I make jewelry and no one is on the commission queue until they have at least put down their non-refundable deposit- or the full amount if it's a "rush" order (which I may or may not be able to accept at any point depending on the rest of the queue).
No payment? They're not on the list, nor will they be until they pay.
I have sometimes had to cancel a potential commission if it's a "rush" job and the person ordering it keeps causing problems that interfere with the normal work-flow; this happened just a couple of days ago, in fact. If it's a "rush", I do not have time to deal with supposedly ignorant random actions that nonetheless have the effect that it makes it look like I am not going to get PAID for my work and materials; I will decline to continue at the point.
So- I really recommend people not getting on the queue until they've PAID to do so. And so if they delay- well, that just delays things for them. I am very committed to FIFO, but they are not "in" until they've at least placed a deposit. Thus i do not have to delay any paying customers for the sake of people who postpone.
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I make jewelry and no one is on the commission queue until they have at least put down their non-refundable deposit- or the full amount if it's a "rush" order (which I may or may not be able to accept at any point depending on the rest of the queue).
No payment? They're not on the list, nor will they be until they pay.
I have sometimes had to cancel a potential commission if it's a "rush" job and the person ordering it keeps causing problems that interfere with the normal work-flow; this happened just a couple of days ago, in fact. If it's a "rush", I do not have time to deal with supposedly ignorant random actions that nonetheless have the effect that it makes it look like I am not going to get PAID for my work and materials; I will decline to continue at the point.
So- I really recommend people not getting on the queue until they've PAID to do so. And so if they delay- well, that just delays things for them. I am very committed to FIFO, but they are not "in" until they've at least placed a deposit. Thus i do not have to delay any paying customers for the sake of people who postpone.