I thought a client's 'quick fix' was a good idea until it blew up in my face

I was doing a logo redesign for a small cafe in Portland, and after the first draft, the owner insisted I just 'make the coffee cup bigger' on the spot during our Zoom call. I mean, I figured it was a simple change, so I did it live to be helpful. But then he kept asking for more tiny tweaks one after another, like moving the text a pixel left, then right, for a solid hour. The final file got so messed up from all the rushed edits that the layers were a total mess, and when I sent it to his printer, the colors came out completely wrong. It took me three extra unpaid hours to rebuild the file from an older version. Has anyone else had a client who thought a 'quick change' during a call was no big deal?

Can we talk about the phrase 'just needs a tune-up' from a customer in Phoenix

I heard a guy at a parts counter yesterday tell the clerk his truck 'just needs a tune-up' while buying a single spark plug for a 2005 F-150 with a misfire, and it made me wonder how many times we've all heard that before opening a real can of worms.

Finally got a check from a client who ghosted me for 8 months. I sent one last invoice to his home address.

Snapped a winch line on what should've been an easy pick.

The load was well under capacity, so I'm baffled. Could it be a flaw in the cable itself?

Appreciation post: Spotting fake art at a con changed how I shop

Last month, a dealer had cheap prints of a popular comic cover. I realized they were unlicensed and wouldn't help the artist. I went online and bought a real one from the creator's site. Now I always ask for proof it's official before I buy anything.