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Spent $300 on a fancy color swatch book and I'm calling it a total waste
I got talked into buying this huge professional color ring from a rep at a show in Atlanta. It was supposed to have every trendy shade for the next two years. Honestly, my clients just point at pictures on their phones or describe what they want. I've used it maybe twice in six months. The colors look different under my station lights anyway. Has anyone else bought one of these and actually found it useful, or did I just get a very expensive paperweight?
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rileynelson1mo agoMost Upvoted
Honestly, does that thing at least make a good doorstop? I bought a huge sample book of fabric textures once for my sewing side gig. It looked amazing but weighed a ton and just gathered dust. Clients just brought in their old couch cushion or a photo of a dress they liked. Felt like I paid a bunch of money just to look at pictures I could find online. Sometimes the fancy gear is more for our own heads than for actual use.
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drew_park1mo ago
Look at it from the other side for a second. That book gives you a solid starting point when a client's phone picture looks nothing like the real color. It turns you from someone guessing into the expert who shows them the real options. You paid for the authority to guide them away from bad choices they saw online. It's not about the client using the book, it's about you using it to steer the project right from the start. That control can save you way more than three hundred bucks in fixes and unhappy calls later on.
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