That $50 logo job turned into a two month chase and I almost gave up

I took a $50 logo job from a friend of a friend back in September and they ghosted me after I sent the final files. After two months of polite reminders and one angry voicemail, they finally Venmoed me $25 and said the rest was coming next week. Has anyone else had a cheap job turn into way more headache than it's worth?

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aaronroberts27d ago

I got a buddy named Mike who did a $75 logo for a local food truck last year and it turned into a nightmare. The owner kept asking for revisions like four times, then tried to guilt trip him about how business was slow. Mike finally just said forget the money and blocked the guy on everything. A week later the owner actually sent the full payment through PayPal with some weird apology note. Still, Mike said it wasn't worth the headache and he's never taking a job under $200 again.

the_ben1mo ago

Oh man, that's brutal. $25 for two months of stress? You basically got paid in anxiety. They probably think they won, like they pulled one over on you for half price. But honestly, you lost your time and your sanity. I'd rather get paid zero and just move on than deal with that nonsense. Block them and never look back. Cheap clients are always the most expensive in the end.

knight.uma1mo ago

That 50 bucks is still more than zero, and you learned a solid lesson about asking for half up front before you even open the file next time.