Unbilled Services Due to Tagging Mix-ups

$1,500-$4,000/month in unbilled services, incorrect billing disputes with restaurants, and lost repeat business from billing accuracy issues • $10,000-$50,000+ per incident in reputation damage, potential legal liability, service refunds, and lost future contracts from single mix-up event • $100-500 per incident from unbilled services on premium event garments.

Cashier manually cross-references customer phone number or name against preprinted tag color coding; paper intake ledger with handwritten customer names; customer verification calls post-service discovery • Cashier manually groups tags by funeral home name written on paper; phone coordination with funeral home director or coordinator; manual paper log with service date/funeral date cross-reference; some operations use color-coded tags by funeral home plus handwritten notes • Counter clerk manually applies preprinted tags from stack; keeps mental note of order sequence; uses small notebook to cross-reference; sometimes asks customer to verify verbally