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I have to recommend the site Karen (SewStorm) posted in the thread:
For Other Pro Sewers Discounts? (Go to the thread to find the email addy.) http://www.workroomconcepts.com/articles.htm For those who can't get to the thread. Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati |
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I laughed so hard, I nearly peed my pants! Been there, done that, big time!
That's why I don't do hourly rates and am extremely selective about my clients.... Once, I even did a repair at no charge because it was worth far more to me to embarass the uncouth, snot in public than any amount I could have charged to do the repair job. Picture this: I am in a hotel room at an out-of-town competition with my daughters. I have permission to travel only if I agree to rest and recoup because I have pneumonia. The clod knocks on my door repeatedly pleading with me to fix a lyrical dress (that I didn't make, no less!) because her daughter could not go on stage with it falling apart as it was. Clincher? My best friend's son did the choreography and I 'owed' him for some of the extras he had done for my daughters. She used him as leverage against me (Calen would be so disappointed, etc....) so I did the repair. Then when she asked me at the theatre (in her loud brassy manner) how much she owed me, I walked on by and partway up the stairs before I turned and replied (very coldly!): "YOU couldn't pay me enough. I didn't do it for you - I did it for Calen." There are some people I wouldn't sew for for any amount of money - just not worth having to deal with that type. Cynthia "Joy Hardie" wrote in message ... You will HATE sewing for $10 per hour. Several years back I asked this group the same question and I couldn't immagine giving people huge bills. So I priced myself at $10 per hour anyway, (because I liked the work anyway - right?). Word flew and I was quickly swamped with customers. Demanding ones, picky ones, some nice ones too. They need it NOW, they need it YESTERDAY, they want the hemline you just moved twice moved again so they can pick it up after they go for a cup of coffee. They don't make a fitting and throw your schedule off so you miss an outing with your family so you can make up the time later.....since they still HAVE to have it. Or, perhaps the best one yet, mother picks up the outfit for the daughter who doesn't bother to try it on (like I asked her to on several occassions on the phone over a couple weeks)...untill she was dressing for her Batmitzvah (spelling?).......when she realized suddenly, that something wasn't quite right and she needed me to desparately fix it.. Got that phone message and decided on a picnic outing with the family - left immediately and made sure I was gone all day. Raised my prices, became picky about my clients, and I do lot's less sewing now for more money. Ahhh. The price of sanity. Joy |
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Cynthia Spilsted wrote:
I laughed so hard, I nearly peed my pants! Been there, done that, big time! That's why I don't do hourly rates and am extremely selective about my clients.... Once, I even did a repair at no charge because it was worth far more to me to embarass the uncouth, snot in public than any amount I could have charged to do the repair job. Picture this: I am in a hotel room at an out-of-town competition with my daughters. I have permission to travel only if I agree to rest and recoup because I have pneumonia. The clod knocks on my door repeatedly pleading with me to fix a lyrical dress (that I didn't make, no less!) because her daughter could not go on stage with it falling apart as it was. Clincher? My best friend's son did the choreography and I 'owed' him for some of the extras he had done for my daughters. She used him as leverage against me (Calen would be so disappointed, etc....) so I did the repair. Then when she asked me at the theatre (in her loud brassy manner) how much she owed me, I walked on by and partway up the stairs before I turned and replied (very coldly!): "YOU couldn't pay me enough. I didn't do it for you - I did it for Calen." There are some people I wouldn't sew for for any amount of money - just not worth having to deal with that type. Cynthia They do say that revenge is a dish best served cold! -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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