I really have tried multiple times to give this supplier a shot, but they literally make mistakes every time because they prioritize other accounts they have had for longer.
Today is Wednesday, and I called on Monday to put Oasis letters on hold that spelled the word DAD for a funeral piece. I came today, and the supply manager and a random rep let me know they sold the letters the day before to a different customer. A simple call to double-check with me regarding the order would have suffice, but unfortunately, that never happened. Now, I am stuck having to make the letters from scratch, adding time to an already time-consuming piece.
These suppliers don't understand that as flower shops, if we were to spend $600 weekly with them, that would generate $31200 worth of revenue. Essentially, someone's $15 full-time job. Southern will unfortunately never get $1 of my business based on this interaction and I hope that others see the challenges and take their business elsewhere.
Word of advice: Update your systems and actually have processes in place where things like this are never scattered, and you dont lose a...
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