I'm trying to sort out if VRBO will charge me the new Host fees of 12 % for this reservation request I received today that will occur in Dec, or if I will be charged the current rate because it is AFTER Oct. 29th Host fee hike?
Here is the reservation request I received (apologies for the small print; you can expand if necessary)
TIA !
PLEASE NOTE ON THIS POST:
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO MANAGE MY PROPERTIES... I'M LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO WRITE WELL-WORDED SENTENCES TO PUT IN MY LISTING.
After 11 years of Hosting and dealing with a lot of high-maintenance guests... I'm done accepting them. I just don't need the money that badly anymore that I'm willing to deal with their bullsh!t.
What is a High Maintenance Guest, you may be wondering?
Example from yesterday/today: THIS IS ONLY ONE SMALL EXAMPLE... PLEASE DON'T FOCUS ON THIS ONE INCIDENT. (And YES, if you're messaging a Host at 9PM for a POT HOLDER... You ARE High Maintenance...)
A guest asked if she and her group of 12 could have an early check-in because she had a baby (as if she's the first person to travel with a baby)
I told her we had other guests checking out that day, and the only way I could swing it was if she was willing to accept "imperfect cleaning... primarily, the floors won't be mopped to perfection, etc., and that also, when the crew gets rushed... things get missed"
Keep in mind, this is a 7-bedroom, 4-bathroom the crew had to flip in 5 hours.
I got her in an hour and 1/2 earlier than our normal check-in time.
Well, sure enough... I get a message at 9 PM:
"There's only one potholder", and apparently, one wasn't enough, and she needed a second potholder. I ignored her 9 PM message because, imo, it's insane to even request a second potholder... let alone at 9 PM.
I replied to her this morning at 9 AM and let her know that I was having a second potholder delivered to the house.
Today, I decided I no longer want to host these sorts of guests... I've done pretty well promoting Men's Groups (they are SO easy to work with... They check, I never hear a word from them, then check out... as long as the BBQ grill is working... I'm golden)...
But I still want to "weed out" the rest of the High Maintenance groups. I won't say "what" type of people make up these groups; I'll leave that to your imagination.
Feel free to judge me; I don't care anymore... I'm just looking for advice on how to politely WORD a sentence or two to let potential guests know we are no longer interested in constant hand-holding, etc. I want them to know if they are going to need a lot of "attention," our property may not be a good choice for their group.
I'm not interested in "lectures" about how I have to deal with the nonsense from guests, etc. As I mentioned, if my "requirement" offends potential guests and they don't book with me... I'm totally fine with that.
TIA !
After 11 years of Hosting and dealing with a lot of High Maintence guests... I'm done accepting them. I just don't need the money that badly anymore that I'm willing to deal with their bullsh!t.
What is a High Maintenance Guest, you may be wondering?
Example from yesterday/today:
A guest asked if she and her group of 12 could have an early check-in because she had a baby (as if she's the first person to travel with a baby)
I told her we had other guests checking out that day, and the only way I could swing it was if she was willing to accept "imperfect cleaning... primarily, the floors won't be mopped to perfection, etc., and that also, when the crew gets rushed... things get missed"
Keep in mind, this is a 7-bedroom, 4-bathroom the crew had to flip in 5 hours.
I got her in an hour and 1/2 earlier than our normal check time.
Well, sure enough... I get a message at 9 PM:
"There's only one potholder", and apparently, one wasn't enough, and she needed a second potholder. I ignored her 9 PM message because, imo, it's insane to even request a second potholder... let alone at 9 PM.
I replied to her this morning at 9 AM and let her know that I was having a second potholder delivered to the house.
Today, I decided I no longer want to host these sorts of guests... I've done pretty well promoting Men's Groups (they are SO easy to work with... They check, I never hear a word from them, then check out... as long as the BBQ grill is working... I'm golden)...
But I still want to "weed out" the rest of the High Maintenance groups. I won't say "what" type of people make up these groups; I'll leave that to your imagination.
Feel free to judge me; I don't care anymore... I'm just looking for advice on how to politely WORD a sentence or two to let potential guests know we are no longer interested in constant hand-holding, etc. I want them to know if they are going to need a lot of "attention," our property may not be a good choice for their group.
I'm not interested in "lectures" about how I have to deal with the nonsense from guests, etc. As I mentioned, if my "requirement" offends potential guests and they don't book with me... I'm totally fine with that.
TIA !
I'd like to get opinions on Hosts who do repairs themselves.
I do a lot of repairs myself, just out of necessity.
I can't name the countless drywall holes I've patched, textured, and painted myself because I just didn't have time between guest stays to schedule and meet with, then have them get the work done, etc., with a handyman/contractor, to do the work.
Sure, excluding dry time, it's probably only 2-ish hours of work... but it's still work.
So, is YOUR time valuable or not?
If yes, why does Airbnb not consider the time that it took for US to do the repairs as "work" that we should be able to charge for and get covered under Airbnb's damage policy?
Airbnb owes me a good deal of money (~$3000) in unpaid, completed reservations and has paused payment on all future reservations.
They claim I need to :
"Add your payout and account information"
I have added this information several times in the past month or so to no avail.
I can't even "add information" anymore because my information has already been added, so the page where I'm supposed to add it is just "frozen." It just shows a picture of some cartoon character that shows I've added it.
I've spoken with several Airbnb "customer service" agents, and also on the Airbnb "customer service" messaging area... they just tell me the issue has been "escalated" to a "Specialized Team Member"...
I haven't heard back from them in 3 days.
When I call and ask to speak with a Supervisor, I get put on hold for 20 minutes and then get automatically disconnected... this has happened 3 times.
I have a group of 13 guests who are supposed to be checking in within a couple of days... what should I do?
I'd hate to leave them without a place to stay, but having to pay to have the almost 5000 s/f home cleaned is almost $500 every time (I lose money on the "Cleaning Fees"). There's also the massive cost of the guests running the A/C for days on end during the almost 100-degree weather... It's not cheap to air-condition a 5000 s/f home.
What to do?
I have more guests expected the weekend after that and the weekend after that, etc.
Any suggestions?
I have been with Airbnb (as a "Superhost") for 11 years... my banking information is exactly the same as it was when I joined Airbnb, 11 years ago. Nothing has changed.
Thank you in advance for any information anyone can provide to resolve this issue.
Airbnb owes me a good deal of money (~$3000) in unpaid, completed reservations and has paused payment on all future reservations.
They claim I need to :
"Add your payout and account information"
I've done this several times in the past month or so to no avail.
I can't even "add information" anymore because my information has already been added, so the page where I'm supposed to add it is just "frozen." It just shows a picture of some cartoon character that shows I've added it.
I've spoken with several Airbnb "customer service" agents, and also on the Airbnb "customer service" messaging area... they just tell me the issue has been "escalated" to a "Specialized Team Member"...
I haven't heard back from them in 3 days.
When I call and ask to speak with a Supervisor, I get put on hold for 20 minutes and then get automatically disconnected... this has happened 3 times.
I have a group of 13 guests who are supposed to be checking in within a couple of days... what should I do?
I'd hate to leave them without a place to stay, but having to pay to have the almost 5000 s/f home cleaned is almost $500 every time (I lose money on the "Cleaning Fees"). There's also the massive cost of the guests running the A/C for days on end during the almost 100-degree weather... It's not cheap to air-condition a 5000 s/f home.
What to do?
I have more guests expected the weekend after that and the weekend after that, etc.
Any suggestions?
I have been with Airbnb (as a "Superhost") for 11 years... my banking information is exactly the same as it was when I joined Airbnb, 11 years ago. Nothing has changed.
Thank you in advance for any information anyone can provide to resolve this issue.
I left for a trip, 3+ days ago, and I was supposed to take my next shot the night of Day 1 of my trip, but I left my Tirz on my counter at home... (thank goodness there was only 1 dose left in it)
I'm on 10mg, 5mg twice a week.
I thought by now I would have zero appetite suppression, but the opposite is true...
Now, I have a lot more suppression, bloating, gas, reflux, etc., than usual. But... I have more energy. It's just not making any sense.
(I've never lost "Food Noise"/Cravings, so that's not a factor either way)
I track my shots, etc., on Glapp (I know it's not an exact science), and my levels are much lower, so shouldn't the Tirz be working LESS, not more?
Maybe 10mg is too high? So confused.
(Ignore the early July date on the graph, where it dips; I got sick and skipped my shots that week.)
Thoughts...
I left for a 4-day trip 2 days ago, and I was supposed to take my next shot the night of Day 1 of my trip, but I left my Tirz on my counter at home... (thank goodness there was only 1 dose left in it)
I'm on 10mg, 5mg twice a week.
I thought by now I would have zero appetite suppression, but the opposite is true...
Now, I have a lot more suppression, bloating, gas, reflux, etc., than usual. But... I have more energy. It's just not making any sense.
(I've never lost "Food Noise"/Cravings, so that's not a factor either way)
I track my shots, etc., on Glapp (I know it's not an exact science), and my levels are much lower, so shouldn't the Tirz be working LESS, not more?
Maybe 10mg is too high? So confused.
(Ignore the early July date on the graph, where it dips; I got sick and skipped my shots that week.)
Thoughts...
So I'm evacuated from my home due to the Spokane Complex Wild Fires and have been for over a week.
We had very little notice, so I grabbed the kids, some of their stuff, pets, some documents, etc... and a bottle of Tirz I had left from Pom.
Priorities, huh?😂
We're bouncing around from friends to family, etc., (but you know what they say about guests and fish after 3 days...lol)
Hoping to score a hotel room soon, but with almost 70,000 evacuated and they just brought in 2000+ new Firefighters, a hotel room is looking doubtful.
I've been dragging around this 1 vial of Tirz for a week, some refrigeration here and there, but nothing consistent. It's been pierced a couple of times. Not sure if it's still good or not; checking for floaters.
I'm going to run out soon, and I see Pom has some good deals going.
Think they would ship me some more to a P.O Box?
Or even just to my home address, where it will get re-routed to the Post Office by FedEx, UPS, etc. (The National Guard is not letting any vehicles in), and I could pick it up at the Post Office.
(Yes, I know I could have it shipped to a friend, but they're not delivering to some of those areas, as well)
I love a great deal...
But, as the title states, maybe just post about deals, promos, coupons, etc., for deals that are actually still available for people to use?
Posting about expired deals, etc., that are no longer available is just not, well... maybe just no.
Driving people to a telehealth website that is no longer offering the deal is just helping the website with clicks (algorithm) and encouraging them to sell more Tirz at full price... which discourages that website from offering more deals, coupons, etc.
Websites will only offer discounts when they're NOT getting a lot of business... not when they have a lot of business.
I keep seeing people writing about how they used these cards to avoid getting charged for a "subscription" plan they signed up for, for a 1 month, but no longer want it.
Are they different from just "Locking" your credit or debit card?
So what is a "FSA" card, and where do you get them?
TIA.
I'm doing 5.0mg every 5 days now. I was injecting every week, but I was struggling on days 5 and 6 with no appetite suppression at all.
So, on the suggestion of the "seasoned pros" here (and the ok from my PCH), I switched to every 5 days. It's helped a lot with struggling those last two days every week.
But I'm still having the same issue being too full in the morning, with lots of burps, some reflux, etc., and have to force myself to drink a protein shake, eat some eggs, etc. to get my daily protein in; but then the appetite suppression seems to "wear off" around noon for the rest of the day, and I have my "normal" appetite (that I had before I started Tirz.)
I wake up the next morning, and it's the same routine.
Around 1-2:00 PM I'm struggling not to "cheat" (I never lost "Food Noise" at all, even on the higher dosages)
I tried going to 6.0, 7.5mg with split dosing and 7 days a week, etc., but got too full most of the week and couldn't get my protein in and started getting too weak.
Now, I just feel "stuck".
Any suggestions?
Has this happened to anyone else? If so, how are you coping?
TIA
This is the first time I've hit my Protein target, but I ended up going over my calorie target a bit:
I'm terrible (and fairly new) at getting the medicine from Point A to Point B. (Vial into Syringe)
Yes, I've watched all the YT videos and read the instructions.
I have vision issues and also an issue with 1 hand, so getting the medicine from the vial into a syringe without bending the needle, etc., has been an "adventure", to say the least.
I saw this thing on Amazon and would like to hear others' opinions on THIS (now on how to inject, etc.)
Will this fit the *size of vials most of us use?
Thanks!
*I know there are some tall, thinner ones, but I've never received those.
Looking for advice from some seasoned Split Dosers.
I really hadn't planned on starting down the split-dose path within 3 months of starting, but I really had no choice.
And I'm kinda nervous.
I have some days coming up where I can "afford" to be tired (as I am now finally having some results) ... and some days where I have to work my a** off and be on top of my game for work.
I'm self-employed, so there's no such thing as:
"Calling in sick/taking a personal day".
That's just not an option.
So I've been staring at my work calendar for a week, trying to sort out how to find a balance between too tired and "just right" to take my shot... and I just can't sort it out for once a week this week.
I'm on 7.5mg/week.... So I decided to take ~3.75 (21 Units) today, and then I'll take the same dose late Saturday night.
Does that sound about right? Are there enough days in between?
What have YOUR experiences been with Split Dosing?
TIA !
I'm about 3-ish months in and getting a bit of appetite suppression, but no loss of "Food Noise"/Cravings.
Since I'm not having any bad side effects at all, my PCH said I can try going up slightly every 2 weeks. (Please no "you have to wait 4 weeks" comments. She's an actual MD, and she's on Triz as well, so I'm going to take her advice.)
Right now, I'm writing my dosages down, but I've heard tales of some apps that keep track of dosages.
Anyone know who they are?
Again, I need to be able to use it on my PC, as I have poor eyesight and viewing some apps with a lot of details, etc., can be rough on the tiny phone screen.
THANK YOU in advance!
Has anyone ordered from Apothecary (via New LifeRx, via Lavendar Sky) recently?
If so, were your vials delivered in Brown vials?
What BUD dates are you getting?
The reason I ask:
I've placed an inquiry into Lavendar Sky, and am waiting to hear from them.
Any information anyone can provide would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Anyone placed an order recently (in the last week or so) with Lavendar Sky?
(It's Apothecary via New Life... not 100% sure what that means, tbh.)
If so, how did the shipping time go for you?
These telehealth processing and shipping times seem to be all over the place.
My friend ordered my Noom (new client) on YESTERDAY, and it arrives TOMORROW.
I ordered from Pom (just a Refill) 2 weeks ago, and it took almost 2 weeks.
Now I have an order approved from Lavender Sky, and the process has been fast so far, but now I'm wondering about the shipping times, as I'm leaving town for a while and don't want it just sitting there in the sun.
Thanks!
PLEASE NOTE:
I've tried to create a post with all the information, but Reddit seems to be having a "filtering" issue today. (That's why I was writing in "code".)
What I was TRYING to let people know is that Fifty One410 has been advertising they DO offer the 6-month program, when they haven't for a while, and has been aware that their website is "misleading" ... at best...
Yet, they continue to keep the old plans up, but only offer other plans that aren't as good as a deal as the one they are advertising.
This leaves me with a "bad vibe" using their company.
For me, it's an ethical issue... for others, if may become a legal issue.
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Has anyone been able to buy their 6-month, all shipped upfront plan, RECENTLY? As in last week or so, etc.?
It tried on 5-18-26, but was told:
" We do not currently have any 6 month programs available."
Please advise.
Thanks!
I got just a great deal on 2 vials of 17.65mg/mL... but the BUD dates are very short (8-2026).
At just starting on 7.5mg today, I'm clearly going to go past the short August BUD dates... they'll probably take me into Oct/Nov, depending on how I respond to 7.5.
Also thinking of purchasing a bit more (not necessarily these) to have Tirz through the end of the year/ early 2027, until we know what's going to happen with the FDA, etc.
Is it ok to go 6+ months past the BUD ?
Thanks!
Going from 6.5 from my 10mg/mL concentration, to 7.5, but using a new vial with a 17.65mg/mL concentration.
Is this what 7.5mg looks like on a 17.65mg/mL ?
I'm 95% sure, just double-checking.
Thanks!
