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abby_fisher
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1d ago
Told a guy in Cleveland I needed half up front, he agreed, and I actually got it
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miles_schmidt
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3d ago
Booked a $650 deep clean in Naperville, showed up Monday and the lockbox code was dead
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joseph48
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4d ago
Warning: I paid $500 for a client contract template that did nothing to stop ghosting
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logan271
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4d ago
Showerthought: after my 11th client vanished this year, I started wondering if it's me or just the gig
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xena_hernandez98
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4d ago
Just realized my old foreman was right about deposits, and I ate $900 finding out
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linda_butler
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8d ago
Client on a $6,500 logo job in Austin went quiet on a Thursday, then showed up at SXSW with the whole thing done by someone else
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the_nancy
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8d ago
Update: paid $75 for a client deposit contract template and it saved my butt last week
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rowan_ross
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9d ago
A client in Portland told me my check-in emails felt like homework, so I stopped sending them
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parker_webb
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9d ago
Just changed my mind about deposit refunds after a guy in Reno paid me $300 to walk away
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ray613
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10d ago
Changed my mind on asking for 50% upfront, spent $600 learning why
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davidshah
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11d ago
A guy in Phoenix told me last week he still mails a paper invoice and gets paid every time, while my online ones vanish
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haydenhayes
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11d ago
Client in Denver vanished after I bought $340 of parts for their HVAC job
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fionanguyen
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11d ago
Rant: lost a $2k web job after 4 rounds of calls, so now I ask for a deposit before the first kickoff
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rosepark
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12d ago
Rant: wrote off a $50 deposit as a scam, then the guy actually showed
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the_hayden
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13d ago
Ghosted after 11 emails, then saw my design at their office party
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