I have a principle that I practice when it comes to buying goods or paying for services.
If I have someone close to me or that I even know casually that does such service well and is reliable, I will always patronize that person. And I’m a loyal customer – Just ask those that I’ve patronized.
I find it difficult asking a friend who I know his/her means of livelihood is the goods or service they render to give me such for free. I also find it difficult to understand why I’ll have a friend who is reliable and then leave that person to patronize someone I don’t know at all. That is my own way of providing support. If you then mess up, I silently stop patronizing you without making a fuss.
Caveat- If your service is crappy and your goods are substandard, forget all those friend supporting friends o. You need to improve and stop asking people to support a bad product or service blindly. Stop guilt tripping people into patronizing you.
Get two plants, and set both of them in two different locations. One plant should be put in a box with a light so it can grow. The other plant should be put in a dark box so it will not grow.