Well Im just telling you what the profession is like. And honestly you will need to compromise because you not going to get what you want, at the price you want and with the quality you want.

You arent going to go to Wall Mart and say "hey Im not paying $20 for this towel, I want it for $10."

Photography is a profession. There is no negotiating. If you dont like what you hear from one person move on but you're not going to find what you are looking for bro sorry

Did he tell you how many pictures were going to be in the album? Its usually between 200-300. So you want more than that?