Making a custom costume for a fee?

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SimplyComplex

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Hi there,

I friend of mine asked me to make her husband a costume for halloween. She said she would pay me and pay for all the materials. Well Im just about finished and am going to take it over to her place later tonight. The only thing is Im not sure how much I should charge her. Ive never made anyone a custom item before and Im not sure what a reasonable amount would be. I dont want to overcharge her or be greedy since she is my friend, but I dont want undercharge her for the time it took to make it. (It took me about 5 or 6 hours to sew it.) The costume itself wasnt too complicated to make so I had fun making it. She may already have an amount she is going to give me, but in the case the she asks me what I want her to pay me Im totally lost. Thanks for your input!
 

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Hey I bet you already went and asked for pay and stuff... being that this is 4 days later.... but I usually charge for materials and then consider the hours it took to make it... I make hats and toys and such and usually average out at about 3 or 4 dollars an hour... little more or less depending. But I also sell to friends so I don't charge as much as I would if I were selling to wealthy strangers... For example, I am working on a hat order where the yarn cost $20 and I am making ten hats... each hat takes about 2 or 3 hours. I am charging a total of $100 (10 hats).
 
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Well I havent been paid yet. Actually I dont think Im going to be paid at all. I went with my friend when she bought all the materials, so she did pay for the materials, but when I delivered the finished costume so that her DH could try it on and to make sure it fit and everything all I got was a couple of thank yous. Which is great, but thats what I left with. When she initially asked me to make it she said "If I pay you, would you be able to make this costume?" But Im thinking now, she just meant if she paid for the materials and not me or my time to make it. Im not sure how to feel now.
 
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