Just as the "blank check" client put her trust in your honesty, we do owe our clients some latitude in these situations. I'd say you took the correct approach. If a check isn't in the mail in a few days, you can send a bill for the balance.Having "the party present" sign an invoice is a good idea if it's a studio, theater, school, bar, etc. Followed up with a bill in the mail. Patrick Draine On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> wrote: > I had a client today who had to leave for an appointment so her brother was > there to make sure I got paid. Besides tuning I had to fix two notes. She > left for my tuning fee with her brother and that was it, so when I gave her > brother the bill, he was short on the cash. She didn't plan on my extra > work or the tax. So I took the bill and wrote what was paid, and the > balance due. > > Is that the right way to do it, or next time should I have the party > present sign it? Should there also be a due date? Then there's the > situation where there is no one home and a check is left on the table. I > did have one client leave me a blank check!! I was like "hmmm, let's see, I > need new tires on my car, maybe a new tuning hammer...." > > > Matthew > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080531/ea1ce92a/attachment.html
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