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5 Copy and Paste Ways to Decline an Order

Filed Under: Customer Service

As a crafter and maker, there are several reasons why you may need to decline an order: too busy, no interest, against your personal beliefs, outside of your comfort zone, beyond your skills, and many, many others.

First things first (I cannot stress this enough): “No.” is a complete sentence. You do not have to explain yourself to a potential customer that inquires if you can complete an order. However, great customer service is important in small businesses. I’ve written several copy and paste responses that you are welcome to use the next time you encounter an order that you don’t want to complete.

Copy and Paste Ways to Politely Decline an Order

  • Hello (name of customer)! Thank you for your interest in (name of business). At this time, I am unable to do custom orders. Feel free to reach out in the future. Thanks, (your name), (name of business)
  • Thanks for reaching out to me, I am unable to complete the order you are describing at this time. Maybe you could reach out to (link to a fellow maker) to complete the order. Have a great day! (your name), (name of business)
  • Hello (name of customer), My schedule doesn’t allow me to take this kind of order right now. Thanks for understanding and I hope to work with you in the future. (your name), (name of business)
  • Hi (name of customer), Unfortunately, My current order load does not allow me to accept this order. I hope that you will contact me in the future for another order. Thank you, (your name), (name of business)
  • Thanks (name of customer) for contacting me! I’d love to work with you, but right now I cannot take on your order. I look forward to working with you at another time. Thanks, (your name), (name of business)

Don’t Ever Mention Beliefs

When declining orders from customers, there is something that you never want to mention: That their request is against your beliefs or morals. Everyone has different beliefs, morals, and tastes. In our current litigation happy society, it is best to never state an order is against your beliefs because it opens you up to be sued. Instead, keep it simple and to the point.

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Comments

  1. Donna C says

    June 16, 2016 at 9:27 am

    My husband and I have talked about how we would handle custom requests that were against what we would make but never knew what we would say…..but thanks to you, now we know exactly what to say. Christine, thanks so much for sharing this incredible post!!!

    Reply
    • Christine says

      June 17, 2016 at 9:14 am

      Always a pleasure Donna!

      Reply
  2. Kyna says

    June 16, 2016 at 7:47 pm

    Thank you! Great article and very helpful!

    Reply
    • Christine says

      June 17, 2016 at 9:13 am

      You’re welcome Kyna!

      Reply
  3. Stax says

    August 9, 2016 at 10:52 am

    Thank you soooooo much! I’m a graphic designer and have often ended up in tight spots because of my struggle with just saying “No” to people.The straightforwardness of these responses is just what I’m looking for.

    Reply
    • Christine says

      August 10, 2016 at 9:00 am

      My pleasure!

      Reply
  4. Norman Sappenfield NDS CRAFTS says

    September 17, 2016 at 8:36 pm

    how about just a plain………NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO….very simple

    Reply
    • Christine says

      September 17, 2016 at 9:33 pm

      Good customer service is everything in small business. I’d be offended if anyone told me “NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO”.

      Reply
  5. Gael says

    November 1, 2016 at 9:04 am

    These are great responses and very helpful. I haven’t run into a moral objection, but am glad you spelled that out for people. What you are teaching is tact, and a plain nnnnnnoooo is lacking in that when it comes to customer service.

    Reply
    • Christine says

      November 1, 2016 at 1:12 pm

      Always happy to share! Thanks for stopping in the blog!

      Reply

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