Hey everyone,
While I'm not entirely surprised with the global economy as it is, it would seem that the dead season has come early. Allow me to explain what I mean.
Most years of my business, the time between Thanksgiving (the last Thursday in November, usually,) and about Martin Luther King day (the second Monday in January generally,) I get a lot less PAYING business. This means I still work an ungodly amount of hours, but my income goes down to a ridiculously small speck because no one wants to pay for anything whilst others pre-bought work and I am called to do that. People will keep me quite busy, trust me - the holidays make them depressed, - but I will have at least 2 weeks or more in that time where I am lucky if I gross $500 and I didn't say net, I said gross, meaning that's my full earnings before bills are paid or restock is purchased.
This is uncomfortable in any year, but with Future Mr NinjaCat's spine operation still not having happened and me being the sole earner until it does happen and he recovers, plus with our moving woes, it's going to be really really tight. I ask that you please be considerate, do not mess up your work and then want me to fix it with no cost to yourself, as honestly, unless I have an unexpectedly amazing dead season that isn't dead at all, isn't going to mean I have the extra supplies on hand to just throw something on the altar because you got too drunk at the office holiday party and chased your crush around and scared them off just as the work was trying to manifest.
This DOES NOT mean that if you pre-bought anything that the purchase won't be honored, - if you pre-purchased any service, you can request it at any time. It is more an advisory that the coffers are not going to be full whatsoever, so expecting little free extras as certain clients seem to is not like to happen.
HOWEVER, I am happy to offer the ten percent off "pay now" discount for anyone who is ready to pay at the time of their consultation (and doesn't drag it out as some people attempt to...which after doing this job for nearly 20 years, I can assure you it is painfully obvious you are stalling,) until the first of the year - so any service offered, just be ready to pay within about 30 minutes of hearing the price, and you get 10% off for that. :)
Otherwise, I guess this is the longest warning ever to tell you be nice to your spellwork as I ain't swinging in and fixing that stuff for free with a quick little supportive spell if'n' you don't. ;)
~Cat
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