LONGTIMEWEARER: Thanks, you know I never tried to get any special treatment over there, I bought hair and cut it in myself and posted my pictures and answered questions. I tried to get people to start using clippers and razor comb and not be dependent on the salons. I was active on that forum since 2003. When I said I ordered 5 units a year, that was conservative. The fact is, I can make a piece last 8 months but sometimes you had to order 6 to get one right and I have been wearing for 20+ years so this aint new to me. I have boxes of peices that were never returned because I am not like that, if I looked at it and cut it in I didn't try to get a new piece but sometimes you just don't know how bad the ventilation is until you cut it. Maybe we should stop this thtread as it is rather negative and we shouldn't be so focused on that...but...damn, there are some things I will preach til i'm dead to any wig maker: 1) if I spent 2 hours making a template exact PLEASE make sure your factory knows how important it is to a hairwearer to follow it. 2) you will never convince me that a flat sheet of lace is going to fit on a curved head without ripples...i don't care how many draw strings you circle around the flat sheet of lace...for a curved human head you have to pleat the lace for it to fit without those awful little rippled. 3) the crown is only on the top of the head for dolls 4) the crown is not supposed to be wear you ventilate 5 times as much hair into a tight knot...rather, it is one of the most delicate and sparsley dense areas that you should see single hairs not 5 per clump knotted like a Christmas wreath. 5) if it looks like a dotted grid I aint wearing it, it is not bleached well. 6) density is important all over the peice so if it is 65% it can't be 45%on one inch of the perimeter...if so we will have a bald spot, tape will show, and the whole damn peice is ruined and not likely to be worn. anyone else think of what is most important in making a piece look real?? Gel