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12/02/09
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To those who decry it's creativity, yes...if she were a middle-school student and was charging 20$ I'd be more lenient, but this is ridiculous.
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Lets do some math,
Lets say that she is getting minimum wadge, or 7.25 USD per hour (i don't know what min wadge is honestly). It takes her 12 hours of work, by hand, to get this done.
7.25 x 12 = $87 USD
Thats of course excluding the cost of tools, skill, education, supplies, etc.
When you put it into that context it makes some more sense. People will pay insane amounts of money for something that you feel is stupid or poorly done.
12/02/09
Even on the second example of the necklace, it appears rushed since the "Custom Etching" is not only off-centre, but the second Peace Sign has a punched hole through it as well. That's not also considering the fact that the Pac-Man cutout itself is scratched up, dented, and you can visibly see sharp edges that could possibly cut as well.
My point is this: if you want to make a living as a jewelcrafter, just like every other profession out there you should take pride in your work. It is in my opinion, whether you choose to agree or not, that these feel rushed and are not worth the money being offered. If you want to be honest of your craft, you should be honest of the prices you expect from them.
12/02/09
I like a lot of folk/outsider art, "primitive" art; but this is not that. I wouldn't mind a lumpy, misshapen pac-guy & pellets so much if they weren't rendered in silver and pearls- these materials just exaggerate the roughness and apparent hastiness of the work.
And peace symbols? Why? I am actually becoming a little upset the longer I look at this.
This is a clever idea that I hope Ms. Pfeffer has a chance to refine before someone else steals it.
12/02/09
It is *jewelry* for chrissakes- is it too much to ask to at least have it smooth to the touch? And not have sharp looking, burred edges? I can appreciate tool marks, irregularities, etc., but not something that looks completely unfinished.
12/02/09
Just kidding, but I really do think these things would make a great impression on someone's face if someone punched hard enough and that this would be funny.
"Oi, Frank, what happened to you?"
"Huh? Oh, ummm ten big Rugby players ganged up on me..."
"Funny, it looks like a Geek did it."
"WHAT?!? I mean, whatever gave you that idea?"
"You've got PacMan on your forehead."
12/02/09
Btw, the pacman ring looks poorly cut on this photo.
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I mean, it's not like we have hundreds of accidents every year because people have their eyes fixed on the GPS rather than the road..
Also, driving around for no purpose other than to catch cherries is a nice way to reduce the CO2 emissions.
Oh, and why doesn't Windows Mobile and the other systems get stuff like this? WM is only 3 percentage points behind Iphone, so it's not like there's no marked for this sort of stuff.
Oh well. I'll just go download some more stock-calculators for my HTC..
11/26/09
And as for CO2 emissions, I mean, come on. I really doubt people are going to go very far out of their way to get friggin' cherries on a road map. And without this, you'd obviously be hopelessly lost anyway and just driving around in circles. There's your CO2 emissions!
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GET A ROOM!
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SHAVE IT!
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I jest, I know what you mean, but dont think /b/ makes you immune to things, all it makes you, is retarded.
(once again, jest, when I used to go on I had a good ole laugh at some of that random ass stuff, it does however get old fast, so enjoy it while you can!)
11/27/09
11/26/09
edit - having said that, I wish there were ghosts too. Man, that'd be amazing.
11/26/09
"Are you suggesting that I slow down and LET the ghosts eat me?"
"Care to explain the bag of pills on your dashboard?"
"Power pellets. Why?"
"... Just step out of the car."
11/14/09
"Pac-Man, in Cans, Before Cans Were Cool"
I just love that rip at all the underground elitists there. #screengrab
11/14/09
The tuna fish cans are falling down, my fair lady ♪
(^_~) #screengrab
11/14/09
Aisle 10 go pick them up, my dumb employee♪ #screengrab
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Just make sure no kid knocks it down though! #screengrab