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Verdaccio

Verdaccio

MGF, Master Grumble Framer
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So the customer piece is done, sitting there looking pretty on your worktable. Time to finalize it for the customer - wrap it up.

Wondering what folks are doing for final presentation of the piece to your customer.

Are you putting work in clear plastic bags? Taping them up?

Do you wrap the piece in paper?

Or do you do something all together different?

What embellishments do you use, like stickers or such to make the job look stellar when your customer comes in for it?

Thus far, I have been simply using the clear bags and taping them on the backside as tight as I can. Wondering how I can improve that presentation...or frankly if there is a need?
 
Normally we put in plastic bags so customer can see it when picking up... ( tape on back to close it )

We also wrap in bubble wrap if requested, and even box if being taken a long distance.

Sometimes we wrap in kraft paper ( glass and mat only orders, etc. )
 
I used to wrap in brown kraft and then unwrap/rewrap for presentation.

I now use 3" stretch wrap and wrap all 4 sides of frame. Customer can see everything at a glance and it is still protected. Will wrap with kraft or put in plastic bag after they see it, if weather dictates.
 
I don't wrap the piece at all when finished until the customer picks the item up. I store them in bins.

When the customer picks them up I strike up our ten piece band, including a horn section ;), and present the piece to the customer with a live cam to our FaceBook page :icon21:.

I use the rolled cellophane film and cover the four sides of the frame with the film and instruct the customer not to take the film off until ready to hang to help prevent scratching of the frame. I also warn them that it will not protect against knicks and dings so please handle carefully. Also don't leave in the heat or cold of their vehicle too long.
 
At the currant shop I work at we wrap them in kraft paper.

However, at my previous shop we used the clear plastic bags, taped them up in the back.

I personally like the plastic bags better, we didnt have to spend the time unwrapped the frame for the customer to look over it. And, especially living out here in the south with all the rain, I prefer plastic.

The point is that I beleive its up to you, what you prefer, and especially what customers prefer. It wouldn't be a back idea to change it up, try something new for a little while.
 
Ive done the bag thing....... but I still find the customer wants to really see it..
and i end up taking it out of the bag!!! :faintthud:

I went back to kraft paper......... with cute little heart stickers all over it for Valentines Day!! ;)
 
I'm with Nicole here... we use plastic bags, but the customer still wants to take it out and admire it. Just today I was taping up a bag on a diploma frame when my sous-chef remarked "Why are you doing that? We'll just have to rip the tape off when they pick it up!". That may be true, but I find if we DON'T tape it shut the loose plastic flaps all over the place as we're putting things in and out of the "finished work" bins...
 
Funny, all of my customers can see thru plastic.:shutup:

I can't remember the last time I had to take it out of the plastic bag so they could see it.
 
I often like to re-use the plastic bags that the matboards come in to wrap the finished pieces. I usually bag them after they have looked at them. My attempt at recycling.
 
Corner protectors and clear bags, weather proof and visible, no unwrapping and wrapping in paper, used to do that too much time, too awkward.
 
We hang the pieces in our gallery until the customer picks them up. We send them home in plastic bags or in bubble wrap - or sometimes the customer just carries them out without benefit of sack or wrap. The "wow factor" is pretty cool when the customer sees their piece hanging on the wall under lights - and it only takes a minute or two to wrap it if they want us to.
 
We use most of the above, if it fits the bill. Mostly, orders get wrapped in brown paper, but we recycle the foam-wrap the chops come wrapped in from the suppliers, or use the plastic bags mats come in or bubble-wrap. We like to recycle and we point that out to customers and they seem to like it too.
One customer asked the other day about backing their piece with black paper. I told them that we don't use that any more as it isn't "green." They liked that.

Wendy
The Art Corner
Salem, MA
978-745-9524
 
I wrap everything which leaves my shop in bubble wrap unless I am delivering it myself. It is just too easy for someone to bump a frame against a door, a car seatbelt fitting or anything else and have that "second-hand" look before they even get it home.

While I am wrapping it I deliver my lecture on the cautions associated with that particular type of frame - ie don't use strong solvent cleaners on gilded and colour-washed frames, don't bump compo, don't lean frames against each other with the hanging hardware gouging into the frame behind it..................
 
Clear bags with corner protectors on the bottoms to prevent damage from being placed in and out of the bins.
 
I like to save and re-use all the puffy white wrap that comes on chops. On most finished frames I cut two strips of it and fold them over each end of the frame. Then I fold the ends up over the front and tape in place. This protects all 4 corners and helps keep the frames apart in the finished rack. These protectors are easy to slip off and replace when showing the finished job to the customer. They sometimes just take it like that. Otherwise I wrap it in a clear bag or in kraft. On certain frames with delicate finishes I will wrap the whole frame in the puffy wrap to prevent scratching.
:cool: Rick
 
Amy, sorry. I meant that we don't use black kraft paper. We use the recycled brown kraft paper to back our frame packages now.

We are trying hard to be "green" in a business that isn't really.

Wendy
The Art corner
Salem, MA 01970
978-745-0524
artcornersalem@verizon.net
 
I feel that my customers are entitled to the best service and products. They are paying for a service most of the public considers a waste of money. I use bublewrap corners and then shrinkwrap the piece. No one has ever asked to remove the packaging. In fact, they are usually impressed. It takes a few minutes and looks great. The cost is included in my pricing. Boxing and/or further wrapping is used depending on transport.
 
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