One of my first jobs on my own was rebuilding a natural stone planter that was damaged by a falling tree. The GC told me that the customers grandfather had built it and was now passed and she was extremely partial to it and wanted it rebuilt the same as he had done it. So when I started dismantling it I stacked it in the reverse order that it was put together, basically upside down. the HO came out while I was doing it and asked what I was doing. When i told her I was going to rebuild it exactly the same as her grandfather had originally built it she laughed and said "I'm fussy, I'm not crazy. Just make it look close and I'll be happy"
Ended up doing a bunch more work for her after that contract was finished, one of my top 5 customers for sure, she was always smiley and would bring us out beers around 2pm