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iamalwaysright · ‎12-04-2023

Anyone notice how there's an increase of buyers who message with multiple sentences ending in exclamation points? Do sellers do this too? I've always thought to use that punctuation sparingly. To me, I see it right up there as typing with caps.

I've probably received more exclamation point messages from buyers than I've noticed because I only usually catch them when it's a buyer who sent multiple messages within a short timeframe. Although I've gotten quite a few from different buyers over the weekends whose initial message is "Did you send it yet!"

Happy Holidays

buyselljack2016 · ‎12-04-2023

Well, did you send it yet !!!!!!! 🤣

Did you not go camp out overnight at the carrier's door to be 1st in line this AM to get their very important item(s) sent !!!!!!!!!!! 🤣

movieman630 · ‎12-04-2023

Pretty sure it's a byproduct of the "social media" generation.

tinsoldierunderground · ‎12-04-2023

I believe you're right - my God daughter, who turned 30 this past July, uses exclamation points constantly.

When she just messages hi, its Hi!! I asked her if I had the correct address for the new house she and her husband bought, " yes! that's us!!" Brave new world.

femmefan1946 · ‎12-04-2023

Sir Terry Pratchett had wise words about the phenonmenon.

rosszonebricks · ‎12-04-2023

OMG, IKR???!!!! WBU?!

(In other words, be glad you at least got words and/or vowels. 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂)

luckythewinner · ‎12-04-2023

@iamalwaysright wrote:
Anyone notice how there's an increase of buyers who message with multiple sentences ending in exclamation points?

No, I have not noticed that.

b86fiero · ‎12-04-2023

Seems to be the current mode of communication, along with a few capital letters (for you to decipher) or a few words with a. period. between. each. one. followed by an exclamation point.

Brave new world indeed. 😉

chapeau-noir · ‎12-04-2023

Nothing new - I've seen it for decades.

What I do wonder at is all the people who seem compelled to end their statements with "Just sayin'" - that can die already.

Hell is empty. And all the devils are here.

12345jamesstamps · ‎12-04-2023

I love the buyers who are so mad they mis-spell words or can complete an English sentence. Its real funny sometimes.

chapeau-noir · ‎12-04-2023

@12345jamesstamps wrote:
I love the buyers who are so mad they mis-spell words or can complete an English sentence. Its real funny sometimes.

Dude! R u mad?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hell is empty. And all the devils are here.

ajs_coins_and_alchemy · ‎12-04-2023

I'm guilty as it's mostly my age group at fault here, but I can't stand when someone uses a "!" Instead of a "?"...

I'm ok with "!?!?" But don't end a question in just '!'s and no '?'s

But "Did you send it yet!" ... or the proper "Did you send it yet?" Would likely earn the buyer a place on my BBL because I can't stand impatient buyers... love the guy who bought it at midnight and was harassing me by noon whether I had shipped yet or not. He only lived an hour away, it was going to get to him quickly regardless...

12345jamesstamps · ‎12-04-2023

Its to be funny!

stainlessenginecovers · ‎12-04-2023

@iamalwaysright wrote:
Although I've gotten quite a few from different buyers over the weekends whose initial message is "Did you send it yet!"
Happy Holidays

What I WOULD have noticed, and responded back with:

Hello- You asked me a Question ?? but used a !! so I have NO idea what you are asking.