Green juice or whiskey? Had to pick one after a client ghosted me on a $1,200 design job.

Finished a full brand package for a coffee shop in Austin back in March. They loved everything, said payment was coming next week, then poof. Vanished. I sat there staring at my empty invoice and had to decide: do I blow my savings on a fancy cold press juicer I've been eyeing or just buy a bottle of good bourbon to dull the annoyance. I went with the juicer, figuring at least I'd get some vitamins while I chased them down. Three months later, they finally paid after I sent a certified letter with a late fee attached. Now I'm sitting here with a juicer and a weird moral victory.

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abbyf7919d ago

Did you actually threaten legal action in the letter or just the late fee? Certified letters are usually the push that scares them into paying, sounds like it worked perfectly.

torres.riley19d ago

Hold up, you sent a certified letter with late fees attached after they ghosted you on a twelve hundred dollar project? That's honestly kind of legendary, but also sounds like it took some serious guts to pull off. In my experience, most clients who bail just stay gone, so props for getting paid in the end.

davidshah19d ago

Man, you nailed it. That's exactly what happened. I had a lady ghost me on a six hundred dollar driveway job once. Sent her a certified letter with a late fee and she actually paid up a week later. Felt like a million bucks.