Money and abandoned work.
WHY DEPOSITS ARE ESSENTIAL HERE
A bespoke garment fits one person and has no other buyer.
HOW MUCH TO TAKE
Enough to cover fabric and a meaningful share of labour.
WHEN
Before cutting.
WHAT TO STATE
That the deposit is applied to the price What happens if the order is cancelled What happens if the garment is not collected
WHY IN ADVANCE
Afterwards, any position appears arbitrary.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT CANCELLATION
Establish a position: before cutting, after cutting, after completion.
WHY THOSE STAGES
Your exposure differs at each.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT UNCOLLECTED GARMENTS
Contact the customer, repeatedly, and record it.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
A period after which storage charges apply, or the garment may be disposed of.
WHAT TO STATE
That period, at the time of the order.
WHY
Disposing of a garment without having stated it produces disputes.
WHAT TO KEEP
Records of attempts to contact.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT LONG-UNCOLLECTED WORK
Take advice before disposing of anything of value.
WHAT TO TRACK
Outstanding balances on completed garments.
WHY
They accumulate invisibly.
WHAT TO AVOID
Releasing garments before final payment.
WHY
Collection afterwards is difficult and frequently abandoned.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Payment on collection, as a rule.
