I've had an inordinate number of people changing plans before confirming their bookings. Why so many flakes?
I've have a lot of bookings in the past month that have gone like this:
- Owner contacts me
- We chat, then schedule a meet & greet.
- We meet up. The pet & I hit it off. I seem to impress the owner. I hit confirm on my end.
- The owner never hits confirm and I inevitably get a message saying that their plans have changed.
Now, if it was just once or twice, I'd believe them and let it slide. This has happened 7 times, 5 in the last month. There have also been 3 other bookings where this happens, but those at least have the owner telling me that they're getting a different sitter. So, what's the deal? Why am I getting so many flaky clients?