Local store is paying homeless people to hold signs advertising their business for them....

[aphex]

Noticed this last week, and today its even more so....

This store around the corner from me started paying homeless people to hold up signs directing people to where the store is..... Last week it was 2-3 people....

Well this morning i head out and notice there are 7-8 homeless guys holding the signs.... Now, im all for helping homeless people get off their feet. But do they have to do this right infront of my development? All of them have signs for the store, except one, who keeps his panhandling sign out....

Is it wrong of me to not like this?

 

[dabuddha]

Give them a break. It's christmas.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

it doesnt bother you to have 8 homeless people in front of your development until they start holding advertisements?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
it doesnt bother you to have 8 homeless people in front of your development until they start holding advertisements?

they werent there before... there would occationally be one every so often, but never 8 at a time... i guess they told their friends...

 

[jadinolf]

It's a real old concept. Glad they are doing it.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
it doesnt bother you to have 8 homeless people in front of your development until they start holding advertisements?

they werent there before... there would occationally be one every so often, but never 8 at a time... i guess they told their friends...

oh i get it now...

yeah i wouldnt like that much either. then again, it wouldnt piss me off anymore than people calling me on the phone with no purpose other than to extort money from me

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: aphex
Noticed this last week, and today its even more so....

This store around the corner from me started paying homeless people to hold up signs directing people to where the store is..... Last week it was 2-3 people....

Well this morning i head out and notice there are 7-8 homeless guys holding the signs.... Now, im all for helping homeless people get off their feet. But do they have to do this right infront of my development? All of them have signs for the store, except one, who keeps his panhandling sign out....

Is it wrong of me to not like this?

Wow, that parody thread is uncalled for.

This winter, my local home Depot has hired several homeles people (assuming homeless) to push carts. Basicalyl giving them money to get through the winter. I COMMEND HOME DEPOT for this act! more stores need to help out, but truth be told, most major corporation help local communities. I think Wal Mart donates to local shelters.

 

[AdamSnow]

If they are willing to contribute in any way to society, I give them :thumbsup:

 

[royaldank]

They've been doing this for quite awhile around here. Most of the times they even give them outfits to wear. Funny seeing a homeless dude smoking a cig on break while wearing half a Buzz Lightyear outfit. and sitting on the helmet.

 

[rh71]

bad since it draws more homeless to the area... very bad. I would protest the store... in theory.

 

[rudder]

1. pay them to fight.
2. film it.
3. profit.

 

[chowmein]

NYC already has a bunch of them. you see them everywhere with big signs and passing out "Gentlemen's Club" fliers. Theres also some dressed up as big "Subway" sandwich guys. gotta get pics

 

[aphex]

Wow, that parody thread is uncalled for.

What parody thread?