Woulda Coulda Shoulda

Rush-Order Sign Customer Threatens to Take Business Elsewhere

A wishful threat in retaliation, though probably better left unsaid.

Published

5 months ago

November 30, 2023

Signs of the Times Staff Signs of the Times December 2023 Issue

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

“Don’t threaten me with a good time.”

The customer said if we didn’t have time to design his work that day, he would go somewhere else. I wanted to say (after the first quote), “I’m so sorry your rush job that you ordered 10/3 didn’t get from the East Coast to the West Coast by 10/5 at 10 a.m.”

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