ORIGINAL: Bill Yox
See, other taxidermists and I have these conversations all the time, trust me. We laugh at how guys couldnt tell a good one from an honestly bad one. We laugh at price shopping taxidermy. We laugh at how guys put their deerhead ahead of all else, and basically lose their minds over it. Yet, at the same time, we thank our lucky stars that guys DO have such a passion for their trophies, its what we as taxidermists are all about. I know EXACTLY what I meant when I posted the comment you took exception to. Trust me, it was posted to AGREE with your perspective, not ridicule you. I dont even know you, and like I said, and Im swamped. You just didnt recognize my intent.
Bill I know you to be an straight shooter on here and there are times you and I have had difference's of opinion but I do respect your opinion even if I disagree at times.... I found this part of your post some what insulting as a customer (if I read it right) to paraphrase...you and other taxidermist sit around and talk and"laugh" about your customersbeing soexcited about their trophy and the fact that they want to price shop. Iliken that to a man wanting to buy a used car and wants to shop to get the best price ... I was in the car business 25 years and Iunderstood someone wanting to shop but it was my job to sell him on me ..my product ..my service and my company ..I very seldom sat around with fellow salesman and laughed at the customers for wanting to shop...quite the contrarry we laughed at the ones who paid us to much...and then there were those who would buy a car somewhere else for less money and drive them over to show me the car andtell me how much they saved ..of course a lot of times the car they bought had previous body damage that only a trained eye could see and generally thats why they got the car cheaper but I seldom told them about it I would just say well maybe we can do business next time ...my reason for using this analogy is because you said "We laugh how guys can't tell a good one from a bad one" ..some of us are not looking for "show" mounts ...I can understand a "show" mount taking more time then a commercial mount to do ... most of us do not have that "trained" eye like youand your protege's have for detail or at least I don't ..I think I can appreciate a quality mount but doubt I could look at a "show" mount or a commercial mount and tell much difference ...now I understand you are a professional and an artest with your work ..but to sit around with others in your line of work and laugh at usbecause we are excited about or trophys and would like to get them back in a "reasonable" amount of time and because we can't see the difference in qualityI feel is insulting. I also did not miss the part where you said " We thank our lucky stars that they do have such a passion" but I think that this statement could be seen as self serving because it is our (your customers)passion and excitment that allows taxidermist like youto make a living and charge whatyou do and with out that passion and excitment guys in your profession might be selling cars or working on a roof putting up shingels in 90 degree heat for a living...I want to go back to the top of this post to reiterate that I know you to be a straight shooter and I do respect your opinions, candor and I am sure you do very fine work...but I think you might want to rethink this post if I read it right(if not let me apologise)but I can't see how one could come away with any other understanding except that you and your fellow workers find it amusing that me and other customers like me want to getdecent work done... get themost for our money in a reasonable amount of time.
dd