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john prescotts new sign
When even the news publicise john prescotts new sign at £500 -£600 was a waste of money then as to compare they proceed to go to a cheap and nasty ‘copy’ shop to get an A4 laser printed piece of paper for £3.00 which was called ‘a sign’ small wonder customers think signs are just cheap items which should not incur a realistic price for design, components, manufacture, cheap copy shops do not make signs, we never even saw the new sign, ITV you should be ashamed!
Customers already think they should have signage on the cheap as their god given right, buffoons like these do absolutely nothing for our professional business. The joke is on you as you paid £3.00 for a piece of paper, not a sign
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What kind of sign was it?
I would use this as an opportunity to contact the media and educate them as to just what a sign is!
Bastards!
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I was recently asked to re-letter a piece of forrex in a sign frame.
I explained that the best option was to provide a new plastic sign panel and use the existing frame.
The cheapskates said their budget was too tight and could I provide a price to re-letter the existing sign board.
I offered a price higher than providing a new sign panel explaining that the extra time involved in re-lettering an existing board was less cost effective than simply providing a new panel.
They think they are paying for materials – vinyl and plastic – I am constantly having to explain that what they are paying for is not the material that the sign is made from – but for my time.
Some people just don’t get it!!
I think it was Oscar Wilde that said "He knows the price of everything and the value of nothing" 🙄
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Hi Derek, have you got a link to the news item or a photo please?
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Just to help justify the price of Mr. Prescot’s sign, assuming that the sign was installed at his office in Westminster, the installer would have had to pay £8 congestion charge to drive into Central London and £4 per hour to park in the Westminster area, assuming he/she can find a parking spot. 😮
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Here’s a link to a few reports. Can’t see any pictures. I think the uproar is about not needing a sign at all rather than being overcharged for a sign. The way I read it doesn’t shed bad light on the signmaking industry, rather the vanity of the "deputy prime minister". However if some of the reports are to be believed then £645 for a sign on a door does seem a bit steep. After all what sort of sign on an office door could need to be charged at that rate? Even in Westminster.
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Well to be honest… I did the sign for him at Mates Rates, should have been a lot more but he promised more work in the future.. Said he needed a new one for the priministers door soon… but if i was clever i could just peel them off the chancellors door and re use them!!! 😀
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apparently it turns out this was the bloke to answer the phone at the sign firm. maybe just getting his own back eh? :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:
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quote Higgi29:Well to be honest… I did the sign for him at Mates Rates, should have been a lot more but he promised more work in the future.. Said he needed a new one for the priministers door soon… but if i was clever i could just peel them off the chancellors door and re use them!!! 😀
Nice one Higgi :rofl:
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I saw the news item what a pi$$ take calling a laser print on a piece of paper a sign 👿 are we sure that the £600 odd quid wasn’t for the window graphic alone but also for other items…..how to make signmakers look greedy 👿 👿 👿 real clever piece of one way journalism how about getting the sign dude in for his side of the coin
rant over
G
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With £726 spent on new bizcards, I’d say that sign was a real bargain!
(I guess the furor is because he will be going out office soon?)
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Prescott to signmaker (Fella in Blue shirt) :- "£645 quid for a door sign!!?? Take that ya robbing b@stard"
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quote Phill:Prescott to signmaker (Fella in Blue shirt) :- “£645 quid for a door sign!!?? Take that ya robbing b@stard”:rofl: :rofl:
Very very funny Phill!!
Georgio, you get better looking every day!
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To be fair, the sign Co. probably only charged £150.00 for it, but by the time it reached Prescott, various ‘marketing manager’ types & yes men would have put their mark-up on it.
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