Last week, I booked with a masseur I found on the internet, like so many others. He required a few days notice ( a little unusual, because most people do day-of or next-day) and then a pre-payment. I was a bit unnerved by that, but thought that it wasn't a bad business model, cutting way down on the possibility of a client no-show. It hadn't occurred to me that it could be used as a weapon.
First, the day before the appointment, he said he wasn't feeling well and needed to reschedule. OK. It happens. I have had to do it too. We rescheduled for three days later. Then, three hours before the rescheduled appointment, he texts and says he is getting his tires fixed and that he will need to reschedule again. I ask for my money back (nicely). He says I signed a contract and that there are no refunds. Only then did I call him a scam artist and a small-time conman and block his texts. Then, I get an email threatening me with libel if I leave a bad review on his company site.
I will not hurt because of the lost money. I don't want this event to hang around my space any longer either. I really hate when someone who is supposedly in a helping profession harms potential clients. Feeling the exact opposite of why you go to a bodyworker - groundedness, health, held space, gentleness, healing - is unpleasant.
Below you will see his company page on Facebook and the email he sent.
Please avoid this person. There are so many of us who want to help and make the world a better place.
With best wishes for spring renewal!
Larrty
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