A Hat Trick Of Cancellations

I hit the Trifecta this week! 3 shoots scheduled, and 3 cancellations at the last minute. That does piss me off! Especially when 2 of the guys knew they couldn’t make it, but didn’t let me know until I e-mailed them to confirm the time. Even then, both waited until the last minute before getting back to me. I know that if I had not e-mailed them, they just would not have shown up. And the one guy who did write (at the last minute) to cancel was the same guy who canceled on me 2 weeks ago (at the last minute)

I know that for them it’s no big deal, but I put a lot of work into planning, setting up, and getting ready. An hour of fun for the guys is quite a few hours of work for me, and when they don’t show, that just becomes really wasted time! I have other people who are quite serious about getting together that would have shown up, but because these guys give me no notice, I just don’t have time to get someone else over. It is very frustrating for me.

I do this as I think it is a great way to show my thanks to my fans. It’s also something fun and personal that I can do for my website and for people to see, and it’s something fun and anonymous for the people that come over.

I really don’t know what to do anymore. Over half the guys I have had set up to come over for some fun have either cancelled at the last minute or just never showed up. Why do people do that to others?