Humble Pie

I ate the humble pie 2 Saturdays ago, and I didn't die like I thought I would.

No, I am not proud, but there are many things I would not take. Way back in Secondary School, some of my seniors used to call me "polietly rude". Now that used to get me in stitches (behind their backs of course, if not, I'm sure I may not have been alive to tell the Story today). How can someone be polite and rude at the same time?

Where was I...? Ahh, the humble pie...

I had to make some beads for a customer, but she didn't like the materials I used. Unfortunately, she didn't mention it to me before I made it, I used crystals and she didn't like the fact that they were shiny. it was when she saw the picture she mentioned it to me. I was flustered. What do I do? I had already spent the money on these beads. Who would I sell them to? By the way, I had spent about 3-4 nights steadfastly on this as I work during the day. I had even told her two weeks, but it was ready before then. 

I took a picture of the beads after I was done and used it as my blackberry Display Picture. She pinged me and asked why I was using her jewelry as her DP, and said she didn't like the beads I used. I got irritated. Was she telling me to ask for permission before I used my "work" as my Dp? We started going backwards and forward with me saying I informed her about using crystals and she saying she didn't know what they were. At the end of the day, I just told her i'd refund her money, and she agreed.

I told my tutor, who gave me a lesson on being more patient and tolerant. I ended up apologizing to my client and telling her i'd make a new jewelry for her, but will send her a picture of the beads before I actually made it. Surprisingly, she said she'll take the ones I had made earlier. I insisted that I could and wanted to make a new one, but she said she was fine with it.

In the end, I sent it to her, and that was the end of the matter.

I learnt a big lesson that day- 

1. The customer is always right because they hold the purse! 
2. If you render services, get ready to take it all- money, insults, praise, criticism. It will never kill you.
3. As the Bible says, a gentle answer really does calm wrath. She just wanted me to apologize, and that was rather hard for me at first, but It didn't take anything out of me. 
4. The Humble pie never kills. Heck, you don't even purge when you eat it sef. Lol

oh, I 'll use this opportunity to mention that I make really nice jewelry. Please holler if you or anyone you know is interested. Thank you.