The deposits thread has posts on it as recent as December 2024, November 2024, September 2024.

I must be blind because I don's see any new posts, or it's just chatting from previous conversations and as I read it it makes no sense to me... there's no sequence or something. Idk, but the deposit topic is a mystery to me 

Could be the time of year, people are skint, I had loads cancel this weekend because of the snow! You’ll find sometimes you can be proper busy and then others it’ll be dead, sometimes for no apparent reason x

I offered a reschedule because of the snow and mixed conditions, main roads are clear but can depend where exactly a person is and my location too. He was happy to travel but I wanted to know what I was doing with my day - make use of the time in other ways rather than 'check-in' and wonder. This comes after hanging-on, being understanding quite a few times in the last three months. I would rather plan my day than build myself up for nothing, might be worth knowing it was a BDSM style booking which requires preparation and getting into mindset even if just for some tie and tease.

Also had some cancel or not be able to commit because of relatives changing plans, did cause an issue because for one outcall I had arranged things to be done whilst I was out, but I managed to work from home around it.

On the other hand plenty of clients did make it, totally determined and or didn't have far to travel.

thank you so much for your input! I have read on deposits but the info seemed old, and as things always change and progress so fast, I wasn't sure how up to date that was.
Thank you for sharing this, it's definitely reassuring me. I have a bank account that's not linked to anything but my real name, would you recommend I share those details for the deposit?
I also have SumUp reader... haven't used it in years but I think you can share a payment link on there to make a remote payment. Not sure

The deposits thread has posts on it as recent as December 2024, November 2024, September 2024.

Are you taking deposits? Has that worked for you?
Also, is deposits a new thing in the community?

I tried asking a few clients and they seemed wary of this in general. Like I am an alien and they never heard of a word “deposit”

There's a thread about deposits, when I first started asking (10 years ago) it was new clients who suggested it. Yes many won't, but many will. Deposits aren't new but were rare, however with the increase in remote payment options combined with punter/client unreliability there seems to be an increase in escorts deciding to start asking for deposits.

Regards reasons anyone can say anything, however there are clients who never or very rarely cancel, they plan carefully, and if an issue arises they fix it.

I will write a separate warning for the situation that happened but during my final day in Belfast I got an enquiry for an incall. This guy asked for my postcode for which I gave him, however when it came to finalising the booking I found it he had a serious stalking history and so did not finalise a booking with him and stopped responding to his messages.This happened at about 4pm and initially didn't worry me as I knew Id be flying home the next day. I continued to see clients throughout the day and they told me that there was a strange man outside my apartment building who was asking them if they were going to see me and just generally accosting them. At first I though they were joking/ having me on but it was until about 8pm a client whatapped me pictures of the guy and his car parked right outside the entrance of my apartment building before and after an hours booking. i called 999 and asked if they could bring police to remove this guy from the place and the 999 call handler was extremely rude to me. He thought I was wasting 999 time as this wasn't an emergency even though I'd told him that judging from the ugly mugs reports there was a high chance this could escalate to violence. The 999 Handler actually began shouting at ME to the extent that to de-escalate the situation I had to cut the call on him and call the police myself to get someone down. Im genuinely in shock as I type this and Im looking for.a way to lodge a complaint against the call handler and have the call reviewed. Is there any way to do this? I wasn't rude to the handler in anyway and was left shaking at how suddenly he turned red during the call.