I set up a contract and paid my deposit with Jaspers 4 months ago for my wedding reception this summer. I sent them an email last nite confirming and inquiring about some menu changes, and whether those menu changes would add cost to our contract. This morning, Dennis, the owner, sent me an email telling me has had decided not to cater my event. Of course I panicked! My reception is 6 weeks away and it summer, a very busy time cor BBQ caterers! His explanation was that I was ""manipulating him"" into a certain menu and basically told me that he wasn't comfortable doing business with the likes of me. The way he treated me was so incredibly UNPROFESSIONAL and BIZARRE! I let him know that we could keep the original menu, and also that I had no problem paying more. He basically had me reduced to tears and begging him to keep the contract. But then I realized, if my caterer was going to have such a fit all because I asked if we could take pork off the menu and just keep chicken and salmon, then this was nobody i wanted to do business with. I even asked two people to read the email I sent, just to see if anyone else thought it sounded ""manipulative"" or ""dishonest"". NOPE. All my readers stated that it was not me, and that it's good i found out now how high maintanance and psychotic thisguy was instead of at my wedding reception. I would rather cook for my guests myself instead of having Jaspers cater. Then nobody will start pissing their pants and making me feel like crap because I ask about taking the pork off the menu.
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