Strange Feeling About This Order...guy
Decorating By soccermom17 Updated 15 Apr 2007 , 1:47pm by boonenati
last week i met with a salesman regarding bakery boxes. (I officially open my licensed business april 1) He seemed like a nice guy when we sat down, and as we were talking, we knew he probably wouldn't be able to help me. Price wise, too high. He had some great marketing ideas, and had an idea for a retirement cake. A tire with goodyears on the top and the years of service on the bottom. So anyway, I talked to him Yesterday and he said with the qty. i want, it won't be cost effective for me to use them. Then this morning he called regarding the retirement tire cake, had one more idea. Then he called later wanting to place an order for it and enough cake to feed 50-60 people. Ok, no problem I can do that and deliver it Wed. before I bowl. But why does he keep calling? I don't think the first call this morning was for a cake. I just have an uneasy feeling about this. When we had our meeting last week, it seemed like he just hung around after we were done with our business. Sorry this is so long, but it just feels weird! And I'm a married woman! 
Having your Hubby deliver would get the point across.
HAHAHA...I know what you mean i know the feeling!!!! Before I opened up my business which I will be open for business for April 1 too!!!!!!!!!!!! yay for us!!!!!..... and I was just talking ideas and plans w/ everyone and they seemed unintrested in me and just would say yeah yeah sure....now that I have my location and I am meaning serious talk...haha...everyone keeps calling and trying to be "friends" . I get the feeling they want to be "friends" with the owners so they can get a little credit and feel I guess important. I have guys and girls calling me for no reason for instance they girl where I bought my oven...called me 3times...did you get your oven.....do you like it.....did it fit right where you had said...haha..it's like okey dokey...haha..hopefully this guy means no harm and just admires you. But I do agree with the poster above follow your instinct and take hubby with you. Good Luck!!!
I agree with the others that you should probably trust your instincts.... "women's intuition" does have a lot to be said for it. However from what you wrote, I'm not really feeling the "creepy" aspect.... but I wasn't there so I don't really know how he was acting. Do you wear your wedding ring? I'm only asking b/c if I'm baking I take mine off and sometimes the next day I forget to put it back on....... so maybe he just didn't know. Or maybe he IS a nice guy that was just really interested in cakes and enjoyed his conversation with you - and possibly he's hoping that your business does well enough to the point that you CAN order from him in the future...... that's my feelings from what you wrote - but again, I wasn't there and I'm not you so if the guy really creeps you out tell him that you checked the date and actually are very booked that day - perhaps you can recommend another baker/ bakery to him? Otherwise, I say do the cake and make him come pick it up. Maybe have your husband there to "ring him up". 
Or maybe you should display a picture of you and your hubby right by the register in the store Either way, if he's making you feel unsafe but you still want to do the cake - just make sure someone else is around when he comes to pick it up. I'd say "no" on delivering it if you feel uncomfortable.
Good luck!
I had a situation similar to yours. I also work in an office and I run children's programs for our town. I had one particular customer pop in to my office and in to my program, I already took his order! He just came in to "chat"?! 
So I brought my friend to deliver the cake with me and I also made plans for right after the delivery time, so I would have a real excuse to get out of there! Sometimes when your gut tells you it is weird, it is! Take someone with you for sure!!!
I too agree with everyone, if you're uncomfortable, it's better to say no. That being said, I think it's good to remember that he is a "sales" man. And it's his job to keep contact with you, just in case his prices drop (yeah right) or your business booms (more likely) and you need him. I wouldn't think anything into it, just be cautious, and next time he calls, have someone else answer, or cut it short by saying you have another call, or someone's here to install something, etc. He'll get the point.
thanks for everyones input. I guess the uneasy feeling i got alot came from when I thought we were done talking and I thought he was getting ready to leave and he's hang around. I felt like I was grasping at straws to find something to talk with hime about. I did take the order. who couldn't use the money, and I'll be delivering it to his place of business, but he said he won't be there. So the receptionist will be there to take it. And yes, he is very aware I am married. Ring and all! Maybe I'm just being paranoid. When i start to franchise out (you never know!!) then he could really give me a good deal on his boxes! Thanks again for all of your input. I'm soo happy CC is back up and running. i thought I was going to have to go to rehad. I am THAT addicted!!
Maybe I'm just being paranoid.
Always, always, always TRUST YOUR GUT INSTINCT! I don't mean to be dramatic, but it could save your life. It saved mine.
If your husband could go with you, that would be a good thing.
~ Sherri
i love that book by deBecker..points out that your subconcious has picked up on clues about a person that your conscious mind hasn't picked up on and that is why you get the heebie jeebies..so trust them..all too often woman won't because they are afraid of seeming rude or impolite.
is he acting flirty? Is that why youre uneasy and very married?
Is he attractive??? 
trust your instincts!
Even if your instincts are wrong, still follow them, because someday they will be right and you will be happy you did.
He may have ordered a cake to try out your product, so he can possibly gauge the success of your business, which could affect his business. Afterall, if you showed him pictures of your cakes, he still does not know the most important thing- how your cakes taste. Just a thought.
you know what i've learned...
you almost can't be nice to men, they take it the wrong way....it's sad.
when you got your own place and they start hanging around...it's awful....they are hard as heck to get rid of....plus you can't leave...IT'S YOUR PLACE!
ugh
my poor mailman always looked sad....so i started giving him a cupcake when he came in to cheer him up....(he's like 2o years older than me)...
so low and behold who comes in one day all slicked up and stinkin of aqua velva???
ugh....
i've had a few that were hard to rid myself of...(and i'm old and chubby! LOL!)
it's kinda a hard balance...cause you gotta be nice and personable....but not give these guys the wrong idea....at least you got a hubby to protect ya....i went and bought some pepper spray....(just in case)
I would screen calls and either let his go to voice mail or have someone else take it and have your hubby deliver the cake.
I ran into a situation with a vendor when I worked at the church. This guy knew I was married, knew me from the church office and still called a few times a week to speak with me. This was a portrait company. It makes you wonder what some people think!
Have your husband deliver it! I always get mine to do it if its in a bad part of town or if I feel uncomfortable.
lol - I like that - you 'll let him go to a bad part of town on his own but you won't? too funny.
Ha HA! Big 6'4" hubby is harder to mug than 5'4" me!! Besides he's insured!! 
i love that book by deBecker..points out that your subconcious has picked up on clues about a person that your conscious mind hasn't picked up on and that is why you get the heebie jeebies..so trust them..all too often woman won't because they are afraid of seeming rude or impolite.
Oooh ooh have you ever gotten in an elevator and then someone kinda "creepy" gets in with you? Most people feel that they're being really rude or looking racist (if it's a person of another ethnicity) - not me - I don't care what you think - I'm out of the elevator! I'd rather be rude then end up raped or killed or mugged! Kinda off topic but just a thought that came to my mind I decided to share
........my poor mailman always looked sad....so i started giving him a cupcake when he came in to cheer him up....(he's like 2o years older than me)...
so low and behold who comes in one day all slicked up and stinkin of aqua velva???
ugh....
i've had a few that were hard to rid myself of...(and i'm old and chubby! LOL!)
it's kinda a hard balance...cause you gotta be nice and personable....but not give these guys the wrong idea....at least you got a hubby to protect ya....i went and bought some pepper spray....(just in case)
OMG littlecake!!!! you almost made me wet my pants laughing!!!!!
that's too funny!!!!
Nati
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