[amayausers] Re: Bally Fitness

Janel,

Some days I'm glad customers can't see what goes into the process (some 
day's it can be kind of embarrassing - LOL).

However, I agree with education of the customers and I agree that we can't 
sell ourselves short. Fortunately, I work with companies that are small 
enough to know what their budget is up front and not through a middleman 
with no bargaining power. But when you're a young company with few clients 
you're always looking for a bargain, whether it's in the cost of the 
digitizing or getting case pricing for shirts. If I have the time, I will 
always search for the lowest priced, quality design.

I don't discount my designs. I definitely do not condone stealing other 
people's designs or artwork and I think that those that have the talent and 
skills to produce the designs and artwork we want should charge us 
accordingly. I also believe that it's not up to me to go out of my way to 
police the pirates nor is it my job to tell others how to set their prices. 
The following statement may sound a little harsh, but in a very abrupt way 
it's the truth. We must remember that we do live in a capitalistic society 
and survival depends on taking advantage of what we can (short of theft or 
other illegal activities). Those that don't, won't survive.

Connie Bechtel
Wyvern Productions
http://www.wyvernproductions.com

At 05:45 PM 2/12/04, you wrote:
>Connie,
>
>I am sincere about wanting to know why she is looking for a cheap or
>inexpensive design. I had thoughts of customer budget too but I also see
>the perceived value of digitizing and embroidery dropping because these
>are two areas that seem to take cuts first to acquire business. We don't
>know the reason in this situation but let's say it is customer budget. I
>feel that bargaining is in garment choice and markup because discounting
>embroidery and digitizing sends the wrong message and only hurts us all
>in the long run. A lot of people buying our products don't see us doing
>the work so they think that running a machine and digitizing are
>automated therefore it must be easy to do. Why not educate and show them
>what goes into the process so they are more apt to make a change in
>quantity or garment choice to meet their budget.
>
>Janel Harris
>Dimensional Designs
>http://www.dimdesigns.com
>


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