Woulda Coulda Shoulda

I Didn’t Say You Could Pay in Monthly Installments

Things you wanted to say to frustrating clients, but didn’t.

When did we agree on ten-month payment terms?”

To the customer who unilaterally sidestepped the “Net 15 days” part of the contract and instead sent in a check for 10% of the total with the memo reading “first installment.”

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