AnotherSignManiac
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Most recent pet peeve, when my production assistant calls cut vinyl a print ... "oh can you print me another "e"" ... you mean "CUT" you another e... sure!!!
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What are your pet peeves
- Thread starter Speedsterbeast
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I think all those years working in a convenience store has warped you a little. haha. That's just messed up!
hahaha yes! I get this all the time. They want me to "print" them a new letter, or "print" them some black boat numbers, etc. I mean, I guess it's not their fault but when I had one friend standing in awe watching my cutter run through 10' of vinyl, he was like "dude...this is the coolest printer ever!" ... ugh
lolAnotherSignManiac
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another I just thought of... breaking my dang tape measures.... is it really that hard that you HAVE to pull the tape out when its locked, or jam it back in.... tape measure are suppose to last more than 3 months!!!!
(Customer calls)
"Hi, I'm going to upload some files to you guys overnight, when do you open"
"7:30"
"GREAT, I'll pick the _________ up then!"
"We OPEN at 7:30, as in, no one is here between 5pm and 7:30 am, no one."
"Right, I'll see you first thing"
At least once a week.
"Hi, I'm going to upload some files to you guys overnight, when do you open"
"7:30"
"GREAT, I'll pick the _________ up then!"
"We OPEN at 7:30, as in, no one is here between 5pm and 7:30 am, no one."
"Right, I'll see you first thing"
At least once a week.
Colin
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petepaz
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i could make a list a mile long but as far as customers go...i have one that will call me and ask when his job will be ready i could say tomorrow or after 4:00. just doesn't matter, he will show up im about 2 hours saying i was just driving by and thought i would see if it was ready(sorry dude you got me, i lied, your job was sitting on my table ready to go. i just didn't want you to have it till tomorrow....idiot!!!)
petepaz
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DUDE, you didn't "start allowing"... we never asked... it ain't the boys bathroom. although that's never stopped me either
go get em, girlfriend...haha
AnotherSignManiac
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ugh this happens too often!
TyrantDesigner
Art! Hot and fresh.
For the love of all that is Unholy ... +1 to that. +100 for that matter.
Mine usually start "How much for a sign" ... alright .. what are you looking for, our pricing for cut vinyl is for overall size and amount of colors needed. " ... oh about this big" ... alright, do you want to lay something out so we can get an accurate price for the size and are able to determine more about your work you need done "... no ... just need a price for a sign that big" -holding his hands about a 9x12 area- ... well for that size without knowing more ... $15 to $200 per color depending on complexity and work required. .... and I watch him run out the door.
anotherdog
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Design brief from a customer who wants me to design something before they decide whether to place an order or not.
Design requests that want an image so specific that only a photoshoot can come up with it.
"I want a little girl with red hair and chewing gum standing outside a burning house full of clowns...you can make that up with photoshop right"?
customers who micromanage the design and are unhappy with the end result...BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE CRAP!
Oh and substitute swear words like "shut the front door!"
I'm just having a bad design day is all.
Design requests that want an image so specific that only a photoshoot can come up with it.
"I want a little girl with red hair and chewing gum standing outside a burning house full of clowns...you can make that up with photoshop right"?
customers who micromanage the design and are unhappy with the end result...BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE CRAP!
Oh and substitute swear words like "shut the front door!"
I'm just having a bad design day is all.
When I take the time and make an effort to answer a question in this forum and I get no response.
None.
Not a "thank you"...
Not a "were you born yesterday, Dude?"...
Not a "Ya got that totally wrong!"
Not a "You should join the 21st century, Dude!"...
Nothing!!
Joe,
Makin Chip$ and Havin Fun!
None.
Not a "thank you"...
Not a "were you born yesterday, Dude?"...
Not a "Ya got that totally wrong!"
Not a "You should join the 21st century, Dude!"...
Nothing!!
Joe,
Makin Chip$ and Havin Fun!
TyrantDesigner
Art! Hot and fresh.
My pet peeves today are:
"I need some stickers cut of my company 'symbol' and I need to match the color to this metallic paint job on my truck from a cell phone picture that is in the shade and only shows about 5 pixels ... also, i need it cut right now ... oh you don't know what color that is and can never match it from that picture let alone you don't have a shade of brown that isn't anything between beige or dark brown in a metallic? "
Followed by the following line:
"Well if you don't appreciate by business enough by stocking that color, I'm going down the street ... they give me a better deal anyways."
Also I am really beginning to hate customers who want art, don't want to wait, don't want to pay the art deposit and don't "have the time" to get it done they just want to see if I have the art and can do it for them. I take down their info and throw it on the stack of over 80 pages in my "free design work" bin ... good place to start if i'm bored and need an idea ... today someone wanted a cow squirting milk on a chicken. ... sadly, didn't want to pay for the art ... said it was my job to make him happy and do what I want. Told him that is correct ... but I have to charge ... my milkshakes aren't free.
stupid snow days ... brings out all the customers i don't like.
"I need some stickers cut of my company 'symbol' and I need to match the color to this metallic paint job on my truck from a cell phone picture that is in the shade and only shows about 5 pixels ... also, i need it cut right now ... oh you don't know what color that is and can never match it from that picture let alone you don't have a shade of brown that isn't anything between beige or dark brown in a metallic? "
Followed by the following line:
"Well if you don't appreciate by business enough by stocking that color, I'm going down the street ... they give me a better deal anyways."
Also I am really beginning to hate customers who want art, don't want to wait, don't want to pay the art deposit and don't "have the time" to get it done they just want to see if I have the art and can do it for them. I take down their info and throw it on the stack of over 80 pages in my "free design work" bin ... good place to start if i'm bored and need an idea ... today someone wanted a cow squirting milk on a chicken. ... sadly, didn't want to pay for the art ... said it was my job to make him happy and do what I want. Told him that is correct ... but I have to charge ... my milkshakes aren't free.
stupid snow days ... brings out all the customers i don't like.
Custom_Grafx
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The kerning on w7 seven boot of "Starting Windows". It's more like "St ar ting W ind ows".
Guy strolled in at 7:45 asking to pick the stuff up. Then he sends MORE files later and says "That'll be printed immediately, right?"
anotherdog
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Well you got that one totally wrong!
signmeup
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(In my best Steve Martin voice) "Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse meeeeeeeeeeeee!!
Would a "Bite me" cheer you up? :Big Laugh