Questions about Michelle Nelson's Taxidermy

[longwalker]

Bigshooter you may want to get correct information from trapperguy22.  His Bear was in my shop for 3 years 5 months.  It took him 5 months to come pick It up!

Oh well that makes it all better than

[Gringo31]

Most people don't seem to pay too much attention to the rare instance, but do tend to pay attention to trends.  It appears that the likelihood of a person on here complaining about being given excuses to why they've missed the deadline they assumed when the agreement was made, the difficulty to at times communicate or for their patience to be running low, is greater when it comes to Michelle than you read of other taxis out there.

That being said, I've never heard anyone question her work.  It is really good.  To the OP, all I can say is keep trying to communicate, have a civil business discussion of what your options are.  Refrain from insults or threats.  Discuss business, do business and I wish you the best of luck. 

I also hope whatever it is that makes these threads not so rare are soon resolved and the only things we read about some day is how satisfied customers are with both the quality and service that Michelle does.

[BOWHUNTER45]

I am sure its over whelming dealing with HW members 

[huntnnw]

thats the problem! multiple people have chosen all your contact methods and yet no response! and it results in threads like this.

[h2ofowlr]

Bigshooter you may want to get correct information from trapperguy22.  His Bear was in my shop for 3 years 5 months.  It took him 5 months to come pick It up!

To the OP. . . .set up your VM and I would at least be able to leave you a message.  I have called you 3 times and your phone rings for infinity.  I have not received any E-mails or Texts from you either.
 
To the Drama Queens. . . You complain when I got on regularly to check messages, posted once in a while, and responded to threads such as this.  Saying I spent to much time on HuntWA and not enough time working.

Now you complain because I am never on here.  Make up your minds. 

I have a phone #, an E-mail Account, and a Website with all my contact information.  People can contact me using those methods if I don't reply to HW Messages.  It's pretty easy to get ahold of me.

I would have to call BS on ease of getting ahold of you!!!..  This is the 3 or 4th rant in regards to you not returning calls from last ditch efforts of individuals trying to get there animals back from you in the last 12 months.  I was willing to help cover cost to the Alaska Taxidermist you worked over just because I felt bad for him. 
I can promise I would never send anything to you to have done.  You might do good work, but haven't a clue of business sense.  You need to set up an outlook calendar, planner, app, etc., so you can set a date and make it happen or beat that date.   

When you do come on here your usually defending yourself as no problem exists.  Is it the customers dumb understanding of how you run a business.  Quite being so thick headed, swallow your pride and use these as business improvement lessons.

[huntnnw]

 

[Sitka_Blacktail]

I haven't had any problems getting ahold of her over the last 3 months or so.  I can't remember the exact date I dropped off my Bear.  It was after the first of this year.  I have called her at least 3 times. Once she picked right up, 2 other times she called back with in an hour or so.

Call screening maybe?

[Michelle_Nelson]

I was willing to help cover cost to the Alaska Taxidermist you worked over just because I felt bad for him. 

His name is Jesse and he is full of crap.  How exactly  did I work him over?  He is the one that didn't follow through on his end multiple times.

He knew about the threads on here because "WE" talked about them several times.  Well BEFORE He shipped those 2 Lynx and Bear to me.  You may want to go read that thread to the end.

Why do you think he came on here?  He read through some of the threads took bits and pieces from them to add to his BS sob story.  He wanted me to ship those Rugs to him before He paid for shipping.  Because HE was behind and his customer was putting pressure on him.  He didn't want to wait for the check to get to me and then wait for UPS to deliver the Rugs.

So tell me.  I ship those Rugs to him who's to keep him from stiffing me for the shipping?  Which he still hadn't paid me for the shipping on the 1st Lynx I'd sent him 2.5 months before?

I still have all of our FB Messages and Text Messages.   He said he was going to post them multiple times on that thread and after days still didn't.  Because he was full of crap and knew it.

You felt bad for Him?  Why? 

[Michelle_Nelson]

h20fowlr, for having never done buisness with me and as far as I know have never had a conversation with me or met me you sure seem to think you know my buisness. 

I think it is funny that 95% of my clients who are members on this site don't post or get on here any more because of the Drama Queens who have an opinion about everything even though they don't have any first hand experiance. 

Only took me a year or 2 after Ray sold the site to figure out that being on this site is nothing more than a waste of my time.  Most or the really good members we had have been run off or don't post because of the current HuntWA Mob.

[huntnnw]

keep spewing...you have had multiple individuals on here  trying to get ahold of you in the past! its a common theme and that trend continues. Not to include ridiculous amounts of time for things to be finished!!

[longwalker]

I'd still like I hear an explanation for the three year plus time frame on your work. And yes I have personal experiance with you taking that long to complete a rug

[Jonathan_S]

I'd still like I hear an explanation for the three year plus time frame on your work. And yes I have personal experiance with you taking that long to complete a rug

Surely there is a tale of want and woe - some extenuating circumstance.   

[h2ofowlr]

h20fowlr, for having never done buisness with me and as far as I know have never had a conversation with me or met me you sure seem to think you know my buisness. 

I think it is funny that 95% of my clients who are members on this site don't post or get on here any more because of the Drama Queens who have an opinion about everything even though they don't have any first hand experiance. 

Only took me a year or 2 after Ray sold the site to figure out that being on this site is nothing more than a waste of my time.  Most or the really good members we had have been run off or don't post because of the current HuntWA Mob.

I have followed and read the many rants about you on this forum along with other forums you have been on and made the decision to never take you anything.  You have never once stepped up to the plate and said you would work on or try to improve communication with customers or follow ups.  This is key!  Everyone that does a last ditch effort, ends up on a forum they can find you on in hopes public humility will assist in there efforts to get there product back.  Many have bitten their tongue with dealing with you in hopes to get there bear back within 5 years.  For us that have multiple items sent to various taxidermies around the country to have done know there getting bad customer service from you.  A nice looking mount doesn't justify stringing them along.  If you can keep duping new clientele into using you, than good for you.
Potential customers want to know what you can do for them and can you stick to a date you promise them.  This is your word.  This is how you build your reputation.  Many good individuals have tried to provide you with good common sense, which you lack. 
You always fire back with how it's the other parties fault or there story is BS, etc.  You NEVER get it.  Take a word of advise, call the guy, apologize for the delay.  If it's a tannery issue again, let the know.  Give them a ETA of completion and you have happy customers.  You butt heads at every step of the way and use everyone else as an excuse for your actions.  These individuals aren't coming on here for *censored*s and giggles to bully you on a forum.  They have a legitimate concern and are seeking help from the hunting community.  Use this as a training exercise to improve your business vs. calling everyone out that gives a damn.  The comments might sting, but we all hate seeing this.

[skagitsteel]

still waiting for my 2012 bear... I was told 18 months as a general idea of time.  At 2.5 yrs and counting, I am not upset but sure hope its not too much longer.   

I run a business with 20 employees, We work properties for sometimes 30 or 40 different customers in a day.  One of the  biggest key's to happy customers in any business is good communication.  Communication helps manage people's expectations.  I know what its like to get swamped with projects.   If someone calls our office and needs a large project done next week, we refer them to another company as we are booked out till mid June for large projects.  If they are ok with the wait we schedule an appointment to provide an estimate.  If we are running a week behind in our schedule (it happens) we will call and provide an updated timeline.  Sometimes people don't like to hear that there project is going to be starting behind schedule but it is certainly better to let them know than to leave them wondering if you forgot about them.     

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

I also believe communication is key to keeping clients happy.  I dislike dealing with the public.  But that's the name of the game as a business owner.  Don't answer the phone it quits ringing.  At least for me.