The problem with doing freebies for a company is that they will expect you to do it again, and will get mad if you dont. Either way they get mad it seems. Charging them up front weeds out the bad customers who will go elsewhere the next time for some other sucker that wont charge them. I just tell them that i do freebies all the time for charitable organizations and elderly/handicapped or needy people. Ask him what category his company falls into