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Saying no (lemmy.ca)
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I was wondering how you hobbyists say no to friends and acquaintances mostly. I have gifted a few small things and others just know that I do leather work.

I am getting inundated with requests and some are just way too much work. Of course they offer to pay but my time is limited and really I can’t even ask for a real hourly rate without out being prohibitively expensive. Especially when I have to design from scratch it takes me a ton of time.

I also would like to keep it a hobby and make when and what I want and not fulfill orders! I already have a side hustle I don’t need another one.

I was wondering how your experience is and how you handle this.

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[–] enkille@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

if they're anything like my friends and family, just say something like "sounds like a good birthday/christmas gift idea" and give it about 24 hours, they'll forget they even asked. at that point you can either make it or not.

[–] bowreality@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

I’ll try it for sure. Nobody has changed their mind that quickly but for now I tell them “when I have time sometime”