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These events unfolded like a screen play for a movie. About 20 years ago, before the PC most drafting was done by hand. My shop is in a county of over 1 3/4 million people. My clientele varied from retail type calls by homeowners from the yellow pages to designers and architects. Some of the professional contacts became continued clients which I delt with frequently.
This story is about a new contact, a designer who said she had seen my work (I was published a few times). She asked me to do a drawing for one of her clients in order for her to get the work. Part of her story made sense in that she had raved to her client about me and wanted something to show. So, being a nice guy and rent time was getting close, provided the drawings. Was about a week later, her client called me on the phone and asked if she could come in for an estimate, and of course I said yes. She came in with MY drawing, but with the name block missing. I asked her how she found me she said the yellow pages. Well, I told her I would have to call her the next day. I immediately called the designer and she said she didn't know anything about it. I called the homeowner the next day and quoted her the full retail price. About a week later, a guy from another cabinet shop comes in for an estimate to build a wall system, saying he had the job, but was too busy, and it was a little beyond the scope of his shop. HE HAD MY DRAWINGS, without a nameblock of course.
I gave him a price where he could make a little, and I would be satisfied. He said OK. Then I took out my original drawings and showed them to him, and we both had a great laugh.
"I'M NEVER WRONG - BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT"
This story is about a new contact, a designer who said she had seen my work (I was published a few times). She asked me to do a drawing for one of her clients in order for her to get the work. Part of her story made sense in that she had raved to her client about me and wanted something to show. So, being a nice guy and rent time was getting close, provided the drawings. Was about a week later, her client called me on the phone and asked if she could come in for an estimate, and of course I said yes. She came in with MY drawing, but with the name block missing. I asked her how she found me she said the yellow pages. Well, I told her I would have to call her the next day. I immediately called the designer and she said she didn't know anything about it. I called the homeowner the next day and quoted her the full retail price. About a week later, a guy from another cabinet shop comes in for an estimate to build a wall system, saying he had the job, but was too busy, and it was a little beyond the scope of his shop. HE HAD MY DRAWINGS, without a nameblock of course.
I gave him a price where he could make a little, and I would be satisfied. He said OK. Then I took out my original drawings and showed them to him, and we both had a great laugh.
"I'M NEVER WRONG - BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT"
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