Gosh, No, We Just Couldn’t Fathom…

I contact a client for whom I designed a website regarding payment.

Client: “We need more time to pay.”

Me: “It’s been six months. I can take a credit card right now, or give me a [Shipping Company] tracking number for an overnight check. Otherwise, the site goes offline. I’m sorry it came to this.”

Client: “I can’t get a check issued that quickly, and I don’t have a corporate credit card I can use.”

Me: “The only solution I can think of is having you pay the bill with your personal credit card on behalf of your company, and then you submit an expense report and get a reimbursement check from your company.”

Client: “I don’t want to do that! Do you have any idea how long my company takes to reimburse expenses?!”