Catering hell (Long, language, gross)

[EricKei]

Glad she's out of the business now!

Agreed! ^_^

Always get the initial matter down in writing, as a contract, and specify that any last-minute changes MUST BE put down in writing, and paid for, and make them sign it. Be sure to include a nice obvious clause in the basic contract that allows for them "neglecting" to sign any change orders -- essentially, if they sign the base contract, that covers any non-signed changes and obliges them to pay. Any expenses incurred that were never discussed...like clients making off with the centerpieces, get a penalty fee attached.

[CorneliaMarieRocks]

Yeah, the little man/woman in your gut mashes the "Review Inputs NAOW!" button, and you have maybe 30 seconds to find an appropriate target.

Yep...Happens to me every time I try to take Vicodin on an empty stomach, I try it & I mean the SECOND it hits my stomach, it comes back up..Weird thing is, I could handle Vicodin on an empty stomach for over a year & then all the sudden, no can do

I can take hydrocodone on an empty stomach, but not Vicodin

[ackmeow]

Agreed! ^_^

Always get the initial matter down in writing, as a contract, and specify that any last-minute changes MUST BE put down in writing, and paid for, and make them sign it. Be sure to include a nice obvious clause in the basic contract that allows for them "neglecting" to sign any change orders -- essentially, if they sign the base contract, that covers any non-signed changes and obliges them to pay. Any expenses incurred that were never discussed...like clients making off with the centerpieces, get a penalty fee attached.

My boss was smart enough to have a written contract for every client, but she skimped out on a few clients, this one in particular. They didn't want to come down to our town just to sign a contract. Something over waste of time. That should have been our first warning bell, but oh well. She needed the money. We all did.

[Geek King]

My boss was smart enough to have a written contract for every client, but she skimped out on a few clients, this one in particular. They didn't want to come down to our town just to sign a contract. Something over waste of time. That should have been our first warning bell, but oh well. She needed the money. We all did.

That's exactly why she should have insisted on a signed contract. If you were all that hard up for money, you sure can't afford to let a client try to screw you like that.

[EricKei]

My boss was smart enough to have a written contract for every client, but she skimped out on a few clients, this one in particular. They didn't want to come down to our town just to sign a contract.

Pity yer not in <mystate>. Here, oral contracts with at least two "neutral" witnesses are just as valid and binding as written ones. I would imagine you'd need to record them with a video cam or at least a pocket voice recorder, tho. If these people had agreed to terms as part of a conference call and it was recorded, it would likely have been enough to have held up in court here ^_^

[BeenThereDoneThat]

A couple of weeks ago I was drinking some wine with the hubster and I think I'd eaten dinner while I was out a couple of hours before. I wasn't drunk or even that tipsy, and I was feeling fine...then all of a sudden I got a TERRIBLE pain in my upper abdomen, very similar to the gallstone pain I'd get before my gallbladder was removed...and in a minute or two after that I was in the bathroom dispensing of my dinner. At least I felt fine again afterwards...

Ever seen the 1976 movie "Car Wash"? Lorraine Gary (the mom/wife from Jaws) is in her expensive car with her school-age son and he keeps telling her he's not feeling good...he throws up out the window so she takes the car to the car wash and is bitching at the workers to make sure they get all the puke off, and she's yelling at the kid for being sick at all...so what does she do after that? She puts him back in the car and they drive off...just so he can get sick again...this time INSIDE the car. I love that movie, gotta get a copy....