emial vs phone call

When first contacting vendors do you usually opt for email or phone call conversations?

if email, how long do you wait to call the vendor if they don't respond to the 1st email? I don't want to look desperate (as I have over a year), but I'm anxious and hate talking on the phone!

email them after a week dont answer email then call them

I hate hate hate calling people to make appointments...whether it be doctors, hair appointments, vendors, anything.

For that reason I havent gotten my hair cut in over a year or scheduled my makeup trial or hair for epics yet.

Just email. If they dont respond, make FH call.

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Posted by SummerBride10

I hate hate hate calling people to make appointments...whether it be doctors, hair appointments, vendors, anything.

For that reason I havent gotten my hair cut in over a year or scheduled my makeup trial or hair for epics yet.

Just email. If they dont respond, make FH call.

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Yea..he's sick of calling.... But i do get dentist apointments fast b/c they think i'm in so much pain I can't talk

I email first, I have enough people to contact. It really bothers me when I do an inquiry and it asks me how I prefer to be contacted and I put email only and then they call and KEEP CALLING, I disregard all together, I think it's rude. I don't want a million vendors calling me. If I'm interested in your services, I'll call you.

The other thing that bothers me along these lines is on the vendor board when I ask for a fm quote for something specific and they ask me to call them for a quote by fm. If I wanted to make a bunch of phone calls I would! It's like incorrectly filling out an application for a job interview!

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Posted by bubberflys

When first contacting vendors do you usually opt for email or phone call conversations?

if email, how long do you wait to call the vendor if they don't respond to the 1st email? I don't want to look desperate (as I have over a year), but I'm anxious and hate talking on the phone!

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email them first mostly heheh

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Posted by SummerBride10

I hate hate hate calling people to make appointments...whether it be doctors, hair appointments, vendors, anything.

For that reason I havent gotten my hair cut in over a year or scheduled my makeup trial or hair for epics yet.

Just email. If they dont respond, make FH call.

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OMG Colleen we are sooo similiar, I hate calling people for anything at all, so I email first for everything and ask for the information needed and then based on that I decide if I want to call

The worst is that Daryn can't call people for me

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Posted by SummerBride10

I hate hate hate calling people to make appointments...whether it be doctors, hair appointments, vendors, anything.

For that reason I havent gotten my hair cut in over a year or scheduled my makeup trial or hair for epics yet.

Just email. If they dont respond, make FH call.

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me 2 colleen. Thats why mom makes my hair appointments, I had Dave call the church 3490234023 times about the FOCCUS results.

Whats even worse I loath the phone at work and thats part of the job

I always email. I'm really not a phone person.

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Posted by SummerBride10

I hate hate hate calling people to make appointments...whether it be doctors, hair appointments, vendors, anything.

For that reason I havent gotten my hair cut in over a year or scheduled my makeup trial or hair for epics yet.

Just email. If they dont respond, make FH call.

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I am so with you on this, I hate calling to make appointments.

With that said - I usually email the vendor first to get some kind of information and then call to set up an appointment. But with My banquet manager I email him all the time with questions and he gets back to me within a day. Its def. my preferred method...

I email for two reasons. One, i HATE talking to strangers on the phone. So does FH. So that will make things like ordering out hard for us lol.

Two, I'm a teacher and while I usually check my email in between periods/during my breaks I really DON'T have time to call/receive calls during the day. Which is why I HATE when I email, tell a vendor I want them to email back, and they call! I so prefer email!

i hate the phone. i always email. vendors have gotten back to mewithin 30 min. aside frommee-uh. she took 2 days i think.


i never call my friends. and no1 calls me cuz i only gave my new cell # to about 5 people.

i haaaaaaaaaate the phone.