Watch instead of money

[Strawberryblonde]

I'm fine with amazon vouchers, I already bought all sorts of things from the site with often free or low postage. Books for my courses(Kindle books don't require postage, and sometimes there isn't enough time before deadlines to go to the bookshop and wait for it to be ordered in), just bought a new ipod shuffle, there's a discounted shop for my favourite lingerie brand on there, sportswear, trainers, loads of things.

I have enough cash going through the bank to fund everything else, and it's only 1 in every 5 or 6 bookings which pays that way(either as a deposit, or full fee), so it's not a problem.

Really 1-5, that seems like a lot, do you state on your profile that vouchers are a payment option.

I've always found that good old fashioned cash is the best way to get me through the door.

I take a deposit from all new clients, and offer amazon as an option. This is mentioned on my AW profile, and my own website. The remainder is paid in cash when I arrive, some opt to pay the entire fee by amazon. I also have a bank account which accepts cash or transfers - that's the other option, once again some will pay that way in full, others just the deposit then cash on arrival.

Once I've had one booking with someone I don't require a deposit for future bookings (unless they've proven to have a habit of serial cancelling), so they pay in cash as usual. At least 50% of my business is made up of repeat clients.