From: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#1]
26 Mar 2007
To: ALL
Here's a pic I took today.
This sign was made by one of my local competitors. I don't make signs, but if I did, I'd have this picture up on my showroom wall.
It's worth noting that this sign is now at the entrance to our back parking lot (as of this weekend). My landlord bought the sign at one of the local sign shops, and I guess he doesn't have much of an eye for detail. I'll point it out to him tomorrow, but I couldn't have kept a straight face when I saw it today.
Neither does my competition.
EDITED: 26 Mar 2007 by BOBTNAILER
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#2]
26 Mar 2007
To: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#1] 26 Mar 2007
That is an expencive mistake.
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#3]
26 Mar 2007
To: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#1] 26 Mar 2007
Cody,
It looks to me that with "misteaks" like that you have no "compitishun"
B-)
From: UncleSteve [#4]
26 Mar 2007
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#2] 27 Mar 2007
I wonder if the sign maker just happens to be a Brit.... they often get their s and c micksed up........
From: Goodvol (JIMGOOD) [#5]
26 Mar 2007
To: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#1] 26 Mar 2007
I think that sign needs to be toed back to the shop! 8-O
Jim
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#6]
26 Mar 2007
To: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#1] 26 Mar 2007
What's up with the use of the "@" sign. Is "at" too long of a word?EDITED: 26 Mar 2007 by DGL
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#7]
26 Mar 2007
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#6] 27 Mar 2007
Must have been layed out by an chat room fan; where spelling isn't important and abbreviations are common :-)
From: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#8]
26 Mar 2007
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#6] 27 Mar 2007
The "@" is actually the first thing that made me look at the sign. I noticed it before I even knew what any of the words were. Besides just looking like a lazy person made it, it actually makes the layout look unbalanced to me.
Although my regular customers know that I don't make signs, having this in our driveway (even if it is in the back) is still a reflection on us....so I'm going to let my landlord know about it this morning.
From: John (ICTJOHN) [#9]
27 Mar 2007
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#6] 27 Mar 2007
When you charge "per character" the customer wants to keep it affordable. :B
saved a whole 30 cents......................
~
From: UncleSteve [#10]
27 Mar 2007
To: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#8] 27 Mar 2007
Why not just back it with YOUR sign a bit higher, that says "We did NOT make this sign!"
From: logojohn [#11]
27 Mar 2007
To: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#1] 27 Mar 2007
No comment,
The owner of the company had these made for me over 10 years ago.
It was a much smaller company then and after some intense turnover in employees I was promoted to "Vice President" by default.
I don't do sales so the one box has lasted this long since I rarely need to give them out.
Yesterday one of the asi assistants who grabbed one pointed out the problem. She was previously in the printing business. The other engraver and I were both taught spelling by nuns yielding knuckle busting rulers back when parents would applaud them instead of filing lawsuits.
This is the first time anyone noticed or at least said anything.
From: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#12]
27 Mar 2007
To: logojohn [#11] 27 Mar 2007
I could swear I've heard people from the southwest pronounce "President" exactly as it's spelled on that card.
From: Trout Bum (PBROCK1) [#13]
27 Mar 2007
To: ALL
I lucked @ the sine & don't see wat the problum iz & the kard lucks gud tu. Gud werk!
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#14]
27 Mar 2007
To: Trout Bum (PBROCK1) [#13] 27 Mar 2007
That's easy for you to say. :-)EDITED: 27 Mar 2007 by DGL
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#15]
27 Mar 2007
To: Trout Bum (PBROCK1) [#13] 27 Mar 2007
eye onder eef wi can git eneeone frum hucked ahn fahnecs to goin are fourum :B
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#16]
27 Mar 2007
To: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#15] 27 Mar 2007
i donut under stand thet one
I-)
Eet justed dawned orn me.
EDITED: 27 Mar 2007 by HARVEY-ONLY
From: Dixie2 [#17]
27 Mar 2007
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#16] 28 Mar 2007
Funny thing is.. a lot of people in my neck of the woods actually speak and write just like this whole thread...
I'm understanding it all perfectly!! ;-)
From: UncleSteve [#18]
28 Mar 2007
To: Dixie2 [#17] 28 Mar 2007
Uh, don't you mean "prefekly"? ;-)
From: Trout Bum (PBROCK1) [#19]
28 Mar 2007
To: ALL
If yall evr nede a pruf reeder u kan depnd on me. Jest coll emale or sind me a pst so I kan hlp. Mi prises ar rezonobl & mimburs git a diskownt.
From: gt350ed [#20]
28 Mar 2007
To: UncleSteve [#10] 28 Mar 2007
....or just add a line that says "and it won't be cheep!"
Git 'er dun! :O)
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