Contractor putting ad sign on property

Re: Contractor putting ad sign on property

You don't conform like the rest of the conformists? Shame on you. You
could become a sheepherder tending the conformists...

--
Dave

Resistance is futile (few-tile), you will be absorbed...

"S. Barker" <ichasetrains@coldmail . com > wrote in message
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>I don't buy clothing with a logo. AND i made the dealership take the
>sticker off my new car before i left their lot.
>
> s
>
>
> "Wilson" <isanybody@home . com > wrote in message
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>>
>> As for getting paid for his advertising, ever get a discount on clothing
>> just because it carried a logo? Good luck.
>>
>> --
>> Wilson N45 W67
>
>

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On May 15, 11:49 pm, "S. Barker" <ichasetra...@coldmail . com > wrote:
> I don't buy clothing with a logo. AND i made the dealership take the
> sticker off my new car before i left their lot.

Really. I guess you take off the hood emblem and all identifying
marks on the vehicle too. I guess you don't buy athletic shoes, use
any sort of recreational equipment, etc. Must be a quiet life...

R

Re: Contractor putting ad sign on property

don't have hood emblems,
yes, i've been known to remove the brand from the vehicle
No i don't buy athletic shoes. Mine are work boots that the brand doesn't
show on, and walmart velcro fastened shoes ($10) when i'm off.
No recreational eq.

yes, it IS quiet. My closest neighbor is 1/2 mile north and the next
closest is 1-1/2 mile south. And they're both in their 80's. I hardly ever
hear from them.


"RicodJour" <ricodjour@worldemail . com > wrote in message
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> On May 15, 11:49 pm, "S. Barker" <ichasetra...@coldmail . com > wrote:
>> I don't buy clothing with a logo. AND i made the dealership take the
>> sticker off my new car before i left their lot.
>
> Really. I guess you take off the hood emblem and all identifying
> marks on the vehicle too. I guess you don't buy athletic shoes, use
> _any_ sort of recreational equipment, etc. Must be a quiet life...
>
> R

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On Fri, 16 May 2008 18:51:29 -0500, S. Barker wrote:

> don't have hood emblems,
> yes, i've been known to remove the brand from the vehicle No i don't buy
> athletic shoes. Mine are work boots that the brand doesn't show on, and
> walmart velcro fastened shoes ($10) when i'm off. No recreational eq.
>
> yes, it IS quiet. My closest neighbor is 1/2 mile north and the next
> closest is 1-1/2 mile south. And they're both in their 80's. I hardly
> ever hear from them.
>
>
> "RicodJour" <ricodjour@worldemail . com > wrote in message
> news:8ce16669-e737-4907-
ae95-46282a3b6ccf@f36g2000hsa.googlegroups . com ...
>> On May 15, 11:49 pm, "S. Barker" <ichasetra...@coldmail . com > wrote:
>>> I don't buy clothing with a logo. AND i made the dealership take the
>>> sticker off my new car before i left their lot.
>>
>> Really. I guess you take off the hood emblem and all identifying marks
>> on the vehicle too. I guess you don't buy athletic shoes, use _any_
>> sort of recreational equipment, etc. Must be a quiet life...
>>
>> R

Livin the good life...

Re: Contractor putting ad sign on property

On May 16, 10:41 pm, curt <97WideGl...@cox . net .invalid> wrote:
> On Fri, 16 May 2008 18:51:29 -0500, S. Barker wrote:
> > don't have hood emblems,
> > yes, i've been known to remove the brand from the vehicle No i don't buy
> > athletic shoes. Mine are work boots that the brand doesn't show on, and
> > walmart velcro fastened shoes ($10) when i'm off. No recreational eq.
>
> > yes, it IS quiet. My closest neighbor is 1/2 mile north and the next
> > closest is 1-1/2 mile south. And they're both in their 80's. I hardly
> > ever hear from them.
>
> Livin the good life...

Is that the one with the feet up drinking a beer in a paper bag so you
won't have to see the label and taping over the television set's
maker's mark? ;)

R

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On Fri, 16 May 2008 23:00:52 -0700, RicodJour wrote:

> On May 16, 10:41 pm, curt <97WideGl...@cox . net .invalid> wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 May 2008 18:51:29 -0500, S. Barker wrote:
>> > don't have hood emblems,
>> > yes, i've been known to remove the brand from the vehicle No i don't
>> > buy athletic shoes. Mine are work boots that the brand doesn't show
>> > on, and walmart velcro fastened shoes ($10) when i'm off. No
>> > recreational eq.
>>
>> > yes, it IS quiet. My closest neighbor is 1/2 mile north and the next
>> > closest is 1-1/2 mile south. And they're both in their 80's. I
>> > hardly ever hear from them.
>>
>> Livin the good life...
>
> Is that the one with the feet up drinking a beer in a paper bag so you
> won't have to see the label and taping over the television set's maker's
> mark? ;)
>
> R

If you like logos and unsolicited advertising so much, how about I put my
foot up your ass and then advertise on your forehead, "This work done by
Curt, call if you like it"

Re: Contractor putting ad sign on property

On May 16, 7:51 pm, "S. Barker" <ichasetra...@coldmail . com > wrote:
> don't have hood emblems,
> yes, i've been known to remove the brand from the vehicle
> No i don't buy athletic shoes. Mine are work boots that the brand doesn't
> show on, and walmart velcro fastened shoes ($10) when i'm off.
> No recreational eq.

Of course. How long does it take you to grind the raised lettering
off of your wrenches? It must drive you crazy to take a shower and
see that damned DELTA on the shower body. Staring at the car
manufacturer's name/logo on your steering wheel must send you through
the roof.

Everything you own has a manufacturer's mark somewhere and many items
have more than a few. The fact that you can tune out some of them and
not others is a bit odd. I also don't understand why you'd limit the
available pool of merchandise over such an odd peccadillo. To each
his own.

R

Re: Contractor putting ad sign on property

not the same comparison. My tools are not on display for everyone who
drives by.

and for the delta, well I wouldn't piss on a delta. mine are all peerless.

it's not about what _I_ see, it's about advertising for other people for
free.



s


"RicodJour" <ricodjour@worldemail . com > wrote in message
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> On May 16, 7:51 pm, "S. Barker" <ichasetra...@coldmail . com > wrote:
>> don't have hood emblems,
>> yes, i've been known to remove the brand from the vehicle
>> No i don't buy athletic shoes. Mine are work boots that the brand
>> doesn't
>> show on, and walmart velcro fastened shoes ($10) when i'm off.
>> No recreational eq.
>
> Of course. How long does it take you to grind the raised lettering
> off of your wrenches? It must drive you crazy to take a shower and
> see that damned DELTA on the shower body. Staring at the car
> manufacturer's name/logo on your steering wheel must send you through
> the roof.
>
> Everything you own has a manufacturer's mark somewhere and many items
> have more than a few. The fact that you can tune out some of them and
> not others is a bit odd. I also don't understand why you'd limit the
> available pool of merchandise over such an odd peccadillo. To each
> his own.
>
> R
>

Re: Contractor putting ad sign on property

On May 18, 12:40 am, "S. Barker" <ichasetra...@coldmail . com > wrote:
> not the same comparison. My tools are not on display for everyone who
> drives by.
>
> and for the delta, well I wouldn't piss on a delta. mine are all peerless.
>
> it's not about what I see, it's about advertising for other people for
> free.

There is no mechanism for a company to pay every single purchaser/
customer for "advertising space" of a logo, nor to have an "opt in"
program for logos and such. I can understand the OP's position about
a sign being left on his property even though it is not an uncommon
practice - the contractor's work usually looks a helluva lot better
when it's completed than when it's under construction, so that is
obviously the best time to advertise the quality of the work. But my
question for you, what do you think the value of the advertising space
of a logo on your car is worth? I mean it's one of millions and the
space is negligible - how much would you want them to pay you to make
it worth your while? Since the company presumably doesn't mint their
own money, where do you think that money would come from? Right -
from everybody that buys from them - in other words, you. So, in a
nutshell, you are already getting paid for that advertising by not
paying for that advertising when you buy the product/service.

But, like I said, to each his own.

R

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<geo.nova@hotmail . com > wrote in message
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On May 15, 9:09 am, curt <97WideGl...@cox . net .invalid> wrote:
> On Wed, 14 May 2008 15:08:20 -0700, geo.nova wrote:
> > I recently had some work done and contractor did a great job. The thing
> > is he put up an ad sign on my property which was not discussed at the
> > onset of work which kind of pisses me off. Am I out of line to take this
> > down without telling him. I've already paid for work but don't want to
> > create any hard feelings. There is nothing anyhere in writing where I
> > agreed to this. Don't people usually get discounts for doing this since
> > it's free advertising? The guy seems to have a great rep around town
> > which was why I hired him.....but still my question.
>
> > Thanks in advance.
> > K
>
> I'm not clear on this. Is the job done and the contractor gone ? Did he
> forget to take it down when he left or does he leave his signs around the
> neighborhood ? If he's done and gone, then I think most people would
> just take the sign down without a second thought.
>
> Curt

Yes I should have been more clear on that the job is done and he is
gone. He put the sign up when he left.
To the others who were appalled by me being pissed off...I've had
plenty of contractors working and understand the necessity for signage
while the work is in progress and have even offered them to put up
signs if they didn't have them. I hope this clears up my point.
K

--------------------------------

I'm sure the contract had a clause regarding hauling off trash and debris.
Offer to the contractor to remove the sign himself within 2 business days.
If he doesn't, take pictures of the sign with current day's newspaper
showing date on it in same picture. Pull up the sign. Take him to small
claims court for recovery of garbage fee, and landscaping fee to cover the
hole, and court costs. There's also a possibility of getting a splinter in
your hand removing the sign which would involve medical costs, time lost
from work and so forth. ;)
--
Dave

Parkinson's disease, not easy to define.
Much less cure.

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"Dioclese" <NONE> wrote in message
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> <geo.nova@hotmail . com > wrote in message
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>
> I'm sure the contract had a clause regarding hauling
> off trash and debris. Offer to the contractor to
> remove the sign himself within 2 business days. If he
> doesn't, take pictures of the sign with current day's
> newspaper showing date on it in same picture. Pull
> up the sign. Take him to small claims court for
> recovery of garbage fee, and landscaping fee to cover
> the hole, and court costs. There's also a
> possibility of getting a splinter in your hand
> removing the sign which would involve medical costs,
> time lost from work and so forth. ;)
> --
> Dave

Dave, I would never want you for a client . You sound
like a damn lawyer. A set-up one. Spelled schister?
The more I think of it, your answer is down right
contemplable.

He didn't say the job was done The contractor probably
forgot the thing. Quite being such a damn baby and as
one said, shitcan it and grow up.
>
> Parkinson's disease, not easy to define.
> Much less cure.
>

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Much less cure.
"Glenn" <pilcheg@kc.rr . com > wrote in message
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>
> "Dioclese" <NONE> wrote in message
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>> <geo.nova@hotmail . com > wrote in message
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>
>>
>> I'm sure the contract had a clause regarding hauling off trash and
>> debris. Offer to the contractor to remove the sign himself within 2
>> business days. If he doesn't, take pictures of the sign with current
>> day's newspaper showing date on it in same picture. Pull up the sign.
>> Take him to small claims court for recovery of garbage fee, and
>> landscaping fee to cover the hole, and court costs. There's also a
>> possibility of getting a splinter in your hand removing the sign which
>> would involve medical costs, time lost from work and so forth. ;)
>> --
>> Dave
>
> Dave, I would never want you for a client . You sound like a damn lawyer.
> A set-up one. Spelled schister? The more I think of it, your answer is
> down right contemplable.
>
> He didn't say the job was done The contractor probably forgot the thing.
> Quite being such a damn baby and as one said, shitcan it and grow up.
>>
>> Parkinson's disease, not easy to define.
>> Much less cure.
>>
>

You know what an emoticon is? ;) ;-) :)
--
Dave

Parkinson's disease, not easy to define.
Much less cure.

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<geo.nova@hotmail . com > wrote in message
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On May 15, 9:09 am, curt <97WideGl...@cox . net .invalid> wrote:
> Yes I should have been more clear on that the job is done and he is
> gone. He put the sign up when he left.

If I was happy with the work I'd probably leave the sign up a month and then
take it down.

At least you won't have to answer the door to people wanting to know which
contractor you used.

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On May 15, 9:28 am, geo.n...@hotmail . com wrote:
>
> Yes I should have been more clear on that the job is done and he is
> gone. He put the sign up when he left.
> To the others who were appalled by me being pissed off...I've had
> plenty of contractors working and understand the necessity for signage
> while the work is in progress and have even offered them to put up
> signs if they didn't have them. I hope this clears up my point.

Indeed it does. I was a bit dumbfounded about how you could be pissed
off when the guy is doing good work for you, but putting up a sign
after he's done and gone is another story. Call the contractor and
ask him whether he's going to come pick up the sign or you should just
throw it out. Sorry if I jumped all over you shoes, but you were not
clear about the timing.

To put things in perspective, in my neck of the woods all permitted
jobs are required to have a huge honking sign that lists the
contractor's contact information, the building permit number, the damn
local politicians (talk about free advertising), etc. That bothers me
way more than a contractor putting up a sign while he's doing the
work.

R

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<geo.nova@hotmail . com > wrote in message
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>I recently had some work done and contractor did a great job. The
> thing is he put up an ad sign on my property which was not discussed
> at the onset of work which kind of pisses me off. Am I out of line to
> take this down without telling him. I've already paid for work but
> don't want to create any hard feelings. There is nothing anyhere in
> writing where I agreed to this. Don't people usually get discounts for
> doing this since it's free advertising? The guy seems to have a great
> rep around town which was why I hired him.....but still my question.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> K

If you don't want to create hard fellings leave the sign alone. Yes he
probably should have asked but no you don't normally get a discount for a
temporary sign. Just congratulate yourself on the fact that you chose a
contractor who takes pride in his work.