Deposit Refund BS
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- ItTango0
So, it appears that you all (including the hookers outside my building) agree that this refund shit is whack. Thank you, and goodnight!
- wait.. did you do work or not? if you did nothing, and by nothing i mean no concepts, no sketching, no creative rough drafts to show for it... deposit means deposit you should give it back but thats my opinion.Iggyboo
- well than yea you should refund them you should have done it 5 years ago. If you did work at all keep it though.Iggyboo
- sporktine0
I was going to say, isn't the point of a deposit that they DO get it back? Advance payment sounds a lot more like you keep it.
- I actually refer to it as a percentage of the project cost, or a retainer.ItTango
- well which one is it?randommail
- because if you say retainer, that is incorrect as well.randommail
- Then yeah, if the language doesn't say anything about terms of repayment, they are high.sporktine
- Retainer for on going, ever changing gigs. % of cost for jobs with a clear start and finish. Theirs was %.ItTango
- its a deposit if you do no work. did you do work?Iggyboo
- harlequino0
They've probably all become junkies and desperately need to score. Going through the Roladex with its opiate-stained contact cards.
- Ha! Crusty lips and gnarly fingers fervently flipping through an ancient relic. Nice visual.ItTango
- noneck0
Pffft. Suing you over $1800? Never happen unless you live in the US...
Have you considered being a Nice Guy™ and offering to honor the deposit?
BTW, in the future try referring to it as an up-front payment instead of a deposit. Deposit implies that you're just going to hold on to the money, and there's a chance they could get it back.
- iCanHasQBN0
they must be desperately in need of cash for basically threatening to sue you. people like that are pure scum.
- monospaced0
FUCKING LOL.
- iCanHasQBN0
Hahahaha! It's YOUR fault that their business tanked....... 5 years later? What a joke. Imagine if all design business was like that and clients wanted their money back if their product failed. There would be no design business.
- Yes! If only I had written their business plan, loaned them money and never taken a deposit. I'm a real bastard!ItTango
- It was your Flash intro that ruined them! lol..... redonkulous.iCanHasQBN
- You know, now that you mention it... I don't think I cared for it very much. Hmmm.ItTango
- ItTango
Client wants refund from over 5 years ago! March, 2004.
They were never able to get their business up and running, but kept assuring me that it would happen. Fail! I created a coming soon page using some Flash animation and they never moved one step beyond that. Never provided any content. Nothing.
A few hours ago I get a call from one of the partners asking for a refund of their deposit... WTF? I didn't even remember her at first.
"We're gonna take you to court" she says. I can't wait.