Going out for business
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They’re combining in-store sales with … “escort service”?
Looks like a PIMPs office ^^
It’s a ploy that some businesses use to bring in more customers…they don’t read the sign well and think they’re getting a deal cuz it’s a ‘going out OF business’ sale…they don’t notice the difference in that one little word…
Yeah, it’s a pretty common ploy.
Who over the age of nine hasn’t seen a sign like this?
Until I saw one at my local store and took a picture of it (since I thought it was an Engrish) I had never seen one like this before…
Nowadays, people are onto it so stores do it as a joke.
At least it doesn’t say “Putting out for business”
Hahaha, there was a shop in Whittier CA that did that all the time. The “Going Out” and “Business” were in huge letters, and the “for” was tiny.
Yeah… thats not engrish… thats a common thing for businesses to do…
This is actually “proper” English – though “shady”
In many areas, it is illegal to have a “Going Out Of Business” sale, without a license that states that the business will, in fact, be closing.
Since many people believe they will get unusually low prices from a store that is going out of business, the “Going Out For Business” is a common ruse to lure those who are not careful readers into the store.
BTW, in modern retail business, even real “Going Out Of Business” sales are to be avoided. Nowadays, the merchandise on the shelves is sold to a third party, with expertise in selling it to gullible buyers at prices well ABOVE retail!
man not only is this site funny…but also educational…thanks engrish funny!
Don’t thank engrish funny. They FAIL for not recognizing a shady business trick and not informing about it. You can thank the commenters like Rob for the educational value.
Thanks Rob.
I think i’ll do the same then. thanks Rob. are you a lawyer?
Yeah, this is pretty common. Fail.
i like the combo with the “help wanted” sign.
LOL-When I worked at DEB Shops, Inc., we had signs like these. They all said “Going Out for Business!!!!!!” The Going, Out, And Business were in large red captial letters, while the “for” was in itty bitty print.
It’s a sales tactic that is used to bring in business.
Granted, this one may be an engrish funny…but they do this all the time all over the USA.
Holy crap! Was this taken in Toronto!? I swear, this place is right by my house and a couple months ago I walked by and I was like “dammit! I wish I had a camera so I could put that on Engrish!”
Interestingly…..the sign is now gone…..and they don’t seem to have closed or…as they say “gone out for business.”
And I thought they were just being up front about intending to spend the entire afternoon having a long “business” lunch.
Are you sure they’re not just advertising the fact that they’re taking an extended restroom break?
Going out for business… will be back in 20 min…
yeah I thought it meant they had to leave for a dump and didn’t want to stink up the place so they would be going out for business. right
Who’s the dingbat that posted this picture!? If you have ever been to myrtle beach you would know that people put of those signs so that people think they are going out of business so people will go buy stuff thinking it’s real cheap there are about a million of them at beach stores at the time most of them have real a tiny “for” and all other words are HUGE to get your attention and this comment is getting way too long wow look at that run on sentence I’m repeating this out loud to make sure it makes sense and oh my God I can’t breath I should probably take a breath now but I’m so blond I forgot how o noes what am I going to– *INHALES!!!*…….. *breaths deeply for ten minutes*………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. what was I doing again?
Look… A lot of people have NEVER seen signs like this, aren’t aware of the ploy and think it’s truly an Engrish. I posted another one, thinking mine was the only one like it, and laughed hysterically when I saw the sign in person because the store was relatively empty like they were going out of business, and I laughed at the tardo who printed such a horrible sign – “Going Out For Business – Everything sales are final.” So, I understand someone else posting a picture of a similar sign, because we “dingbats” hadn’t ever seen anything like that before… But, thanks for calling us dingbats.
Anyone else ntice the “Help Wanted” sign? Engrish & FAIL!
also known as a sale…