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  1. Accepting Credit Cards

    funny I don't think of myself old at all I do try hard to leave my "professionalism" at work when it's time to go home. That's when I pick up my IPad wipe of the koolaid fingerprints from my 2 year old and enjoy life a little. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWweR6dHqc I never said this thing...
  2. Accepting Credit Cards

    Speaking for myself, I don't hand my card to a twenty something that I don't trust. I carry cash. I have never used it online (except for my playstation account) I have never been mugged. I have never had my info stolen. And I have never dated online. I possibly resemble one of your customers so...
  3. Accepting Credit Cards

    The info is still going in to a phone that is easily lost or stolen. If the info doesn't stay on the phone is irrelivent because the customer doesn't know this and shouldn't be expected to learn. But then again I'm not in the garage sale business. Making it easier for a customer to use a...
  4. Accepting Credit Cards

    I agree with this 100% paying a tiny bit more on a transaction is worth looking secure and professional. I am sure taking a picture or "scan" with a phone is usefull, safe and the direction things are going. But as a consumer I don't want to worry about who's hands your phone ends up in with my...
  5. Creative partnership arrangements?

    The word partner is like cryptonite to me but I have seen many very successful ones work very well. Most of the ones I see work well are the ones that do not work side by side. I think if you can't find one of those or you can't somehow find funding for what you "have to have" then you need to...
  6. Newbie Question: Avoiding a 'ridge' when layering vinyl

    don't layer wet, that is a unnecessary step that causes way more problems than it helps. There is uses for using rapid tac but this is not one of them "D-OH!"
  7. Newbie Question: Avoiding a 'ridge' when layering vinyl

    Like the previous poster said just remove that section of the guy if your worried about lining it up cut registration marks with each color and remove them afterwords (if you dont have registration marks use something like the letter x as shown
  8. Accepting Credit Cards

    Check out of state credit card key ins (if you do anything outside of Cali) Check key ins vs swipes And ask if there is holding time on larger amounts Those are the things we have had issues with Out of state key ins vs swipes on large amounts ran on business cards sometimes are pains.
  9. Tired of Being told how much $$ you should make?

    If I went into a resteraunt and got 50 cent cheeseburgers all day and then one day wanted a steak and was told it would be $100 I would complain too.
  10. Customer had problem with me outsourcing

    Normally it would have never came up, my wife covered for me as I was busy with another customer. It happened and I am not going to beat her up over it. I told her it wasn't necessary and I am positive it won't happen again. I have many very close customers/friends that I do business with. Talks...
  11. Customer had problem with me outsourcing

    Thanks for the responses everyone. I just got home and got to read them. I didn't want to lie or exadurate (even though my percentage may have been off) I am not ashamed to not own a laminator, I get a lot of it done free because of the business I give them. Space and overhead just don't meet my...
  12. Customer had problem with me outsourcing

    It's funny your first half of your post answers my explanation. He did have a bad experience with a guy that is no longer in business. He told me "what good is a warranty if I can't find you"
  13. Customer had problem with me outsourcing

    I am in the finishing stages of a month long quote/proof process with a customer needing partial wraps on 2 vans, box truck and a generator. He wanted to finalize the deal and get me started early next week. He called at the end of a Friday (always the most stressful time for me) and got my...
  14. How do you price vinyl?

    I agree with learning the business first. If not you are going to either buy into a franchise and pay someone 20% and meek out a very small income. Or you will have to hire more than you need with the same results. This guy sounds like he is in small town America. Two signs shops? I have 150+ to...
  15. How do you price vinyl?

    concider it payment for the wealth of knowledge YOU ARE getting
  16. How do you price vinyl?

    I'm not defending him, but... I am more on here to talk about the business in a social environment that was unavailable just a few years ago. I don't think anyone thinks they "know everything" I have only been here a little over a month and I have seen at least 4 threads almost identical to...
  17. thoughts

    When I first saw this last night I was going to post "Arbeit macht frei" but I thought it would be offensive, but the swastika was the first thing I thought too
  18. 2x3 real estate H frame + 4mil coro....

    Scooter board or max metal No alum cause I just can't stand the clanging around everytime I touch it
  19. Pan face or not ???

    If it's only 7" thick a flat face will show the lights. A lot of municipalities won't approve those old cans if it has exposed wires inside FYI
  20. Ran out of cyan while printing

    I assume he has a VJ because it sounds like it I ALWAYS change mine out when the alarm sounds. I know there is some ink still in there but I have had bad luck when it runs out completely (you can see where that color started fading. And like I said when it completely runs out the print head just...
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