Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
I had this happen once with a customer. It was a "high end landscaper". . some sort of fancy gardener, works on all the ritzy homes and fancy restaurants. She's real stuck on looking elegant and high end so after a few months -I said I was going to drop off her shirts to the homeless shelter. . .she freaked the hell out! NO -I don't want a bum wearing my shirt! Oh no, don't! . . .haha, I wizzed my pants, so glad I thought of it. . .I got my lawn rolled for FREE the next day. . .
This gives me an idea for a website. A community deadbeat list that people can check to find out who's not paying their bills and adjust their credit policy accordingly for these people and companies. This would add a humiliation factor when you let your customer know that he or she has been placed on the list, and it would make it more difficult for them to get terms with other local vendors in the future.I dunno about the legal aspect though. Maybe you could get in trouble for publishing information without hearing both sides of the story...
I threatened a deadbeat customer that I would park my truck with a 4 x 8 sign in it stating that "he does not pay his bills" right in front of his business. I had an envelope with cash in it the next morning when I got to the shop. The funny thing is I still print for them. They are just 100% down now.....lol