The Strangest Document Submissions: Share Your Stories!

In the world of freelancing and client work, we often encounter bizarre document submission methods that leave us scratching our heads. Have you ever received a document in a way that made you question your client’s understanding of technology? If you have, you’re certainly not alone!

Allow me to kick off this discussion with an experience of my own. I once had a client who sent me a photo of a PDF displayed on their iPad. To add to the peculiarity, the photo was taken using a Samsung phone and then emailed to me. As amusing as it sounds, this led to quite the manual effort on our part to process what should have been a straightforward invoice.

Have you ever received a submission that was equally puzzling or outright strange? Perhaps you’ve encountered handwritten notes, upside-down scans, or files with generic names like “Image(345).jpg.” These experiences not only create hilarious anecdotes but also highlight the chaos that sometimes accompanies document exchange in our digital age.

I’m gathering these stories as part of a larger initiative aimed at alleviating the confusion and disorder often found in client submissions. While I’m not selling a solution just yet, I genuinely want to know if others have faced similar situations.

So, what’s the weirdest or most frustrating document submission you’ve encountered? Join in the conversation and share your tales—we’re all in this together!