when buying a snake why does your email need to contain ebonics? Seriously??

So I have a male spider I was looking to sell. So I thought meh ill throw it on craigslist because in Columbus we have quite a few small time breeders who use it to sell their offspring.

So i get this email

JClark to me
show details 8:00 PM (2 hours ago)
Yas. Is that a male. Ans r you gonna come to my crib


Seriously if your emailing someone looking to buy ANYTHING why the need for slang?

Does it bother you when you get emails or things like this?

Yo dawg...dat iz str8 whack! :D

I would think people who are trying to purchase a animal would use some proper grammar! But, who know!!!! LOL! I use the slang while Textin!!!

You have no idea how much reading poop like that angers me.

I never respond to emails like that. I usually just delete them.

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Originally Posted by shorty54

Yo dawg...dat iz str8 whack! :D

I would think people who are trying to purchase a animal would use some proper grammar! But, who know!!!! LOL! I use the slang while Textin!!!

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Yea but your texting someone you know.

I expect people to email me and talk right. I dont need to sit and decipher their damn email to see what they said. I mean if their English isnt the greatest and they have trouble spelling words thats one thing. But spelling yes yas?

And am i gonna come to his crib? Sure ill drop the snake off at his "crib" for $25

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeBalls

Yea but your texting someone you know.

I expect people to email me and talk right. I dont need to sit and decipher their damn email to see what they said. I mean if their English isnt the greatest and they have trouble spelling words thats one thing. But spelling yes yas?

And am i gonna come to his crib? Sure ill drop the snake off at his "crib" for $50

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Lol....I agree! PROFESSIONALISM! Hope I spelled that right! I'm not a grammar expert. But, I get amused with some of the things I read! My 14 year old daughter is the worse! When she text me sometimes I turn the phone upside down and sideways to see what it might spell.

Live just a short drive north of detroit, so When I put snakes on craigslist, about half the emails I get look like that and I don't respond to them. It give the impression of less than qualified owner. Sad part is I'm passing judgment on something that should be stupid. But I feel when it comes to a living animal, I have to make a judgment call sometimes.

another one that i don't respond to is people who send emails in all caps.

I WILL TAKE THE SNAKE!!! CALL ME AT *INSERT NUMBER*!!! I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH SNAKES SO I CAN GIVE A GOOD HOME!!!

how about no...

That really bothers me. I'd hold on to a snake for an extra year before I sell it to someone who is too lazy to even attempt to write and speak properly.

Yo DAWG. I sure as hell know that you won't take care of my animals properly if you are incapable of taking 10 seconds to compose a semi-coherent sentence.

It's my hugest pet peeve ever. I hate people who even use slang in texts and messenger! Honestly, if you're going to speak or communicate in any way, shape or form, at least do it properly. ESPECIALLY if it's someone you don't know and someone from whom you plan to buy something. I mean, come on!

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Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser

Live just a short drive north of detroit, so When I put snakes on craigslist, about half the emails I get look like that and I don't respond to them. It give the impression of less than qualified owner. Sad part is I'm passing judgment on something that should be stupid. But I feel when it comes to a living animal, I have to make a judgment call sometimes.

another one that i don't respond to is people who send emails in all caps.

I WILL TAKE THE SNAKE!!! CALL ME AT *INSERT NUMBER*!!! I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH SNAKES SO I CAN GIVE A GOOD HOME!!!

how about no...

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Yea I understand its quite annoying.

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Originally Posted by Alexandra V

It's my hugest pet peeve ever. I hate people who even use slang in texts and messenger! Honestly, if you're going to speak or communicate in any way, shape or form, at least do it properly. ESPECIALLY if it's someone you don't know and someone from whom you plan to buy something. I mean, come on!

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I dont mind text and stuff to much. But when emailing me, I can only judge how stupid or smart you are from your email. You talk like your stupid, chances are your stupid. And me I dont sell to stupid people lol. This guy will most likely not get the snake haha

I have only sent 3 text messages in my life and they all said the same thing:

If you want to talk to me call me.

Oh well I am old and set in my ways and yes it does bother me when people do not take a little time to at least try. I understand mis-spelled words on something that does not have a spell checker, some of my best friends are bad at spelling, but at least they make an attempt.

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeBalls

So I have a male spider I was looking to sell. So I thought meh ill throw it on craigslist because in Columbus we have quite a few small time breeders who use it to sell their offspring.

So i get this email

JClark to me
show details 8:00 PM (2 hours ago)
Yas. Is that a male. Ans r you gonna come to my crib

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You should have had some fun with him...

"My dear Mr. Clark,

I will do my best to answer your inquiries. I am not sure what this "Yas" is that you referenced, so if you would be so kind as to elaborate I will do my best to respond to that statement. I believe the next statement was supposed to be a question, so I will answer it as such: Yes, it is a male. As far as the next "sentence", I will do my best to interpret whatever it was you were trying to convey. I think you were trying to ask if I would go to your crib. I am terribly sorry, but I can not do business with infants or toddlers that still reside in a crib. I would be happy to do business with your parents, or even with you after you mature and are able to speak and drive yourself to my location.

Warmest regards,

Mike" :P

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeBalls

So I have a male spider I was looking to sell. So I thought meh ill throw it on craigslist because in Columbus we have quite a few small time breeders who use it to sell their offspring.

So i get this email

JClark to me
show details 8:00 PM (2 hours ago)
Yas. Is that a male. Ans r you gonna come to my crib


Seriously if your emailing someone looking to buy ANYTHING why the need for slang?

Does it bother you when you get emails or things like this?

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I would reply "I sure would love to reply to your e-mail, but unfortunately I cannot understand it."

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Originally Posted by xdeus

You should have had some fun with him...

"My dear Mr. Clark,

I will do my best to answer your inquiries. I am not sure what this "Yas" is that you referenced, so if you would be so kind as to elaborate I will do my best to respond to that statement. I believe the next statement was supposed to be a question, so I will answer it as such: Yes, it is a male. As far as the next "sentence", I will do my best to interpret whatever it was you were trying to convey. I think you were trying to ask if I would go to your crib. I am terribly sorry, but I can not do business with infants or toddlers that still reside in a crib. I would be happy to do business with your parents, or even with you after you mature and are able to speak and drive yourself to my location.

Warmest regards,

Mike" :P

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Hahaha - Lawrence's reply is MUCH better than mine!

My biggest thing is emails that have text shorthand in them. Take the time to type the word PLEASE instead of PLZ, I know I know your fingers are tired from hours of World of Warcraft. but still the word is could not cud.

I will typically answer people is a very nice." I'm sorry but it looks like your message got scrambled when you sent it, it's missing half th letters. Could you please check the original message and make sure all the letters and words are there, because I can't quite figure out what you're needing."

I'm so happy I'm not the only one who thinks this way! I'm guilty of using OMG occasionally, I'll admit it.

Oh, and I'm awful at spelling so I installed an add-on to my browser (free) that checks the spelling of everything I type. :)

I have a friend who texts me sometimes and I've had to read the text out loud and sound stuff out to decipher what she was trying to say! :)

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Originally Posted by poundhound2

Oh, and I'm awful at spelling so I installed an add-on to my browser (free) that checks the spelling of everything I type. :)

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dang I need that for my typing and texting post I suck so bad at spelling 4thesnakelady goes wtf was that Terry lol

Ohhhh I HATE crap like that. My other pet peeve is when I need to answer questions that are already in the ad. Like they aren't taking time to read. And the consistent slang and short type is pretty annoying. But my ultimate hate is when I have an ad up for multiple animals where ive taken the time to put up price, age, sex, weight, type, eating habits etc. Of each one and I get " Is it still avail?" or "I want one" or "how much for it".
What do you want??? All the information is right there in front of your darn face if you would just read. And you have to tell me what you interested in. I don't even answer them really. I very rarely post up on cl because when I do I get 100 crummy emails that the people don't tell me all the info, or can't speak properly. It's annoying and unprofessional. I usually just go through and look for the ones that can make whole sentences, and ask any important questions they have where I haven't already put the information in the ad. First impressions kill. And IMHO most of the people that send out those really annoying emails are the ones I don't want buying my animals.

I could probably spend all day writing up a reply on this subject. But, I will just say in short that the deterioration of the English language since the invention of texing and "L33t" speak disgusts me. I'm only 32 and don't consider myself that old, but when I was in school they taught proper spelling, grammar and punctuation. Learning and applying the conventions of the English language were not an option. I will admit to being guilty of an "LOL" here and there in text or instant message, but I consider email to be a formal method of written communication, especially when being used in a business transaction. I agree with those above me. I delete emails I get that look like that. I don't even waste my time with a response, as funny as it might be to mess with the person.

See typing like that on here, or in text, or a email to a friend is one thing. OR hell even if its a breeder your real good friends with and you guys are that close of friends its fine.

But this is a stranger emailing a stranger looking to do business. Or even if you know them a little bit, when conducting business you should act and talk proper.

You do not email a client and say "yo dawg when dat truck gonna be here for my shipment??"

Its just not right.

I hate when people dont read all of the ad...

"Snake for sale, 2 yr old BP with cage and all supplies.
To experienced owners, Please only serious buyers need apply"

say thats your ad and then a person will email you and ask if it comes with a cage or how old it is...it seems like people dont even read the full ad sometimes, it just comes down to some people being so impulsive it doesnt really matter what animal your selling.
I bred cockatiels for 5 years and sometimes I just chose to ignore some buyers because I didnt feel comfortable giving them a living pet to care for. Thats one of the sad parts about breeding anything is the home the babies go to. Some are great homes, others...not so much. :(

Don't even get me started on this!

I despise people who are to ignorant or lazy to even write out a 15 second email to me.

I have learned to place this disclaimer and the bottom of each of my ads:

When writing to me about the above { insert item }. Please include your name, a short paragraph about yourself and why you are interested in this { insert item }. I will not respond to emails that read " I wud liK this, Cal me."
Thank you for your time.

If I open an email that does not contain the information I stated, or they ask a question clearly answered in the ad, I delete it without response. I have on a few occasions had to delete multiple emails from the same stupid person, before they either give up or speak to me correctly.

Gale