Another situation has arisen regarding Tracey. And, for those of you who worried, it should come as no surprise that again her attitude defines her and provides a window into her true character.
In the course of the last 2 years, I have come into my possession 4 of Tracey's hugger pouches. One of these pouches was sent to me for repairs about 1.5 years ago. The owner of the pouch claimed that she had simply washed it in the machine and it fell apart. The screen had, indeed, fallen apart.
I repaired the pouch and sent it on its way.
Shortly after this, I had some rescues come in with 2 of the hugger pouches. Then later, another came in with some donations. For a bit over a year, these three pouches have sat in a box, untouched, in my home.
So, in all fairness, these pouches were over 2 years old each.
While recently packing the rescues mentioned above to go to their new home, I decided to launder all of their items that had been sitting in a box for over a year. I ended up washing all three of the hugger pouches that I had here. 2 of the 3 completely fell apart.
So, because it is the right thing to do, I contacted Tracey on facebook and told her the issue with the screen. The issue is not the screen itself, it is with how it is handled in her pouches.
I attached these pictures and told her that I was contacting her to give her the chance to alert her customers and change the way she handles the screen before I make a post about her. It was not my plan to make this post IF she alerted her customers herself and agreed to use the screen differently. I told her that she needed to double stitch it and/or leave a larger border.
Tracey responded and said that she has not made the hugger pouches for 2 years and that she now makes a bonding pouch that requires her to double stitch anyway.
She then (as is her way) became defensive and said that she was not able to see the links to the photos (which is true, I had provided the wrong links) and that she would prefer if I had the customers contact her and give the photos so that she could see the problems for herself.
I responded and explained to her that *I* am the one in possession of the pouches and *I* am the only one with the photos; that there was no one else to make the complaint except me because these things were donated to my rescue home. That makes me the owner of the faulty products and, thus, the "customer" she would have to address. I told her that I did not want her to do anything for ME, but just to make the warning for her customers and change the way she manages the screen.
I then attached the photo links appropriately.
Tracey responded with the following:
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- Tracy Kaminski Mulligan
Val I sell nothing to you so that means you are not my customer. I made a post about them and made it public. Like I said I have not made them for at least 2yrs
She then asked me to alert all persons using the pet screen that it could fray.
And then, one hour later (because I guess she couldn't stop thinking about me. I had not responded to her or even read her first message at this time) she wrote to me again with this little nugget of joy:
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- I kinda thought my response to you would have ended our conversation but since it did not I guess I will just have to be a bit more frank. I don't really care for you Val I stay away from you and your board and your glider hang outs as much as possible. So I ask you to do the same for me. I have my group page and it's peaceful and I love it. Thanks for the info I took care of it but that's all I need from you Thanks
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So, yet again, Tracey shows her true colors and, therefore, gets this post made. I would have let it go with her telling me she made a post for her customers. But, then she has to go and have another crazy moment.
What Tracey fails to realize - and what her customers reading this should know - is that many people utilze the exact same pet screen in bonding pouches and even in whole cages and THEIR stuff does not fall apart with a simple laundering. In fact, for most vendors, their stuff stays in good working order through many years of use and washing. The issue is not the use of the pet screen, it is with the seamstress.