Negotiating fees
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- Spookytim
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
- Randd0
let's meet somewhere in the middle: 19
- Jnr_Madison0
Me "$300"
Client, "Can you do it for nothing?"Presented the client with an A4 white sheet with a borderless 'fuck you' printed in white.
- TheBlueOne0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me, "23k it is then."
- flashbender0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me "Is that a picture of your wife on your desk?"
Client "Yes"
Me "10K and a night with your wife"- is your name Robert Redford?FallowDeer
- No, but he does inspire meflashbender
- Jnr_Madison0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me "Is that a picture of your dog your desk?"
Client "Yes"
Me "10K and a night with your dog"
- Spookytim0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me "Is that a picture of your dog your desk?"
Client "Yes"
Me "10K and a night with that picture of your dog"
- ldww0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me, "Ok, I will do 1/3 of the work for 6."
- flavorful0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me, "Hrm, you certainly drive a hard bargain."
Client, * Impressed unwarranted look on face. *
Me, "Tell you what, cut my original price in half, and double it."
Client, * Confused warranted look on face. *
Me, "CUT IT IN HALF AND DOUBLE IT!!! FUCKING DOUBLE IT!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!!"
Client, * Scared for life look on face, also warranted. *
Me, "CUT 20K IN HALF, THEN YOU FUCKING DOUBLE IT!! AHHHHHH!!!!"
Client, * Runs away. *- do you also drink his milkshake you batshit crazy mofo?kelpie
- OSFA0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6? Think about it, I also have a lot of work to send your way after this project AND I'll recommend you to all my friends. It's a win win situation."- haha!flashbender
- heard that one soooo many timesFallowDeer
- Heard this SO many times over the years.Spookytim
- Snap!Spookytim
- hahahaha, I knew that one was gonna touch a few here...OSFA
- Snap! shit fuckit I lost :(FallowDeer
- i usually say give me this one job at a normal price and then we'll talk major bulk discountskerus
- Hear this one all the time. Kerus, never used that response but I will from now on!!eegrek
- i hate this client with a passion.geralddean
- emokid0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me "Kill me"
- TheBlueOne0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me, "6 what? Rubies? Diamonds?"
- Jnr_Madison0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me "Is that a picture of your wife your desk?"
Client "Yes"
Me "10K and it puts the fucking lotion in the basket, bitch!"
- TheBlueOne0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me "Is that a picture of your wife your desk?"
Client, "Yes."
Me, "Wow. Sorry. Still 20k."
- harlequino0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me "Is that a picture of your family on your desk?"
Client, "Yes."
Me: "Ok. 6 it is. 6 of your daughters."
- Spookytim0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me, "I can, but I will be daydreaming about doing a dirty toilet on your desk all through the development phase"
- flashbender0
good lord, what have I started?
- kona0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me, *pulls out Rambo knife and starts sharpening it on their desk* “What is it you do again?”
Client, “We uh, we’re a manufacturing company” *looks at knife*
Me, “No no, don’t look at the knife, look at me.” *still sharpening knife* “Then let me ask you. Would you ever sell your product for a third LESS than the price you’re asking for?”
Client, “Uh... no probably n...”
Me, *interrupting* “Because it’s worth the price you sell it for right? I know, I know but 20k is a lot and you know someone who knows someone that will do this work for 5k right!?! *client nervously nods and looks at the blade shining him in the eyes* “But I’m sure you have competitors that sell the exact same product as you for much less too right? And I’m sure during sales meetings when YOUR client brings up that fact you say something like ‘yes but you get what you pay for and our product is better because blah blah I’m a billy goat fucker...’”
Client, “Wait what?!”
Me, “DON’T INTURRUPT ME!” *slashes knife into air* “Then sir WHY would you try and lowball me in MY profession if you wouldn’t do the same in yours? Now I’m going to say to you one more time. 20k”
Client, *slow clap* “You complete me”
- detritus0
Me, "20k"
Client, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA"
Me, *cries like a little girl
Client, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA"