Sign Wars Take Over Local Businesses in Peterborough
/UPDATED POST (April 29):
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Day Four: The momentum of #PtboSignWars has not stopped as day four comes to a close on Thursday.
The usual suspects such as Anden Kitchen & Bath Centre, Trent Security and more are going strong but several places including neighbouring townships have got in on the fun.
Great Canadian RV Ltd., McKnight's Flowers Plants Gifts, McThirsty's, Peterborough Public Library, Blue Diamond Window Cleaning, Printhub and Craftworks at the Barn were the newcomers who got in on the action.
Lakefield and Selwyn have started to join on the friendly feuds that have trended in Peterborough. Places like Lakefield Cemetery & Crematorium Inc. St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Selwyn Public Library and Lakefield Animal Welfare Society got into the sign-war spirit.
Day Three: The sign-war bug has not stopped biting other businesses as day three gets more participants as well as past ones keeping up.
100.5 FM Fresh Radio and The Wolf 101.5 FM opened the morning with a huge front-lawn message thanks to Card the Yard.
Trans Canada Nissan and Russelle Toyota have joined in with fellow car dealership Trent Valley Honda.
Several places called out Paris Marine and Dairy Queen but neither has yet to issue a response.
Newcomers include Peterborough Appliances, Franz’s Butcher Shop, Kawartha Lakes Construction, and St. Martin’s Catholic Elementary School have joined in the fun.
Day Two: Day two of the sign wars have got more businesses involved, continuing the trend of poking fun at each other lightheartedly on Tuesday.
Day One: Trent Valley Honda, Whelan’s Flooring and Trent Security Systems Ltd. have joined in on the second day after Anden Kitchen & Bath Centre provoked some of them into the war.
The trend is branching out quickly as participating businesses and organizations are trying to work up others to join. Merrett Home Hardware Building Centre called out the Peterborough Police Service while Trent Security referenced Pete & Dani of 100.5 Fresh Radio. Both callouts have yet to publicly respond with their own signs.
The original friendly feud started on Monday. Anden calling out Friendly Fires and Home Hardware with the latter responding on day two but the former quickly responded to the challenge. All three day-one businesses have participated on day two.
The trend began in Christiansburg, Va. where Jim Bohan, owner of music store Bridge Kaldro put up a sign challenging Super Shoes — the next-door shoe store — to a sign war on April 16 with a message, "Hey Super Shoes! Wanna start a sign war?"
