Well, Ain’t That The Darnedest Thing

Me: “The price for the project we’re talking about will be [total].”

Client: “Really? I had another designer work on this for me last year and he did it for free.”

Me: “I’m sorry, I can’t work for free. You may want to try going back to him and seeing if he’ll do it for free again this year.”

Client: “I can’t. He’s no longer in business.”