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    Who else uses bandit signs to market their services?

    We have done this and got immediate results.



    I have a former employee in a competing business (we're actually still friends) who uses handwritten signs with very poor results. The professionally printed ones I use produce immediately.
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    could we see a photo of one?

    also who do you use for them?
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    Do you have to have a permit to use them in your area? Down here you have to get a certified sticker from the city to use any kind of sign, even open house signs.
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    Guys, I know plenty of places to get bandit signs from lol. I was just merely asking burlyguys who he uses and if we could see a picture of one that he uses that brings in his awesome results.

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    You wish is my command. Hopefully this will work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BurlyGuys View Post


    You wish is my command. Hopefully this will work.
    Not so much

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    can't see pic

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    I frickin hate trying to download photos to this site.

    New challenge. I will figure this out tonight.
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    Picture didn't load, but since I use Chrome I right-clicked and selected "open image in new tab" and it loaded fine. Go figure.

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    still can't see it

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    Any tips for Shutterfly users?

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    Shutterfly doesn't seem to have an easy way to do it. I watched the video on how to do it from photobucket but I really didn't want to create a photobucket account to do this. Turns out I already had a photobucket account I had forgotten about!

    Anyway, here is a pic. I considered doing a full color logo instead of this but that would have greatly increased the cost. Also would have reduced "readability" for people driving by. The website I ordered from said blue on white was the easiest to read and got the best results, so that is what I ordered.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldtoothlessbassmaster View Post
    Thanks Oldtoothless, I know a lot of people feel that way, and while two wrongs do not make a right, my area is plastered with bandit advertising signs. Hard to NOT do this when I get 4-6 times my investment back every time I put up signs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BurlyGuys View Post
    Thanks Burly,

    If you don't mind me asking, how many did you order and what was the cost?

    I have a few places I can choose from but they all have different prices, etc.

    I have been thinking of doing something like this for a long time. Just my company name, what I take "Scrap Metal, Junk, Electronics" and a phone number.

    Here, you see bandit signs at populated intersections and on lots of street corners...is what where you generally place yours?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gravitar View Post
    Do you have to have a permit to use them in your area? Down here you have to get a certified sticker from the city to use any kind of sign, even open house signs.
    As far as I know no such permit exists. One community has objected, Farmington Hills called and said there is a fine for posting these signs within the city limits, basically giving me a warning and asking me not to post any more. 800-got-junk uses signs like this extensively.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GeorgeB View Post
    Guys, I know plenty of places to get bandit signs from lol. I was just merely asking burlyguys who he uses and if we could see a picture of one that he uses that brings in his awesome results.
    George I'd have to go through my check register to get the name of who I uses. If I remember I will do that when I get back to Michigan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GeorgeB View Post
    Thanks Burly,

    If you don't mind me asking, how many did you order and what was the cost?

    I have a few places I can choose from but they all have different prices, etc.

    I have been thinking of doing something like this for a long time. Just my company name, what I take "Scrap Metal, Junk, Electronics" and a phone number.

    Here, you see bandit signs at populated intersections and on lots of street corners...is what where you generally place yours?
    I've ordered twice now, and the price was $3.00 each for 100 signs, printed one side blue on white approximate size is 24" by 36". Included was sign posts, but I post mine directly on telephone poles. Put the sign posts in my shred pile. :-)

    Yes, I place them at busy intersections and in front of places like Home Depot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BurlyGuys View Post
    As far as I know no such permit exists. One community has objected, Farmington Hills called and said there is a fine for posting these signs within the city limits, basically giving me a warning and asking me not to post any more. 800-got-junk uses signs like this extensively.
    Alright, good to see my city is not the only one. It's funny to see code enforcement's truck bed full of garage sale signs on Sunday afternoons.


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