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Ragin Cajun
New Member
The thing about doing a new sign on old acrylic ...just creates an old sign.
Next time...Make him a deal to Change the acrylic.
Take the price of the acrylic times 3 = gift certificate to restaurant
This way...he is totally happy.
It won't cost you that much more...You get your money on acrylic 2 times over.
Food is cheap to him!
Not so cheap when you eat out.
You both win...and he is much more proud of his sign.
I would try to add my cost for the acrylic to the sign invoice...then trade the extra cost for a gift certificate.
Next time...Make him a deal to Change the acrylic.
Take the price of the acrylic times 3 = gift certificate to restaurant
This way...he is totally happy.
It won't cost you that much more...You get your money on acrylic 2 times over.
Food is cheap to him!
Not so cheap when you eat out.
You both win...and he is much more proud of his sign.
I would try to add my cost for the acrylic to the sign invoice...then trade the extra cost for a gift certificate.
Gino
Premium Subscriber
Only one problem with your theory.
The amount of sign face you'd be trading would pay a lot of bills and go much further than 20 free meals at his place.
John Butto
New Member
Signman walking...
As Marlene prepares to send Mountainmang back to 1965, so he thinks.
As Marlene prepares to send Mountainmang back to 1965, so he thinks.
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Guest
I really like this one next time i get something like this ill post it here and see what you guys think first.
Z SIGNS
New Member
I just don't understand this
"the customer did not want to pay for new faces"
So you end up doing more work playing sticky picky and you charge less money for that.We tell these kind of customers it cost more to use the old material because it does.Here is the end result you worked harder got paid less and the customer winds up with a brutal looking sign.Everybody loses.
"the customer did not want to pay for new faces"
So you end up doing more work playing sticky picky and you charge less money for that.We tell these kind of customers it cost more to use the old material because it does.Here is the end result you worked harder got paid less and the customer winds up with a brutal looking sign.Everybody loses.
Craig Sjoquist
New Member
I really like the flag ya did in 1st post,
I would know that it was Mexican, about all I need be it food or products would know who they cater to mainly.
I would know that it was Mexican, about all I need be it food or products would know who they cater to mainly.
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signs-work
Guest
I really dont care what you think
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signs-work
Guest
all that matters i got payed the customer likes it if you dont like it i dont really care oh well lol.
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Guest
This will be my last post on this site ill just watch and learn from the side and in pm's for now on. I only want to deal with respectable and nice people.
mbarden
New Member
Don't ask what other people think if you can't take the heat. There are some very talented people on this site that absolutely know what they are doing. From the look of your finished sign, you don't know sh*t. It looks like you figured out how to do a couple of photo shop effects and said "Hey, I can make signs! Woopee!" Just because your client was happy and paid you doesn't make it a good sign, it just means that they are happy with it and paid you.
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CanuckSigns
Active Member
I was thinking the same thing, reading over the replies, I thought to myself, geez everyone is being pretty nice to this guy, he pushed all the right buttons that normally get everyone all fired up, but no one has called him a hack or anything.
I thought it was the start of a kinder, gentler 101!
Rick
Certified Enneadecagon Designer
You took off your negative comments, good for you!
Sorry if you didn't like my comments, was not meant
to offend you... keep doing what your doing!
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im sorry i over reacted
Marlene
New Member
I'm just a dumb old girl, what do I know
in this guy's defense, people do re-use faces. from the looks of it, that is a big sign so the customer saved himself some money on the plastic and put it into a full color design. anyone notice that money can be tight these days? for a buiness just starting out, there are times when they can't lay out all they should to do it right. is it better to do nothing? have no sign? spend the money on new plastic but not have enough to letter with anything but black vinyl? is this the best design ever?, no, but it at least looks like an attempt to do the best with what you have.
in this guy's defense, people do re-use faces. from the looks of it, that is a big sign so the customer saved himself some money on the plastic and put it into a full color design. anyone notice that money can be tight these days? for a buiness just starting out, there are times when they can't lay out all they should to do it right. is it better to do nothing? have no sign? spend the money on new plastic but not have enough to letter with anything but black vinyl? is this the best design ever?, no, but it at least looks like an attempt to do the best with what you have.
Jillbeans
New Member
I guess that says it all.
Look, I occasionally do stuff that I don't like, at a customer's request, when they won't listen to my 28 years of experience. I just don't post it on sign forums expecting an atta-boy.
Your goal should be to have the customer listen to your advice because you DO care what you're putting out there. And using new materials might cost more but it is less work for you and makes your company look more professional.
Keep doing signs that look like this if that's what you want to settle for and be known for. I'd like to think you do care.
Ragin Cajun
New Member
Sometimes you got to pay to play!
If the sign was done on brand new acrylic...then he could add this to his portfolio....When someone says..show me some signs you created........he could be proud and say Did you see the sign at Chile Verde Mexican restaurant?
I made that sign.
If he sends someone to look at that sign with bad acrylic He will lose the job.
I would enjoy Mexican food for 3 times the cost of the acrylic. hehehehe