Not sure if this is the right thread but it will work............
I had a host whose show was scheduled for early Oct. It had been on the books for about 2 months. Two days before the show she cancelled saying no one could come. I offered the catalog show idea and she was fine with that because she already had some outside orders. The show ended up at around $300. One guest was from out of town and she placed an order through my website. I went into PP3 and pulled the order through and everything was fine.
The host received the order on Saturday and called me last night and said the order for her out of town guest came to her instead of going directly to the guest. I told her to let me check the website and I saw that the guest only paid $4.25 and the shipping instructions said "Ship to Host". I've never ordered from myself online so can someone tell me if the guests are given the option of where to send their orders? I would think they have that choice when they are out of town.
I told the host she only paid for regular shipping and it would go directly to her and she was NOT happy and said she didn't think she should have to pay the shipping to send it to the guest. She said the guest had already paid the shipping and that she didn't think that SHE should pay anymore. I explained to her that the guest was given a choice and she chose to have it sent to the host. (Is that right, was she given the choice?) The extra shipping would have been around $6 - $7.
I also told her she could send it Priority Mail for around $4.80. The order was three small things so they aren't heavy.
Should I offer to pay the shipping and send them to the guest or let the host do it. She cancelled her show two days before it was scheduled and she asked me for 5 additional catalogs (besides what was in the host packet) and I won't get those back. With all the catalogs she requested I thought the show was going to be around $500 from what she was saying. What would some of you do in this situation? I didn't offer to pay the shipping and take care of sending it to the guest but I know tha's what she was expecting and wanting me to do.
I had a host whose show was scheduled for early Oct. It had been on the books for about 2 months. Two days before the show she cancelled saying no one could come. I offered the catalog show idea and she was fine with that because she already had some outside orders. The show ended up at around $300. One guest was from out of town and she placed an order through my website. I went into PP3 and pulled the order through and everything was fine.
The host received the order on Saturday and called me last night and said the order for her out of town guest came to her instead of going directly to the guest. I told her to let me check the website and I saw that the guest only paid $4.25 and the shipping instructions said "Ship to Host". I've never ordered from myself online so can someone tell me if the guests are given the option of where to send their orders? I would think they have that choice when they are out of town.
I told the host she only paid for regular shipping and it would go directly to her and she was NOT happy and said she didn't think she should have to pay the shipping to send it to the guest. She said the guest had already paid the shipping and that she didn't think that SHE should pay anymore. I explained to her that the guest was given a choice and she chose to have it sent to the host. (Is that right, was she given the choice?) The extra shipping would have been around $6 - $7.
I also told her she could send it Priority Mail for around $4.80. The order was three small things so they aren't heavy.
Should I offer to pay the shipping and send them to the guest or let the host do it. She cancelled her show two days before it was scheduled and she asked me for 5 additional catalogs (besides what was in the host packet) and I won't get those back. With all the catalogs she requested I thought the show was going to be around $500 from what she was saying. What would some of you do in this situation? I didn't offer to pay the shipping and take care of sending it to the guest but I know tha's what she was expecting and wanting me to do.