got junk?

As seen on a bike rack on LaSalle at Monroe.  Charming, eh?

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on November 16, 2012 at 8:09am

If it was a sticker relevant to cycling and potentially of interest (and not interfering with anyone's ability to lock up to the rack), without any potential value judgment (bikes = junk), then it's a different story.

David Barish said:

Just throwing this out there for consideration--

would our reactions differ if there was a sticker for bike winter, a bike shop, a concert, a local microbrewery?  The sign does not really impede locking up bikes.  I think a value judgement was implicit here. I agree with the removal...I'm just saying...

Permalink Reply by Natalie Burgwin on November 16, 2012 at 8:23am

Hey thanks everyone!

We are grateful for a few things today: 

a.) Friendly people like you who give us valuable feedback

b.) Modern communication that allow us to right our wrongs on the day they occur

c.) Your humor and understanding

Cheers,

Natalie
PR Manager at 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on November 16, 2012 at 9:24am

Natalie - Thank you for your prompt response.  Extra points for delivering it with humor.

Permalink Reply by S.Presley☠ on November 16, 2012 at 9:48am

those signs can be used for making fenders. I also know a guy that uses them to make rigid paniers by putting them inside old backpacks( just cut off the straps of the back packs).

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on November 16, 2012 at 12:07pm

A sticker does not impede the ability to use the rack.

If a bike shop put a sign like that on a rack I would be twice as annoyed by it as I would a sign from someplace not bike related.

David Barish said:

Just throwing this out there for consideration--

would our reactions differ if there was a sticker for bike winter, a bike shop, a concert, a local microbrewery?  The sign does not really impede locking up bikes.  I think a value judgement was implicit here. I agree with the removal...I'm just saying...

Permalink Reply by Tony L on November 16, 2012 at 4:40pm

Thanks for the link. I sent them a nastygram, too.



Anne Alt said:

Wire cutters anyone?

And we can send them the message that we don't want THEIR junk on our bike racks.  Here's their contact link.

Here's my message to them:

When your advertising signs are attached to City of Chicago bike racks, blocking needed bike parking spaces, that's JUNK.  Please STOP doing this!  

You owe the Chicago bike community an apology for this unacceptable marketing tactic.

http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/got-junk

Permalink Reply by Kathy Schubert 'n Suzy Schnauzer on November 16, 2012 at 5:35pm

I found something more obstructing this week.  The Chicago Public School on 1500 N. Greenview put a large metal sign prohibiting dog walking on a bike rack.  It practically covers the whole bike rack and it's not easily removable.  I sent a photo of it to Ben Gomberg because I don't know who took over the job of bike rack placement at CDOT.  But I have not received an answer yet.  Does anybody know who took over Chris' job at CDOT?

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on November 17, 2012 at 6:00am
Kathy - good question. And if you still have the picture, can you upload it here too?

Kathy Schubert 'n Suzy Schnauzer said:

I found something more obstructing this week.  The Chicago Public School on 1500 N. Greenview put a large metal sign prohibiting dog walking on a bike rack.  It practically covers the whole bike rack and it's not easily removable.  I sent a photo of it to Ben Gomberg because I don't know who took over the job of bike rack placement at CDOT.  But I have not received an answer yet.  Does anybody know who took over Chris' job at CDOT?

Permalink Reply by Mike Miller on November 17, 2012 at 8:06am

I saw the photos of the sign attached at Starbucks, and it was on the ground? How could it really stop anyone from locking up a bike in the rack? Unless someone really struggles with common sense approaches to problems in life, or they are just a complete bafoon? Just saying, if thats the worst thing that happens in the day, someone needs to stay in bed, or find real issues in the world to complain about.

Permalink Reply by doug odonahue on November 19, 2012 at 7:02am

Additionally, this is illegal.  It's considered graffiti. 

Anne Alt said:

An amusing and prompt response - bravo!

Duppie said:

Credit where credit is due. Just got this reply from their marketing manager. Someone might check whether it actually got removed.

"Dear Cyclist,

 

At 1-800-GOT-JUNK? we employ magical Sign Fairies who are usually discerning about placement. Our new class of Sign Fairies that we are currently training is a bit over zealous with their sign placement. They actually escaped from their cage last week and it’s clear that one of them has visited your Starbucks bike rack in Chicago.

 

We acknowledge that this sign placement was inconvenient. Please accept this email as a sincere apology from our corporate head office and our local franchise. We dispatched a team to remove it this morning; it is gone now.

 

Sincerely,

1-800-GOT-JUNK?"

Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on November 19, 2012 at 7:08am

The ironic part, at least in my neighborhood, if you do this for your garage sale, the cops will carefully collect all of the signs, come to your garage sale and give you a ticket for some amount times the number of signs.  And if you do not have a fully complete Garbage Sale permit....    But private companies... they let them coast.

Permalink Reply by Juan Primo on November 19, 2012 at 9:01am

1-800-GOT-JUNK? we employ magical Sign Fairies...

 

Doesn't anyone take their business seriously anymore?

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