<br> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 3px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face="Century Schoolbook" size=2></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_c9ddb426-0d0e-450d-9187-a602be0e6436> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=richard.ucci@att.net href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</A> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 11, 2008 7:56 AM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> pay you later</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Friends,</div> <div>How do you handle the client that after your're finished tuning and present the bill, they say, "We'll send you a check". It is noted in bold letters on my invoice that payment is expected upon services rendered.</div> <div>Also, this usually occurs only with my most affluent clients.</div> <div> </div> <div>How does one nicely put it without looking broke or offending the client?</div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks,</div> <div>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano<br> <br> <br> This is a good reason why you should accept credit cards. Why should you "pay" interest on your bills because the customer doesn't have money?<br> <br> Wim </div> </BLOCKQUOTE></div> <div id='u8CA6A0CB364FEAD-4CC-1201' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Get the <A title="http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003" href="http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003" target="_blank">MapQuest Toolbar</A>, Maps, Traffic, Directions & More!</FONT> </div>