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Promises, promises.
Jun. 13th, 2005 11:08 pmDear dressmaker:
When I bring you a dress to alter a full month in advance of the date that I need it, and you tell me it will be ready on the 13th, I expect it to be ready on - or before! - the 13th.
I do not expect to:
1) Arrive at your place of employment to find that, a half-hour after your shop door claims you will be open, the place is locked up and empty.
2) Come back in the evening, ask about the dress, and be told, "Oh, that? I haven't even looked at it yet. I just got here."
3) Feel I need to lie about my date of departure, just so I can be assured of a safety buffer in case you can't be bothered to fill your commitments again.
And, when all these things happen, you really should consider at least offering an apology, or some other indication that this is not a completely normal and acceptable situation by your standards.
When I bring you a dress to alter a full month in advance of the date that I need it, and you tell me it will be ready on the 13th, I expect it to be ready on - or before! - the 13th.
I do not expect to:
1) Arrive at your place of employment to find that, a half-hour after your shop door claims you will be open, the place is locked up and empty.
2) Come back in the evening, ask about the dress, and be told, "Oh, that? I haven't even looked at it yet. I just got here."
3) Feel I need to lie about my date of departure, just so I can be assured of a safety buffer in case you can't be bothered to fill your commitments again.
And, when all these things happen, you really should consider at least offering an apology, or some other indication that this is not a completely normal and acceptable situation by your standards.
