I'm a seamstress and a quilter, I will hem pants for VERY good friends but have told them not to even discuss it with others because I do not want anything to do with alterations for people I barely know. It's not worth my time and effort. I don't even entertain the thought of doing alterations for a living. I like to choose what I work on and when I work on it. You handled it very well and I will take a page from your book if I ever need to!!!