Michelle Nelson rugging "Beware"

[jackelope]

Michelle has a bear hide of mine as well. Dropped off spring of 2012, it was tanned. I stopped back and choose mounting for a rug.
 I Stopped by Michelle's end of December 2014, she advised the hide was in the "wet stage" and ready for the next batch. Sent email May 2015 and was advised again, it was in the next batch. No more contact since, so I stopped by August 2015, she was not there, I left my name and number with her husband (?), asked to have her call. No call back. sent emails and and left messages, no response. I stopped by her house again February 2016, again left message with her husband(?). He said I'll have her call you on Monday. No call back. I have again left a phone message and email. No response. I'd just like the hide back, what ever stage it is in.

Why would an already tanned hide be in the "wet stage" at all? Maybe I don't know how it all works, but if the hide is already tanned...isn't it pretty much ready to go?

[Rainier10]

http://www.bbb.org/alaskaoregonwesternwashington/business-reviews/taxidermists/michelle-nelson-taxidermy-in-olympia-wa-22624197

The one with an F rating only has two reviews, there's way more on Hunt WA who have complained than just 2 people. I suggest you guys start taking the reviews to BBB and Yelp and other places than just here or this circle is just going to continue with no resolve.

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Went to the link and it said A+ rating with no comments or complaints. 

[Curly]

Here is a different link:

http://www.bbb.org/western-washington/business-reviews/taxidermists/michelle-nelson-taxidermy-in-rochester-wa-22567393/

[luvmystang67]

Perhaps it is time for people to start speaking up, unless you want others to go through what you went through.  I understand not trashing someones name all over the place, but sitting quietly isn't helping anyone anywhere. 

[Becky]

http://www.bbb.org/alaskaoregonwesternwashington/business-reviews/taxidermists/michelle-nelson-taxidermy-in-olympia-wa-22624197

The one with an F rating only has two reviews, there's way more on Hunt WA who have complained than just 2 people. I suggest you guys start taking the reviews to BBB and Yelp and other places than just here or this circle is just going to continue with no resolve.

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Went to the link and it said A+ rating with no comments or complaints. 

Yea that was my point, sorry I should have been clearer. There's 2 pages for her so technically someone could happen upon the A+ rated one, and even the one with the F rating only has 2 reviews.

[emac]

Michelle has a bear hide of mine as well. Dropped off spring of 2012, it was tanned. I stopped back and choose mounting for a rug.
 I Stopped by Michelle's end of December 2014, she advised the hide was in the "wet stage" and ready for the next batch. Sent email May 2015 and was advised again, it was in the next batch. No more contact since, so I stopped by August 2015, she was not there, I left my name and number with her husband (?), asked to have her call. No call back. sent emails and and left messages, no response. I stopped by her house again February 2016, again left message with her husband(?). He said I'll have her call you on Monday. No call back. I have again left a phone message and email. No response. I'd just like the hide back, what ever stage it is in.

Why would an already tanned hide be in the "wet stage" at all? Maybe I don't know how it all works, but if the hide is already tanned...isn't it pretty much ready to go?

I may be off but I do believe they re-hydrate them so they are easier to work with and get the stretch back in them. So I would imagine that is what the wet stage is.
I just learned how to do a pheasant and that was part of the process.

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[jackelope]

Michelle has been openly posting in a thread on Facebook that someone on here started. She says she will not respond to anything on HuntWA including private messages. I'm told her inbox here is full so attempting to contact her here is useless(I guess that goes without saying at this point). Anyway, just figured some of you would like to know that.
For whatever it's worth, she's definitely ignoring messages she gets on Facebook as well, so that apparently does no good either. 

[h20hunter]

Here is the bottom line for anyone considering taking her future work. I'm a past one time client. Michelle does great work when she feels like putting in time on the work. She is willing to take deposits and work knowing full well she can't meet quoted time frames. She will putt off, postpone, and ignore clients and their work that either irritate, bother, or get on her bad side in anyway. She will further make excuses,  pass on the blame, and ignore those who she deems needing ignored. Upon picking up my work she openly bragged about how long she had people's animals as well as the fact that they would not get worked on until she decided she was ready. My own experience resulted in good work that was explained multiple times and in the end rushed to be completed in just the nick of time. I had to stay in constant contact and the entire process was exhausting.

If you have a trophy with her I would strongly suggest you get your stuff back, kiss your deposit goodbye, and find a reputable taxidermist finish the job. The fact that she ignores clients, brags about delaying work, lost her moderator status here for deleting threads just like this one shows her character.

[180-GRAIN]

Problem is you can't get in contact with her to even get your stuff back. I tried calling again today and left a message. I have tried 3 times now in a week to contact her with no response. I would gladly take my animal back at this point and eat the 400 deposit I gave her just can't seem to reach her. I'm sure a lot of the problem is she spends the deposits and then has to wait for someone else to bring some money in to get previous clients work done.

[h20hunter]

I think you are spot on.

[Bob33]

Take her to small claims court. She probably won't show and you'll get an automatic judgment. I'd tell the court my trophy was worth at least $2K when I consider fuel, equipment, etc.

http://research.lawyers.com/washington/wa-collecting-the-judgment.html

[boneaddict]

Anyone ever wonder why she left Florida?

[runamuk]

Anyone ever wonder why she left Florida?

I thought it was Georgia 

[Magnum_Willys]

Anyone ever wonder why she left Florida?

I thought it was Georgia 

North Port, Florida........

[92xj]

Wonder if they'll take her back