Just a little background, I recently decided to try and take my sideline and make it into a full-time business. I design and sell purses, gothic baby things, costumes and accessories. Everything is geared toward the geekier side of things and I get a lot of word-of mouth business.
Today I wish one of my regulars would have shut up.
I got a referal from a great customer that I've done a ton of work for, she gave my card to a woman who'll we'll call Miss Priss.
Miss Priss just started dating a guy really into the convention scene and she wants a costume so she can "fit-in" at her first upcoming con. The only thing she know is she wants the costume to stand out and make her look hot.
In fact her first email to me was basically just that, "I heard you sew and I need a costume to make me stand out and look hot"
I reply to her that I'm sure I can help her and I need a little info from her about what she wants and attach a few examples of things I've done and what my prices range. I ask her what she's into and I get this back. (word for word names changed to prevent id-ing.
"Dear Jinxy,
I don't really care what dumb show I dress up for, no one I know will be there just pick something that will make me look hot. His friends are all a bunch of retards & geeks so it's not like they matter was thinking that maybe I could model the outfit you make me instead of paying you for it I could put it on my myspace and lj and tell everyone you did it and then if you get a lot of hits from it maybe you could cut me in for a share?? plz let me know asap
Miss Priss
I had to share before I replyed, I can't stop feeling bad for her bf.
Jinxy
Today I wish one of my regulars would have shut up.
I got a referal from a great customer that I've done a ton of work for, she gave my card to a woman who'll we'll call Miss Priss.
Miss Priss just started dating a guy really into the convention scene and she wants a costume so she can "fit-in" at her first upcoming con. The only thing she know is she wants the costume to stand out and make her look hot.
In fact her first email to me was basically just that, "I heard you sew and I need a costume to make me stand out and look hot"
I reply to her that I'm sure I can help her and I need a little info from her about what she wants and attach a few examples of things I've done and what my prices range. I ask her what she's into and I get this back. (word for word names changed to prevent id-ing.
"Dear Jinxy,
I don't really care what dumb show I dress up for, no one I know will be there just pick something that will make me look hot. His friends are all a bunch of retards & geeks so it's not like they matter was thinking that maybe I could model the outfit you make me instead of paying you for it I could put it on my myspace and lj and tell everyone you did it and then if you get a lot of hits from it maybe you could cut me in for a share?? plz let me know asap
Miss Priss
I had to share before I replyed, I can't stop feeling bad for her bf.
Jinxy
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