re: Big commission piece coming my way

Yes. The neighbor directly across the street who is a funeral director at a very large and well know funeral home comes to me and tells me his boy and the kids friends were drinking his 80.00 dollar bottle of Jack and a few other ones. He asked if i could make a liquor cabinet that would sit waist high on tapering legs. It had to be made of red oak, had to have a quality locking system, preferably a mortised in one. Quality hinges, and hold at least 24 bottles. He also asked if could get a hidden drawer. So ok. I stop doing what im doing for my shows and draw up a sketch. We spend about an hour drawing this up making changes. Know i did this because hes always bragging he makes over 80 k a year and it shows. So i figure if i give him my time ill get this job. Well after actually figuring out board feet, searching the internet for the lock, hinges knobs and a magnetic lock for the hidden drawer i gave him a very honest dicounted price off 375.00 (very cheap i know) he also said i quote “are you kidding me Jeff thats insane” i said insane i said you wanted soild wood no plywood then you picked out the most expensive hinges, knobs and lock. Not to mention you wanted a hidden drawer. I said what were you expecting to pay? His words " 100 to 125 tops". I said hell your materials are at that. " well im not paying that" then i gave it to him. Well i dont get it you spend 80 bucks on one bottle of jack. You tell me you have a half dozen bottles that cost you over 300 each. And god only know what the others cost but, your to damn cheap to lock up them expensive bottles to protect your kid and his friends from getting in trouble, not to mention getting in trouble yourself when the other parents call the cops on you for contributing to minors. Oh by they way you owe me 48 bucks. For what he says. My time isn’t free. Lol we haven’t talked since.