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"Pamela, there is no excuse for your \"harshness\" it was just plain rudeness. I believe the point Bertie was trying to make was there are other ways to price your items, this just happens to be how she does it. Each person has their own comfort level and way of doing things and no one way is wrong or right nor does it work for everybody or every situation. Bertie obviously does not disregard or disdain crafts or wouldn't enjoy doing them.\r\n\r\nThere IS something to be said for doing things for the enjoyment of it, sometimes the reward of seeing someone else's delight in an item they are purchasing and you enjoyed making is better than all the money you gain from the sell. I do however agree your time IS also valuable and whether you are selling your goods online or doing craft shows, etc. you want to make at least enough to break even, better yet make a nice profit.\r\n\r\nI have sewn for years for individuals as well as having done many shows and also had my work published in Threads magazine, BUT... sometimes I still struggle with pricing. Because I do one of a kind garments and no two take the same amount of time or materials they can be hard to price. It may take a few hours to make one jacket and a few weeks to make another. So I use a pricing structure as well as constantly look at what other people charge for similar items to gauge what the market will bear.\r\n\r\nMy recommendation is to research different pricing methods, look to see what others are charging for similar items at craft shows and online and then come up with a pricing structure that you can be comfortable with and then try stay consistent with how you arrive at your pricing. \r\n\r\nYou may choose to price like items, i.e. scarves, differently based on cost of materials used, or you may choose to have a set price for them. \r\n\r\nEither way is OK just remember when pricing like items the same, sometimes you may break even on one item and make a huge profit on another because you used less expensive materials for one and more expensive materials for the other. \r\n\r\nLikewise if you price according to cost of materials keep in mind that not everyone is going to understand why, for example, the blue beaded jacket is $400 because it was made from an expensive beaded silk but the pink jacket, made from the same pattern, is $250 because it was made from a less expensive but equally beautiful fine printed cotton and that is OK, because there will also be others who do understand. \r\n\r\nAbove all ENJOY what you do! And remember you DO NOT need to explain to a customer how you arrived at a price for a particular item EVER!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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