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An Answer to a Question: "Why is my fursuit taking so long?"
10 years ago
Okay. I don't do this often but this is something that has been bothering me and at this point I think the only solution is to write it out.
Last month I had to cancel someone's Fursuit commission. Not because of my health or my life being to busy but because of something people make not even realize, though this commissioner should have because I mentioned it over and over every time they contacted me.
There is an issue with some commissioners today that they don't seem to understand or may not even know. I think it's time that it needs to be brought into light and they need to think before blaming their suit maker on every thing that may have went wrong in the commissioning process.
Communication.
Communication is nice, and messaging and asking for an update every few weeks is fine.. but there is a point where messaging your suit maker can become obsessive and you may be hindering their work by texting,, calling, emailing, messaging. ESPECIALLY when you are doing it every 15 minutes and it's no longer about the suit but small talk about things you will do when you get it, that it's your birthday today, that you are going to a con tomorrow, why haven't you answered my email I sent an hour ago, ect, ect.
These are things your suit maker doesn't need to know or shouldn't have to reply to. When you have 2-3 customers falling into this process it makes it very hard for your maker to concentrate on their work and often they spend more time messaging you than they do working on commissions. The more you harass your suit maker with things that are not relevant or continuing to ask for updates when you received one a day or two ago makes it hard to make the work flow smoothly and may delay other peoples commissions including yours.
This doesn't mean that you shouldn't contact your suit maker or ask for updates but needing updates and pictures every few days or even asking for them before the time that your maker said they were going to start your suit is wasteful of their time and yours. If you were given a time that your suit was to be started then wait until that time to ask, if your suit doesn't have a deadline and your suitmaker is giving you updates don't text or email them all the time. Give them space to work. Your suit will be done a lot faster and with less hassle if you keep the chatter to a minimum.
I'm not saying everyone does this, nor am I saying that it makes you a bad person to be excited for your suit. I do understand how much you are paying for this item and that you can't wait... but please.. respect the fursuit maker and their business.. especially if we are only one person.
Last month I had to cancel someone's Fursuit commission. Not because of my health or my life being to busy but because of something people make not even realize, though this commissioner should have because I mentioned it over and over every time they contacted me.
There is an issue with some commissioners today that they don't seem to understand or may not even know. I think it's time that it needs to be brought into light and they need to think before blaming their suit maker on every thing that may have went wrong in the commissioning process.
Communication.
Communication is nice, and messaging and asking for an update every few weeks is fine.. but there is a point where messaging your suit maker can become obsessive and you may be hindering their work by texting,, calling, emailing, messaging. ESPECIALLY when you are doing it every 15 minutes and it's no longer about the suit but small talk about things you will do when you get it, that it's your birthday today, that you are going to a con tomorrow, why haven't you answered my email I sent an hour ago, ect, ect.
These are things your suit maker doesn't need to know or shouldn't have to reply to. When you have 2-3 customers falling into this process it makes it very hard for your maker to concentrate on their work and often they spend more time messaging you than they do working on commissions. The more you harass your suit maker with things that are not relevant or continuing to ask for updates when you received one a day or two ago makes it hard to make the work flow smoothly and may delay other peoples commissions including yours.
This doesn't mean that you shouldn't contact your suit maker or ask for updates but needing updates and pictures every few days or even asking for them before the time that your maker said they were going to start your suit is wasteful of their time and yours. If you were given a time that your suit was to be started then wait until that time to ask, if your suit doesn't have a deadline and your suitmaker is giving you updates don't text or email them all the time. Give them space to work. Your suit will be done a lot faster and with less hassle if you keep the chatter to a minimum.
I'm not saying everyone does this, nor am I saying that it makes you a bad person to be excited for your suit. I do understand how much you are paying for this item and that you can't wait... but please.. respect the fursuit maker and their business.. especially if we are only one person.
