The Most Bizarre Document Submissions: Share Your Experiences!

As professionals, we often face the quirks and unexpected challenges that come with client interactions. One question that frequently arises is: what’s the oddest way you’ve ever received a document from a client?

Allow me to kick things off with a memorable anecdote. One time, a client sent me a rather unconventional submission—a photograph of a PDF displayed on their iPad. To add to the absurdity, the image was captured using a Samsung phone and then emailed to me. As you might imagine, this creative approach still meant that we had to manually process that invoice.

Now, I’m turning the spotlight on you. What are some of the strangest or most frustrating document submissions you’ve encountered? Perhaps you’ve received handwritten notes, upside-down scans, or files with names like “Image(345).jpg”?

I’m gathering these experiences as I work on a project aimed at streamlining this chaotic process. So, while I’m not promoting anything here, I hope to connect with others who share similar stories. Let’s commiserate and laugh at the oddities of client documentation! Share your tales in the comments below.