limo question

if it's ok, i was just wondering what quotes you guys had gotten from the limo places you booked... cause on a whim fh and i had gone to just one limo place just to see prices, we liked what we saw and felt that he gave us a good price so we put a deposit down... now im not one to just put a deposit down on a vendor when ive only seen one place but we liked it and the guy wrote down in our contract that he would give us 3 weeks to get our deposit back if we wanted to go elsewhere... so we thought that was fine...


im actually fine with what we booked and i dont wanna go around to a million limo places anyway but fmil has a friend who 'has a limo company' and felt that it was insulting to the friend if we booked elsewhere without even looking at them and would probably give us a good deal... so im like ok fine, i dont have a problem checking them out...


for the past 2 weeks, fh has been asking his mom for info about the place, a phone number, name of the company, anything, so we could call and check them out... but she keeps forgetting and wont give him the number cause she's like oh now is not a good time, he's going through a crisis now, he might not be able to give you a good deal now...


well im sorry but if he's going through a crisis now, im not gonna go book with you... im all for trying to get a good deal and his parents are paying for the limos anyway but if this is a shaky situation i can't commit to that... we dont even know what kind of cars he has... we were like, well what does he have? his mom doesnt know...


so anyway, his mom wants us to get our deposit back cause our 3 weeks are up at the end of this week... i dont know what to do... on one hand, i dont want to insult anyone and i have no problem looking at their place, BUT i dont have any information about what this other place is like, if its a showroom or just a place with 3 cars or something, so thats why i was wondering what other quotes you guys got so at least i could tell her if it was comparable with other places... and then i dont want to go and get the deposit back, check out this other place, hate it, and then end up going back to my original place anyway!


i dunno, this is really annoying and i just realized how long this is... SORRY ITS SOOO LONG!! (i just kept typing and typing!)

Thanks!

I personally would not cancel with one vendor and get my deposit back to book with somebody whom i never met with or saw what they have to offer. What if you get your money back and then don't like the other place ya know.

Sorry but i feel his mom should stay out of this and while she can suggest things she shouldn't tell you guys what you have to do. And i especially don't think she can tell you that you have to book with these ppl but meanwhile won't give you any info and isn't helping out at all. If she really wanted you to book these ppl she should be more helpful. You need to feel comfortable with your choice, don't do things just bc you feel you have to. Also i have seen some situations similar to this where somebody says 'oh my friend is a photographer' or you have to hire this person for your wedding, and people did out of obligation and in the end were not happy with the decision, i don't think its worth it. One girl on here hired a photographer they felt they had to bc it was a good friend, well he ended up ruining most of her pics.

I also made sure to NOT hire any friends, family, or family recommendations bc i feel its harder in these situations. You feel bad to be more demanding or if they do something wrong its harder to deal with them bc its too personal. I think its best when there are no personal ties. What if something does go wrong, then there will be conflict with family friends of your FH.

Shes had 2 weeks to give you a number or any kind of info and hasn't so its her fault not yours. Tell her NO we will ONLY cancel the other vendor if we see this one first, i think its only wise to book someone you visit with.

I know its hard but something similar happened to me, a vendor was contacted and was told that we would hire them. I didnt ask for this at all and was told after. The person wanted to book an appt with us. Well i already had someone else in mind and infact was in love with this persons work, and at first i did feel like oh no i feel bad i have to meet with these other ppl. But then i just said NO i didnt feel right about it and it wasnt what i wanted. Also it wasnt my fault that somebody else would speak to someone and tell them i'd hire them without speaking to me first.

ITA... don't cancel. It gives her too much control over a vendor. You should nip in in the bud now. Besides, its not a good idea to cancel with one before checking out another. Simply tell her you don't think it s good idea to mix business and friends/family. Just in case something goes wrong the day of...which does happen.

JMO