'You could probably get the yarn for a LOT less': Customer advises blanket creator to lower prices and respond to messages faster

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Sep 30, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

Some crafty folks enjoy selling their creations, but their customers seem to feel entitled to every step of the process. 

In the social media era, it's never been easier to feel closer to your favorite artist. The common adage is that people are attracted to the process of creating art, and lots of social media savvy creators are now showing their processes publically. This especially draws attention if your artwork involves dripping lots of paint down a canvas or frosting a cake at 5x speed. The more hypnotic your process is, the more fans you can gain!

This person creates blankets on commission. They shared this wild conversation between them and a customer who felt oddly entitled to telling the creator what to do. The conversation gets off to a rough start when the customer tells the artist it's "not a very good business practice" to not respond to clients. The blanket maker confirms that they were out of town, but the client doesn't get any nicer toward the artist from there. Even through texts, her snotty tone comes across loud and clear. "I want a blanket. In a catherine's wheel stitch. You do know what that is right?" the customer writes. This blanket creator clearly has the patience of a saint to let customers talk to them that way! 

Check out the entire conversation below. Then, these employees told stories about the dumbest things their bosses have ever asked them to do, like one unfortunate employee tasked with "printing the intranet."

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  • 01
    Brown - Seriously... How the price??? did you get that For a blanket??? You want a blanket that is 100% wool. Not acrylic or anything artificial. I'll blanket the size you want who's going to require roughly 4200 yards of yarn. Which would require me to buy 20 skiens of wool.
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  • 02
    Font - ← Wed 11:18 PM Hey! Your blankets are amazing do you do commissions? Hello? Today 12:12 PM Well that's not a very good business practice. 9:29 Hi! Sorry. I've been out of town with my fiance. Haven't been on Instagram much. 8 Not responding to potential clients. I beg you pardon? I'm sorry. As I said. I was out of town with my fiance. Is there something I can do for you.
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  • 03
    Font - Yes. A commission that's why I messaged you in the first place. I want a blanket. In a cathrines wheel stitch. You do know what that is right? Light Grey, light blue and cream. Oh and I would like it made out of natural fiber like wool or alpaca. None of that acrylic s Wool. What size? And I'm going to need to know what type of fiber you want because there's a big cost difference in wool, alpaca, and "acrylic s". And it's going to be a blanket for the couch so it needs to be big enough fo
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  • 04
    Font - Ok.. So you want basically a queen sized blanket Give me a couple hours and I'll get back to you on a price Are you wanting thick or regular yarn Regular? I don't want it super bulky. Okay, I can make the blanket for $400. I require 50% up front and the other %50 upon completion. It will probably take me 3-4 weeks to complete. Are you for real?? That is an insane amount of money blanket. I can literally for a go to Walmart and get a blanket for $15. Yeah
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  • 05
    Font - ⠀ Seriously... How the f price??? Then go to Walmart and get a blanket did you get that For a blanket??? You want a blanket that is 100% wool. Not acrylic or anything artificial. I'll blanket the size you want who's going to require roughly 4200 yards of yarn. Which would require me to buy 20 skiens of wool. The wool is $8 per skien. That would come out to $160 then not $400. Plus craft stores are always having sales so you could probably get the yarn for A LOT less. The other $240 is for
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  • 06
    Font - That's insane. You're charging way too much. You want a wool blanket that is essentially queen size made of wool. You want a complex stitch that works up extremely slowly. A blanket as large as you are requesting in such a slow stitch will take me 120-150 hours. You're telling me that charging less than $2 an hour is "charging way too much"? Other crocheters can make it for so much cheaper. You are insane. Then have it made by other crocheters. I can't believe you think $400 is a fair pri
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  • 07
    Font - She's super ill and I want her to have something nice. That's unfortunate but it's still going to cost you $400 You're insane. You should give me a friends and family discount or something since you took forever to respond to me. I'll tell you what. Here's what we are going to do. You make the blanket. Get the yarn on sale. ON SALE ONLY. When it's completed I will pay you. But only when it's completed I'll give you $70. Which is more than generous. ??? I charge friends and family more Why
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  • 08
    Font - Because if you back out I'm not $160 in the hole on yarn. No you're going to buy the yarn on sale. Of course I'm going to buy the yarn on sale. But I'm still gonna charge you full price Your insane. I gave you a really generous offer. I'm going to report you. I'll make sure everyone knows of your scam. You are changing way to much. WAY TO MUCH. Oh no. Nobody will ever ask me to do a commission again! Don't do that! I'm begging you
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  • 09
    Helmet - Your going to be going out of business. imgflip.com OH NO WHAT EVER WILL WE DO NOW. Oh. My. Gosh. You don't believe me? F you. I will destroy your business. Reply Oh no. I do I just don't care
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  • 10
    Happy - LOOK AT ALL THE you. I DON'T GIVE O Reply Dude. I don't have a business. I'm a flight instructor. Crochet is f just my hobby. I take commissions on occasion but I don't do crochet for an income. I don't even really want commissions that much. So if you want the d blanket then that's what I'm charging. Then you should do it for free. You don't need the money. Double tap to like Tell you what. I'll do it for $800.
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  • 11
    Font - Are you for real?? That is an insane amount of money for a fr blanket. I can literally go to Walmart and get a blanket for $15. Yeah Then go to Walmart and get a blanket
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  • 12
    Sky - broguyman I want to pay the $400 and spam that idiot's insta with me snuggling in it B March 26 2018 via Android
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  • 13
    Sky - F fpro Everyone is so quick to factor out the time investment a job actually requires
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  • 14
    Sky - H hodorgoestomordor I would've jumped to the $800 after the first response to the price.
    via hodorgoestomordor
  • 15
    Sky - Ⓡ jenesasquatch Walmart and Amazon created some unreasonable retail expectations for already entitled people. Double that price!
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  • 16
    Sky - S stbabu $400?! Never mind that, you're getting EXPOSURE!
    via stbabu
  • 17
    Sky - Johnnykararte HOW.ARE.PEOPLE.SUCH.DUMB.A.
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  • 18
    Sky - C chefchris357 Quality craftsmanship costs money? Who knew?
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  • 19
    Automotive tire - TheGifEnthusiast 120-150 hours... imo worth more than $400
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  • 20
    Sky - R RunsWith2Beers Oh god the worst are people that want websites made thinking that it is so easy to do and there's no upkeep needed.
    via RunsWith2Beers
  • 21
    Sky - ThemDarkArts "the customer is always right" style policies have done a lot of damage in this world. id much rather "don't like it? don't shop here"
    via ThemDarkArts
  • 22
    Sky - infiniteblaze Lemme get that contact info. I'll do it for $399.95.
    via infiniteblaze
  • 23
    Sky - S Snooj Reminds me of the woman who recently messaged me about my free Craigslist item asking if I'd drive it to her. Forty minutes away.
    via Snooj

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