To be irritated by the For Sale boards springing up everywhere?

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Only they aren't "For Sale" boards, they are sponsoring school summer fairs.....

I know that schools raise funds through them, but they are everywhere now.

I came out of my house and thought everyone knew something we didn't about our road and were trying to move, then I realised what they were. When I 'm driving, I think someone is on the move, then realise not!

It's annoying and distracting.

Is this just a London thing?

So AIBU??!

YANBU

We are looking for a place to buy at the moment and find these board really misleading! I get my hopes all up that there is a new place for sale and then realise it's just St Trinian's School Fete...

(we are in London so can't tell you if it's just a London thing).

YANBU - sounds very distracting, especially to drivers.

I've not seen any around here - South Wales.

minipie I hadn't even thought of it from that aspect!

You must go

That's a nice house for sale. Just a summer fair.
That's a nice house for sale. Just a summer fair
That's a nice house for sale. Just a summer fair
That's a nice house for sale. Just a summer fair

ad infinitum

What a pain

YANBU - 'for sale' boards are ugly enough, without adding more of a similar ilk into the melee.

I have just started noticing them too.

We have 8 in a small road - two are genuine, the rest are not. They will be there for two months approx.

I've not seen sponsor ones but there's a great set along a road a few miles form me that are having an argument.

They start with 'Say NO to the marina, protect our area from development!'

Then graduate to 'Say YES to Jacobean moorings. It's NOT a marina!'

Cue -Oh yes it is! - Oh no it's not!- boards for about half a mile.

More people should argue on billboards

I hate them

Loads around here

I also think "ooooh that's for sale..... oh no it isn't it's a car boot sale" etc etc

i think there is some rule about advertising and estate agents boards and this is some kind of loophole they're working isn't it

I wonder how much each board earns the school?

I imagine they just get the free advertising don't they, and the estate agent gets the free advertising too.

Fab deal all round

Lots round me too but I don't mind them as I like a summer fair. I'm in London as well.

I think the school does earn something, I remember a PTA letter asking for homes for the boards in the run up to a fair, and there was an amount went to the school.

But they are like elevated litter.

anyone got these outside of London?

The estate agents do pay an amount per board but can't remember how much.

I've never seen one .. I'm not in London tho

Am I right to think then that this is a London phenemom
phenunim phenononm fenuminum feenummynum thing?

yes we have them round here (Bucks)

What's annoying me more is that one estate agent has made their sale boards into St George flags with 'come on england' written on them.

Seen them in Bristol - I agree is very annoying way to advertise a school fayre primarily for the benefit of estate agents!

Maybe you should knock on the door of the houses and ask to have a look around

or drop a bag of jumble off for the fayre

am liking the jumble idea!

We don't have them here in the north!

spect you will soon - then you'll know my angst

Eek - I've just agreed to have one for our summer fair (Bristol). Didn't realise they were so controversial!

I think it is about £20 a board - may look awful but a really good and easy way to raise much needed funds for schools.

I have one outside my house at moment.

We have them in Sussex too. They sponsor everything from school fetes to point to point races and agricultural fairs.

Never seen one!