Wine Signs...
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
Canada
July 1, 2019 10:50am CST
When I started painting I had several business that wanted my wine slate signs. Five wineries, that let people taste the wines and they have a huge area of interesting things to buy and they loved my signs..
I got really tired of having so many so I left a few. The reason was the driving to make sure they had signs at least once a week. Some sold a lot and some didn't...
Lately I've had just two wineries both very near my house and I am leaving one next week and then there will be only one.
The one that has my wine slate that has a lot of stock in a cupboard, they refill for me, I don't need to see them except once a month and they phone if they get short.
The one I'm leaving wanted only a dozen and won't call me to tell me they need more. One time they ask me for 6 instead of a dozen...(they didn't get it) And often when I show up the stand is empty. This past month they forgot to pay me. I eventually got my money but way too late. Not worth my time.
Winter in the winery is usually slow so I didn't stop often. I spent a few days making wine signs and took them this week. I did an inventory and over the winter they sold quite a lot, I will be getting a good check in the mail soon...
I feel free knowing I am back with the very first winery I sold to. Its run by some good friends that we have know since we moved to Canada...a long time ago.
We like their wine too...
Doesn't everyone....well maybe not...
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19 responses
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
1 Jul 19
It's good to have a regular customer with whom you get on and who you trust to sell your stuff. As you've pointed out, the ones who say they'll sell it but then don't take the trouble to re-order when stocks are low (... or to pay you promptly!) are just a waste of time in the long run.
I love your atmospheric photos of the vineyards and the grapes but, as this post is about the slate signs you produce, couldn't we have seen just one of them? 
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@TheHorse (220303)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jul 19
@PainsOnSlate Who makes up the phrases?
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Aug 19
sorry its so late but I appreciate you comment. I am very busy painting. It s summer and the sales got huge. There are thousands of vineyards around my area, its is a huge business, our weather makes great vino...
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
18 Aug 19
@PainsOnSlate I made a walk yesterday to look at the grapes, they are not ripe yet.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
23 Aug 19
@PainsOnSlate They use nets here to protect the grapes, no noises at all during the day.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
4 Jul 19
I am glad that you have narrowed your business down to the one that really matters. Kasey loved the one I bought for her!!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
4 Jul 19
That's nice to know. I still do the bigger slates at the store you bought mine in, they do a great job being in a tourist town. The winery is near my house and they have been good to me and for me since I started painting on slate... I stopped at the other winery today and told them I won't be bringing more... too busy was my excuse...I didn't want to be nasty...
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@RasmaSandra (80812)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jul 19
Glad you'll be getting your money and will have a chance to make some more.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
1 Jul 19
Its probably in all businessess. I have enjoyed all of the wineriers that I have put my art in thier stores except the woman who runs this one...I was going to put up with her until my hubs say way??? There is no money in it because she won't take more than a dozen and he's right. I still haven't seen her to tell her we are over but today is a holiday so I will stop by tomorrow to say it's over.
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@TheHorse (220303)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jul 19
@PainsOnSlate What Holiday is it? I'm still trying to collect $3000 from a guy I did a bunch of speaker restoration for. It's frustrating.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
2 Jul 19
@TheHorse
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
3 Jul 19
I will be happy with the one and only winery. i stopped at the small winery yesterday but was told she will be back on Thursday....Thursday will be my last day visiting that winery.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
4 Jul 19
@just4him Thank you, I enjoy painting and love that they sell....
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@just4him (317245)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Jul 19
@PainsOnSlate That's good it will be the last time. I wish you much success with the one you have left.
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@GardenGerty (160978)
• United States
2 Jul 19
It sounds like you have narrowed things down to just the very best.
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@velvet53 (22533)
• Palisade, Colorado
3 Jul 19
@PainsOnSlate It does help if they will or email and let you know these things. It sounds like some of them doesn't bother to take the time to communicate with you.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
2 Jul 19
I deliver my art to the stores and its nice to get and email or a phone call saying ...we need more!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
15 Jul 19
@velvet53 exactly, they like selling my art but have no intention to encourage me to know when they need more so there will be no more...I feel free.
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@smileyhema (4606)
• United States
2 Jul 19
That's good for you. You have great talents and your efforts will be noticed. =)
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@smileyhema (4606)
• United States
16 Jul 19
@PainsOnSlate You're welcome. Glad to know that. People will surely like what we do with loev and interest. 
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
6 Jul 19
@PainsOnSlate Hello not much happening today.daughter coming over lately
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
25 Jul 19
I don't need anymore now, so I'm glad to be away from that winery...
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
19 Jul 19
Thank you, I feel like a pound is off my shoulders.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
16 Aug 19
thank you, sorry it took so long, summer got in the way...
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@JudyEv (342179)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Aug 19
@PainsOnSlate No problem. I don't go back checking on people.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Jul 19
@PainsOnSlate I see them, beautiful!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
17 Aug 19
I love what I do and enjoy staying home to work.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
13 Jul 19
I’m lucky to have meet the owners of the winery before I started the signs, all I had to do was to show them and they loved them, Makes money for both of us.
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