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What are they thinking I was looking a a cute dog vest harness for Galen. It was cute. Not very expensive material, micro suede and nothing too crazy detail. It had a skull and a few studs on it. Really no big deal. The person wanted around $160 for it . . . . Now they have a girl harness with a lot more work on it . . . ribbons, bow, beading and a skirt and it is around $140. Now the first thing . . Both are really expensive for the items. Second why is the girls cheaper then the boys. And it really upsets me that they are charging so much more for the little boy harness and for nothing. I really need to start to sew again. I can put Haute Couture on my items. . . |
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I hear what you are saying. When I bought Cali's stroller the pink/rose color (that I did not want) was $40 less than the same stroller that was aqua colored. :eek: Go figure! |
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That is what I thought ! . .. I think we went into the wrong business |
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I did not pay that much for my car ! LOL |
That doesn't make any sense at all, at first I was wondering if the boys used more expensive stuff but after looking at it I highly doubt it. The boys one is cute, but defiantly not worth the money, the girls one is tacky/gaudy in a bad way, and I love the $$$ one. |
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I can see where crystals, certain fabrics, and intense hand work increase the price, but the $$$ prices of these items also reminds me of a story I read about Martha Stewart in her early days . . . . She was selling home baked pies at a local market and had a price tag of $5 on them. No one would buy. Fed up, she changed the price to something like $20. Suddenly, the pies started selling faster than she could make them. The pies seemed better or more like a luxury at a higher price. Higher prices create an aura of exclusivity and specialness. |
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Oh I recognized that posting with the Swarovski crystals and that long haired chi- gorgeous work across the board and yes, very expensive. Did you say that you bought Galen a suit from them verbana? I sold on etsy for a few years before it got so big and honestly the hours I poured into it, the material costs, photographs ad resizing and posting (ok I am so not a computer whiz) and then when I got more serious and worked on my advertising and joined a group and hosted the blog and all the emails and special orders and...sigh. Whew, I can see why a lot of things cost a lot. And then it breaks my heart when inexperienced sellers come in and post a product at a price that breaks the average and plummets the worth of my product. But they better have raised the animal they made that cute skull vest out of and tanned the hide themselves (hide tanning is a lot of work) to charge that much for a cute little vest :) I didn't like the girl one myself. |
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I know it wasn't leather, I was just joking about tanning hides ;) (well, except it is really hard work) I bred and raised show stock angora goats and sheared and prepared (skirted, picked, washed, carded, combed, blended...) spun into yarn, dyed (acid dye, natural dyes, hand painting) knitted, felted, bla bla bla! And man, it just broke my heart sometimes for that deep and thorough dedication and detail I gave to my work to have people just buy some roving to spin (wool?? What kind if sheep was it?!) pre dyed and spin it up put their handmade tag on it and who would know the difference between that and long hours mucking out barns an trimming feet, hauling hay and coaxing newborn babies to their mothers teat? Like you said- researching eras and hand stitching beads! It is truly a labour of love :love: |
Oh I so want to learn how to felt . . .i wish you were closer or I would be knocking on your door ;) I do not mind buying things that people work hard to make. I have many times. I have beautiful hand made pottery, dishes bowls and mugs. And a few other things lol . . But I don't want people to be ripped off either. It is a labor or love. . . I just do not have the room to set things up. We are working on the house too which makes it even smaller then it already is . . .if you can believe it lol. . . I will get back soon. . . I need inspiration lol |
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So I toned it back down, sold most of my gorgeous stock to a woman who owns a yarn shop (did I mention I found out I am allergic to goats, hay, dust and rabbits while I was at it these last five years?) and remembered that I like to knit and that's how this whole thing got started :love: made two sweaters this year so far! I think that handsome Galen swagger is enough to pull out the pinstripes and detail a suit! :rose: well, except that clearly by my description above I must be a crazy.... |
I wanted to learn both types . . I have ideas for the felt ;) No it is not crazy . . It is passion . . . I think it is wonderful ! |
I will make you that vest for $120.00:D:D:D:D Seriously neither is worth the money, but you are right (even though I don't care for it) the girls vest should be priced higher. I believe those faux metal studs are like the iron on ones I have bought from Joann's, they are not expensive or time consuming to apply. When you sew as well as you do Teri, it is hard to justify the prices some people are asking. I really hope one day you get back into it. |
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