my first day at work... whew! i never thought that sitting all-day and waiting for customers to come was such a tiring job. hahaha. well... i did do a little work, fixing up the shop, but still... that was only for three hours. the remaining nine hours were spent sitting, observing customers' response towards my shop (which led me to fix the stands five times! hehe. or is that me being OC?), entertaining customers who are looking for a particular frame/art, and actually having my very first framing encounter with an actual customer!
an actual customer for is the one who doesn't have a background in framing. according to him, Lino, it was his first time to every have something framed. he's fond of touring the world, he brought in artworks from Egypt and Italy. the Italian Cathedral was the one he decided on framing. during the first few minutes of the sale, my hands were shaking and i was cold. but i battled to put them aside and assist my customer. the first artwork he gave me was the Egyptian Art printed in Papyrus (if i'm not mistaken). he liked the frame i picked and also the matting. good thing i spent most of my elementary days at Gallery Frames, i actually picked up a few styles and knowledge. but i still have lots and lots to learn.
i love Dindo, another customer. a Filipino who resides in America. he collects model ships, and he's looking for a shop that makes display cases for his collection. he said his ship was shipped here and he wants to put it in a case so it'll last longer. he was nice, his family was with him. i really need to have a business card printed, (still waiting for the PLDT phoneline, kaya wala pa) he asked for one. he said he was gonna e-mail me the dimensions of his ship, so i could make a quotation. i haven't received an e-mail yet. =( but i do hope he does.
a few inquired about frames that i didn't have. gives me ideas on what to put in my store.
i love my store. it looks really good on camera. you can check out the pics at my
shop's multiply. though, i think i'm allergic to it. hehe. i just get this throbbing headache when i'm there. the dust kasi... darn, asthma. frames gather dust, you see. a little cleaning should fix it. i just got the adaptor for the vacuum cleaner, i'll use it tomorrow.
yey! my own shop. need to polish on my sales skills and have to plaster that inviting smile on my fast. don't forget to drop by. see yah!
