Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 16:33:53 -0600
From: fiesta time <ftime@Prodigy.Net.mx>
Subject: sharing with competitors ???
To: "balloondeco@balloonhq.com" <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>

Dear Friends :

My company have 3 years in the balloon world, we have made several big
events and we allways have been the only one which brings balloon
decoration to the events.

Last week one company that have worked with us several times during the
last 2 years, asked to make a special decoration for their "final of
year dinner",  we took the contract and every thing was fine. but the
new Human Resources Director commented Us that he was going to install a
Santa Claus in order to have pictures of the sons of employees with
Santa.

When I arrived to start decorating I found that there were no any Santa,
there was a Christmas tree Elaborated with balloons, that tree was
horrible, it didn´t have 2 balloons of the same size, the persons were
inflating the balloons with the mouth without any sizer !!!, I was very
offended because I allways take a lot of care with my products and
people will think that I made that monster !!, I have never been in that
situation and I was going to cancel the contract.

My wife (that is my partner in the balloons too) tell me that the
horrible tree wasn´t important, that we should honor our contract.
finally we install our decoration but I have news about that the next
event in december 22 for the executives of the same company, the new
director have contracted both decorators.

Should I share the credit of my work with that person ?? I accept the
credits and critics about my work, but I dont want that people think
that one awfull work is mine, please give me some advice about your
experience.

Haroldo J. Gutiérrez
Fiesta Time