we b opught our Inn a little over a year ago. our new website was up & running last winter. recently another local inn emailed us stating that they are flattered we chose to imitate them by choosing, (what they feel is) the same color for our website. they more or less (in a "nice" way) "suggested" we consider changing our color. they are flattered we are copying them but... WTF? i was shocked to say the least when i read the email!! (as was DH)
We did not consult anyone's website, least of all theirs!, when we were planning/designing with our webdesigner. we contacted them back, assured them we had no desire or intention to imitate them & although we are sure they probably have a lovely business...da, da, da.. we, basically, don't want to be like them anymore than they want to be like us. (we did not put that last line in the email back but...) we stated that we should get together in person to discss it. they more or less did not acknowledge that we responded,as they just simply replied with their original email. They stated they are "uncomfortable" with the issue. We are not uncomfortable at all...we have done nothing wrong in any way at all That is why we have no discomfort with discussing it face to face. they will not. when we responded that we have no desire to change our color at this time (that is exactly what we responded with (the 2nd time)...no more no less) it apparently was not the answer they wanted to hear because they then proceeded to accuse us of copying other local inns & all of the local innkeepers are apparently in agreeance with this.
I should mention, that these innkeepers are people who do not know the slightest bit about us,who we are, have never been to our inn, do not know anything about our education history, our hobbies,have not had a real conversation with us about anything in the world, are completely unaware of my 15 years experience in the gourmet restaurant world (i have taken my ideas from past restaurant jobs, cake decorating & my college background of interior art & design)....you name it! we do not have discomfort or issues with this as we know we have done nothing wrong at all.
what are anyone's thoughts on this? ever experienced something like this?
We did not consult anyone's website, least of all theirs!, when we were planning/designing with our webdesigner. we contacted them back, assured them we had no desire or intention to imitate them & although we are sure they probably have a lovely business...da, da, da.. we, basically, don't want to be like them anymore than they want to be like us. (we did not put that last line in the email back but...) we stated that we should get together in person to discss it. they more or less did not acknowledge that we responded,as they just simply replied with their original email. They stated they are "uncomfortable" with the issue. We are not uncomfortable at all...we have done nothing wrong in any way at all That is why we have no discomfort with discussing it face to face. they will not. when we responded that we have no desire to change our color at this time (that is exactly what we responded with (the 2nd time)...no more no less) it apparently was not the answer they wanted to hear because they then proceeded to accuse us of copying other local inns & all of the local innkeepers are apparently in agreeance with this.
I should mention, that these innkeepers are people who do not know the slightest bit about us,who we are, have never been to our inn, do not know anything about our education history, our hobbies,have not had a real conversation with us about anything in the world, are completely unaware of my 15 years experience in the gourmet restaurant world (i have taken my ideas from past restaurant jobs, cake decorating & my college background of interior art & design)....you name it! we do not have discomfort or issues with this as we know we have done nothing wrong at all.
what are anyone's thoughts on this? ever experienced something like this?