Clearly Closed: Blog about Closed Shops with Open Signs

Posted by Alex in Blog & Internet on July 20, 2008 at 3:08 pm


I’m glad that I’m not the only one who ever noticed shops, clearly closed with dark interiors, all locked up nice and tight, but with a blazing neon sign that said "Open." Here’s Daniel Wanderman’s new photo blog Clearly Closed, which aims to fill a specific niche documenting shops who commited the "open yet closed" faux pas: Link – Thanks Daniel!


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11 comments to "Clearly Closed: Blog about Closed Shops with Open Signs"

  1. sarah!
    July 20th, 2008 at 3:21 pm

    this is hilarious.. in my tiny alaskan town i worked at a gift shop for a few years, and my first night closing by myself, i committed this crime.. it was a saturday, we closed at 6pm, i went home, then out to dinner with my family later. we drove past my work and.. BOOM! there in the darkened window blazed our neon OPEN sign. i was so embarassed, the boss was out of town till late sunday evening, and no one else had keys!

    she kept me around though.. had a pretty good sense of humor about the whole thing, though i got my share of ribbing.. tiny town and all!

  2. Paul in Boca
    July 20th, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    Methinks Daniel has too much time on his hands

  3. Sunny
    July 20th, 2008 at 5:35 pm

    That could get kinda boring as a blog concept, I think.

    However, there is a comics store very near my house who ALWAYS leaves their open sign on. 24/7/365. Drives me bonkers.

  4. Matt
    July 20th, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    I'm a pretty big fan of this idea...it always bothers me to see stores that do this night after night.

  5. _Jon
    July 20th, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    Many of my clients leave the "Open" sign on as an indicator to the police. They have an agreement that if the sign is off, there is a problem.

  6. stormie24
    July 20th, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    I've done this before.

    _Jon: what if the sign breaks or the light goes out...will the S.W.A.T. team show up? hehe ;o)

  7. lucky
    July 20th, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    literally my biggest pet peeve ever...makes me rage!!!

  8. JC
    July 21st, 2008 at 1:48 am

    I agree with Sunny. It´s boring in my opinion.

  9. Brian Lutz
    July 21st, 2008 at 11:40 am

    "In my dreams, she is reaching past my hollow core, and her smile is an open sign on an abandoned store..."

    -TMBG, "Mink Car"

  10. matt
    July 21st, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    Is the internet all finished now?

  11. ted
    July 21st, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    I think so, matt. I think so. Time for the next fad.


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