VO-BB - 19 YEARS OLD!

TheVoiceOfBob · Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:58 pm Post subject:

Amy,

Your watercress is very thick and full. Are they real watercress or are they artificial?
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vox1 · Contributor IV Joined: 14 Nov 2004 Posts: 126

What the hell I'll tell you about a rather unpleasant experience
with these folks that's still in progress.

I got a casting for a bunch of dealership spots through them
in August -which I cranked out at warp-speed for their client.
Let's just say the rate was well below industry standard but, did it
in the spirit of 'lots more to come' and with hopes of a potential
'retainer' deal perhaps developing out of this down the road.

Well, I've been begging for payment ever since and thus
far have been given every excuse in the book. Received an initial
payment for a few spots and am still awaiting the balance owed
of around a couple grand. The old "you get paid when we get paid"
thing doesn't cut it under the circumstances as far as i'm concerned -
And I don't know if they 'have' been paid by the client or not.

Sorry folks. Not cool
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Deirdre · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:59 pm Post subject:

Oh, dear.
Same Story, Different Day.
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Mandy Nelson · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:08 pm Post subject:

what DB said about what Mike said...
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:37 pm Post subject:

You guys have me thinking maybe I won't sign up after all.

But, gee, it's my last chance to save $50. Mello

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Mandy Nelson · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:40 pm Post subject:

Sign up with me today, Lee, and you can save $50 plus you won't have to work.
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Gregory Best · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 6:09 pm Post subject:

Plus you may not get paid if you did work. Lee.
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vox1 · Contributor IV Joined: 14 Nov 2004 Posts: 126

ccpetersen · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:46 pm Post subject:

So, the client is using your work without having paid for it. Does the client know this?
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Gregory Best · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:17 pm Post subject: CCP FTW

Carolyn is onto something. Maybe it is time to nicely inform the client that you haven't been paid.
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Scott Pollak · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 5:31 am Post subject:

Good points being made about contacting the client directly.

I had this very situation happen to me earlier this year.
Was hired by a producer in Florida who I had done one or two things for before. Did the job, both the producer and client loved it.

Weeks went by with continuing promises of payment from the producer.
Weeks turned into months and I kept getting the run-around.

I finally called the client directly who was quite upset with the producer and promised he'd straighten things out. He did, and the next day a check was FedEx'd to me from the producer.

Haven't heard from the producer since, but this is one I don't care if I lose.
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vox1 · Contributor IV Joined: 14 Nov 2004 Posts: 126