• glimse@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Back before my friend’s dad’s business took off, he had an…interesting…tactic for billboards.

      He’d book them under a different business name and then cancel at the very last minute. The billboard company had to sell that spot ASAP or it was “wasted” money so booking it came at a serious discount…for his actual company. The cancelation fee + discounted rate was way less than it would have cost if he just booked it normally.

      Pretty shady but kinda funny.

    • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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      6 months ago

      The person with an 80k truck pulling a 30k boat with 10k of electronics and 5k of gear can afford a billboard for a month for a good joke.