I have been blocked out of VIPS before. I have no idea what a bot is or how to get one. I was obsessing about my calendar around the holidays with family plans hinging on my schedule and so I kept checking not sure when it was officially going to be posted. Wasn't even checking open time. Every time I walked by the computer, I hit refresh just thinking it would post any second and then bam, access denied because I exceeded the daily allowance. Don't remember what the number was, but it was not even related to open time. Was just trying to check my own schedule, not trying to pick up at trip at all. Just did it the slow, old fashioned way, but I guess too many times in a short period of time.