Can we stay on topic, please? If you want to discuss other forums and their contents/members do it by PM.
I only really decline bookings outright if somebody sounds so rude and/or unpleasant or their English is so poor that I cannot have a conversation with them on the phone or reply to their text/email. The rest of the time it's a combination of smaller things where one on it's own wouldn't make me turn somebody away but two might (and three or more definitely will).
These could be: not greeting me properly or addressing me by name, not having read my ad to the extent that they don't know where I am or my fees and the long, flowery emails with lots of pointless waffle - not necessarily graphic or explicit detail but anything (including OTT compliments) that suggests they've misunderstood how punting works. Referring to bookings as 'meets' and/or asking me if I can 'meet up'; I don't call the surgery and ask if I can 'meet up' with the doctor.
Also constantly messing me about changing booking times/details (not just running a bit late, or whatever), turning up early, and endless texting approaching a booking even though I ignore it. Plus anybody who comes over as being so thick that they're going to either forget to confirm on time, get lost because they can't follow directions or just won't listen to them and/or generally be completely indiscreet outside my premises - as nice as they may be, I don't need the stress.
Everybody else is good to go
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