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For the last month and a half I have been playing a one-sided game of phone tag with my caterer.
It goes something like this:
Me: Hi Caterer! It’s Miss Caterpillar I just want to check in and talk about the menu.
Caterer:
Next Week
Me: Hi Caterer! It’s Miss Caterpillar I just want to check in and talk about the menu. Do we need to make some decisions on rentals soon?
Caterer:
Next Week
Me: Hi Caterer! It’s Miss Caterpillar I just want to check in and talk about . . . oh, you know . . . the menu and the rentals.
Caterer:
Next Week
Me: Hi Caterer! It’s Miss Caterpillar I just want to check in and talk about the tents. Just the tents! That’s all, the tents. Real easy like.
Caterer:
Next Week
Me: Hello? Caterer? Hello?
Caterer:
Imagine this goes on for 6 weeks.
Last week, I got an actual voicemail from Caterer informing me that I always tend to call her on Fridays, and Fridays are so busy for her, so she just can’t get back to me. So, I should try to call her when she’s not so busy.
I am going to eat her.
What?! How am I supposed to know when she’s busy? Do I use my cross-country periscope to make sure she’s not making crudites on Friday afternoon? Why can’t she call ME when she has the time? Did I not give this woman a billion dollars and the private school education of my first born just to finance some chicken skewers and a tent?
ARGH!
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wow. what a ridiculous lady. set some deadlines for her! show her who is boss. you’re the one paying…you’re not supposed to be brushed off.
That’s not really phone tag if you keep tagging her hoping that she’ll tag back at you and she doesn’t…that’s just hide-and-seek!
Tell her if she’s too busy to talk to you, you’re going to take your business elsewhere. This is ridiculous.
I agree with Twistie. Pretend to threaten to take your business elsewhere because she is not doing her job right now. If you leave a msg next time, tell her to call you back when she gets a chance…but this should already be common knowledge.
I agree! I worked in catering for many years and I would not have dreamt of treating someone (let alone a BRIDE) that way! Everyone’s busy! Especially you, trying to plan all the other aspects of your wedding at the same time!
I would lay down the line and tell her that you are growing increasingly frustrated with her approach to the planning and that you are setting an exact time and date when you will talk. Make it after hours or before her hours so that she will NOT be busy.
Good luck!
I agree! imagine if she’s too busy to show up at your wedding on time! Please let me know what happens!
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Mrs. Caterpillar, New York/CA
Age and Occupation in 06: 28, Corporate Attorney to be
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Musician
Engagement Date: March 9, 2006
Wedding Date: September, 2006
Venue: Rooster Point
About Me: I don't like Jeff Koons, mushy corn, or the unnecessary diacritical marks the New Yorker adds to words like cooperative. Also, I'm an obsessive compulsive when it comes to crafts. And not just the ordinary kind of obsessive compulsive who needs to have everything even and aligned. No. I've gilded the heads of pins to make sure they looked properly antique. Gilded them. Then coated them in german glass glitter. I am that crazy.
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