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In response to "Holy crap. Text from dentist: Confirm your appointment on Tuesday at 2pm, cancellation fee: $150. -- nm" by Max

just FYI, docs and dentists lose a LOT of money by people missing appointments.

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Nov 6 '15, 11:36

many times they could put someone in your spot with a bit of notice.

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Yeah, it can cause them to actually see patients *on time* instead of 45 minutes late. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:39 2
- lol, until you are the one who needs the immediate attention. - groiny Nov 6, 11:40 1
  - The majority of the time it is because they schedule too many appointments and can not keep up. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:42
seriously. I don't even understand how they keep food on the table for their starving children -- nm - decline Nov 6, 11:38 4
- I am not really going that far, just saying that there is a reason many charge cancellation fees now. - groiny Nov 6, 11:39 2
  - There is a difference between a Cancellation Fee and a No Show Fee, though. - Spawn Nov 6, 11:41 1
    - cancellation without enough time for them to be able to put someone else in that spot. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 11:42
- They might have to *gasp* sell one of their BMWs! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:38

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