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Feb 28, 2007

Advertising and marketing, Saipan style!

"EAT AT YOUR OWN RISK." That's the sign posted on the wall of a restaurant, reminding customers that fish dishes are served with bones.

Years ago, I heard this radio ad: "H-MART, WHERE PARKING IS NOT A PROBLEM." (okay, okay, don't mind about the items sold in this grocery store. yup, due to limited parking space in some retail establishments, i think making a pitch for parking IS a good idea)

"TOM TEDDY BEAR ENTERTAINING PLAZA." the name of a commercial establishment in Chalan Kanoa.

"BERWED COFFEE." Written on the menu of a defunct food store in San Jose.

"CREARANCE SALE." Need I say more?

A house for rent ad in the paper: "NICE, QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD." it's near a cemetery.

One of the requirements stated in an ad for a job opening: "MUST BE HIGH GRADUATE."

"MAGANDA UTANG." This is the name of a store in Garapan. In the Filipino language, this means good credit; others would argue that it means "it's good to have a debt."

"NO PARKING HERE." That's a sign on the side of a road in Garapan. But one day, below the same sign, was a parked police patrol car.

"MOST WANTED CK BOYS," graffiti in Chalan Kanoa.

"POST-CHRISTMAS SALE." But then, you see the same sign throughout the year. (Whatever happened to the CNMI government's advertising regulations?)

"PARASIGHT" is in fact the name of a Japanese cafe and bar in Garapan, not something else.

Guangdong Hardware's slogan, "NEVER SATISFIED UNTIL YOU ARE" sounds more like a slogan for service industries like massage parlors and beauty salons.

An "AOTO SHOP" in Koblerville.

A defunct Garapan business involved in "WEEDING VIDEOS," etc.

"SIZZILING SISIG" says the menu in a Garapan restaurant.

(To be continued...)

15 comments:

Angelo Villagomez said...

It doesn't say OK BOYS, it says CK BOYS, the local "gang."

There is also a sign in one of the drinking establisments that says something like "we now check for ID." I wonder what they did before? My favorite sign on the island has to be "Tan G's Spot."

KAP said...

I liked the Hallow Block Plant that used to advertise in Garapan.

Bree Reynolds said...

I remember the berwed coffee. the menu also said "soap" of the day. I had a laugh attack and had to leave the store while my husband ordered icecream for me. They had good icecream. Oh, yeah!!! The donut boxes said "It must be good taste, the donut is always with you"

Weird Elle said...

another one:

Beacon with cheese...or beacon with something. it`s a breakfast set at Wild Bills` menu.

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