Originally Posted by bebe
give her a price for repair of item that is unreasonable and that will also probably keep her off your back
$10 to sew a seam closed
$5 for a button anc such
just a thought
I tried this approach. Didn't work for me, but ended up working to my advantage. The people who asked me to do repairs were actually willing to pay!! One guy, after I had hemmed a couple of pairs of jeans for nothing, brought me more for hemming, and one pair with a broken zipper. I had run out of the gold/orange thread I use for jeans -- he volunteered to go out and get some since I was making dinner. Once he saw how much the thread and the zipper cost, he gladly paid me from that point forward. His comment? "why didn't you tell me that costs you money?" DUH!!! So, I've developed a bit of a part time job, and my customers know that the turn around time depends on my work schedule from my "real" job. If they need it sooner, they bring it to a professional. When it comes to my time, I am not at all shy about charging for it.