Hope this will make u all smile......when i was new to the job,many years ago ,i had a call from a guy wanting to book me. he said on the fone hes a baker and asked if id like a few Cornish pastys when he came to see me,i said oooh lovely,yes please. Along he came,with 6 delicious looking pastys. took him to the bedroom,did the necessary then as he was leaving he handed me 30 quid. I looked at it and said sorry but its ?60 for half hour...he looked at me and said ,"thats why I bought the pastys for you, cos I cant afford the full amount"  Its not often im gobsmacked ,I just stood and watched him go out the door lololol. I learned very quickly from that to always get the money up front........
ps I can say the pastys were the nicest Ive ever had