ORIGINAL: Ifly
This is kinda like the Hevi Shot argument...you can shoot a gobbler dead with a $5.00 shell or shoot him dead with a $1.00 shell.
There's usually two main reasons for the turn-around...#1-Volume of business..get in line. #2-Some tan some don't.
Personally I have no problem with paying for quality because your using a man who has paid his due's and deserves to make a fair profit on his time and experience.. what gives me heartburn is to ask me to wait up to a year or longer to have that "privilege" of using his service on top of paying a premium price...like I said seems if he has that much business and that much backlog he could hire enough helpto get the work done in a more reasonable time ..it HAS to be obvious that most taxidermist KNOW this is a concern of most clients and just seems the wait must be due to lack of manpower or a lcak of consideration of their clients...but thenthats just me.
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