next client to see them and with the longer bookings. If I know I have a longer booking I will either not work or see less people beforehand to make sure I'm fresh and have plenty of energy for them. I could potentially lose a whole days work based on a 'hope' the person would turn up.
So... you likely wouldn't be asked for a deposit from me either, but I have asked clients and clients do pay it. We can't all live on blind faith.
"The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation" - Henry David Thoreau.