Question What is one of your more stupid framing ideas.

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Grey Owl

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I was reminded of one of my more stupid ideas when I read the thread on MG.

When I first started I decided to have my default glass as Conservation Clear (Good Idea)

From a cash flow stand point I decided to wait to buy glass once I had an order, as I can get it within 4 hours (Maybe an okay idea?)

My first order was for an 8 x 10, so I bought a case of 8 x 10. This way I would have no waste, and not have to wrap pieces. Do you know there are 64 lites in a case of 8 x 10? I probably still have 60. (Stupid Idea)

I continued buying cases of glass based on the sizes I was selling, and probably ended up with 7 or 8 different sizes. I have worked through all of the other sizes many times, now. I still carry quite a few sizes, but it is now based on what I have been selling in quantity, instead of just a single order.

What are some of your more stupid framing ideas?
 
I think I can do a one upper.

I few year ago I visited a new frame shop set-up by a "franchise vendor". (I was on the welcome group from our PPFA chapter)
This shop was given a pallet of every size regular glass (stored on three level racks in the stockroom) and one sheet each of every color regular paper matboard -(3 foot by 4 foot box). No rag mats to display, nor conservation products to sell. They had 50 or 60 moulding samples to show the customer and as a back-up they were given (sold) 100 to 500 feet of moulding for each sample on the wall.
 
When I first started I was buying foamcore, one sheet at a time, as I needed it.

It seemed like a good idea not to spend money I didn't need to spend.

I also thought I was going to sell the hundreds of prints that I inherited.
 
The most stupid?

That I could open a frame shop and become rich.
 
Wow, Bill that is several ways crazy. What franchise was that, the House of A Thousand Cheep Pitcher Frames?
The thought of taking down glass from a high-mounted rack gives me the willies... not to mention lifting the cases of glass up to store them in the racks.
And that merchandising and inventory strategy is just wacky.
:nuts: Rick
 
I once decided to cut up all my glass scraps into handy readymade sizes. Even made a cutting jig (I did them all with a manual cutter) and made some little mini-crates to store them in. Spent days slicing away and got a surprising number of crates full. 10x8s,8x6s and a few other sizes. As it turned out, when I needed those sizes I had accumulated more small offcuts so it was easier to cut a fresh bit than break into a crate. So they didn't exactly get used much. After a while I gave a mate of mine a few crates (he's a photographer). Still got the rest.
Also got a drawer full of small oval mats I did at the same time. There are probably 300 or so and I did them all on an Oval6. :icon21::faintthud:

Some stupid ideas turn out quite sensible but usually for a different reason. :nuts:
 
Rick Granick said:
Wow, Bill that is several ways crazy. What franchise was that, the House of A Thousand Cheep Pitcher Frames?
The thought of taking down glass from a high-mounted rack gives me the willies... not to mention lifting the cases of glass up to store them in the racks.
And that merchandising and inventory strategy is just wacky.
:nuts: Rick
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It wasn't us, I can tell you that.
 
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