letting mouth loose

so, i'm sure you're all super sick of reading how thankful i am for all your support to our little gig at isetan scotts. hahahahaha! so fine, i'm not doing that here ;p
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i've been pretty quiet and missing in action because am busy busy busy!! no time!!!!! too much on-goings behind the chaotic work scenes but additionally, my personal life too, it's all good good news though! :D

for temporary relieve of stress...

when you are in the business long enough, you will get to meet all sorts of people.
literally all sorts.
from jealous peers who are determined to see you trip and fall... or even your downfall..
to unrelated people who have too much free time on their hands and a "free-mouth" to boot too...
to people who have no money to buy anything but like to walk around putting down everything within her sight, so she can convince herself not to help stimulate the economy..
to those who are not into our style, but yet still bothers to take the time, saliva and trouble to let the sales gal know face front that she is not digging your style..
to... oh, it's neverending! makes life so much more interesting eh? sure! bring it on!



LAME PERSON EXAMPLE 1.
much older people who like to intimidate and bully young girls.
40-something year old woman sternly lectures one of our frightened young sales gals that we shouldn't claim that our purses are handmade, because "did you handmake the zippers? I'm sure you did not. did you handmake the plastic bangles or the buttons? Those are all not handmade, so how can you say that your products are handmade? you shouldn't say they are handmade. you can get sued you know."
you are an adult who doesn't know better than to say such things in such a tone with such words to a 16 year old sales gal... sigh.

LAME PERSON EXAMPLES 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d.
a bunch of ladies who have too much time to kill.
"how can you say that is is one of a kind when i've seen that fabric before? i'm sure i've seen it at abcd before."
insistent about her own definition of our OOAK despite our poor gal's explanation. so nothing else you say will make her change her mind.
"wah, you dare to claim is one of a kind? what if i see an exact piece somewhere else leh? can refund or not?"
smile. smile. smile. laugh at her wit.
"what's so special about these bags? so expensive! i rather buy a Guess bag."
then, go buy loh. just the other corner only...
"eh, how you sew this piping detail ah? Hmm... your boss got open craft classes or not?"
??????????

LAME PERSON EXAMPLE 3.
(so lame that she didn't even leave me an email address that works.)

Feedback Type : I just wish to say
Name : Joannie
Email : abcde@xyz.com
Time of Msg: 10/30/2008 7:42:37 AM

Your work is not very original, I see a lot of influences everywhere and I think it''s quite sad that you are flogging them as your own style when you are just copying off design publications.

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hi Joannie!

thanks for your email, i felt i had a need to reply you, even though i have been advised not to.

i don't see the need to defend myself since i know better (and i'm pretty sure yourself too) but I'm just curious which are the "design publications" you think that i'm copying off from? as the only books/mags i read are novels, home & decor and graphics. I'm no fan of fashion magazines or anything of that sort, not that it matters to anyone. i like to see things positively, so it's good in a way to know that "my style" is similar to some that are already shown in "design publications", and worldwide too, as i presume you are not in/from Singapore?

this is the first time ever i've received such an email in my 4 years doing this, but It's cool with me, because for every 10000 *hearts*, i know that there will be 1 you can't please, as with everything else we do in this world, be it the arts, politics or life in general :) anyhow, i appreciate your email - that my work bothers you so much that you actually took the trouble to drop me a message.

hope you have a good day!

LAME PERSON EXAMPLE 4.
"wah, local label but so expensive"
"those other bags are different loh, they are branded leather bags eh"
"abcd local label is not the same, he's international fashion brand, how can you compare yourself with him? He make beautiful clothes and sells in Paris. You just design what, fabric bags only leh."

LAME PERSON EXAMPLE 5.
"how i can be sure you pay fair wages or not? you must show proof what, then put it up somewhere here on display or something. for all i know your things all made in China factories right?"



that's the first part of lameo peeps for now! more to share with you later! wahahaah!!! i'm soooo glad i only have time to be at isetan for restocking of goods, so i wasn't there to witness all these psycho twilight on-goings!!! just smile, and let the others be ugly, the best advice i can give to all my awesome group of LOF fairies! off for my friday night out now... happy weekend, folks!! xoxoxo!

p.s.
brand new stocks in the shoppe now! :D
brand new tanks! weeee!!!

p.p.s.s.
a happy face to kick start your happy weekend!