Some clients should be shot.... - ZEFRANK.COM

Coffee · 12-17-2003, 01:22 AM

Omg.
They want it NOW...and then they heap on change after change after change...as well as get their own farking company name wrong...twice!!!

I just printed separations for there farking job (It already looked great btw)...and they call with another damn change.

It's extra money for the extra work...but I am soooo ready to be done with this stupid thing.
aaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeee

Magpie · 12-17-2003, 01:48 AM

Doesn't that just drive you CRAZY?! Even worse is when they make changes at the very last minute and then turn around again and decide 'Naw, we DO want it like it first was'!

Hope you get through this one w/your sanity intact - sounds like you need beer more than coffee

agentsmith · 12-17-2003, 02:49 AM

what is it that you're doing for them? saxual favors?

Audreyvgs · 12-17-2003, 03:27 AM

I always appreciate when the client does the "dog piss" thing with the requested artwork. The "dog piss" thing, is when a dog comes into your yard, and has to piss all over it in different spots so that they have left their personal mark on things. So the client comes in, likes what you did, but it isn't "theirs" yet, so they piss on it, a little here, a little there. Change that color to more yellow. Make that tree have flowers. could you move that up?

I did it the way I thought it should be, and even people who know better have done the pissing thing, and they don't even know they're doing it.

Has that ever happened to you Coffee? It's why I hate commissions. It's theirs to start with, and murals too. They have to stick their 2 cents in, otherwise its not really theirs.

Coffee · 12-17-2003, 04:15 AM

THE DOG PISSING THING
laughin my butt off ... great description audrey...hehe.

Ya...my job is frequently to apply dog piss to jobs.

Most of the time I really don't mind though...it is the clients Ideas i'm drawing most of the time so no problem dealing wit the piss.

this time its just a case of confusion...and "hey what you did there looks great...can you change our logo to look like that instead of our logo" sort a stuff.

THE DOG PISSING THING...i'm gonna remember that always....thanks aud.

azur · 12-17-2003, 09:41 AM

That dog's thing is so true!
Once a client of mine ordered a logo as simple possible - like Fiat //// - but round and red. I made my propositions and he seemend to like them.
Then week after week he started to demand continious changes. 4 months passed. I couldn't get it.

And then one day I visited their office and realized that the boss was discussing the logo with almost all his crew! About 20 people (including sewers and accountants) + his son and daughter. Everyone wanted to "help", of course.

All I can say, that after 5 months we finished with colourful and - let me use the citation - jeans style eagle with a face of an cool guy!

and, yeah, I they payed me for that

bealeblues · 12-17-2003, 10:15 AM

Quote:

originally posted by audreyvgs
The "dog piss" thing, is when a dog comes into your yard, and has to piss all over it in different spots so that they have left their personal mark on things.

my dog does this in dinz's garden all the time. he even leaves steaming little presents there too....

dinzdale · 12-17-2003, 11:40 AM

Your dog....soon to be renamed "electric nuts"

bealeblues · 12-17-2003, 12:22 PM

you said that last year.... he's only increased production since then....

btw, he sends his holiday cheer to you, to remind you of your motherland:

dinzdale · 12-17-2003, 12:25 PM

That's not your dog...this one is

bealeblues · 12-17-2003, 12:26 PM

you got your pictures mixed up again-- that's rimmer's dog simon...

have you been hitting the sauce this morning or something?

Red Princess · 12-17-2003, 01:04 PM

clients from hell. ha ha ha ha. i like it when they call a couple of hours after they sent me a file and want to know if i ran the film, (yes) can you edit it? (the film? no) will you run it again? ( i will run it as many times as you want to pay for it) and why can't i separate is as RGB? (you got a special press for that?)

rmr · 12-17-2003, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dinzdale
That's not your dog...this one is

oooh simon!!!

i miss him when i work!!!

bealeblues · 12-17-2003, 01:45 PM

i have a feeling he's 'thinking' of you too.... in his own way

red · 12-17-2003, 01:49 PM

I love the dog "pissing theory". That's awesome. Clients that like to change their stuff ALL the time get a special charge worked in the next time I bid on a job. It's the headache charge.

12-17-2003, 01:22 AM	#1
Coffee Cheeses Save Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Floating Posts: 9,204	Some clients should be shot.... Omg. They want it NOW...and then they heap on change after change after change...as well as get their own farking company name wrong...twice!!! I just printed separations for there farking job (It already looked great btw)...and they call with another damn change. It's extra money for the extra work...but I am soooo ready to be done with this stupid thing. aaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeee

12-17-2003, 01:48 AM	#2
Magpie Wishing on a pickle. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: One mile up Posts: 3,082	Doesn't that just drive you CRAZY?! Even worse is when they make changes at the very last minute and then turn around again and decide 'Naw, we DO want it like it first was'! Hope you get through this one w/your sanity intact - sounds like you need beer more than coffee __________________ Sometimes evil drives a mini van.

12-17-2003, 02:49 AM	#3
agentsmith rap geisha Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: . Posts: 5,588	what is it that you're doing for them? saxual favors? __________________ ----------- "Genesis: First, I'd like to say reality is invisible to the naked eye. You and me both know that life is a real bitch. Doing your best, you say? That's not good enough."

12-17-2003, 12:22 PM	#9
bealeblues where's my salt? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: finally writing Posts: 6,929	you said that last year.... he's only increased production since then.... btw, he sends his holiday cheer to you, to remind you of your motherland: __________________ still jackasinine, make no mistake

12-17-2003, 12:26 PM	#11
bealeblues where's my salt? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: finally writing Posts: 6,929	you got your pictures mixed up again-- that's rimmer's dog simon... have you been hitting the sauce this morning or something? __________________ still jackasinine, make no mistake

12-17-2003, 03:27 AM	#4
Audreyvgs Blue's Clues Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: on Yur Last Nerve, huh? Posts: 5,412	I always appreciate when the client does the "dog piss" thing with the requested artwork. The "dog piss" thing, is when a dog comes into your yard, and has to piss all over it in different spots so that they have left their personal mark on things. So the client comes in, likes what you did, but it isn't "theirs" yet, so they piss on it, a little here, a little there. Change that color to more yellow. Make that tree have flowers. could you move that up? I did it the way I thought it should be, and even people who know better have done the pissing thing, and they don't even know they're doing it. Has that ever happened to you Coffee? It's why I hate commissions. It's theirs to start with, and murals too. They have to stick their 2 cents in, otherwise its not really theirs.

12-17-2003, 04:15 AM	#5
Coffee Cheeses Save Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Floating Posts: 9,204	THE DOG PISSING THING laughin my butt off ... great description audrey...hehe. Ya...my job is frequently to apply dog piss to jobs. Most of the time I really don't mind though...it is the clients Ideas i'm drawing most of the time so no problem dealing wit the piss. this time its just a case of confusion...and "hey what you did there looks great...can you change our logo to look like that instead of our logo" sort a stuff. THE DOG PISSING THING...i'm gonna remember that always....thanks aud.

12-17-2003, 09:41 AM	#6
azur over the rainbow! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 620	That dog's thing is so true! Once a client of mine ordered a logo as simple possible - like Fiat //// - but round and red. I made my propositions and he seemend to like them. Then week after week he started to demand continious changes. 4 months passed. I couldn't get it. And then one day I visited their office and realized that the boss was discussing the logo with almost all his crew! About 20 people (including sewers and accountants) + his son and daughter. Everyone wanted to "help", of course. All I can say, that after 5 months we finished with colourful and - let me use the citation - jeans style eagle with a face of an cool guy! and, yeah, I they payed me for that

12-17-2003, 11:40 AM	#8
dinzdale King of the špatnýs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: was that dog Posts: 9,411	Your dog....soon to be renamed "electric nuts"

12-17-2003, 01:04 PM	#12
Red Princess thread soiler Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: san diego Posts: 4,810	clients from hell. ha ha ha ha. i like it when they call a couple of hours after they sent me a file and want to know if i ran the film, (yes) can you edit it? (the film? no) will you run it again? ( i will run it as many times as you want to pay for it) and why can't i separate is as RGB? (you got a special press for that?) __________________ snarky peep

12-17-2003, 01:45 PM	#14
bealeblues where's my salt? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: finally writing Posts: 6,929	i have a feeling he's 'thinking' of you too.... in his own way __________________ still jackasinine, make no mistake

12-17-2003, 01:49 PM	#15
red elite rabble Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 4,147	I love the dog "pissing theory". That's awesome. Clients that like to change their stuff ALL the time get a special charge worked in the next time I bid on a job. It's the headache charge.

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