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normanee in weddingplans

You will not believe this vendor

Jul 31, 2008 10:54

So this is a longish story, but it is funny so I promise it is worth the read.

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evolutionary_me July 31 2008, 15:34:34 UTC

you know what... i agree that it's ridiculous. rentals are horrendously expensive, and situations like this make you realize what you really need!

our guests are standing on the beach, btw, and we're just getting dressed in the hotel room beforehand. :)

normanee July 31 2008, 15:41:51 UTC

The dressing thing is an issue b/c we are not doing the wedding at a hotel (the only place nice hotel told me they wouldn't do a wedding on my date T_T) So I will be getting dressed in a rented house a few miles away.

I am fine with people standing, but if some of the elderly people get there early they will be on their feet for a while and it would have been nice to do chairs. (Originally I was going to not bother, but the guest list has many elderly)

mrshellion July 31 2008, 15:43:09 UTC

Wow, that's horrendous. One of the reasons we didn't have a backyard tent wedding was because the rental costs were insane!

normanee July 31 2008, 15:47:54 UTC

For real. I cannot imagine what I would have done if I didn't book my reception (club on base). Booking all the tables and tents and silverware and....ACK!!!

mrshellion July 31 2008, 15:49:45 UTC

And of course, like almost every vendor, they KNOW you need their services, so the rental companies totally gouge you!

swankette July 31 2008, 16:13:08 UTC

How are rental companies gouging you? When you consider the expenses and labor involved in the industry they actually charge fairly fair prices for what they provide. Are there some companies that charge too high of a price? Certainly. But as an industry, that's not the case (at least in my opinion, having worked in the industry years ago).

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ocnative July 31 2008, 16:11:16 UTC

I would go with the metal chairs. Seriously no one is going to remember what they sat on for the ceremony. I would show the company the original quote and say that you understand gas prices went up (although unless the quote is 3 years old give me a break) but to jack everything up and for the poor communication, they just lost your business.

Companies seem to forget that the customer is paying not only for the item, but for the service and if they act crappy then they lost the sale. Try filling the gas tank with that.

dani2l July 31 2008, 17:04:37 UTC

agreed!

seh0041 February 26 2009, 02:57:33 UTC

And you should also send an email to their president/person in charge, explaining the entire situation, and why you are not hiring them! Horrible customer service should not go unnoticed.

shandriz July 31 2008, 16:46:02 UTC

Maybe also see if some of your friends have 'camping' chairs they might bring? Or, let people know on the invitation that there will be no seating so they can bring their own?

I agree that the price is just ridiculous, for a few chairs.

normanee July 31 2008, 17:11:33 UTC

Since most of the guests will be flying in I think we will just get a few metal chairs for the elderly and the rest can stand. Bringing a chair on a plane would probably be a real pain. >>; Good idea for a local wedding though!

bratlet July 31 2008, 17:49:32 UTC

am i the only one that thinks that they should stick to the original quote that they originally gave you? They gave you a quote, they should stick to it, thats why we get quotes in the first place. I can understand the transportation fee changing but they should have informed you long ago instead of not responding for months and then giving a completely different price than quoted. I just think its bad business.