Thursday, January 12, 2006

I Didn't Want to Make That Sweater, Anyway


Some Q and what I wish had been my A from website inquiries:
Q: Finally, sweaters with harness holes! Can you make a solid black one?
A: I can't imagine anything more dull. Actually, I don't want to. (I can't imagine how someone could look at all the color on my site, and not understand what I do. To quote my little friend at the Indie Designer Fashion Market--but (s)he is a Designer!!!)
Q: I love your sweaters, but I can't justify spending that much on my dog.
A: If you can't justify the price, I suggest you buy a sweater at your local pet superstore. (I actually did send that reply, I was so irritated).
Q: I would really like a machine washable sweater.
A: Clearly you didn't see on my site why I don't use machine washable yarns. It's a quality issue.

I'm not making the black sweater because the person making the inquiry didn't like my quoted price, after I discounted it because she was interested in two, the other being machine washable. If she had read the price list, she might have surmised that the dog she wanted sweaters for was larger than the biggest size quoted, therefore, couldn't she assume it would cost more? Neither sweater sounded at all appealing to me, so I'm glad to not be knitting them. I really can't understand why someone would write to me about how they love the sweaters, but can't "justify" the price. Not that I'm in the same league, but do I write that kind of thing to Miuccia Prada or Karl Lagerfeld? I did my research, and it's a reasonable price for the amount of work that goes into each garment. I might delete this post later, but it feels good to get this stuff off my chest.

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