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Found a trick that got a 90 day late client to pay in 2 weeks
This was after 3 months of me chasing him through email and texts with zero luck. I printed up a simple letter on my home printer, nothing fancy, just said the amount due and a deadline. The certified part cost me like $7 at the post office but it got his attention. Now I'm thinking of doing this for anyone who hits the 60 day mark. You guys have any other weird methods that actually work?
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matthewking5d ago
Certified mail doesn't actually require a signature on delivery, you gotta pay extra for return receipt if you want proof they signed. Just the certified part shows tracking but they can still ignore it at the door if they want. Still a solid move though, the letter itself is what got their attention not the $7 stamp.
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dakota_miller935d ago
Nah man you're right about the signature thing, I learned that one the hard way. Sent certified to a guy who claimed he never got it even though the tracking showed "delivered" - turned out the post office just left it wedged in his screen door. I started paying the extra couple bucks for the green return receipt card, that way when they sign for it you got that proof locked in. The certified sticker alone does spook people though, I've had guys call me before the mail even hit their box asking what I wanted. If you really wanna cover your bases send it with restricted delivery too so only they can sign for it personal like.
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wesley6395d ago
Yeah, the certified part is more about making it feel official than anything else. If you really wanna get wild, try sending it with "return service requested" so it gets forwarded to their new address if they moved - that caught two of my deadbeats I thought I lost forever.
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