Today a lady came in with small oil on board which needed framing ASAP. While discussing the job, the lady asked about putting it behind glass and I pointing out that it would need to be spaced quite away back from the glass, because of the the amount of impasto on the painting. The lady then looking worried said "Oh dear! How did that get on there? Do you think there's any chance it can be removed? This was followed with howls of laughter from the back room. The ladies picture has been done and collected and she now knows what impasto is.
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Not sure whether to laugh or cry at this one.
Many customers have given me cause to wonder whether, despite their relatively mature years, they have ever been in a picture framer's shop before.
About three years ago I was showing a selection of mouldings to a customer who had brought in a small picture. As I placed each chevron in turn at the top left corner of the picture she said nothing and seemed not to like any of them.
Then she said "Will I get one of those on each corner?"
Many customers have given me cause to wonder whether, despite their relatively mature years, they have ever been in a picture framer's shop before.
About three years ago I was showing a selection of mouldings to a customer who had brought in a small picture. As I placed each chevron in turn at the top left corner of the picture she said nothing and seemed not to like any of them.
Then she said "Will I get one of those on each corner?"
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Not charging enough!
I was in a frame shop and a little old lady came in to pick up 2 pictures.
The owner said "That will be £60, so she wrote out a cheque for £120".
As the door closed his wife said " I don't think we are charging enough!"
Same shop a few weeks earlier the owner told me he was coming to work and overheard two old dears who were looking through the framers window - one said to the other " No...you can't ....You have to pay to go in places like this!"
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The owner said "That will be £60, so she wrote out a cheque for £120".
As the door closed his wife said " I don't think we are charging enough!"
Same shop a few weeks earlier the owner told me he was coming to work and overheard two old dears who were looking through the framers window - one said to the other " No...you can't ....You have to pay to go in places like this!"
Keith Hewitt
What you do today is important, because you are exchanging a day of your life for it!