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  1. "Can you email me the file?"

    My Daily OM - "Your thoughts and actions are like stones dropped into still waters causing ripples to spread as they move outward. As the effect of a seemingly insignificant word passes from person to person, its impact grows and can become a source of great joy, inspiration, anxiety, or pain...
  2. Late fee?

    One of the times I had a customer not want to pay, I took him to small claims court. The judge asked about the situation, I showed him the invoices and numerous statements I had sent, told him how long I had been waiting for payment, etc. Then he looked at the guy and asked him for his story...
  3. What do you give your select customers for the holidays?

    We buy glass candy jars, put their logo on them and fill them with candy. Then they can put them on their counter for their customers. We have done aprox 2X3' PVC signs with their logo on them and framed them. One year we found a small figurine of a sign painter on a ladder painting a...
  4. Late fee?

    off my credit card statement: Late Payment Warning: If we do not receive your Total Minimum Payment by the date listed above, you may have to pay a late fee of up to $35.00 and your APRs may be increased by the Penlty APR of 29.99%.
  5. Late fee?

    And there is NO fee IF they pay their bill on time!! THAT'S the point!! Try paying your credit card bill or your electric bill late and see what THEY tack on!
  6. Pinstripe Practice Surface

    Get thee to a meet! The bullpen at the meet in NJ in Dec. will have stripers. Every striper I have seen has a little different style, how they hold the brush, what type of paint...you just need to find what works for YOU! The best way to learn is to try it several different ways, get some...
  7. Late fee?

    All our invoices, estimates and statements say: "5% monthly interest charged after 30 days - 60% Annual Rate $5.00 minimum charge monthly." We used to have 2%/24% annual but we raised it this year to "encourage" faster payment. These people have done this THREE times now and we have been...
  8. Late fee?

    I wanted to send a nasty letter back in response but we decided not to...
  9. Post your scam emails...

    ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Federal Bureau Of Investigation J.Edgar Hoover Building 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 Website: WWW.FBI.org Attention: Beneficiary, FBI...
  10. Steamer for removal?

    We use ours alot. Works GREAT! I love Jasonx's idea to use the magnets! Great thinking!
  11. Roland Versacamm Sp-300 leaving small random spatters of magenta..

    Run a cleaning cycle and see if that doesn't help. Ben could tell you more than I can but that usually does it.
  12. Joe Diaz is at the SGIA sign convention in New Orleans

    When Corel was here to film him, they invited him to be their guest at the SGIA sign convention in New Orleans and he left yesterday. So if anyone is in the area and plans to attend, he is in the Corel booth...
  13. Best employee gripe so far...

    Cue "Twilight Zone" music....do de do de do de....gotta feeling there is another dimension involved here.....
  14. New To Signs!!!

    Welcome from Illinois.:signs101:
  15. Gifts for your best customers at the end of the year

    Some of our best ones were: Their logo (that we designed of course) printed 12 X18" applied to PVC & framed for their office. A candy jar, full of christmas candy, with their logo printed and applied to the round lid. Most of these ended up on their entry desk and they keep them stocked for...
  16. Questions I'm tired of hearing

    I LOVE walk in and they want you to "just" walk in the back room and produce it in 3 colors for them so they can take it with them.... Do you want fries with that?:banghead:
  17. Questions I'm tired of hearing

    When they come to pick up their work..."Can you just send me the bill?" You're here now, why don't you just PAY it!!:banghead: My FAVORITE is "I left my checkbook at home. Can I send you a check?" It didn't occur to you when you decided to come here and pick up your 4X8' sign, to bring...
  18. Critique If You'd Like

    If you look at GOOD art (& signs) and try to pick apart what you like about it, that is usually a learning tool too. Look at some of the portfolios of people on here or when you are out driving around, be aware of the signs that you like or that work well and ask yourself why. Do you like the...
  19. "Post Crap You've Drawn"

    Actually Steve, Joe's Dad is the better artist! But THANKS! Those are regular old colored pencil, permanent marker and #2 pencil.
  20. "Post Crap You've Drawn"

    Does Mom get to play too?
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