Time wasters rant

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tabithakat64

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I have a horse advertised for sale and two people had arranged to come and view him yesterday.

Had a few more phone calls but was quite open and said I already had two people coming to view and could they ring me back on Sunday to see if he was still available.

Sat waiting for the first person, waited for an hour, rang them to see if they'd got lost, no answer. They didn't show up.

Second person, exactly the same thing, sat around waiting, they didn't show up, rang them they'd brought a horse the day before and not bothered to let me know they weren't coming to view mine.

I'm so angry it's untrue. It wouldn't have been hard to give me a quick ring of send a text to say they weren't planning to come to view the horse any more! :mad:

Instead I've wasted my time and potentially put of a serious buyer or two by being honest that I had other people viewing the horse :(
 
Know what you mean OP: I put my cob up for loan last autumn and had two people stand me up similar to this, plus one totally tooned to the moon woman who said she was coming - on two separate occasions, and then let me down, and then asked if I would stay around so she could come again, and got really @ssy when I said no!!! THEN I got all these texts from her saying she was very sorry and would I forgive her and give her (yet anohter) chance and how my horse sounded exactly what she wanted and she couldn't bear it, and stuff like that.

Bl@ddy people! :( So do sympathise.
 
Some people are so rude!

It wouldn't take 2 mins to call you up and explain why they now won't be coming. It's just general manners, but it's surprising just how many people don't actually have any in them.
 
people annoy me too, I am supposed to be looking at a shetland today and the friend thats arranged it for me is now not answering the phone, so I don't know when or if I'm going to be able to see it!

what is wrong with people? so now I'm sitting around waiting because I want to go and see her! gerrr
 
Having just sold one of my horses I know exactly where you are coming from. I even had one couple who got him vetted and then pulled out even though he had passed! :(:(

Just wait till you start getting all the people asking whether they can loan him for a month to see if he will be ok for them, I had loads of those!

Bear with it though, it took me months but eventually my boy went to a fab new home so there are serious buyers out there.
 
I advertised my horse as suited to a confident rider, cross questioned parents, no, not looking for a first pony!!!! ........... child was a lovely little rider, but as soon as he stopped [walking past his field], she asked to get off, obviously near to tears, ffs, he only stopped!!!!
..... on the same day another girl had booked to come, she "happened" to have same name as anther girl who booked two weeks ago but never came, I think they just ring round to try to get free riding, I have an unrideable mare , should I put her on the mare?..... she is very experienced!!!lol!!!
 
What a buyer really means when they say:

I can ride anything. Actually means, can't ride anything, probably never had a lesson in their life and may be too frightened to even get on your horse!

I'm not very confident. Usually translates into, quite a good, knowledgeable rider!
 
Can I join in the rant - have my lovely boy up for part share and had a call on Thursday, spoke to the lady on Friday to arrange for her to visit on Sunday. I waited and waited, tried to call her a couple of times but my call was ignored. I eventually sent her a text which read "Just to say thanks for wasting my Sunday morning - would it really have taken too much effort to send me a text to say you had changed your mind".

I am very inclined to put her name and contact details on the board where my boy is advertised just to warn others!
 
No excuse for this. Very rude and bad manners, I would be fuming. People should treat others with the same respect they would like to be shown but unfortunately there are a lot of ignorant and selfish people out there!! :(
 
I don't understand people at all. I only enquire about one horse at a time because I'd feel terrible having to explain I'd found a horse I want to another seller. And I'm not talking about arranging to visit or have vetted, just initially enquire. Always amazes me people are so inconsiderate...I'd feel hugely guilty for messing someone around.
 
Just some advice I never turn people away until there's money in my hand, I wouldn't have told the others you'd phone them back, I'd have just let them make a viewing appointment then phoned them back if you sold the horse. It stops them being put off I think.

People are generally useless, I haven't had any not turn up this time but I've had them turn up and completely change their story and start asking me questions totally not applicable to how the pony was described in both the advert and over the phone which really annoyed me. Waste of my time.
 
Oh that's horrible. :mad:

When people ring up, I think you'd be better taking their mobile numbers and saying you'll text them and let them know if the horse is still available. As both viewers didn't turn up you could have text the others interested Saturday evening and told them. Them might have then come and bought him on Sunday!
 
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