Well, at least it makes it easy to give the pizza guy directions

There is a store around the corner from my house that just drives me insane. It’s not what it sells – antiques, but rather the outside decor. It has just grown weirder and weirder as time goes on. 

It began with one metal buffalo on a rolling stand. That wasn’t too odd, neither was it that strange when the buffalo got himself a girlfriend.  But things didn’t stop there. Oh no. Now there is an entire herd of buffalo in various sizes that are trundled out to the parking lot or stationed on the roof every single day. But that’s not enough. Now all the of the stupid buffalo are painted metallic gold and silver with various colors of bright zebra stripes.  Imagine a life-sized buffalo painted gold with teal, orange or green zebra stripes.

There is also a Gilligan’s Island style boat painted about six different colors on the roof, too. I know. It doesn’t make any sense to me either.

To further enhance this bizarre marketing strategy, lately an airplane was situated in a mock crash into the roof – nose down with broken wings.

And a sign that says something about pigs flying and making a messy landings.

Honestly, every time I drive by the place it makes me angry and, because it’s only around the block from my house, I pass by ALL THE TIME. I don’t know that I’ve ever responded so strongly to a marketing ploy.

Is it just me or would that monstrosity annoy you, too?