DizzyMarkus
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I new better (insert comments here lol) and took on a job for a long time friends Son -- see where this is going already do you
60 shirts -- 1 sided, 1 color $720
Got a quote signed to beging work
Heres the issue --
I didn't grab a deposit becuase of "who he was" seemed honest etc.
I completed 60 shirts and called for drop off. I got there and he only had half the money. Here we go, complaining about rent for his store, laptop broke, Christmas orders etc. My worries I THINK NOT. So being the nice guy that I am, I left half the shirts and took half the money. I also allowed him to make 2 payments on the balance. He's 23 and trying to start a new business. MISTAKE #2 There has been no communication as of 2 weeks later. So I went to his store (hehe) in which he still didn't have the money, giving me lip about this and that and generaly feeling beat out of it I left. Now the third week he still not answering his phone etc. I took the balance of the shirts dropped them off to him and told him to "figure out how to pay me". I know I am most likely beat. The shirts were no good to me. What would you have done?
Did I mention I also did Shirt Tags for him out of the scrap while it was cutting, weeded and delivered-- heck Im not a dick lol
So theres my first cherry popped on being "nice" to family and friends being a year in shop. I do get deposits -- just let this one go. I'm sharing this so the newer guys believe the veterns inhere telling you how to do things :0)
Markus
60 shirts -- 1 sided, 1 color $720
Got a quote signed to beging work
Heres the issue --
I didn't grab a deposit becuase of "who he was" seemed honest etc.
I completed 60 shirts and called for drop off. I got there and he only had half the money. Here we go, complaining about rent for his store, laptop broke, Christmas orders etc. My worries I THINK NOT. So being the nice guy that I am, I left half the shirts and took half the money. I also allowed him to make 2 payments on the balance. He's 23 and trying to start a new business. MISTAKE #2 There has been no communication as of 2 weeks later. So I went to his store (hehe) in which he still didn't have the money, giving me lip about this and that and generaly feeling beat out of it I left. Now the third week he still not answering his phone etc. I took the balance of the shirts dropped them off to him and told him to "figure out how to pay me". I know I am most likely beat. The shirts were no good to me. What would you have done?
Did I mention I also did Shirt Tags for him out of the scrap while it was cutting, weeded and delivered-- heck Im not a dick lol
So theres my first cherry popped on being "nice" to family and friends being a year in shop. I do get deposits -- just let this one go. I'm sharing this so the newer guys believe the veterns inhere telling you how to do things :0)
Markus