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I had just gotten back from the ER* and checked my e-mail to find... well, I probably shouldn't actually quote the whole thing.
I found an e-mail consisting of four long paragraphs. Three of them were about Boy Scouts. About how great scouting is. About how I should support scouting. About various political issues relating to scouting that were just begging for a fratching-worthy argument, frankly. If you want to recruit somebody to side with you on a subject, reminding them of everything bad and controversial about it really may not be the way to go...
The final paragraph finally cleared up my confusion on getting this ode to the BSA, as they guy wants a costume that represents his love of the outdoors and scouts and yadda yadda yadda. He gave me a verbal description of it, and asked if he could get a free reference picture from me, along with a scouting discount on the costume. And by the way I need to support scouting or he won't do business with me.
I must say I appreciate it when the difficult, crazy ones that are going to drive me up the wall let me know in advance who they are.
So I replied that as a female I was really fairly indifferent to the boy scouting program, and I do not offer a scout discount, sorry. I can offer a free reference sheet, but that's the best I can do. (And I only offered that because actually it's for my benefit, not his. I'd MUCH rather find out that "the ear interior should be white not pink" or "the eyebrows need to be smaller" or whatever other nit-picky nonsense they have, when they see the drawing, and not when the costume itself is finished.)
I do haggle, and I do offer discounts, but in this case, frankly, knowing he's going to be a pain in the neck to work with I figure just letting him buy at the normal price IS a discount.
And if my lack of adoration for the BSA makes him pass me by, you know I don't think I actually mind that very much!
*My husband sliced open is hand on a computer case. We had to wait something like 5 hours at the ER, but as the doctor said when he finally saw us, you really don't want to be the person who gets seen immediately on a busy day.
I found an e-mail consisting of four long paragraphs. Three of them were about Boy Scouts. About how great scouting is. About how I should support scouting. About various political issues relating to scouting that were just begging for a fratching-worthy argument, frankly. If you want to recruit somebody to side with you on a subject, reminding them of everything bad and controversial about it really may not be the way to go...
The final paragraph finally cleared up my confusion on getting this ode to the BSA, as they guy wants a costume that represents his love of the outdoors and scouts and yadda yadda yadda. He gave me a verbal description of it, and asked if he could get a free reference picture from me, along with a scouting discount on the costume. And by the way I need to support scouting or he won't do business with me.
I must say I appreciate it when the difficult, crazy ones that are going to drive me up the wall let me know in advance who they are.
So I replied that as a female I was really fairly indifferent to the boy scouting program, and I do not offer a scout discount, sorry. I can offer a free reference sheet, but that's the best I can do. (And I only offered that because actually it's for my benefit, not his. I'd MUCH rather find out that "the ear interior should be white not pink" or "the eyebrows need to be smaller" or whatever other nit-picky nonsense they have, when they see the drawing, and not when the costume itself is finished.)
I do haggle, and I do offer discounts, but in this case, frankly, knowing he's going to be a pain in the neck to work with I figure just letting him buy at the normal price IS a discount.
And if my lack of adoration for the BSA makes him pass me by, you know I don't think I actually mind that very much!*My husband sliced open is hand on a computer case. We had to wait something like 5 hours at the ER, but as the doctor said when he finally saw us, you really don't want to be the person who gets seen immediately on a busy day.
Representing the nobility of scouting. 
I'm sure he already has a closet FULL of boy scout uniforms. 
He is my Black Dragon (and yes, a good one) strong, protective, the guardian. I am his Silver Dragon, always by his side, shining for him, cherishing him.
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