Posting in the r/Charlotte subreddit, one resident shared a photo of “utility pole eyesore advertising.” One ad touted “seamless gutters” that they’d thrown in their trash.
The original poster mused about what to do with the phone number in the ad in the caption.
“Signing up for timeshare quotes, health insurance marketplace… so what else can we opt in for signs like these all over the utility poles in CLT,” they said.
If you live in an urban area of any kind, odds are good you’ve seen this kind of advertising. It’s plastered on utility poles or on yard signs on the side of the road. It advertises everything from buying your “ugly home” to gutters to offering to buy diabetic or other medical supplies…