Last week I received an order from East Sussex for a Gnarrly Bear...
I haven't made any creatures in over two years so I was pretty nervous.
I've made them a million and one times but...it had been such a long
time that I no longer felt confident but I still made him, packed him up
and sent him on his merry way.
Three days later I received an e-mail from the buyer. My heart sank as I
thought she was going to tell me she wanted a refund but...on the
contrary! She thanked me for Gnarrly and said he was in pride of place,
set as a reminder of how life had been difficult and how the finish line
was almost visible as she was nearing her final year of uni! She read his story
and was moved at how she identified with him so much. Funnily she hadn't read
the description before buying so she was surprised to see that she and Gnarrly were
pretty much the same: lovely push overs who are happy to help then once they do get taken
advantage of, feel used, blow a gasket and then after the steam has gone revert
to their lovely helpful selves! That e-mail... made my day and I should be thanking you! (*PS I did thank her by the way ;) )
