Wedding Vendor to Us: "Cool Kids Don't Stick to Budgets!"
Posted on March 05, 2007 by Her and tagged budget, wedding
This week a wedding vendor told us to be like the cool kids and forget about a wedding budget. Here's how it went down (approximately).
Her: Dear Vendor, how much do you charge?
Vendor: MILLIONS of dollars, plus your KIDNEYS!!!
Her: Oh dear! We can't afford that. One of your competitors has offered to charge us just one tonsil for the same services. Can you match their price, which fits in our budget?
Vendor: NO! And you should forget about your budget if you care about your guests. You are a BAD BRIDE if you don't spend MILLIONS of dollars, plus your KIDNEYS! Anyway, I've never met a bride that came in on budget, so let me just tear that budget up for you and get started on your kidney removal...
Her: AGGGHHHH!!!!
I am tempted to send the vendor a link to this educational film, Your Thrift Habits. Enjoy!
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That has to be one of the funniest sales tactics I've heard so far, if only because it's so pathetic and see-through. Good on ya for walking away from that!
Frances | Mar 5, 2007
I have stopped telling people that I'm planning my wedding. I just get quotes for an "event" for that day. Then the next day I have my friend call, say the word "wedding".....and while most of the time the cost is the same, when it's varied, it's been up to 20% more!
Isaac | Mar 6, 2007
Keep up not giving in. When my wife and I got married, my future father-in-law was freaking out because everyone was saying it was going to cost 20-30K and he was very specific in saying that he wasn't going to go into debt for this. Well we shopped around and got referrals from friends and we got the entire cost of the day around 8K and everyone said it was one of the best weddings they had ever been to including the photographer and the DJ.
MVP | Mar 6, 2007
Stick to your guns. Our strategy was to stay within the budget our parents set for us, $7,000, since we didn't need to start the marriage with more debt than we already had. We stayed within budget (and experienced much of the same frustrations you're encountering!) and haven't regretted it. Remember, those salespeople are just out to make more money. You hold the real power to tell them "no thanks" and walk away with your hard-earned dollars.
That is absolutely terrible! I would be just furious and probably walk out. No one has the right...argh...
Salespeople make me furious sometimes. Whatever happened to good old-fashioned "take care of the customer" ideas?
Good for both of you for not falling for it. :) Good luck!
Avila | Mar 5, 2007
Good for you for not succumbing to the pressure!
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