how do you handle this situation?

how do you handle this situation?

Lets say you go meet with a band, like them and tell them you're thinking about booking with them. They send you a contract but you dont sign it yet, and happen to find a band that may be better and/or cheaper. (This sort of situation can happen all the time... with a makeup trial, hair trial... whatever) Do you ladies let the other group know that you will no longer be booking with them? or do you kind of leave them hanging so that they figure it out. Kind of sounds like a break up... when a guy just stops calling haha I mean you dont want to be rude or make the vendor feel bad, but isnt it better to let them know so they could open the date up for other business?? let me know your thoughts ladies!

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yea i think its a good idea to let them know... just in case they are holding the date

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Well most likely they will contact you though so keep that in mind. Something sorta similar happened to me. I hadnt met with photographers and saw one photographer at a bridal show and made an appt to meet with them, but the appt i had to set weeks from that time. WEll in the meantime i discovered my photographer, and knew then and there thats who I wanted. After that I knew I wasnt going to meet with the other photographer although I had an appt with them bc it would just waste my time and the photographers time. They called me and I just nicely said ' i am sorry but we actually decided to go with another photographer' it was weird bc the lady started asking me 'well who did you book with then' i didnt think it was any of her business and why would it matter

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when i first began booking halls, I had kind of told one place that I was interested. The same thing happened, he gave me a contract to take home & go over and he kind of penciled in the date, but it definitely wasn't SET yet. In the meantime, I ended up finding a better hall - sooo much more for the money! But i didn't wanna leave the other hall hanging, because i know that he had penciled in the date and would probably be holding it for me. I called them up and left a message, not really saying that i got a different hall, just that there's a change in the date and I won't be booking with them at this time. I think they called me back, but I never answered. lol. I get awkward with those kinds of situations. I'm not a good liar, and i feel bad canceling.

so yes - definitely let the other vendors know if there's a change in plans. It's just common courteousy.

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I did this w/ the cigar roller.. they sent me a contract and then we decided not to have one at all so i sent em back an email saying we werent gettin this anymore and and they could release the date .... never got back to me so im guessing there was no issues lol i think its the right thing to do

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I would just send them an email and thank them for their time and that you decided to move in a different direction. It is nice to just let them know. Otherwise, they might call you a few times and then it becomes even more uncomfortable.

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Usually they'll wait like a week and then contact you to see if you've made a decision. But you might want to call them anyway and get it over with.

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I had this situation with a videographer. I liked his work but FH didn't...so in the meantime we met with another one (Fh's best man's brother-in-law) and hired them. The first videographer emailed me and I told him very nicely that we had decided to with someone else. He was very gracious about it. A quick email is probably the 'safest' way to go

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I just know SO many girls that DONT let them know, and i think it is rude.... i know its a tough situation to get around, but I feel like in the end the vendor would appreciate the truth more.

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I'd let them know of course it would be uncomfortable but def the nicer thing to do..good luck

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IMO i would let them know that you've decided to go with another vendor but that you appreciate that they took the time to meet with you, etc. I just think its better you let them know instead of not getting back to them, like someone else said, they may be holding the date.

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yes I would let them know just in case they're holding the date.

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since they sent you a contract they are probally holding the date for you so i think a polite phone call is in order. you can always say turns out someone is giving it to you as a gift is you feel bad canceling on them.

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yea i would let them know....the way I look at it is, your not the first person this has happened to - they hear it all the time, its part of the business.

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i would let them know... its only fair in case they are holding ur date