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#383975 - 04/05/08 10:53 AM Re: More Changes - Important announcement about bi [Re: borismom]
Wink Offline
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 Originally Posted By: borismom
Oh Wink, I totally understand. Un my business, to make a quote, I need to spend at least several hours working on a design too, and we also usually give out CAD renders. Unfortunately, we compete with 43 other businesses in the same industry on our city, so we don't charge for that. \:\(

You have to do what you have to do to keep up being competitive!


Wow! That is brutal!

I appreciate your understanding. I know that this may well cost us some business, but it is the only thing that makes sense to me since I am a terrible Cad Cam artist.

Wink

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#383987 - 04/05/08 01:18 PM Re: More Changes - Important announcement about bi [Re: Wink]
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Thanks for the answers Wink! \:\)


Oh and Up I love the combo of the U setting with your old diamonds! Old with the modern! LOVE IT!

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#383992 - 04/05/08 02:57 PM Re: More Changes - Important announcement about bi [Re: diamonds247]
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Wink, I feel that is more than fair. I create bridal gowns, and to do an estimate, takes hours. I certainly understand and would not hesitate to place an order, as I actually did! LOL

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#383995 - 04/05/08 03:08 PM Re: More Changes - Important announcement about bi [Re: wench34]
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Yes you did! And it is going to be a beauty!

Thank you both for the kind words and for the order.

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#383996 - 04/05/08 03:11 PM Re: More Changes - Important announcement about bi [Re: Wink]
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you are welcome. I just know that when I prepare bids, it takes more than just a few hours as there is the consultation and refining. And yes, alot of folks are just window shopping, and I figured out I was out time for all my work....

I KNOW the ring will be a stunner.......you are very welcome for the kind words.....

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#384069 - 04/06/08 05:51 AM Re: More Changes - Important announcement about bi [Re: wench34]
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I'm looking forward to seeing it when its done. Its going to be gorgeous!!! \:\)

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#384072 - 04/06/08 06:06 AM Re: More Changes - Important announcement about bi [Re: wench34]
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 Originally Posted By: wench34
Wink, I feel that is more than fair. I create bridal gowns, and to do an estimate, takes hours. I certainly understand and would not hesitate to place an order, as I actually did! LOL


Then you have a great profession. One of the things I love most about working with jewelry is that I am working with happy people. I would imagine that your job is very much like that too.

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#384162 - 04/06/08 07:38 PM Re: More Changes - Important announcement about bi [Re: wench34]
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Okay, Wench, spill..... \:\)

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#384333 - 04/07/08 08:05 PM Re: More Changes - Important announcement about bi [Re: Isabel]
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Oh, and just to let anyone who is sending a payment for a quote in...the payments need to be sent to [email protected] . She handles the accounting for Winfield's.

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#406293 - 06/23/08 03:07 PM Re: More Changes - Important announcement about bi [Re: diamondangel]
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For what it is worth department.

I was very worried that our $75 appliable quote fee would drive business away. On the contrary, it has stopped a few of the tire kickers, but only one person has said it was unfair to charge for a bid and gone away. (That I know of.)

Most of our clients have been very understanding about this and appreciate that the quality of our CADs and the quality of the finished pieces entirely justify the applicable quote fee.

We had a client this morning chose a mounting of our site in lieu of the CAD that she she had done. She felt the CAD would be incredible, but it really was just not quite what she wanted after all. She told me it was $75 well spent.

I agree. It has decreased our quote load by factor of about three as only serious applicants are having us quote jobs. Our acceptance rate of the finished CADs, either before or after modifications, is at well over 90%. Before our acceptance rate was at less than 20%. Guess we were doing WAY too much work for free.

As we continue to learn the Winfield's Team is bringing you better and better quality and I now believe that few in this country can match us for quality, at any price! We bring you Richard Homer concave faceted gemstones, we bring you the incredible custom designs of Ocean Pearlman, we bring you the Winfield's Brand of quality cut cubic zirconium, we bring you the Asha amorphous diamond coated cubic zirconium, we bring you Crafted by Infinity diamonds, and we bring you the most incredible ability to do quality custom defined mountings that is offered anywhere by anyone, and now we offer you a sampling of that work in our Winfield's Signature Line.

Wow, this gets me excited just thinking about the team of experts that we have here to help you at Winfield's. Some of the finest craftsmen and women in the world are now here at your beck and call. Ocean has done work for Royalty and currently works for Hollywood people whose names you know but that I will not drop. That she will also work for any of you is a testiment to the importance that SHE places on being part of the Winfield's Team.

Just thought you should know.

Wink



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