To not pay a crafter for a bespoke made item

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I’ve wanted a really nice bread bin for ages, fed up of my old rusty one leaving marks all over the kitchen worktop, saw a nice one on the internet, lovely design, but it wasn’t big enough, I needed a double/two loaf model.
Decided to splash out and get one made (wooden), spent ages sending pics/designs to local crafter, lots didn’t answer, or didn’t come back with a price after initially showing interest in taking on the project, or some couldn’t make it for nearly a year.
After a while I found a lovely new to crafting lady at an event, her work was amazing, and she quoted me £70 for a reclaimed solid oak bread bin, based on some pics I sent her, and included a rough sketch with measurements (internal& external), but I did say the size could altered slightly if she felt it would look more proportional, as long as it fitted two loaves (one on top of each other, with internal shelf), I even sent her a pic with the tape measure in front of the loaves I use for clarity...she sent me a sketch back, and I asked her to go ahead with the make.
Shes in the final stages, and today she’s sent me an update with pics.
Problem...it isn’t anything like the sketches either of us sent, she’s added the word BREAD in red to the front of it, which I never asked for, and wasn’t included in any of the pics or sketches.
It hasn’t got an internal shelf, the loaves look as if they are to fit side by side, so it’s going to take up far more valuable work surface space, and my kitchen isn’t big.
Im unsure if it’s even going to fit two loaves in...but it’s very hard to judge from a pic.
AND she has told me she’s made it out of pallet wood instead of the reclaimed oak, as she felt it looked more rustic...I did say initially I wanted rustic...but she gave me a samples of wood to chose from, and pallet wood is not the agreed oak.
EEEK.
Would I be really really unreasonable to say ‘I don’t want it, it’s not what we agreed’
I feel awful, as she new to crafting, and she’s lovely....but it, in my eyes anyway, it looks awful, I don’t feel I could use it elsewhere even.
This is my Christmas birthday and Mother’s Day present all in one, I feel like somebody like me should never even of attempted to have something handmade, I should of stuck to one for a fiver from B&M.
She’s on holiday til the weekend, so I don’t want to message her immediately, and spoil things for her

Laughing at what a complete lack of business acumen she has. All that her recent social media antics will do is simply put off anyone with common sense from carrying out business with her! No more commissions, she’s singlehandedly destroyed her reputation.

Any good?

Crumbs!

Why would anyone buy off her now ? What an incredibly stupid thing to do .

Well, this thread has restored my faith in MNers. Thanks OP, hope you're ok.

catting

OMG, I had no idea. PayPalling you £1,000,000 right away. Hope this will make your old Mum smile again.

On a side note, is anyone else reminded of this? Not that these guys would have had bread boxes ...

Looks like this is just a slice of things to come. Can't believe such a ( whole ) meal has been made. What a pain. Sounds like she just wanted a slice of the money......OP- just bin her off

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But it’s missing the word BREAD in red?!

@Catting

Your solution is clearly rubbish. The brief said it needs a shelf.

Does this lady make cakes too?

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/amibeing_unreasonable/3838790-what-would-you-pay-for-this

Did she spread the icing on with a pallet knife? 🤔

I see we're all infesting the same two threads ...

hmm. you do appear to have written the word bread on the front of it. I realise you meant to indicate a loaf, but.....

Some people are asking if she also makes cakes - I'm delighted to be able to confirm that she does.

Waking up and checking whether a complete stranger has posted a picture of a bad breadbin on a forum. What have I become?

@WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll am crying at those photos!

What's Garda olaf?

@katkit me too!

@katkit Me too!

Nope I wouldn’t pay. The whole point of personalised and doing designs is that it’s custom made as per your request therefore you are within your rights to not buy it.

Her friends are going to ne pissed when they find out she’s being lying.
As if they’ve been stupid enough to call your work, who does this??

I also want to know what Garda Olaf is

Garda Olaf, for those too lazy to search.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/3837189-It-s-a-parking-one?pg=20&order=#prettyPhoto

Thank you

@BullshitVivienne Just started reading that thread just got to the problem solving penis - it's hilarious. I though that you'd spelt Loaf wrong with 'Garda Olaf'!!

I cannot believe people have called your work to abuse not only you but you manager!!! do you live in a very small village where they all know each other? “Here Jim, get Mary to cough up for that brlad bin- Janet needs the cash for her mam’s Mother’s Day present.” I just can’t fathom that adults would do this. What were they saying to your manager?