10 Wild Excuses Better Than “The Check is in the Mail”

Yes, we have all heard the classic “the check is in the mail.” This new batch is more creative than ever before. Just wait until you read these. The stories we hear, and the excuses we are given this time might just take the cake.

1) “You mailed these past due invoices to my home, and I live behind a church. Now the people at that church are going to think bad of me.”

2) “Why do I have to pay the whole amount you invoiced me for? I didn’t think I would have to do that.”

3) “You caused my wife and I to get into a fight. She saw the email with all these invoices you sent, and she is upset I spent so much money.”

4) "I’d pay you now, but I just financed a brand-new piece of equipment."

5) “We can’t pay at this time our bank sent checks with incorrect information, and we are waiting for new checks to be mailed.”

6) “The address on your invoice is not the same as your remit to address. It is against state regulations to send payment when there are two different addresses.”

7) “No one that works here can sign checks.”

8) “Our office is closed the remainder of the year for the holiday season. Please check back before the end of the year for any payment updates.”

9) “I can’t send you the $44,000 I owe you because you haven’t issued my credit for $281. It doesn’t matter that those are past due, and we agree they are owed. The credit is also owed, and we cannot send payment without that credit.”

10) “We are aware we were told by a scammer to change where we sent the payments to for your company. However, we already sent the funds, so you are going to need to contact them for payment.”

You really can’t make this stuff up. What are some of the best excuses you have heard from customers?