“It’s My Birthday, Too!” Artist Responds To Choosing Beggar With Their Own Trick, And They Immediately Lose It
Choosing beggars are their own breed. They go through life using logic other people can’t even process and remain quite a mystery. However, reddit user /u/II-I-Hulk-I-II is one of the few people that understand it. Recently, when a potential client messaged them, asking for a 50% discount on their services because “it was their birthday,” the artist applied the same logic and quickly reduced them to curse words.
Image credits: II-I-Hulk-I-II
After some commenters started complaining about the math, /u/II-I-Hulk-I-II said:
“I didn’t mean to state that I was adding 50% of the already discounted price because that wouldn’t make sense with the joke, although, I can see how the wording may have suggested that to some people.”
People appreciated the witty comeback
I hate people like this who ask for things for free or with big discounts I mean, how do you expect these people to eat and pay bills
i would not give that asshat one "purse cent", pocket cent, wtf ever
The poster isn't good at maths. If you take off 50% from 20, yo have 10. And if you add 50% of 10, to 10, it's 15. Not 20. Just fyi.
Yeah, that's %. But they were using purse cents. Massive difference.
Load More Replies...How is that person a choosing beggar? They are neither choosing nor begging. Also, what's wrong with asking about a discount? Some companies do have special offers for birthdays or larger orders. Being a jerk about not getting one is unacceptable of course. So is being a jerk about a simple question.
Me, for example, I'd never ask for a discount. The artist does not give a s**t if it is your bday, your grandma's nor anyone's but his/hers. It may be your bday, but the amount of work is the same for the artist
Load More Replies...Dang they must have gotten a lot of backlash about this. The reddit post has been deleted.
I love how this person got what they deserved in the end, I hate it when people try to beg sympathy simply for a discount
It should be for free bc money is a sin. Buy my book and subscribe to my YouTube that explains all about it
Can i have your book for free because as you said 'money is a sin', please
Load More Replies...It's a funny joke, but she did ask nicely and you said yes, only to screw her over in the end in the name of fun. You could have just said no. This is not a good way to deal with people.
The point of the matter is that, in general, most people don't appreciate how much work actually goes into artwork/illustration. There's no harm in trying to negotiate a better deal on something that is already created, but when it's a commissioned piece there can really be no haggling — the artist is creating something SOLELY for the purchaser. Do you expect all of us artists to give massive discounts? We have to pay the bills too you know. Do you try to negotiate the cost of your electric bill every month? Or your rent/mortgage? OP wasn't being rude - just making light of the ridiculous situation he found himself in.
Load More Replies...I hate people like this who ask for things for free or with big discounts I mean, how do you expect these people to eat and pay bills
i would not give that asshat one "purse cent", pocket cent, wtf ever
The poster isn't good at maths. If you take off 50% from 20, yo have 10. And if you add 50% of 10, to 10, it's 15. Not 20. Just fyi.
Yeah, that's %. But they were using purse cents. Massive difference.
Load More Replies...How is that person a choosing beggar? They are neither choosing nor begging. Also, what's wrong with asking about a discount? Some companies do have special offers for birthdays or larger orders. Being a jerk about not getting one is unacceptable of course. So is being a jerk about a simple question.
Me, for example, I'd never ask for a discount. The artist does not give a s**t if it is your bday, your grandma's nor anyone's but his/hers. It may be your bday, but the amount of work is the same for the artist
Load More Replies...Dang they must have gotten a lot of backlash about this. The reddit post has been deleted.
I love how this person got what they deserved in the end, I hate it when people try to beg sympathy simply for a discount
It should be for free bc money is a sin. Buy my book and subscribe to my YouTube that explains all about it
Can i have your book for free because as you said 'money is a sin', please
Load More Replies...It's a funny joke, but she did ask nicely and you said yes, only to screw her over in the end in the name of fun. You could have just said no. This is not a good way to deal with people.
The point of the matter is that, in general, most people don't appreciate how much work actually goes into artwork/illustration. There's no harm in trying to negotiate a better deal on something that is already created, but when it's a commissioned piece there can really be no haggling — the artist is creating something SOLELY for the purchaser. Do you expect all of us artists to give massive discounts? We have to pay the bills too you know. Do you try to negotiate the cost of your electric bill every month? Or your rent/mortgage? OP wasn't being rude - just making light of the ridiculous situation he found himself in.
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