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Mioh1Mioh1
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Okay first.. I'm a seamstress. A few weeks ago a lady came and she brought me 2 decorative shawls and one robe. She told me that she put them in the washer and all of the beads fell out. I said no problem I can fix this but let me tell you beforehand that it's ALOT of labor and it'll be expensive. When she asked me like how expensive I told her it would be about 70 something dollars (for all 3 i might add) She said okay go ahead. I went ahead and spent HOURS sowing beads unto the shawls and robe. I took so much care in the quality. Just to give you an idea the hardest shawl l took about 7 hours.

Now she came back and she loved how everything turned out. When I told her what she owed me she became furious! I'm just stressing out how some people refuse to pay even though you told them how much it's going to cost. While she yelled at me I calmly said that I wouldn't hand over the garments until she paid me because I did provide the service she asked me. This is the first time I EVER had a customer like this. Was I wrong???? The last boss I had would have charged her over 100...


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    NcsuPsychNcsuPsych member
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    I think since you had quoted her a price (kind of. . in the relative area) you're in the right and she's in the wrong. I feel like a lot of people will whine and complain in order to cop-out of paying for something. I've seen it done many times and then have also heard some people joke about it.

    It's really sad and unfair. I'm sorry she did that. Did you talk with your boss about the situation?
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    GreenPepperBurgerGreenPepperBurger
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    I'd rip her garments so that all the beads fell off again and throw the thing in her face and say, "Sew this, bitch." But you'd get sued and that's not good. So don't listen to me in that regard.

    You can (calmly) explain that you quoted her a price and she agreed. Therefore, you don't really see a problem. Do you have a boss or a higher up you could speak to about this?
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    Mioh1Mioh1
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_just-venting?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:1a64e2ee-d3e2-451c-8243-d43920104d05Post:3ff98149-456a-44bd-a463-eb2bb975a2e6">Re: just venting...</a>:
    [QUOTE]I'd rip her garments so that all the beads fell off again and throw the thing in her face and say, "Sew this, bitch." But you'd get sued and that's not good. So don't listen to me in that regard. You can (calmly) explain that you quoted her a price and she agreed. Therefore, you don't really see a problem. Do you have a boss or a higher up you could speak to about this?
    Posted by GreenPepperBurger[/QUOTE]

    lol I did want to rip the whole thing apart... Well my boss is going to speak to her on saturday. It's just the lady said she wont take anything home if she has to pay for it. So either way I wont get paid in full. I just found it beyond rude. As a customer I've never acted that way and it took me by surprise =/
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    kpwedkkkpwedkk member
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    Lesson learned, next time put it in writing. And get a signature.

    I'm sorry that you have to go through this - but the calculation is you spent 7 hours, and the lady shouldn't be furious, she's in the wrong for not owning up to her own hearing problem.

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    GreenPepperBurgerGreenPepperBurger
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_just-venting?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:1a64e2ee-d3e2-451c-8243-d43920104d05Post:2ed9bc84-11f5-40b2-bc58-806150562c1a">Re: just venting...</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: just venting... : lol I did want to rip the whole thing apart... Well my boss is going to speak to her on saturday. <strong>It's just the lady said she wont take anything home if she has to pay for it.</strong> So either way I wont get paid in full. I just found it beyond rude. As a customer I've never acted that way and it took me by surprise =/
    Posted by Mioh1[/QUOTE]

    So she basically wants free shiit. How does she get anything? Does she go to the grocery store and demand to just take her milk and eggs home? Wtf.
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    button2011button2011
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    Oh how I can relate to you! I am also a seamstress and have just finished dealing with a client who hired me to sew a jacket and pant set for her. It's been two months since she hired me and she never showed to pick everything up, has not paid and since the last email basically telling me to deal, she is no longer returning calls or emails. I'm out $150 in labor. I do have everything in writing but there is not much I can do. Small claims court would cost me so much more that it's just not worth it. So now I'm stuck with a suit for a woman of significantly above average size that I don't think I can even sell.

    I really hope your result is better then mine has been and that this lady eventually pays you.
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    loritajeanloritajean member
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    That much labor is worth waaaaay more than 70 bucks (between 15 and 20 hours? that's less than minimum wage). What a bitch. She should consider herself lucky!
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    colstacolsta
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    People are rude. Sorry it happened - that sucks to do all that work for nothing. I'm actually surprised it has taken this long for someone to do this to you. I would imagine it would happen more often. I think you handled it well - I would have said something that got me in trouble. Can you ask for deposits up front in the future?
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    SrbageldogSrbageldog
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    Some people are just rude, and expect to get everything in life for free. :/ It sucks.
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    Mioh1Mioh1
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_just-venting?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:1a64e2ee-d3e2-451c-8243-d43920104d05Post:aec70c9a-13d1-4ea4-a9d9-cc6f5531d369">Re: just venting...</a>:
    [QUOTE]Oh how I can relate to you! I am also a seamstress and have just finished dealing with a client who hired me to sew a jacket and pant set for her. It's been two months since she hired me and she never showed to pick everything up, has not paid and since the last email basically telling me to deal, she is no longer returning calls or emails. I'm out $150 in labor. I do have everything in writing but there is not much I can do. Small claims court would cost me so much more that it's just not worth it. So now I'm stuck with a suit for a woman of significantly above average size that I don't think I can even sell. I really hope your result is better then mine has been and that this lady eventually pays you.
    Posted by button2011[/QUOTE]



    I know... even when it's in writing it's not worth going to small claims court *sigh* Well I hope your situation turns out okay too because it's like working for no pay and the thing just sits there.

    By the way I want to thank everyone I feel much better about it <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" />
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