My customer needs a new framer

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I have a customer who works for UPS and collects anything they print as a promotional piece he comes to me about 3-5 times per year. the good news for someone else is that he is moving to Earth City MO 63045 and is in need of a good framer I never give him a discount and he is happy, so if you or some one you know is in that area of the country leave a post and I will foward it to him.

[This message has been edited by JOHNG (edited 03-15-2000).]
 
John G.,

I took a glance at the PPFA's "Who's Who" Directory and found the following two framers with nearby zip codes. No actual framers listd for Earth City.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Art & Framing Gallery, Inc.
Marc Bluestone
15 Millpark Court
Maryland Heights, MO 63043-3536
Phone: (314) 890-0020
Fax: (314) 890-0887<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
and also in the area.........
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Frame Factory Ltd.
Carolyn Mandlman, CPF
32 Worthington Access Drive
St. Louis, MO 65807
Phone: (314) 434-7080<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I've often had customers move, who've asked if I could give any recommendations. Remember that your customers have established a relationship of trust with you, and now they are looking for someone to fill "your" shoes!

I usually make this recommendation. Look for three things:
<UL TYPE=SQUARE>
<LI>A PPFA membership logo on the door - This tells you that the owners care about the direction the business is going.
<LI>Is the framer a CPF - This will tell you that the owner cares about the direction his own skills are headed.
<LI>Is the shop clean and tidy - If they don't care about the way their business looks, then they probably won't pay that much attention to your work, either.
[/list]

Now this is not a fool proof method, but I'll bet if a framer passes these three tests, you can probably feel somewhat secure that they'll do a competent job.

Regards,

John
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[This message has been edited by John Ranes II, CPF, GCF (edited 03-15-2000).]
 
Thanks very much for the advise, and referalls I have sent them to my customer with strict warning to take a good look at them before choosing.
 
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