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June 21, 2007 12:03 AM
Broken: (Just for fun) Culver's sign
Anne Gassel submits a picture of a sign taken in Missouri:
We saw this sign at Culver's, a dessert place outside of Branson, Missouri.
I guess hamburgers and vegetables need not apply for a position.
And reversing it doesn't even help. "Blueberry Cheesecake Now Hiring?" I don't think I want to work for a pastry.
When I lived in Michigan, I saw a Wendy's about every day that had a sign that advertised, "now hiring closers"
But the 'c' fell off.
"now hiring losers"
For quite a while, our local McDonald's was advertising, "Now hiring inside two sausage biscuits". However, I think my favorite is the Arby's that was "Now hiring two French dips for $2."
On a trip once there was a sing for an animal clinic that was inside a grocery store in San Juan Bautista, California (Just south of San Jose)
Is was supposed to say
"Cats and Dogs Shots Here" an "s" fell off and it said
"Cats and Dogs Shot Here"
Great sign to have on a grocery store! If I find the picture I'll send it in.
In a Target bathroom, I once saw a "baby hanging station".
"C" is such an important letter when you think about it...
This is just like the sign at a Chinese place near me - it always says things like:
CONGRATULATIONS
KEVIN AND NANCY
GREEN BEAN CHICKEN
Seeing what they come up with every week is always amusing.
What's "Damn! It's times like these I curse the fact I was born an apple pie" supposed to mean? Don't tell me you're an apple pie...
TGT
LMAO, ROFL, etc., that's dangerously broken! Of course, so are the other things everyone posted here. "Baby hangning station" XD.
Verdict: Can't you tell? BROKEN!
That's a common occurance at our local Culvers. They have a 3 line sign like the one show.
Line 1 is the featured entree
Line 2 is the featured dessert
Line 3 is blank.
So you get gems like:
Roast beef strawberry cheesecake
or
Lasagna chocolate brownie
There's a new joke every week!
BTW - Yor Typekey login with Internet Explorer is broken. I had to log in with Firefox.
I love messed up signs. I was laughing for like 5 mins about this one! It reminded me of the time I was once staying at a crappy little motor lodge in New Hampshire called The Town and Country Motor Lodge.
In the pool area, there were signs that were supposed to say "POOL" on the pool area doors. However, someone had scratched off the "L" on both sides so they said "POO"
Lets go swimming in the poo! Sounds like fun!
Also, next to the steam room , there was another sign that was supposed to say "Push button for more steam." However, someone had scratched off the "on" in "button", so it read, "Push butt for more steam"
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We have a sign just like that. It says: "Now Hiring Chicken Strips" and it hasn't changed all year. :p
-Cameron
Posted by: Cameron at June 21, 2007 01:13 AM