THEY COULD SEND ME A.S.A.P. VIA EMAIL ?????? PLEAESEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! RUSH JOB !! NO TIME TO SCAN AND CLEAN UP IF I CAN GET HIM A PROOF BY 9 AM TUESDAY MORNING JOB IS MINE ! HE CALLED ME AT 5PM TODAY
I USE SIGN LAB CLASSIC
EMAIL IS deweyg@kirtland.cc.mi.us
THANK YOU TO ALL THAT
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
YES...I CAN BUT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SEND VECTOR IMAGES THRU THIS BULLBOARD! BUMMER EH? HEH HE HE
[ August 05, 2002, 10:42 PM: Message edited by: Dave Grundy ]
Posted by Janette Balogh (Member # 192) on :
So let me see if I've got this right.
Your customer calls you at 5pm (closing time for most businesses), and would expect you to work into the night to get a sketch to them by 9am (opening time for most businesses) ... without giving you a deposit first. For this they promise to give you the job?
And so now, you are asking us to partake of this craziness with you?
Sorry Glenn. Many of us have learned better. I don't do that for my own customers. Consequently, I've significantly curbed my intake for "unreasonable customers with unreasonable requests".
Incidentally, I make a habit of doing my own work with a deposit first.
I do sincerely wish you luck with the job tho. Good night. Janette
Posted by Jeffrey Vrstal (Member # 2271) on :
will this work? Posted by CJ Allan (Member # 52) on :
What Style/Type of bridge would you like....??
Or will a simple generic bridge be acceptable.....???
Do you want a bridge with or without figures/people/vehicles/etc. on it....or will a stand-alone unit suffice.......??
Will need more specifics before searching my extensive morgue.....!!
...........cj
PS......If you could convey the approximate size of bridge needed, it would save me several hours of work..........Thanks!!
Posted by Glenn Dewey (Member # 1804) on :
MOST TIMES I DONT BOTHER BUT I HAVE BEEN ON THIS GUY FOR MONTHS TO GIVE US A TRY HE HAS SEVERAL BUSINESSES AROUND THE STATE. THIS IS IM SURE A TEST TO SEE IF WE CAN PUT OUT UNDER PRESURE HE WILL GET TO SEE THE PROOF BUT IN NO WAY WILL HE KEEP IT !! FOR A 100.00 BUCKS HE CAN HAVE THE PROOF !
AND I KNOW MOST OF HIS SIGN ARE IN NEED OF A FACE LIFT AND THAT IS THE ONLY REASON I AM WORKING AT 11 PM ON THIS !! PLUS WINTERS ARE LONG AND HARD HERE IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND HIS WORK WOULD KEEP US BUSY IN THE SLOW TIMES ! (WINTER IS 4 MONTHS AWAY) OTHER WISE I WOULD SAY SAME THING AS YOU JANETTE (GOOD NIGHT)
Posted by John Thompson (Member # 2750) on :
I don't know, but I've been told that there is a pix of a bridge in this movie. You could always use a video capture card and save it then convert it to a vector art. Just a suggestion HA!HA!
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
glen your a hoot...after the last post for clipart.....and people belive you....hahahahahaha
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
say what? You want bridge clipart? "If you believe that have I got a bridge to sell ya"
Does anyone know why people say that?
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
Yes, Doug...
It is reference to scam artists selling the rights to the Brooklyn bridge in the early 1900's. People were just as stupid and gullible back then. LOL!
Have a great one!
Posted by Golden (Member # 164) on :
Hi Glenn, I tend to side with Janette on this one. Sometimes, you have to establish ground rules with certain customers. In this case, you have to be honest with the guy and suggest he needs to be reasonable with his demands. Pressure has nothing to do with this project. He is jerking you around and you are letting him. When he asks, you need to tell him you need a few days to do a nice layout, find or design artwork, and also that you need a reasonable deposit for that time. With the deposit in hand and time to do it, I am sure you can put your best foot forward on the project and present him with something both of you can be proud of. It is hard to design under pressure, and it sounded like you were under it by your post.
Besides the copyright issue on clip art, your request was totally unworkable. Go back and read it for yourself and try to determine if you have any clue what kind of bridge you needed for this project? I suspect there are numerous bridges shown in a Corel image catalog without asking. Golden Gate Bridge? London Bridge?
Don't take this post wrong. I am not jumping on you here at all. You just didn't give anyone here much to work with, nor time to even help you. We have all been in the place you are right now. A little word of advice can sometimes be helpful when you let yourself get backed into a corner without realizing it. Good luck on your project.
Mike Jackson
Posted by John Smith (Member # 1308) on :
Glenn, take this to heart . . .. and live by it !!! I've significantly curbed my intake for "unreasonable customers with unreasonable requests". My only question is this . .. . .you may get a $100.00 for the drawing/proof. Do you have ANY intentions of sharing that pot o gold with the person that helps you out of the hole you are about to dig for yourself ??? Just a wonderin Posted by CJ Allan (Member # 52) on :
On the back of my business cards it says........
*************************** "My Quality Will Not Suffer Due to Your Schedule or Impatience If You Can't Live With This... Check Your Yellow pages.....!!" ******************************
I burned out a long time ago on peoples bull sh*t !!
It keeps things a lot Simpler when everyone's on the same page.....Right From The Start !!
Ya put up yer %50 deposit Ya takes a number... and when that number comes up I do yer work........ Ya pay the Balance...... I give ya the Item......... Ya go Away Happy........ I Spend the Money, Everybody's Happy.......!! SIMPLE..........!!
Hope this Helps..............cj
Posted by John Smith (Member # 1308) on :
Okay, Glenn. . . . take a deep breath . . ..
9:00 a.m. Tuesday has come and gone . . .. did you get the job ???
Posted by John Thompson (Member # 2750) on :
Hey Glenn, as John said, did you get the job??? I guess if he didn't, he can always blame it on the Letterhead board.....huh. Everything bad is always somebody elses fault, that's my motto too. It werks fer me...... Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Hahahahahaaa....looks like Glenn was being a smarta$$ and trying to see how much crap he could stir up!
Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :
Yeah I like smart asses!!! Good one Glenn! Posted by J & N Signs (Member # 901) on :
Bet ya can't beat Atog's post....
Posted by John Thompson (Member # 2750) on :
Nobody can beat ATOG's post, it's bound to become a classic that'll be remembered for years. Way to go ATOG!!! And a "Thumbs Up" to you.
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