Clients shoots self in foot...

[Testosterone boy]

So one of my three businesses is working with reef aquariums. Than can mean building them or stocking them or servicing them.

So I sold a mostly completed custom cherry 120 stand and canopy with the best glass aquarium on the market. For a lot less than cost. But the client has been good for 12 years so it made sense.

Due to the good history, I was busily making a "Stradavari" out of the tank and canopy. Compression fits....really beefed up....polyurethane glue...everything sanded...2x4 reinforced (even sanded them in a drum sander).

I spent about $300 extra...of my money...to ensure this stand and canopy would be magnificent. I was going to flood coat all of the exterior wood so it would look like glass. The 4 gallons of flood coat costs me about $200 with shipping. Lots of work and time to apply. Plenty of opportunity to destroy the project with one ill advised decision.

I kept my client abreast of the progress. I was turning down over $100/day in Senior picture business so I could devote myself to project completion. I was sick for about a week....didn't help.

Client pulls the plug after three weeks. Quit paying for service. Got impatient.

Guess what? Not much flood coating will be done. No " Stradavari" of stands and canopies.

Too damned bad. They would have been so proud.

Anybody read this?

I feel better.

Good night.

Good morning.

Good luck.

 

[Phenom78]

LOL

I read that entire post waiting to find out how he shot himself

LMAO

 

[biteme]

I thought someone literally shot theirself in the foot.

 

[Testosterone boy]

I thought someone literally shot theirself in the foot.

Sorry to disappoint mate.

 

[Testosterone boy]

It was pretty satisfying to be building something that would have been so nice....and unique.

Forty 18 wheelers and choking on $700. Oh well. Such is life. Such is business. Been down this road.

 

[jnuts]

No way to resell?

 

[Testosterone boy]

No way to resell?

I'd like to have it but I need the money....as always.


I think he still plans to buy it. Time will likely heal the rift. 12 years is a lot.

Anything can happen of course. Everybody is mad at me these days. Everybody.


If he doesn't complete payments....I will have a world class reef tank in my home studio. Not all bad. I have wanted one.

But I need the money.

Always do.

 

[Phenom78]

You have a pic?

 

[GoldenDelicious]

sometimes...money just isnt worth that much. tell him to go to hell and enjoy your tank

 

[thefantom1]

I still say you should go back to your old avatar.........

 

[Big Rick Rock]

If he pulled the plug because the project was taking too long. And it took "too long" because you were doing extra work that he did not ask of you... It was your fault for not informing him of your intentions... If you wanted to surprize him, then you should have made an excuse for the delay and told him you were sick or overworked. But to delay the completion and offer no explanation was a bad move, even if your intentions were good.

I say you call him, tell him WHY the project was taking so long. Tell him WHY you wanted to do so much extra work for him, and maybe e-mail him a pic of the project at it's current status to show him the directin you were going.

Thats what I would do or have done.



-BRR

 

[Testosterone boy]

If he pulled the plug because the project was taking too long. And it took "too long" because you were doing extra work that he did not ask of you... It was your fault for not informing him of your intentions... If you wanted to surprize him, then you should have made an excuse for the delay and told him you were sick or overworked. But to delay the completion and offer no explanation was a bad move, even if your intentions were good.

I say you call him, tell him WHY the project was taking so long. Tell him WHY you wanted to do so much extra work for him, and maybe e-mail him a pic of the project at it's current status to show him the directin you were going.

Thats what I would do or have done.



-BRR

"I kept my client abreast of the progress. " Originally posted by me



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