Bizarre Document Submission Stories: An Invitation to Share Your Experiences

In the realm of client communications, we often encounter a wide array of document submission methods that can leave us both amused and bewildered. Today, I’d like to open the floor for an engaging discussion about the funniest or oddest ways you’ve received documents from clients.

Let me kick things off with my own experience: I once received an image of a PDF file displayed on a client’s iPad—but here’s the catch—it was taken using a Samsung phone and emailed to me. As you can imagine, this led to quite a manual process just to get the invoice sorted out!

Now, I’m keen to hear your stories. Have you ever received a document that was handwritten, upside-down, or renamed something like “Image(345).jpg”? Perhaps you’ve encountered a client who sent a screenshot of a document instead of the actual file.

I’m gathering these anecdotes as part of a personal project aimed at streamlining document submission and alleviating some of the chaos we often face. I assure you, this is not a pitch—I simply want to create a relatable dialogue and reassure myself that I’m not alone in experiencing these quirky situations.

So, what’s the most unusual or frustrating document submission you’ve faced? Let’s share our stories and perhaps find some humor in the challenges we navigate daily!