You researched the options and matched them to the budget, then put together a selection your client can actually afford and will actually like. Then you send a PDF and wait.
The client isn't sure what they're looking at. Someone who wasn't in the meeting needs to weigh in. There's another round of revisions on a tile or fixture option. By the time you have a clear yes, you've lost a week and your contractor has moved to another job. Then you manually translate their scattered email responses into purchase orders, item by item.
