| Subject: Sorry - need to vent |
Author: Lesson Learned [ Edit | View ]
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Date Posted: Thursday, August 11, 06:55:12am
I had what I thought was a potential customer contact me over the spring about making a dress for the Oireachtas. Seemed nice enough and genuinely interested. Since April, she had inundated me with TONS of questions, lots of pictures of likes and dislikes, questions about fabrics, requesting sketches (which I have sent about 5, all dairly detailed, and each somewhat different as the colors, fabrics, etc, seemed to change substantially each time). Anyhow, when I contacted her at the start of the month requesting the measurements, she came back that the daughter was away at camp, but she would get it to me before the end of the month. I then said, no problem, gave her my form to complete, and asked her to email it back and mail a hard copy with the deposit. Naturally then, communications came to a halt. I reminded her of what my base price would be (truthfully, quite low imho, and that I would be willing to work with her budget). She then proceeded to low ball my base price, and finally told me if I couldn't do it for $500, she would find someone who would. Or she might be better off borrowing a dress until she figured out what she really wants. Don't let this happen to you. Your time and ideas are worth money. Don't let ANYONE take advantage of you like this - if you do, as I have, you have no one to blame but yourself.
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- Been there, done that, lol. (It wasn't too funny at the time though.) -- DM, Thursday, August 11, 10:51:44am
- It takes all kinds. The worst I had was a mother who thought she could get a dress for next to nothing because she "knew" me, and because my dd knew her dd (NT) -- a dance class queen bee, she never treated me kindly there... ugh, Thursday, August 11, 01:06:48pm
- I would remind her that all of yur designs are copyrighted and belong to you. Also, I would send her a bill for the time spent designing the dress. Next time - (NT) -- get a deposit first!!!, Thursday, August 11, 03:09:34pm
- "your" (NT) -- didn't proof, Thursday, August 11, 03:11:02pm
- Amazing how some people think your time has no value. (NT) -- It's annoying to say the least., Thursday, August 11, 05:36:23pm
- Wow! Did I type this in my sleep or is there someone else out there as trusting as I am?! (NT) -- Tell her to make her own, Saturday, August 13, 09:29:34pm
- Hard economic times bring out the predators. I, too, have wasted precious time on these types of individuals. You'll be lucky if she walks, because she'll hate the dress (especially the elements she insisted upon), and make your life miserable (NT) -- Lessons learned, Tuesday, September 06, 08:19:28am
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