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quilts are not cheap to make and the fabric store wont come down on their price if we cant afford the fabric sooo why should you. I agree with charging a deposit. She saw the quilt back in july she had 4 month to save the money.
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Yeah, what do they think you are ...QVC,,,with easy pay? When we order anything online or from catalogs, etc., we have to pay in full before delivery!!!
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I ask for $100.00 deposit at time of order, balance paid upon completion. If not picked up within 30 days of completion, I reserve the right to either sell it or donate it. Part of the paper work signed at time of order. I have one customer who pays me in full at time of order. I work real hard to get his order done fast. No one has ever complained about this policy and no one has ever defaulted.
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Not a bad idea. Maybe just sell finished quilts only.
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Originally Posted by joan_quilts
Ok, I have 2 quilts people wanted. I told the one lady her quilt would be ready to ship the first of November. She saw it back in July, and she knew the price back then. She asked me last week if I would take payments. I said NO.
She has ordered from me before, but this quilt is a twin size, all hand quilted and won 3rd place at a quilt show. Her story is she has bills and just can't afford it all right now. I told her that was ok, because I would hold onto the quilt until December and then I would offer to sell it to someone else. I am so sorry that happened to you, ..When I make my jewelry for someone that wanted me to make it the way they want , I get 1/2 down and when its finished they pay the rest, you see they already put the money down so they would think of paying the rest, if they change their mind they would get all but 10% back..that way they paid for your time in it.. try that way maybe that would help.. and you can still sell it to someone else..Good luck KandiKane ( Elaine ) Another lady, after seeing this quilt, asked me to make her a full sized quilt kind of like it. Her husband just loves John Deere and these quilts had a John Deere theme. So, I make this quilt, it also placed 3rd in the contest under its category, and I called the lady who wanted to come by and get it. She stopped by on Friday, said how much she loved it, but "just can't afford it" right now. Uh-huh, that meant she wanted me to lower my price, a price she agreed on BEFORE I made it. From now on, I am going to ask for a $100 deposit, non-refundable, on my quilts. I have close to that much in the fabric and other material needed alone. Why do people "ask" for things, offer to pay and then "change their minds"? If they can't afford a quilt, don't ask me to make one I guess this is another lesson well learned, sigh. oops sorry I typed in wrong space..Tryed to correct it but would not let me ,, scroll up please KandiKane |
I guess I am an oger. People pay everything up front. I need to buy fabric etc. So sorry! This is just not right. Now you pumped your time and money into quilts from other people.
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Tnx for learning the lesson. I've only done this twice and instinct said ask for deposit. One lady still owes me 1oo I don't stress over it - I think peopke think because u quilt u are a nice. Person and have nothing else to do but cater to them. I am often asked "will u make me one". I just give them a blank stir as if I didn't hear the question. Good luck in future dealing with non quilters
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I ALWAYS require a 50% of agreed on price for a deposit before i will cut a single fabric for a quilt someone has (commissioned) learned that a long time ago...having an artist for a mother. back in the '70's she was (taken advantage of-ripped off) on a couple paintings and after that she always collected the deposit, regardless of who it is, best friend, daughter or perfect stranger makes no difference. now when someone discusses having me make them a quilt we figure out the quilt, i generally set a price and let the person know i have to have 50% before i start the quilt. we have found if a person pays a deposit (and i tell them it is NON-REFUNDABLE) they generally buy the quilt. I had one woman who forfited her deposit and did not get her quilt. not because she didn't like it, but because she had other things going on and after it was completed and being long-arm quilted she called up and said..."never mind- i don't want it after all" i was pretty upset (it's a king with over $500 just in materials) i called her and said, you know we have a contract, and you paid a $250 deposit...she said, i don't care, we painted the bedroom and it wont work anymore; and she hung up...so i finished the quilt, took pictures, made out a bill, including full quilt price, deposit. and a (disclaimer) at the end stating if the final bill was not paid in full within 30 days she gives up any and all future claims to the quilt and forfeits her deposit. sent the bill (signature required) and kept copies of everything...these steps taken to protect me; now she can not try in a couple years to get that deposit back and it does not matter what i sell that quilt for, she gave up all rights.
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i am by no means a quilter that sells quilts, but i have been asked, to make them ..i tell them, to go and get the pattern and buy the fabric..then get with me. it usually never gets far enough to worry about it..they don;t have time to shop, so i don't have time either.
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I see no problem with asking for half of the cost up front. My husband does woodcarving and anytime he makes one and it is personalized for an individual he asks for half up-front. He has never had anyone back out because of this. It makes for a commitment on both parties' sides. Good luck with your business ventures.
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