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Newcastle, OntarioHi Daphne,
I agree with you 100% Daphne - everyone has to do what they feel comfortable with. I guess what some people may not understand is that I only get 3-4 new bidders a year, and even that may be a stretch! It is virtually the same customers that bid on my work, and I am ETERNALLY grateful for that. It's just when I see a new bidder, I am like a little kid - I get really excited as it's so rare. If I had new bidders on every item I list, I definitely wouldn't do it either. I'm just "customer challenged" and need all the help I can get LOL!
Hugs,
Brenda
Lemmon BearsI agree with Shelli. Some people are can be very touchy about their 'in box' and the mail they receive. Unless they ask me, I won't send out emails. I wish the people that keep emailing me about viagra and cialis would be so considerate. 
Joan
I wish the people that keep emailing me about viagra and cialis would be so considerate.
HA! 
Tell me about it! I get several of those a day! WHY??? I'm 40, and female!!! Hysterical, that.
Back on topic, though... 
... I agree with those who've pretty much said, "To each his or her own" or "Whatever works." That's pretty much my philosophy about everything. We aren't all cookie cutter cutouts of the same basic design, so one-size-fits-all, in terms of contacting potential customers, or ANYTHING, just doesn't work. I was pretty much just stating what I do, and the reasoning behind why I do it, since it isn't just an arbitrary course of action I've taken in this. Not trying to argue one point as "better than" the other, either.
And Edie, no offense taken at all. I pretty much read the posts here through the same eyes and with the same heart with which I post my own stuff. Namely, I figure that people are sharing... not stating, "I'm better, and you're a dork if you're not just like me!"
I enjoy these kinds of threads most of all, because they present many facets of interesting and sometimes difficult or touchy subjects. When they're handled gracefully and commentary is offered with respect, it can be a real learning experience for everyone!
Thanks, ladies!
Newcastle, OntarioLisa, I agree with you about when customers become friends but are also still customers - it IS hard to separate that. I end up feeling a bit guilty that they spend so much money on my things, but it's their wish, so I have to try hard to remember that.
I'm always antiquing for wee props and sometimes when I find a little item I KNOW a particular customer would love, I include it as a treat. It lets them know how much I appreciate them both at customer and friend.
Shelli, I agree with you about their being no "right" or "wrong" way to do things. I'm still figuring it out after 10 years of bear making. If we all just stick to our instincts and stay within the parameters of what we each feel "comfortable" with, then we end up feeling good about things.
Hugs,
Brenda
