A lady put her head round the door this morning. "Do you frame photos?". "Sure do", says I. She then went on to describe the 'photo' which turned into a parchment thing and then to a canvas print. Possibly...... About 28x10. She wanted a pine frame with glass. Or plastic if it's cheaper. (It isn't so think on.....). I asked if she just wanted a frame or wanted the thing framing. This after a lengthy explanation on how you just can't put a piece of paper/parchment/canvas into a frame. Not if you want it to last a while and look presentable. She plumped for the frame only option. Well that's simple enough. I was feeling generous (And I had some offcuts) so I said £30. Not exactly naked profiteering IMHO.
"Oh I don't want to spend that much".
A few more like that and I might break even.
Typical!
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Re: Typical!
Aye, I haven't been doing this sort of thing long but that's already a familiar conversation
oh well
oh well
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Re: Typical!
I usually hand them a length of moulding and a glass offcut.........
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Re: Typical!
Where I come from you can buy
a House
a Car
a Bike to got to work on
a Wife
& a Framed Photo of her
for less than £30
(you wouldn't like any of them though)
a House
a Car
a Bike to got to work on
a Wife
& a Framed Photo of her
for less than £30
(you wouldn't like any of them though)
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Re: Typical!
the probelme with 3 out of the 4 of those is not the up front payment but the RUNNING costs
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Re: Typical!
We get it all the time, "that can`t be right, the frame will cost more than the picture"...
Pete...
Pete...
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Re: Typical!
I've wondered where she had gone, she has not been in this week
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Re: Typical!
Nearly as good as the one I had earlier this week, who rung me up to see if I could point her in the direction of someone who sold clip frames!
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Re: Typical!
A friend is a freelance graphic designer.
A lady rang him up to say she wanted a logo designing.......... how does she do it?
We are not alone. She wasn't even from a charity.
A lady rang him up to say she wanted a logo designing.......... how does she do it?
We are not alone. She wasn't even from a charity.
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