Signs Of The Times - September 2010 Issue

[Sign Lady]

Thanks SS for trying to get the truth. We did a relocation of some channel letters last week that had part LED and part Neon and the LED was very poorly installed in it, in a Mall. The LED did not even show up well inside a Mall while the Neon was very bright as you would expect. I can't imagine what it would have looked like outside. We also got pricing to retrofit a sign for a customer a few months ago from Neon to LED and the difference in cost was astounding. There is absolutely no way, given the costs we were given for just the LED (and you are exactly right, not even taking labor into consideration), that ANYONE could get a 2 1/2 to 3 year ROI. No way. Like you said, they may be able to fool the poor unsuspecting end user, but those of us that have been in the business for any length of time at all know better. What is most sad is it leaves those of us that do know better to fight the battle of bad rep with the end users that others give our industry by making false claims.

[signfx22]

Better copyright the name "Signs Fiction" B4 the take that too! LOL

These guys are unreal sometimes.

Dan-0

These trade mags of the sign industry should be classified in the sci-fi genre. Maybe they should change the name of the SOT to "Signs Fiction"

They might as well start printing articles on warping the fabric of space and time or the latest design in light sabre manufacturing. That's about how useful the s#@% they print is.

Edited September 27, 2010 by signfx22

[LiteGirl]

Some people got caught with their drawls down, how embarrassing.  Thank you SS!