I tend to send thank you notes with most of my packages (although I admit that half the time I end up forgetting to put it in the package...). I notice you said maybe have a website or something, and the last few cards I started to include my blog at the bottom. Is this too pushy, or do you think people are interested in that sort of thing? I have some Poshmark tips which is why I thought it may be good, and I talk about what I buy from there a lot. I have been going back and fourth on whether or not I want to do that...do you have some insight on that part?
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I tend to send thank you notes with most of my packages (although I admit that half the time I end up forgetting to put it in the package...). I notice you said maybe have a website or something, and the last few cards I started to include my blog at the bottom. Is this too pushy, or do you think people are interested in that sort of thing? I have some Poshmark tips which is why I thought it may be good, and I talk about what I buy from there a lot. I have been going back and fourth on whether or not I want to do that...do you have some insight on that part?
Honestly, I think there are fewer people who are annoyed by the common courtesy of a thank you note than those who enjoy them.
Sheesh, every city (AFAIK) has a recycling program. Just drop the note in with your newspapers and let your city recycle the paper? What's the big deal?
I refuse to stop thanking buyers who are good enough to put their trust, money and confidence in me, a total stranger!
I agree 100%
I appreciate the Thank you's I receive and I send them. I include a lil free gift too. Sometimes a charm with a clasp attached in a little organza bag, sometimes a make-up/perfume sample (which I seal up in a ziplock bag), I would never send edibles though- I wouldn't eat any sent to me either.. Except I did once get some delicious tea when I bought a Balenciaga Jacket-
I've actually saved all of my thank you notes & cards.. If you receive a sample you don't want, pass it along to a buyer- a friend or coworker. I don't get being upset by a nice friendly gesture but to each their own.
I would like information about a blog or website personally. If I bought something from your closet then I probably would like to check out what you have going on.
That said, you know, some of you guys really aren't very nice. Being dismissive and rude really doesn't help someone who is asking for feedback. So what if I don't like the thank you notes? First of all, I didn't say that I didn't appreciate the courtesy I said I felt like I was throwing too much stuff away. In the last two weeks I bought 8 items those are 8 cards that I am not going to keep. If you like keeping them that's great but the fact that I don't shouldn't be a source of irritation to anyone. I don't find a difference of opinion to be grounds for rudeness or irritation.
I appreciate the people who spoke about liking the thank you cards and in the item I just sold yesterday I included one because I don't have to agree with everything to participate. If the people buying like them, and it seems like they do, I'm happy to make them happy. I try very hard to be civil when I'm posting online and a couple of you are starting to cross the line.
Edited to add: for the last and final time the cards do not "make me upset"
Thanks for that feedback! I think I'm going to start writing it on them and see how it goes. I have seen a couple hard-core poshers with business cards that say thank you, sometimes have a link to a website/blog, and sometimes offer a discount if you purchase from them again. I think it's a neat idea that I'm going to look into, and it would maybe encourage people to come back and buy from you again.
I think it's a good idea. Those are the postcards and cards I have kept, and I've bought from one closet three times because they always send a 25% off your next purchase.
I made my first purchase from Mercari last week, $10 item just to test the waters. Arrived very fast with free shipping. I've noticed there are a lot of newbie sellers that don't include enough description and photos. It will probably get better.
I've heard about Mercari but never looked into it. How much do they take from your sale? Tia!
I really like Mercari, after Poshmark it's my favorite. I have both bought and sold on there and agree with the assessment about the newbies. However, you can't beat the no commission. I wonder when it's going to change, they say they are still in beta and that's why they are not charging for listing.
I had a credit for something I sold, it was small like $10 and there was a dress I liked that was being sold which was a major, expensive brand & was listed for $18 with free shipping..... there weren't a lot of pictures and the price made me a little nervous but I figured I would give it a gamble and it was great! I almost think that the seller had either gotten the dress as a gift or at super sale because it wasn't priced properly.
Overall, I like it, and I have tried almost every selling app.
Their site says that they are not charging any seller fees yet. There's a lot of junk on there. I use the brand filters to only look at designers I am interested in.
Since when is it rude to disagree? I didn't see a single poster who was dismissive or "not very nice."
Just as you're unhappy that so many of us include thank you notes (when we're the seller) and/or appreciate receiving them (as the buyer), the tone of your post is insulting to those who do enjoy them.
Although some posters responded that they save them, others simply said they appreciate them and dispose of or recycle them. What's so difficult about that?
Actually, you did use rather strong words that sound like they upset you:
The following is your post:
- Being "so sick of people using the box as a garbage can" sounds like you sure are upset.
- "samples of crap you're selling and you want me to buy" sounds like you sure are upset.
- "please just spare me all of that!" sounds like you sure are upset.
There is nothing difficult. My strong words were for the candy, toilet seat covers and other samples in my box, not the thank you cards. I felt like my words were being twisted around to reflect my being upset at those items rather than the thank you cards.
I think that this should be the last post on this topic. If my post was insulting to people who like thank you cards it certainly wasn't meant to be, I was asking for honest feedback and I felt like I got it, I just also feel like this has gone on for far too long.
ETA: I guess I was posting at the same time as everyone else. Sheesh.
I don't see anyone being rude or dismissive. We engaged in a discussion about thank you notes & small gifts, it was a thought provoking & decent discussion.
People came down on both sides but I don't see anyone being rude about it.
And for the record you did say you were "sick of people treating your package like a trash bin" so I got the feeling that would mean you were upset.
I don't believe anyone was trying to be nasty- it's so hard to determine the 'tone" of messages as there's no voice influx. I read back through the last few pages and I didn't get a rude vibe from any of the replies and I surely wasn't trying to be snide in what I posted