<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" lang="EN-US"> Jonathan, How do you manage to have no-shows only for the last appointment? I used to get upset about no-shows.  Nowadays I'm more ambiguous on the subject. Plus:  A (usually) welcome break in the day.  Minuses:  I frequently turn business away to keep my schedule sane, and that appointment could have been used by someone who really wanted it.  Also, my income for that day will decrease 20% I leave a form letter at the door of no-shows.  It states that if there was an unforeseen emergency, just let me know and we'll reschedule -- no problem.  If there was an oversight on their part, we all make mistakes, but there is a loss for me because now it will take two appointments when I will only be paid for one.  Our policy is to absorb the loss for the first occurrence.  Second occurrence will yield a bill for half the normal tuning charge.  It is up to the client to contact me if they want to reschedule. I'm not aware that anyone has gotten angry over my policy.  It also does a little to educate the client, who may have never stopped to think of the impact on the tuner's life.  Some call back to reschedule with profuse apologies.  Others I never hear from again.  I don't get upset.  Life is life. Contrary to Wim's statement that he will never get paid for no-shows, it can happen, but it's rare.  One woman felt so badly that she sent me a check for the full tuning charge.  I followed my policy, rescheduled, and charged nothing additional for the "prepaid" tuning. Regards, Clyde Hollinger, RPT Lititz, PA, USA Jonathan Finger wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>  <div class=Section1> <div class="MsoNormal">Are you kidding?  I love no shows!  It’s an early end to a day J</div> Of course, it’s a different story when I drive an hour to get there.  But that problem’s simple to solve….   Confirm appointments.  Call and confirm the night before, and you won’t have many no-shows</div> </blockquote> </body> </html>