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I really hesitated writing this post because I'm afraid of getting blasted but really starting to feel upset so I'm looking for some input.
I have a project in the works currently with a vendor, we have been corresponding pretty regularly for over a month, usually an email a day. There has been lengthy discussion about design of the piece and just last week we started talking about price. I have supplied stones which they have now.
Before the pricing discussion I found and bought my holy grail piece of jewelry (which I was not actively looking for in fact I was looking for comps to price something to sell), which meant that I need to replenish my funds to go forward with this project. As soon as this happened I let the vendor know and apologized because it meant I would have to delay the start a bit, vendor responds with complete understanding, no problem, it's my project and it can be started whenever is good for me, no pressure but since they have already come up with the designs "it would be good to give a deposit to get things started and pay for the work already done so far."
I respond saying that I totally understand and to please create an invoice so I can get that money over to them. This was five days ago, since then not one email and no invoice to be found. They are active on Instagram and have listed things for sale so it seems it's business as usual.
I do understand that I am probably low priority now which is fine however since it was the vendor who suggested the deposit then shouldn't they respond when I emailed asking them to invoice me? I'm starting to feel a little badly about this project, I don't want any bad vibes and I don't want to upset the vendor and damage our working relationship going forward (and did say that in one of my emails to them).
I could send another message but I don't feel I should need to reach out again to ask for another invoice, is it safe to say that I have probably annoyed said vendor and now need to accept how this is progressing, I assumed when the vendor told me no problem, no pressure that was true but it seems like this may have caused some upset.
Thoughts?
I have a project in the works currently with a vendor, we have been corresponding pretty regularly for over a month, usually an email a day. There has been lengthy discussion about design of the piece and just last week we started talking about price. I have supplied stones which they have now.
Before the pricing discussion I found and bought my holy grail piece of jewelry (which I was not actively looking for in fact I was looking for comps to price something to sell), which meant that I need to replenish my funds to go forward with this project. As soon as this happened I let the vendor know and apologized because it meant I would have to delay the start a bit, vendor responds with complete understanding, no problem, it's my project and it can be started whenever is good for me, no pressure but since they have already come up with the designs "it would be good to give a deposit to get things started and pay for the work already done so far."
I respond saying that I totally understand and to please create an invoice so I can get that money over to them. This was five days ago, since then not one email and no invoice to be found. They are active on Instagram and have listed things for sale so it seems it's business as usual.
I do understand that I am probably low priority now which is fine however since it was the vendor who suggested the deposit then shouldn't they respond when I emailed asking them to invoice me? I'm starting to feel a little badly about this project, I don't want any bad vibes and I don't want to upset the vendor and damage our working relationship going forward (and did say that in one of my emails to them).
I could send another message but I don't feel I should need to reach out again to ask for another invoice, is it safe to say that I have probably annoyed said vendor and now need to accept how this is progressing, I assumed when the vendor told me no problem, no pressure that was true but it seems like this may have caused some upset.
Thoughts?