Last night prior to close I had a representaive from a fortune 500 company who wanted 50 nameplates for an art exibit for a company retreat. They did not wait for a quote, but said it is OK for a rush charge since they waited until the last minute to have the work done.
The art:
48 pieces (2 up) done in Quark with corner crop marks. The corner marks are not centered in the 8 1/2 x 11 sheet. They wanted to have the pages dry mounted to a white mat (whitecore). Each plaque is to have a beveled edge showing. Remember if the plaques are cut by hand the crop marks are not there for the last 2 cuts. The client is also looking through a magnifying glass when they received the job last year.
The time:
I suggested the work could be done next Wednesday at noon. That would be 4 working days being Memorial Day weekend. I wrote up the order @ $6.60 each.
Job Change:
This morning I received a call. "We need the plaques this week". I said OK. I was also informed that If I could not get the job done, they had someone else who could to the job.
Work Ready:
Husband comes in and is shocked to hear the price, $8.80 for same day service. I find out that he is the other source for cutting mats at home.
I am holding firm that I did what they wanted and that I deserve what I charged.
Time to complete the work was about 4 hours.

The art:
48 pieces (2 up) done in Quark with corner crop marks. The corner marks are not centered in the 8 1/2 x 11 sheet. They wanted to have the pages dry mounted to a white mat (whitecore). Each plaque is to have a beveled edge showing. Remember if the plaques are cut by hand the crop marks are not there for the last 2 cuts. The client is also looking through a magnifying glass when they received the job last year.
The time:
I suggested the work could be done next Wednesday at noon. That would be 4 working days being Memorial Day weekend. I wrote up the order @ $6.60 each.
Job Change:
This morning I received a call. "We need the plaques this week". I said OK. I was also informed that If I could not get the job done, they had someone else who could to the job.
Work Ready:
Husband comes in and is shocked to hear the price, $8.80 for same day service. I find out that he is the other source for cutting mats at home.
I am holding firm that I did what they wanted and that I deserve what I charged.
