Michelle Nelson rugging "Beware"

[h20hunter]

I got your pm....so...it seems that you are p'd off, the works is done, and your are avoiding his calls and essentially sitting on his completed work when you could ship it and be done or accept payment ship and be done. You both look terrible in this.

[mulehunter]

 . Why can't everyone leave her alone and let her go back to work. The More people bug her or push buttons on her the more time she spend online trying to defen herself. We dont know what truth on both sides who cares... but Just let her go back to work on her things.  HW Drama drag her away from work.  Just let it go! If they ask me to pay for shipping. I will be happy to pay $35 for shipping to get my rug back. What a big deal about. Anyway I love most of her projects. Keep working Michelle.

 

[Timberstalker]

Michelle,
It looks like you are holding the rugs hostage over the freight.

[Timberstalker]

There is more to this that needs to be aired out. This is starting to stink.

[PlateauNDN]

After following its obvious things were miscommunicated on both sides amd I doubt it was intentional. Let them work it out and move on. I for o e have nothing but positive experiences with michelle as she has been an outstanding source of info as I work through my own attempts at euros and other ideas I've had. And by the way I love the bag and hope to put it to use later this year.

Michelle,
It looks like you are holding the rugs hostage over the freight.

Why not? If its not going to be paid why lose money on your hardwork? I for one run a business and I can't expect my vendors to ship me their product for free? Just because a miscommunication.

[BOWHUNTER45]

YES ...There is more to this story than what is being told ...I think he needs to man up and tell everyone the whole story now he started this BS ...If I was Michelle I would keep what she has and sell it ... She can legally do that if she needs too !

[gasman]

. Why can't everyone leave her alone and let her go back to work. The More people bug her or push buttons on her the more time she spend online trying to defen herself. We dont know what truth on both sides who cares... but Just let her go back to work on her things.  HW Drama drag her away from work.  Just let it go!  I love most of her projects. Keep working Michelle.

 

Dont get me wrong, I got no dog in this fight, but all the threads that have poped up over the years on this subject with the same person involved. I think if she stuck to her work, answered her clients in a timely matter and got the work done like she has told others, it would not be an issue, but that's not seemly going on here.
She even openly admitted to "doing a favor for a friend" while other clients have been waiting months and maybe years for work to be completed. What ever happened to "first come, first done" 
I know if I had work with her and she admitted to that I would pull my stuff and move on, its not a good way to do business in my book 

[mulehunter]

. Why can't everyone leave her alone and let her go back to work. The More people bug her or push buttons on her the more time she spend online trying to defen herself. We dont know what truth on both sides who cares... but Just let her go back to work on her things.  HW Drama drag her away from work.  Just let it go!  I love most of her projects. Keep working Michelle.

 

Dont get me wrong, I got no dog in this fight, but all the threads that have poped up over the years on this subject with the same person involved. I think if she stuck to her work, answered her clients in a timely matter and got the work done like she has told others, it would not be an issue, but that's not seemly going on here.
She even openly admitted to "doing a favor for a friend" while other clients have been waiting months and maybe years for work to be completed. What ever happened to "first come, first done" 
I know if I had work with her and she admitted to that I would pull my stuff and move on, its not a good way to do business in my book 

I undy your point,  Cindy did me a favor on my 500lbs Bear and she did all work on my rug thur all her another project and it doesn't bother me.   I also waited for two years on my another bear that there many excuses from Shane on texts that he postpone many times to work on other client's hides but I still support him and support Cindy.  I don't care as long as I get it back with good job mounting/rug etc. 
 

[Michelle_Nelson]

gasman,

So are you saying that if someone brings me a deer to mount and the next day someone brings me a skull than I should not do the skull until the deer is done even though the skull takes 1/2 as long just because it came in second?  Do you know how much freezer space an elk skull takes up?

Or if someone brings me a life size bear one day and the next day I get an antler plaque in the guy with the antler plaque should have to wait until I complete the life size bear?

OK so I get a deer (#1) and the next day I get another deer in (#2).  I am getting ready to ship a batch of hides to the tannery but cape #1 isn't dry enough but cape #2 is.  I need one more cape to finnish out the box to ship.  Are you saying I should put off shipping the box to the tannery and wait until cape #1 is dry?  Then ship cape #2 in the next batch? 

Let say I did send cape #2 in with that batch and I got it back from the tannery before cape #1.  Now I am running really low on work.  Should I take a day or 2 or even a week off until I get cape #1 back or is it ok for me to go ahead and mount Deer #2 since it got back first and it will keep me working. . .

[PolarBear]

. Why can't everyone leave her alone and let her go back to work. The More people bug her or push buttons on her the more time she spend online trying to defen herself. We dont know what truth on both sides who cares... but Just let her go back to work on her things.  HW Drama drag her away from work.  Just let it go! If they ask me to pay for shipping. I will be happy to pay $35 for shipping to get my rug back. What a big deal about. Anyway I love most of her projects. Keep working Michelle.

 

It seems that we have a bunch of arm chair, bandwagon goof balls on here that are instant experts in a field that they have zero idea about other than dropping off and picking up. 

[gasman]

gasman,

So are you saying that if someone brings me a deer to mount and the next day someone brings me a skull than I should not do the skull until the deer is done even though the skull takes 1/2 as long just because it came in second?  Do you know how much freezer space an elk skull takes up?

Or if someone brings me a life size bear one day and the next day I get an antler plaque in the guy with the antler plaque should have to wait until I complete the life size bear?

OK so I get a deer (#1) and the next day I get another deer in (#2).  I am getting ready to ship a batch of hides to the tannery but cape #1 isn't dry enough but cape #2 is.  I need one more cape to finnish out the box to ship.  Are you saying I should put off shipping the box to the tannery and wait until cape #1 is dry?  Then ship cape #2 in the next batch? 

Let say I did send cape #2 in with that batch and I got it back from the tannery before cape #1.  Now I am running really low on work.  Should I take a day or 2 or even a week off until I get cape #1 back or is it ok for me to go ahead and mount Deer #2 since it got back first and it will keep me working. . .

No. I'm not saying that at all.
I know that doing smaller jobs while waiting on the tanning process to be done is part of the business, but when you put several small jobs in front of other jobs that take more time and you have a client that is waiting for lets say 1+ years for a rug and he finds out that if he brought in a smaller job that it would be put in front of his bigger job because you find it more convenient, then you get another small job and another small job and another....etc
When do I as a client get your attention on my job that was brought in over a year ago 
I want to enjoy my trophy just as much as the next guy.

When communication is an issue with clients and it seams to be (from other threads on here that have been brought up in the past) it may be some thing to look at. Making excuses and excuses for not having a clients work done or communicating with a client and they have to come here to get your attention 
I mean come on, that's not good business my any means 


I have seen your work, visited your web site and yes you have lots of good work out there but, personal relationship with clients is important also. That's what brings back repeat customers and a good word of mouth being spread about your business.

[turkeyfeather]

It seems that we have a bunch of arm chair, bandwagon goof balls on here that are instant experts in a field that they have zero idea about other than dropping off and picking up.

I don't think anyone is claiming to be an expert in taxidermy. However most of us know the keys to running a small business.

[Michelle_Nelson]

I don't put smaller jobs in front of big ones.  Smaller jobs are to fill in that extra hour or two I have at the end of the day or while I am waiting for something to set up.  I worked his rugs in an hour here and hour there. 

You should spend a lot more time in a taxidermy shop and learn how things work before your criticize on how things are done.  Kinda like me giving advice to a doctor preforming open heart surgery.

[PolarBear]

not all small businesses are equal or can be operated the same.  There is some information left out on this case that none of us will never know.  My point, there seems to be an awful lot of folks on here that are more than willing to crucify one party or the other without possibly knowing all of the evidence.  More proof of trial by internet cowboys.  I personally think that it was a d0uchebag move to for him to air his dirty laundry (and make shallow threats) on a public forum such as this.  Right or wrong, this isn't the place and is really no one's business other than the 2 involved parties.

[turkeyfeather]

not all small businesses are equal or can be operated the same.  There is some information left out on this case that none of us will never know.  My point, there seems to be an awful lot of folks on here that are more than willing to crucify one party or the other without possibly knowing all of the evidence.  More proof of trial by internet cowboys.  I personally think that it was a d0uchebag move to for him to air his dirty laundry (and make shallow threats) on a public forum such as this.  Right or wrong, this isn't the place and is really no one's business other than the 2 involved parties.

Your right PB. However one can only judge a case by the evidence presented.