Finding the slices of heaven.

Friday, February 23, 2007

One project

This project I worked on for a couple and they ended up stiffing me for the design fees. The reason was the furniture prices seemed too high for them. But still I provided design work for them and they told me they wouldn't pay them. Bastages. Thus the reason hubby wrote up a contract for me. No more will I have people get work from me without compensation.

These sketches got folded by the client so they aren't as nice as I'd like darn it!






6 comments:

LID said...

Looks Great! Very Very Nice!

Don't feel to bad about getting stiffed A -- when I first started my business I did a lot of commercial work, before I strictly went residential. I once got stiffed for $35,000 from a developer for an office complex. NOW THAT HURTS! Never made that mistake again... EVER! Airtight contracts and deposits up front! A mechanics lien is a contractor's best friend!

BTW that developer got arrested a couple of years later for hiring illegal aliens and not paying them... they threw the book at him... BASTAGE!

Mike said...

Bastages indeed.

And they would have gotten a purty room, great to yell at the kids for eating on the couch in.

Angel said...

Thanks LID... The photos don't do the drawings justice. Colored pencils aren't as good. I need new berol markers darn it.

EEekkk.. that sounds painful! Yes, contract and liens. Hubby says mine would be an artisan lien. See.... I knew putting him through law school would serve a purpose. LOL

Milk... yes filthy fargin bastages! They LOVED the room and I think they made copies of the designs and made the room just like this so I was royally screwed. They already had the white sofa :O and with kids. Not my problem. LOL. Like I said, the tables and other furniture was double the cost so it was hundreds more than other stores and they reemed me out and F'ed me over. *rolls eyes* No more!

Angel said...

OMG! We Say bastages too! I thought that was just another of hubs made up words! LOL!

Anyway, damn you are talented. You would so be my bitch if I was a lesbian.

heh heh - my word verification below ends in THO. THO! T-H-O!!

Yeah... it's early on a Saturday... sorry. Humor is short.

Anonymous said...

You have obvious talent bastages be damned.

lioux said...

Yea, I've been burned by some freelance clients.