The Lamp Shop

This shop is very UNprofessional. The owner and her staff do not write down notes when you meet with them and as a result my project went from a couple hundred to over $700 plus.

I spoke to Danielle. I showed her photos of my Minka ceiling fans (on her store computer) that are made with brushed nickel. I said that I wanted it to match. I told her that using cord is ugly. I also wanted a plug on the inside of the basket so that I could put xmas lights instead of the three separate plugs that she had mentioned. And Danielle also convinced me to create additional lights so that I would have three lights for my kitchen counter. And we discussed using these very elongated bulbs which looked rather phallic. And I have a drawing from Danielle.

Well because she did not write anything down when I received her first price quote for the job it did not include the additional light in the basket of the salad spinner, it did not include brushed nickel tubing like the Minka fans.

But it was reasonably priced...


On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 3:59 PM, shopthelamp.com
Hi Lauren!
Here is the quote for your one of a kind salad spinner turned light fixture! Based on a three foot drop parts for this project will be around $80 and labor somewhere between $60~$75. To make you two pendants with hooks just for displaying other objects you would be looking at $60 in parts and $40~$60 in labor a piece. If you wanted to make them lights you can add $20~$30 extra to that cost...

Danielle
The Lamp Shop

So this is reasonabley priced. Yes? But wait...no mention of materials as per our discussion.

So I called her and we had another lengthy conversation and as a former Design Manager/ Project Manager I suggested she take notes and write things down and email her clients to confirm what they had discussed.

Next Email From Danielle...
As requested here are the photos! I have priced out all the parts needed for this project and due to the changes in the specs and the materials, the cost has gone up.

For the two grater pendants hanging 30"above your counter top, the brushed nickel parts will cost $155.50 each and labor between $90-120 each. The total cost is between $245.50-275.50 each.

The salad spinner pendant hanging 30" above your counter top with brushed nickel parts will cost $102 and the labor between $120 -210. The total cost is between $222-312.

And now you know why I give them only one star when I would like to give them none. What a waste of MY time.

She went from $150 to $245-$275 for the grater lamps. REALLY! WOW!!

I have gone online and found many DYI lamp shop parts stores like www.colorcord.com (they have cord but also metal tubing) and https://www.grandbrass..com

Their mark up for parts is amazing and so much more then the costs at either of these online vendors. I actually sent them the online vendor information.

People just find someone else and avoid the Lamp Shop at all costs. Later for the incompetent folks at the Lamp Store.