The post whore thread.

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Originally Posted by brutal

I love the purchasing people that get involved after having done business with the same client for umpteen years and then suddenly your fees are "egregious" because they're used to getting 10x larger projects that have so much pad in them at 50% less cost. LOLz

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Always happens...

They have to justify their job somehow. "Look, I saved us 10% on this project"...

The fact that I just gutted the warranty I normally offer on our radio networks doesn't get mentioned. Then, when things fail, the engineering/non-bean-counter folks are thinking "yay, gets fixed under warranty" until I send them back the amended warranty that the bean counters approved to get their price cut...

I've only had one customer not come back for repeat business because of this kind of game, but based on anecdotal information from a friend "in the know", they weren't coming back anyway and used that as the reason.

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Originally Posted by Grant H.

My wife proudly says that all of her craft stuff fits in one box...

I get annoyed when she calls our house a box...

[Sarcasm2]

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That was very funny.

But my 'crafts' are in the garage not the house.

..[Peep]

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Originally Posted by ChickNorris

That was very funny.

But my 'crafts' are in the garage not the house.

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She is much more of a girly girl when it comes to "crafting". The majority of the rest of her interests? She's a tomboy, which works well with me.

Crafting is even a stretch. The majority of her project time is put into custom made costumes from movies/games that she likes.

Her Arwen (LOTR) dress took her over 100 hours to make and put all the detail and such in...

Best photo of it I can find right now... The detail in the gold stitching that she did by hand is unbelievable. She also made the hooded cloak in this picture...

https://live.staticflickr.com/7921/4...70bdd283_c.jpg578282_10152746294735657_1387341874_n by ARNEWB, on Flickr

I completely forgot about this. Yes that's some serious craftwork, artistry.

I can sew. I can't sew like THAT.

That actually takes me back to my earlier point, I don't negotiate for a person's services. Things like the above take time & skill so when I see it I don't see a good, I see craftsmanship. Not negotiable.

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Originally Posted by ChickNorris

That actually takes me back to my earlier point, I don't negotiate for a person's services. Things like the above take time & skill so when I see it I don't see a good, I see craftsmanship. Not negotiable.

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I don't have an issue paying for services. Knowing the other party is open to barter, even better. I doubt i ever paid retail (outside restaurants) for anything ever in NY or CO. AZ is taking some time, but things will fall in to place, eventually.

Night folks

G'night!

Yay, Monday!!!

I love my job, and I want to be there.. :)