Starting a furnituremaking business

[J. Clarke]

Doesn't mean that the practice is not valid.

[Old Nick]

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:09:37 -0400, "philmfx" vaguely proposed a theory ......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email

Better and more diligent communication would help, for a start....

***************************************************** Marriage. Where two people decide to get together so that neither of them can do what they want to because of the other one.

[bridger]

I had a website up, but the last ISP change hosed it. It needed updating anyway, and I haven't gotten around to it.

I mostly make cabinets, but I do get in the occasional furniture piece.

[bridger]

absolutely.

no harm in offering extra features to a wealthy customer though..... at the appropriate price, of course.

[Mike Hide]

To coin a phrase, absolutely. I have one well off local lady who I always offer a plain vanilla and a "gussied " up version of each design . She has yet to pick the vanilla version ...........mjh

[Mike Hide]

My wife has an interesting saying , that being " you sleep with dogs and you are bound to get fleas" mjh

[J. Clarke]

I have a saying--if the customer won't buy at 50 bucks but will buy at 100 bucks then that's his problem.

mjh

[Mutt]

Aww, c'mon, don't be bashing the lawyers, we ain't all that bad. Everybody hates lawyers until they get indicted, then they're your best friend.

That said, here's a lawyer joke:

What's the difference between a Lawyer and a Rooster?

A Rooster clucks defiance.

Mutt.

[U-CDK_CHARLES\Charles]

I wouldn't buy a $50 Record plane. I would buy a $99 Lie Nielsen plane.

Guess that's my problem.

[patriarch]

"U-CDK_CHARLES\\Charles" wrote in news:APtUc.3841$_w.2261@trndny04:

My problem is that every once in a while, I forget, and waste $50 on a Record plane. And every time I pick up a quality tool, I think that it was a good investment.

Certain things are expenses. Certain things are investments. Not all returns on investments are measured in dollars.

A successful furniture maker will understand what his potential customer is seeking, and decide if he or she can deliver on that expectation.

I came to a realization in the data networking business about ten years ago. At least two thirds of the problems to be solved were, at their core, not technical problems. Many were problems of understanding what people needed, and could not clearly communicate.

A successful business person, in any endeavor, must be able to listen, and understand.

Patriarch

[nospambob]

[Mike Hide]

You don't need stupid customers

Could be, I have 5 Record planes and they seem to work for me .....mjh