My client offered to pay me in 'exposure' or a single vintage button from their collection

I picked the button, and now it's pinned to my corkboard as a $0 reminder to always check the payment terms before starting. Anyone else get offered truly bizarre 'payment' that made you laugh and cry at the same time?

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3 Comments

coleman.jade3mo ago

Ever see that story about the designer who got paid in a bag of magic beans? (It was literally dried beans from their garden.)

cole_bailey853mo ago

Oh man, that's a new low. Hope those beans at least made a good soup. Some clients really have no clue.

tessa_roberts11mo ago

Did that designer at least get to grow some beanstalks from those magic beans? I mean, a vintage button is kind of cool as a conversation starter, but it doesn't pay the rent. At least you walked away with a physical object instead of just a vague promise of "exposure" that never materializes. I'd say you got the better end of that weird deal honestly.