[QUOTE=Vulcan1009;6844349]You see, I always book on the same day or a few hours ahead only, things in LA could happen anytime and if you cancel, that's a big no no to them. They could made money for the spot you book but now they don't. Just saying, I do business too.[/QUOTE]I think this is a good plan, but I pre-book because that is the only way to get a 9 am slot, which is the schedule that works best for me. The flipside is the booker might cancel. Maybe the girl got sick or her period, or other reasons. I'm fine with that.
The other thing is if I book same day, it's about a 1 in 3 chance I can't get the time I want even if it is 10 am (I prefer 9 am but will settle for 10 am). If I can't do that, I don't go. So for me it's a deal breaker anyways, without going into the details of my schedule. They have already lost my business if they can't offer pre-booking, so they try their best to do. I appreciate it. It's win-win. It is a good point that I might get sick, but I don't have a choice.
That said, they have no more right to cancel than I do. I won't fight this, but someone else eventually will. The last time an agency had a dumb rule - and it was pretty dumb - just one monger ended it. It was well documented on two forums and I had to see this first-hand because I used that agency during that time. It sucked a lot. But it worked.
And just to be clear, this is bad business. If the girl gets sick she is out thousands and mongers get sick. The owner is out hundreds, I won't say further. Only the booker comes out ahead, by that little bit of money. The girl then gets replaced but that doesn't hurt the booker in any way. They book multiple girls after all. In fact the 3 times they cancelled they immediately offered an alternative girl.
I draw the line at going both ways and making dishonest threats to involve other bookers. This is pure greed and also as others mongers testify, a lie based on fear and threats (they were able to book with other bookers no problem). As I pointed out, the motivation points to it being a lie, a lie that helps nobody else. And that is really their biggest mistake. To threaten people with a lie, for a rule they can't even follow themselves.
Name and shame Sessang if this continues.