
Originally Posted by
Magical_Hoohah
When I'm doing a booking with a reg, there are 3 pieces of info that I need from him: 1) does he want a show today (sometimes they're just saying hi), 2) what kind of show, and 3) how long. I usually start with very basic small talk like "Hi! How have you been?" Regardless of the answer, I give a quick, polite reply ("Glad to hear that! I'm doing well, thanks!"), and some sexy/cheeky version of "Want a show?"
If his answer to #1 is some chatty nonsense that doesn't answer the question, I just assume that he wants a show, say something that amounts to smiling and nodding ("That's awesome/that sucks"), and move on to question #2. If that also goes unanswered, I do the verbal nod and smile and move on to #3. If I'm still getting nothing, I say something like, "I'd love to play with you, but I need to know what kind of fun we're having and how long we get to spend together. If you just want the usual, you can go ahead and book at [my payment link]."
Then, like Laurie said, I just ignore him for 10-15 minutes (or until he sends me money). When his "time-out" is up, if he responded to me in any way (helpful or not), I tell him that I couldn't get back to him right away because someone else booked a show while he was chatting. Usually that's enough to whip him into shape, and he gives me the relevant info with minimal prompting. If it still doesn't work and he keeps wanting to chat, I just ignore him until he goes away, pays, or coughs up the info I requested. If I'm logging off and I've gotten a bunch of irrelevant messages from him, I say goodnight and make some comment about how I've been insanely busy all night and couldn't chat.
I know that sounds like a lot of talking, but even if he's totally uncooperative, I've only interacted with him 7 times, most of which are standard lines I have saved in Phrase Express. Since you're using email, you could probably condense it and request all the info you need in the first email. I only do it one at a time because I'm using Skype, and I find that many guys can only handle one question at a time.
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