Originally Posted by
kyquiltlover1942
I was asked by the girl that has been cutting my hair for 25 years, to hem some pants for her. I told her it would be $15. a pair. She thought that was way too much. I then explained that she spends about 15 minutes trimming my hair for $25. and she wanted me to spend over an hour for less that. She has never asked again.
Well played!
(and I'm an esthetician - so I "get" it)
I had my car fixed last week. My son has a friend that works at a dealership who got me hooked up with a mechanic who likes to take a little work on the side.
Had the repair been done at the dealership during normal hours - it would have been about an $800 repair. The guy doing it on the side only wanted $200. I still gave him $300 - and when he asked "Are you sure?!?!" - I said "Yes! As long as the next time I need you, you will say "yes" again!"
The prob with sewing is that everyone thinks we like to do anything that has the machine involved - and they don't appreciate how much time or money went into buying equipment, etc.