Today I couldn't help myself...

[moleymo]

Whilst paying for my shopping at the self serve checkouts in a well known supermarket I noticed some homemade signs that said 'This machine does not except coupons or vouchers'.

I just couldn't let it go by and asked to see the manager and explained that the signs were wrong and did they think they could replace with the correct word!
He just looked at me rather blankly

I shall be returning in a few days to see if they have been changed!

Oh dear. I told the man off the other day for having a sign which read 'baby and toddler parking' when driving licences are only granted to the over 17s!

When I was at college I worked in a restaurant and the manager had spelt 'bowls' as 'bowels' and wafers as 'waffers'

I think if I had said anything I would also have got a blank stare

i took some clothes to the dry cleaners and got a ticket for a 'skrit' and a 'jamper'

i took some clothes to the dry cleaners and got a ticket for a 'skrit' and a 'jamper'

ha. and in the restaurant next door they were selling mango chunty

I love seeing ads for caravans with 2 or 4 births.

Lazarou - reminded me of seeing on a local market stall a 'set of 3 bowels' for sale
Cafe near us has a sign outside advertising 'breakfast's' and the bathroom shop is called 'vision bathrooms & spa's' grrr

Our PA keeps telling all sorts of cupboards that she is stationary.

I saw a sign in the travel agents that said "FREE CHILDREN".

Just reminded me that I noticed an old faveourite on the way back from the shops yesterday, 'Bill Posters will be prosecuted'

pedants - don't come near!

Actually, come to think of it, she had written 'fan waffers' and I had to stop myself adding an 'n' and a 'y' on to the end of 'fan'

Biggest cringe recently was outside ASDA on a f-off great banner sign.....

"MANAGEMENT VACANCY'S"

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I did my shopping in an increasing state of irritation & then had a word with the customer services lady who not only understood but roared wih laughter & said she'd take great delight in pointing it out to the manager!

The only time 'waffer' is acceptable is if it is a thin mint a la Monty Python

One of the kebab shops in the centre of Bristol has a placard advertising 'yammy' kebabs.

Scuttles off to check they're not just selling kebabs made of yams....

A new hairdresser opened near us recently, with a lovely big sign and the name repeated in stencils on the window. And it's called....

Look's good

I think we should all carry nice big red marker pens for corrections and write 'see me' underneath .

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On the other hand, I used to love that M&S could actually manage to say that their express checkouts were for "5 items or fewer".

MF - not sure what is wrong with that one point it out to me...

Sorry - just spotted - should be s not t in extensions (Monday morning brain...)

In the toilets in our local debenhams store :-

"Hand dryers are located just below this sign. We apologies for any inconvenience"

Every time I see it it drives me mental, but I've never plucked up the courage to complain.

There are printed plastic signs at the leisire centre I spend half my life at (swimming club) which state two spelling mistakes on each (they both say same thing), one of which is "epilepsey" - I can't remember the other word. Think I've blocked it out.

Why oh why and how oh how!!! Ok, people having spelling issues. That's fine. But dictionaries (not least dictionary.com) exist.. AIBU to expect sign makers at least to check, if they are not sure, before they make the sodding signs??!!!

It matters to me far more than it should I have to admit..

This is the centre which sported the cafe with the blackboard with the dubious offer of "ham samiches" by the way. That was handwritten and temporary though.. but still .. to write it, and not even know (or care?) that it's very wrong!!