Tailor Archive

Since then, my business practices have changed a lot. I'm still a Couture Tailor (i.e. not selling a long list of clothes on a vendor but instead taking one job at a time) but I'm no longer taking jobs on the fly as I'm passing through cities but instead insisting of doing it in my workshop (which I've got a new one of, though I'm waiting until complete before showing but it is cool ). I'm referring customers to clothes catalogues so they can see what's there instead of the guesswork,and I'm encouraging customers to see me in private.

They also understand my reluctance to bother with BE or loot Tailoring (Who wouldn't when they see "20k per BE clothing" and "100k per Crafter's Apron" on their Tailor's bio? ) but instead to concentrate on their looks And even more, they know that if they act like arses to me that they'll have to find another Tailor, no buts.

Basically I'm known as a tough but fair person, although one who devotes themselves to their customer and caters to them specifically. Course it has its drawbacks - I have nearly 20 regular clothes fiends on the books

Message Edited by CAce on 01-13-2005 01:59 PM

You know what, I lie - There was ONE other order recently that was just as bad...

To put it simply, it was a job I got through Coronet Starport. A customer telled me in German and knew little English. I did about five years of Deutsch in high school so I thought with what I'd learnt (plus a translator to help cover the works ) I'd be able to help the guy however I can.

The discussion in German was so & so - I managed to eventually translate after 20 minutes (for a five-minute conversation) both what I was hearing & saying. I managed to do the order and got ready to deliver it at the ID salon in Coro.

When I got there, he was talking in Deutsch to another person. The major problem arose when he started the two conversations in one go - As I had trouble translating in time the stuff earlier, the conversation blended into one and I had no idea what the hell he was saying and to who.

I was already having my nerve tested about the language barrier (but still complying) before I go to the Salon - The socialising which did me no help took it over the edge. I thought I'd get the trade over with. I offered the pants and he cancelled the deal, asking me a question which I believe was sorting out his friend as well who knew even less English. At the point, I thought two very so-and-so words and left the Salon without the trade happening.

The pair ran after me and still asking about it. In very bad German (I had two years to forget a lot of it ), I told them I couldn't help and that there was a Tailor north-east of Coro that might be able to help them. Whether there was still though, I didn't know.

Therein lies a small moral for customers - Although Tailors will do what they can, a little consideration where possible helps the Tailor a lot.

Message Edited by CAce on 01-14-2005 02:07 PM

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Ani_cul wrote:

'on way where? I am supposed to come to you? but I am buffed and doing mission. you need to come to me so you can make it here. your the tailor'

{I'm the tailor a-yup butI am not the moron}

'Tell ya what, sinceI don't need to do anything for someone so unwilling to help me out with a order they want, I suggest finding another tailor. BE Well'

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I'll deliver stuff for my regular customers who want a new outfit every other day (since the single outfit order typically turns into 3 or 4 outfits). plus, the regulars like that all hang out in the cantina in Theed or Coronet, so a trip to deliver one customer's order typically turns into 4 or 5 other customers in the cantina ordering stuff. by the way, not all dancers just want the metal bikini and extremely revealing skirt. i actually haven't made any of those in 2 or 3 weeks now. (you mean that tiny skirt uses 200 units of fiberplast???)

but i usually won't deliver to customers unless it's a large order like several BE items. (JTL has made that more possible since i can travel with no wait, and no ticket fees).