On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 12:00:38 -0800 (PST), "Just Another Christmas
Carol!" wrote:

I don't want a designer to come into my home and push their vision of
what my home should be. I want a designer that's going to sit down
with us, get to know us, and help us transform our kitchen to our
tastes, not theirs. It seems as if both of these women pretended to
listen to us (taste, preferences, budget), nodded their heads in
agreement, and offered us a design we couldn't relate to.

These people are idiots, and I agree with Robert Allison that you
should not cave in to them. I am now working with a couple
(husband/wife) that specializes in kitchen remodels, and they've been
great about adjusting to our budgetary and cabinetry changes. Keep
looking. Some good contractors advertise in the newspaper's local
news section and in the real estate section, usually small ads, and
that's how we found these people. Go for the ones who don't advertise
on TV and who aren't super huge.