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how long do you give?

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MarathonKnitter
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how long do you give?

you reach out to a vendor and they don't reply.

being that it's vacation time, how long do you give a small business owner to reply before moving on to finding someone else?

Posted 6/4/19 2:19 PM
 
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chilltocam
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how long do you give?

Had someone contact me about a service I need, last Thursday - I missed his call and called back Friday. Didn't hear from him again so contacted someone else today (figured I'd give him a pass for the weekend, but expected to hear back from him yesterday)

Posted 6/4/19 2:23 PM
 

MarathonKnitter
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Re: how long do you give?

Posted by chilltocam

Had someone contact me about a service I need, last Thursday - I missed his call and called back Friday. Didn't hear from him again so contacted someone else today (figured I'd give him a pass for the weekend, but expected to hear back from him yesterday)



thanks.

time to move on. i just checked my phone to double-check when i reached out. it was a week ago. i've been more than patient.

Posted 6/4/19 2:32 PM
 

GoldenRod
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Re: how long do you give?

In 2019, when there is so much technology, with cell phones, call forwarding, ability to have one number call a dozen different phones, etc, etc. There is no reason that a vendor can't return your call within a few hours.
Even if their answer is "Sorry, I'm on vacation until X, can I call you back on Monday". At least you should get some type of response.

Posted 6/5/19 7:24 AM
 

chilltocam
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Re: how long do you give?

Posted by GoldenRod

In 2019, when there is so much technology, with cell phones, call forwarding, ability to have one number call a dozen different phones, etc, etc. There is no reason that a vendor can't return your call within a few hours.
Even if their answer is "Sorry, I'm on vacation until X, can I call you back on Monday". At least you should get some type of response.



Exactly. After not hearing from the first guy, I contacted 4 more yesterday and they all got back to me (by text) within a few minutes. I was able to hire someone for what I need within an hour of my calls

Posted 6/5/19 8:59 AM
 
 
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