“What’s your name?”
“Jennifer” I replied.
“I know. I mean what is your last name?”
“Zeller”.
“I thought so. I had you down for a vendor booth. You should have let me know if you weren’t going to take it. Luckily, I found someone else to fill the spot at the last minute. They were happy to have it.”
“Well I told you all I had to sell was jewlery. And for what you wanted for a vendor booth, I’d have to sell a lot of jewelry.”
“You just should have let me know you weren’t going to come.”
I nodded. I was unprepared for the above conversation. Though it could be argued I’m never prepared for confrontation. I just want my world to be all flowers and balloons. All. The. Time.
WHAT kinda crack is that woman smoking? First of all, I had to call her not once, but twice to find out what they wanted for a vendor booth at the barrel race last weekend. I called and left her a message the first time. She didn’t call me back. I called again the next day and she answered. At which time she told me they wanted $150 for a 10×10 booth and that vendors had to donate TWO (2) items of a at least a $25 retail value for their vendor appreciation drawings. I told her I didn’t need a 10×10 booth; that I only have jewelry to sell. Her reply was, well yeah, that’s what you get. My interpretation- that’s it. Not giving you a discount. Not working with you. If you can’t play by our rules we’ll find someone else. Maybe I read too much into that? So I TOLD HER I wasn’t interested. And from that conversation she decides that I want to be a vendor??? Do you know how many necklaces I’d have had to sell to pay for the booth and the donationed door prizes before I even made a dime? Honestly. It’s not like I’m making handmade purses, and belts and other sorts of high dollar items.
I don’t know how much clearer I could have been. If she really had me on the list as a vendor, why was she not calling me before the barrel race began to ask me if I was still coming? Why did she wait until the middle of the barrel race to have this conversation with me? Was she trying to make me feel bad? Trying to start trouble? I don’t know the girl, other than that I know who she is, but I do know that I don’t like how she handled that.
Ugh! Some people just cannot be happy unless 1) they are making other people unhappy or 2) they have drama in their lives.
Hope you see some flowers or balloons today!
What the heck? I don’t think you could have been any clearer when you said, “I’m not interested then”. Her bad for not paying attention and assuming.
I know what you mean about booth fees — some are just way too high to even consider. How about an NFR booth at $1850???? I checked that the other day and almost choked! I guess people selling custom furniture or something can make that back in a day…not so with us small potatos!
Thats crazy!!! But .. you WILL be at my barrel race, right??
That beyotch!
Sorry you had to deal with her, but glad to know what the cost of an NFR booth is!
I will not be there this year.
She is mean!!! I am taking an ice chest to Andi’s BR because I will not buy food from her again!!!! She was terrible to me everytime I bought food….I even tried to be nice and talk to her. Thinking she was having a bad day and she was still ugly and rude. She should not work with the public! So, if you want you can get some stuff and put it in my cooler!
Sorry you had to go through that!! 🙁
Fun new look over here, by the way! I guess the snowcowboy melted? 😉
I answered your questions in my latest comments section, in my comments section, if that makes sense? Have a great week!
she sounds like an idiot to me. you said you werent interested… case closed in my book