[Jewelry making - Article 00559] - [Orchid] Jewelry "Friends"

[Kimberly Starbard]

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Hi

    I am running into some superbly sticky situations with "friends" and
    family members. 

    In the beginning, I sold much of my things at low prices to attract
    attention and get my feet wet. All kinds of new friends and
    acquaintances appeared on the scene. Everywhere I went, I was so
    interesting all of a sudden. As time went by and I brought my prices
    up to market (still a little low) the phone calls and invites tapered
    off. Don't get me wrong, I have real friends as well...but I was a
    little hurt still. 

    Family members are a different thing as well. They want things for
    nothing, and I mean nothing. I can't keep giving everything away
    There's Christmas and birthdays sure, but it's getting out of hand.
    Over the weekend, my mother-in-law stopped by my booth. She
    eventually pointed out a piece and informed me that "that's the one".
    I went back to my father-in-law and said "should I put it aside for
    you to get her for Christmas?" and he totally waffled when I told him
    it was 125 (it's normally 175). He said something about a discount
    and then mumbled incoherently for a long time. I told him it was 50
    off. This stuff is getting really yucky. When I start making things
    from more precious material, this is going to get really tough. I
    want to make a living, not be some kind of thrift store for jewelry
    cling-ons. 

    Some of the other stories are truly odd. Does anyone have a canned
    response to these kinds of things? Last week, I sent my new
    sister-in-law things she had ordered and she left me a message
    informing me that she would not be paying for her necklace. Can you
    believe that? She just "informed" me, like it was a done deal. 

This is crazy
Sorry for the rant
Kim
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