The Standard Difference

Have you ever made a request for something "standard" only to discover that by your definition it wasn't?
Brainium recently had the pleasure of working with a new client on their annual gala. It was a great event at an upscale Boston property. "Winter" was the theme and the decor featured a beautiful color palette of icy blues, shimmering silvers and crisp white.
On one of the final site visits prior to the event, we met with our venue contact to go over some of the final details, one of which was the table linens. The contact was excited to show us their brand-new, upgraded linens which they were pleased to be able to offer us in time for the event.
They were certainly lovely, however the colors; copper, ivory and cranberry, would not work with our selected color palette.
I explained to our contact that while we agree that the new linens are beautiful, they don't match the color palette for the event and therefore we'd like to use standard white table cloths.
She looked at me sympathetically as she replied "well, our standard table linens are sage green."
The event was fantastic. Everything looked wonderful, including the standard white rental linens.
What about you? Care to share any standard stories?