Wow... you rape me on credit, overcharge me for furniture... I'm a little skeptical. Throw in a bucket of chicken that tastes like mama's... count me in!!!!!
Quote: Wow... you rape me on credit, overcharge me for furniture... I'm a little skeptical. Throw in a bucket of chicken that tastes like mama's... count me in!!!!!
Being a signmaker, when I see that picture of the front of their store I think to myself, "Why in the hell spend all that money on TV commercials when for a fraction of that they could buy a sign that would give their business the image of being professionals instead of looking like a closed-down building in the worst end of town."
A coat of paint and a nice professional sign could draw in a load of potential buyers who, as it is, wouldn't step foot in a place like that.
They're trying to make a silk purse of a sow's ear and it ain't working.
Quote: Being a signmaker, when I see that picture of the front of their store I think to myself, "Why in the hell spend all that money on TV commercials when for a fraction of that they could buy a sign that would give their business the image of being professionals instead of looking like a closed-down building in the worst end of town."
A coat of paint and a nice professional sign could draw in a load of potential buyers who, as it is, wouldn't step foot in a place like that.
They're trying to make a silk purse of a sow's ear and it ain't working.
Very true, but it appears there looking for the low income and credit challenged buyers, who in some cases would assume they couldn't afford it if it looks too nice out front and turn around.
Same goes for the well to do, who won't go into a store if it looks run down.
We don't have to agree with each other, to respect each others opinion.
Quote: Being a signmaker, when I see that picture of the front of their store I think to myself, "Why in the hell spend all that money on TV commercials when for a fraction of that they could buy a sign that would give their business the image of being professionals instead of looking like a closed-down building in the worst end of town."
A coat of paint and a nice professional sign could draw in a load of potential buyers who, as it is, wouldn't step foot in a place like that.
The worst one I believe I ever saw was a sign on the side of a van....it was an ad for painting signs, and it was done in a crude hand scripted manner that looked like crap on a white dog. Helluva way to advertise your work.
Like my neighbor says, "She shonuff is a pretty pig with all that lipstick!" No judgment? No problem! We don't need no steenkink judgment (or dancing ability or much else). Most horrible thought: This lame and limping commercial probably did help their business! Scary!
Da BRowns! May the Elf be with us!
"Every responsibility implies opportunity, and every opportunity implies responsibility." Otis Allen Glazebrook, 1880
Quote: Very true, but it appears there looking for the low income and credit challenged buyers, who in some cases would assume they couldn't afford it if it looks too nice out front and turn around.
Same goes for the well to do, who won't go into a store if it looks run down.
Two very good points.
I guess that since I've spent most of my working life trying to provide artwork, in one medium or another, in the form of a clean image I'm kinda stuck on that.
It's an effort to advertise the message to customers that my image says, "I will respect and take care of you in the same manner in which I respect and take care of myself and my business."
Of course, often enough these days the image is one thing and the actual respect and service level is quite another.
To sum it all up, I'm a sign maker, so my basic message is BUY A SIGN.
Quote: The worst one I believe I ever saw was a sign on the side of a van....it was an ad for painting signs, and it was done in a crude hand scripted manner that looked like crap on a white dog. Helluva way to advertise your work.
Probably the same guy who came into our shop one day looking for a job. He had a great personality and by that would have been a super addition to our crew had we had enough work to have been able to afford someone at the time.
When we asked if he had a portfolio of his work that we could see he said he only had his van which he'd airbrushed himself and it was parked outside.
We went out to look at it and I'll tell you there couldn't have been a wider gap between his delightful personality and the crappy work he did on his vehicle if you worked years to accomplish just that effect.
We were speechless. Any further conversation was like pulling teeth.
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