That day at the fairgrounds when nobody showed up for their shoeing appointments

Last month I had 5 horses scheduled at the county fairgrounds near Springfield. I drove 45 minutes with my truck loaded up, got there at 7 AM, and three people just never showed. No call, no text, nothing. I charged one guy a cancellation fee but I'm still sitting on lost time and gas money. Anybody else deal with clients just ghosting you like that?

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jordanl821mo ago

Three people no-showed on you at once? That's wild.

matthew8641mo ago

Oh man that's INSANE. Three people at once? I'd be losing my mind. @blake_black47 is right though, it really does feel targeted when it happens like that. Getting even one cancellation fee out of it is a small win honestly.

blake_black471mo ago

Three no-shows in one day? That's brutal, I would've been fuming. I've been at this long enough to know people cancel sometimes but having three just ghost you at once feels like a targeted thing. Honestly I'm surprised you even got one guy to pay a cancellation fee, most of my clients act like that's offensive.