A good friend of mine's a costume maker and she does something similar, though she has the friends pay extra if they want to use the costume more than once (i.e. buy it from her rather than "rent,"). She's had similar problems with friends as well as friends asking for a costume in too short of a timeframe to get it done or whatever and when she can't, it leads to hurt feelings.


Also, very off-topic, I'm a big fan of your comic. I didn't realize you had an LJ or that you floated around here or I would've said something sooner!