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I'm a graphic designer. I created all the print pieces for my wedding, spending weeks perfecting them all. They were a hit, and the wedding went great. 

My best friend is also getting married and she asked me to design her invitation suite. I thought it was weird she didn’t have me design the day of pieces as well but I figured she must’ve just purchased them cheaply or something.

I showed up to the wedding, a wedding where I am the maid of honor, and my jaw dropped. Every graphic and custom print piece I created for MY wedding was ripped off and remade by another designer. The sad thing is I would’ve helped her remake them had she just asked. Sometimes, even your best friend can be a client from hell.

Not a great way to start a marriage. 

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I have worked with some ridiculous clients over the years but a recent one takes the prize.

Client: I want all of the home page to be shown at the same time without the visitor having to scroll.

That would be fine, except the client insisted on jamming a crazy amount of content into the home page.

Me: If you look at most sites online, you’ll find some scrolling is normal unless there is very little content on the page. I think scrolling is preferable to making the content and layout so small that it’s entirely unreadable/unusable.  

Client: Yes, make it all small.

Me: …No.

Client: Do it.

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After trying to contact a client for two months about a 20-hour retainer that was purchased but not used I received this email: 

Client: I am tired of paying every time I want work done. How much will it be to have a tutorial so I can have my employee do it?

Me: I’m sorry, it’s actually the other way around. You already paid your 20-hour retainer two months ago. I’m asking you to send me work.

Client: Then how come you keep sending me emails about more invoices? 

Me: The last invoice I sent you was for the two months ago. The rest have been asking if you have something for me to do, not invoices.

Client: My employee will be in at 11 AM to do the tutorial. 

Me: ….

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Me: Before I finish your template I need the fonts you’re going to use. Please make sure they’re PC.

Client: I’m confused. What are PC fonts?

Me: They are fonts that are PC-compatible.

After some back and forth:

Client: (flustered) I just don’t understand why the fonts have to be politically correct! What is this country coming to?

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I’m a freelance writer. One day I was contacted on Skype by a client. I was too busy to accept the work and told them so politely, but they insisted. Eventually, I agreed because it was a short article.

This is our conversation after I delivered the article:

Me: Sent.

Client: Checking

Client: What is your experence in content writting service 100% you write unique all is fake and use spin article i know you have a no idea for this topic to writen very poor content you write

Me: Excuse me?

Client: all is spin contnet what is this

Client: you write

Client: i told You alredy i need unque good gramer and new points

Facepalm.

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