Clever Shops That Knew How To Keep Their Customers Entertained
If you own a store or work in customer service, you know that every interaction with a customer could be the opportunity to have a good laugh, but some stores take advantage of that more than others.
You could have a regular old boring shopping experience, or maybe you'll get lucky and your grocery store will step it up to spice up your day with some Walter White Breaking Bad-themed baguette art.
If You Don't Have Something Nice To Say
Contrary to what a lot of people seem to believe, minimum-wage workers and people who work in customer service jobs are actual human beings and won't be happy if you verbally abuse them.
Cheap Entertainment
You don't need to know exactly what it is to have a good time. "They make a funny noise and are good for killing 5 minutes." You don't need much else from a kids' toy!
Famous Last Stand
Even if some of these quotes from coworkers were made up by the guy making the sign, there's a good chance that they now agree that he's pretty incredible, though NASA may debate their statement.
But Where Does The Ice Cream Go?
It seems clever until suddenly some child is crying in the line after his mother has to explain to him that he actually can't eat ice cream out of a pine cone.
Served With A Side Of "I Want To Go Home"
For all those kids that complain when they're taken out for a dinner to a restaurant that wasn't of their choosing, this menu has all the options covered. There's something for every picky eater here.
We Won't Stand For This
It's easy to lure people into buying something with the promise of getting something "free" in return, but usually, you have to give them at least one real item of worth before they're willing to pay money.
Tattoos Last Longer Than Six Months
If someone were choosing to get a tattoo on a whim and knew of a place that always had funny signs, they're probably going to be more inclined to remember that one, right?
Just What Every Kid Needs
It might not have been an intentional joke made by the company, but it doesn't make it any less funny to the parents at the grocery who share in that back-to-school shopping pain.
You Buy One You Get One, That's It
Any day that involves pizza could be considered a special one depending on how much you like pizza, but at this pizzeria, you're going to have to celebrate with what you're given. There won't be any savings here.
Support Local Businesses
What use could a local coffee shop possibly have for a Starbucks mug? Well, naturally, they decided that the best way to reduce, reuse, and recycle it would be to use it as a toilet brush holder in their bathrooms.
Time To Step Up
Family dynamics are a tough thing to negotiate, especially when working on blending two families together. It doesn't always go well, which is why dads and step-dads end up hiding at the hardware store looking at ladders to buy.
Tell It Like It Is
You might have blocked out the honey-making process, or maybe you didn't realize that that's what it actually is, but this coffee shop is making it hard to ignore.
The Last One Standing Wins
Imagine being someone who just got hired in the store, it's your first shift, and all of a sudden someone is yelling "there can only be one!" in aisle 7.
Working Customer Service Takes A Toll
Death is imminent, and some craft store employee saw their opportunity to remind all the other customers of that by staging a wooden figure funeral for everyone to come across.
Feeling Cheesy
This cheese shop understands their audience, has a theme, and they're going to play it up. If you're willing to go into a shop that's all cheese, you have to be willing to endure a few jokes.
Walter White Approves
There's also that one worker in every grocery store that has a secret hidden artistic talent, and once it's discovered, they're stuck drawing all of the important signs for the foreseeable future.
You Don't Need To Know Everything
Why does anyone really need to know what the nutritional information for a scoop or two of ice cream is? You've already accepted the decision and are eating the ice cream, don't make it worse on yourself.
Play To Your Audience
The best way to sell your product is to advertise it to the right audience, not just every audience. Figure out the best use for whatever you're selling, and find the market that's looking for it.
They're Definitely Not Kinder Eggs
It's not something you really wanted to think about every morning when you make scrambled eggs for your children, but this sign isn't entirely inaccurate, so have fun thinking about that forever.
Asking The Tough Questions
When their manager asked them to set up the new display, this definitely wasn't what they were supposed to do with that new shipment of diapers, but they're making a fair point...
I Scream, They Scream
You might not even realize you're doing it, but if you've ever watched people in an ice cream shop, you'll notice all of us insist on pointing through the glass, only to leave our fingerprints behind for someone to clean.
This Took A Turn
Family photo day can be taxing on everyone involved, but going so far as to suggest you shoot the kids seems like taking it a step too far, doesn't it?
Cue The WWE Theme Song
Well, that's certainly one way to get your staff members to remember the proper fire procedures. They say you should make info as interesting as possible if you want people to remember it, and that's just what this store did.
You Were Warned!
If people aren't even able to follow simple instructions under the threat of potentially coming face-to-face with a bat-infested freezer, how can we trust them to follow any other rules?
A Picture Says A Thousand Words
As if you had any reason to doubt that visiting a donut shop was a good idea, this dog's happy face in the window gives you the glowing recommendation you need as a final push.
Oh, You Got Jokes, Huh?
We can repair anything, but that doesn't mean we're going to. Think of it this way: they're so busy fixing all of your things that they've chosen to sacrifice their own belongings.
They Can Only Help Us So Much
Anyone who has worked in customer service understands that sometimes you're going to come across customers who just. don't. understand. what you're explaining to them, no matter how many different ways you say something.
You Need More Details Than That
If you don't know the name of the book or the author who wrote it, how do you expect the shop attendant to know? There are a lot of books in one store, you've got to give them more to work with.
Eat Your Vegetable Pizza
You weren't happy about the thought of having to pretend to enjoy that salad you were going to make for dinner, and this advertisement knows that, which is why they're showing you how to make it enjoyable.
How Canadian Of You
They're apologizing to the customers before they even step foot in the coffee shop, so you know this is an establishment that honors that "the customer is always right" mentality.