greyghost
05-02-2006, 08:07 PM
And I shouldn't even be worrying about it.
It goes like this: in Feburary I met with a guy about business cards. I sent off a propsal and a contract and...He never got back to me until April, when he had someone else in his shop call me to ask me to pick up a disk. So I get the disk (and felt kinda odd about it) and ask what it is - they had already designed their cards and put them on there. I gave him the proposal and contract, and he doesn't want to sign it - telling me "contracts are useless." But eventually he signs it, because I don't do work without one, and gave me 1/2 the design fee.
So I look at the disk, it's all in vector. What did he need me for? But I did 3 new designs with his information on it, and sent them to him. His response was a curt "I don't like any of them - use the one we gave you." Well I had to make a couple of adjustments - black type on dark blue isn't going to read well. Anyway. I send those off, and hear nothing for 2 weeks.
I get an email. "Are they done yet?" So I asked if he had gotten my email with the last proof it in (this by the way, happened a lot, him "not getting" an email or "he sent me one" when I don't have any such thing. No OTHER emails for my clients are missing - so I know it isn't MY end. He says he gave me a GTG 2 weeks ago. Well dude, no you didn't but let's talk pricing for printing. I send off the quotes, he picks one, and I ask when I can come by to get a check to cover the cost of printing.
"Three day shipping will be fine."
"Okay - and when is a good time for me to come by and get a check?"
Anyway.... a few more weeks pass - these are business cards, folks, I dont have time to chase small fish down over business cards. If you want em printed, contact me.
Finally he emails me today with "where are my cards?"
So I call him. I explain (again) that I cannot send anything to a printer without a check. "Oh, you need money?" (duh).... "Well, forget it. Give me my money back."
Me: no, I worked for that money. (the whole lousy $XX of it!!!!)
Him: "Fine. Forget it. We tried."
You know, shit like this bothers me only because its a small town. And I was in such a groove before all this, getting all kinds of stuff done. And you know what else? I am a damn good designer, just last week I knocked the socks off a new client - and his whole AD was done in 3 days at most - proofing and all. I have quick turnarounds AND good work - what the hell is this guy's pancaking MFing problem? Is he trying to make ME look bad because I'm new to this small town? He does signs - the big ones you see in strip malls - did he feel threatened in some way and want to be able to trash my rep?
It goes like this: in Feburary I met with a guy about business cards. I sent off a propsal and a contract and...He never got back to me until April, when he had someone else in his shop call me to ask me to pick up a disk. So I get the disk (and felt kinda odd about it) and ask what it is - they had already designed their cards and put them on there. I gave him the proposal and contract, and he doesn't want to sign it - telling me "contracts are useless." But eventually he signs it, because I don't do work without one, and gave me 1/2 the design fee.
So I look at the disk, it's all in vector. What did he need me for? But I did 3 new designs with his information on it, and sent them to him. His response was a curt "I don't like any of them - use the one we gave you." Well I had to make a couple of adjustments - black type on dark blue isn't going to read well. Anyway. I send those off, and hear nothing for 2 weeks.
I get an email. "Are they done yet?" So I asked if he had gotten my email with the last proof it in (this by the way, happened a lot, him "not getting" an email or "he sent me one" when I don't have any such thing. No OTHER emails for my clients are missing - so I know it isn't MY end. He says he gave me a GTG 2 weeks ago. Well dude, no you didn't but let's talk pricing for printing. I send off the quotes, he picks one, and I ask when I can come by to get a check to cover the cost of printing.
"Three day shipping will be fine."
"Okay - and when is a good time for me to come by and get a check?"
Anyway.... a few more weeks pass - these are business cards, folks, I dont have time to chase small fish down over business cards. If you want em printed, contact me.
Finally he emails me today with "where are my cards?"
So I call him. I explain (again) that I cannot send anything to a printer without a check. "Oh, you need money?" (duh).... "Well, forget it. Give me my money back."
Me: no, I worked for that money. (the whole lousy $XX of it!!!!)
Him: "Fine. Forget it. We tried."
You know, shit like this bothers me only because its a small town. And I was in such a groove before all this, getting all kinds of stuff done. And you know what else? I am a damn good designer, just last week I knocked the socks off a new client - and his whole AD was done in 3 days at most - proofing and all. I have quick turnarounds AND good work - what the hell is this guy's pancaking MFing problem? Is he trying to make ME look bad because I'm new to this small town? He does signs - the big ones you see in strip malls - did he feel threatened in some way and want to be able to trash my rep?