Went to lunch today and some guy was standing out in 35°F weather flailing a sign for the firehouse subs near my workplace. It didnt make me go inside, though. And I know these cash for gold places always had a sign flairer when it was popular. But does that do shit? Can't see why it would. Just let the man go inside and be warm. He ain't going to bring in 1000s if new customers into your place.
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Does having a man flailing a sign near the road actually drum up more business?
Stop Motion Pornography
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Fuck, a sweet and sour meatball sub sounds really good right now
Punished Miku
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We have a pizza place near us that always has some younger guy out there in a wheelchair. I think he had down syndrome so it seemed like he was probably part of some city program that helped place people in jobs that needed some help from friendly businesses.
Can't say I ever stopped for pizza there though, but I'm glad the guy has a job.
Can't say I ever stopped for pizza there though, but I'm glad the guy has a job.
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
It made me go to Taco Hell.
InfiniteCombo
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Some of those sign-flipping dudes got mad skills.
lem0n
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Taco Hell is so good these days. I can't believe I just said that
Beer Baelly
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Only in America
Hope he's getting 50/hour. Dude deserves it.Some of those sign-flipping dudes got mad skills.
But it didn't make me go eat where the sign handler was.
AlteredForms
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Pizzerias all across America be hiring these dudes. I love it when they throw the sign up vertically so it twirls around and they grab it before it hits the ground.Some of those sign-flipping dudes got mad skills.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
Yup, I grew up in New York City and I'd see these skilled cats all the time, flipping the signs every which way in a very impressive manner.
Never went in to any joint specifically because of them though. I already knew what pizzerias I liked.
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AlteredForms
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InfiniteCombo
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TransTrender
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I'm guessing this works at some level for low functioning humans. The same that steer their car in the direction their head is facing. The same that always have front end damage on their cars, or total their vehicles in to stationary objects on the side of the road when they're drunk.
BadBurger
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Myself - I get out of my car, leaving it to block traffic while people honk their horns and threaten violence against me, to do the Ted Lasso dance next to them
anthony2690
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Is this a real job? I'm impressed at the sign flipping skills GIFs in the thread, but I can't even read the advertisements & I've never ever seen anyone do this in the UK XD
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Ionian
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Yeah was trying to think of anyone doing it in London when I was there and couldn't.
Here when I was growing up you'd have people just standing holding a post with a => to a place off the main street. I used to think it was ridiculous but apparently if you pay someone a small amount to advertise their business it was fine.
It's all gone now. Always thought it was inhumane for a person to stand all day with a sign. They didn't even do cool shit like spinning it about. Just held up a sign. They just stood there holding it, eventually they had chairs for a break behind them.
Got me to go into one shop anyway, Mr. Calculator.
He sold Phlips not Philips. He was ahead of his time.
nush
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I worked for two weeks in a chain store on Oxford street in London for about two weeks while the store I was working at was being renovated. I quickly worked out that the "Worst job" was actually the best job. Stand at the door and greet customers, you got left alone and nobody gave you any other shit to do. It wasn't a commission based job so I was earning the same money and the people manning the registers and helping customers and having to actually do some work.
Paid off though the one day when 90's Sam Janus walked past the store and I got to check out her arse real time.
Ionian
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I worked for two weeks in a chain store on Oxford street in London for about two weeks while the store I was working at was being renovated. I quickly worked out that the "Worst job" was actually the best job. Stand at the door and greet customers, you got left alone and nobody gave you any other shit to do. It wasn't a commission based job so I was earning the same money and the people manning the registers and helping customers and having to actually do some work.
Paid off though the one day when 90's Sam Janus walked past the store and I got to check out her arse real time.
Forgot about her, jaysus she was something else. Very jealous.
Reminds me of that old skool show C4 had with the birds called 'Bits'.
A C64 dude was on it and started getting her to go to events and sell her merch. Didn't last long. Was amazingly pervy.
The lass on the right;
TV Tunnel: Bits
Who remembers 4Later on Channel 4? Yeah, as I guessed as much, not too many of you lovely people. However, it was the home of one of my favourite TV shows of the late nineties and early noughties – Bits. I wanted to pay homage to this great show and look at the many reasons … TV Tunnel: Bits...
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nush
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Forgot about her, jaysus she was something else. Very jealous.
Reminds me of that old skool show C4 had with the birds called 'Bits'.
A C64 dude was on it and started getting her to go to events and sell her merch. Didn't last long. Was amazingly pervy.
The lass on the right;
TV Tunnel: Bits
Who remembers 4Later on Channel 4? Yeah, as I guessed as much, not too many of you lovely people. However, it was the home of one of my favourite TV shows of the late nineties and early noughties – Bits. I wanted to pay homage to this great show and look at the many reasons … TV Tunnel: Bits...
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