A Chevron gas station in Seattle uses its sign to entertain customers, rather than inform.
March 28, 2016
SEATTLE – Usually signs are in the business of letting potential—and current—customers know about sales, special events and other information related to the company. Most convenience stores use outdoor signage to highlight specials and products, but the Wallingford Chevron gasoline station and convenience store has taken a different tack: humor.
For more than a decade, this station’s sign has posted amusing sayings to the delight of customers and residents. The genesis of the humorous postings is traced back to when the owners replaced an auto repair shop with a convenience store. To get the word out about the change, the owners hit on the idea of entertaining signage, the News Republic reports.
Popular messages include:
Ban pre-shredded cheese—make America grate again.
If attacked by a mob of clowns, go for the juggler.
When it’s raining cats & dogs, don’t step in a poodle.
A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.
Hold the door open for a clown. It’s a nice jester.
Ever stop to think and forget to start again?
The past, present & future walk into a bar. It was tense.
I child-proofed my house but the kids still get in.
If pride comes before a fall, humility should come by winter.
I checked into the hokey-pokey clinic & I turned myself around.
The station has a dedicated Facebook page for the Wallingford Sign with photos of its most popular ones.
It’s Spring! That means spring forward, change the batteries on the smoke detectors and BACKUP YOUR DATA. Backing up your data is like flossing your teeth. You don’t have to floss them all – just the ones you want to keep.
For more than 35 years, Doyles Sheehan has been a full-service distributor of food service, convenience and grocery products to a diverse customer base throughout the greater Northwest. DS has customers throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota. They know how to compete effectively in the wholesale industry while always keeping their primary focus on the customer. I saw this first hand as InsightRS was invited to attend their Annual Tradeshow in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
This family-owned and family-operated company, is nothing short of top-notch. They reach far beyond simply selling products to their customers. They truly know the importance of traditional, dependable and superior service. They show daily that these core values, combined with sophisticated inventory, ordering, delivery and marketing systems are crucial to success for them and their customers.
So were does InsightRS fit in?
Electronic Data Interchange
or simply put ‘EDI‘
EDI refers to the transfer of electronic data. Our EDI Module allows Doyles Sheehan customers to import their invoices directly into backOffice™ Software electronically from Doyles Sheehan. Gone are the days of spending HOURS on data entry to update pricing and receiving orders. Once imported, backOffice™ will identify new products received from Doyles Sheehan, any price or cost changes and the quantity shipped of each item. With the click of a button, new items are added, price and cost changes are made, and an order is created in the inventory module!
The low cost of this module added to backOffice™ Software will very quickly pay for itself in hours saved on data entry and missed price changes. Join the other Doyles Sheehan customers and start growing your business the easy way!
Roy Morris has been a valued customer of IRSI since November, 2007 when he purchased backOffice™ to run his two stores in Butte, MT. Roy is not only a customer but has become a good friend as we have exchanged stories and heard of his many adventures with ice boating during the winter months and river rafting during the summertime in their beautiful State of Montana. Roy and his wife have sold their C-Stores and will no longer be a backOffice™ customer but will remain a friend.
Today in an email exchange he stated “You’ve been an important part of our retail success and I hope I can do you a good turn in the future.” So we want to say GOOD LUCK to Roy and Deb as they head into their next chapter of life! As Roy would say “Happy Trails” !
Looks like they are having fun! Cheers Roy and Deb!
Vermont makes me think of beautiful green mountains, healthy living and awesome country markets. Mountain Greens Marketin Bristol, Vermont is all of those wonderful things under one roof. MGM gives you organic produce, specialty cheeses, wines, deli sandwiches, bulk items, vitamins, beautiful green mountain views and much, much more. If you are in their area, stop in for a fun and wonderful Vermont experience.
Insight Retail Software is pleased to feature our customer, Mountain Greens Market using backOffice™ with their Datasym Cash Registers. We wish them all the best for a successful summer season. You can read more about MGM by visiting their website or their Facebook Page.
Here’s look inside the store:
To have your business featured by IRSI please send us pictures or contact us via our facebook page at http://Facebook.com/InsightRS Thanks! For more information on backOffice™ Software please visit our website: http://insightRS.com
For those of you with multiple stores or the store owner that works from home and wants to instantly share a document, I think Google Drive is a good [and free] tool for your business. Check out this video for more information. Google Drive also offers “cloud type” storage that will will easily store a copy of your backOffice™ data file.
Retailers including Target, Macy’s and Limited Brands reported stronger-than-expected sales gains for February, buoyed by Valentine’s and Presidents Day holidays and strong demand for spring clothes as the warm winter continued. “We saw good consumer response to our early spring deliveries in women’s apparel, and continued strong trends in accessories, shoes, cosmetics, men’s and home, which bodes well for the months ahead,” said Macy’s chairman and CEO Terry Lundgren.
Today Insight Retail Softwareis working with our Dealer, Uni-Tech in Suriname as they start to roll out another backOffice™ for Verifone Ruby / Sol Petroleum 6 store install! Back in the “good ole days” we would be on-site – enjoying the beautiful area looking at the beach. But with today’s technology we stay in the office…… and watch it snow! Thank you Uni-Tech for your business.
A Chevron gas station in Seattle uses its sign to entertain customers, rather than inform.
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