I always text, especially for non-british wg's, as it usually removes confusion caused by language, and you're rarely communicating with the wg anyway. Most of the time I don't have an issue.
I've no doubt this was the pimp/maids fault in this case though (which I'm 99.99% sure she has based on what other girls in this group have told me). Probably squeezed someone in front of me as the meet was mid-morning.