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Spectrum related shop signs

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We came across this whilst in Tenterden, Kent yesterday.

Has anyone else seen any other good examples?

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We popped up to An Gearasdan (Fort William) a few weeks ago for vaccination at the former Nevis Centre, and I stopped in the blustery rain to take this pic ("I know a bunch of folk who'll like this", I thought)!

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[mention]flatduckrecords[/mention],

I'm sure you got the same kind of response from your other half as I did when stopping to take the photograph!
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We had this cafe in Bristol for a while, though it's closed down now I think:

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PeterJ wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:34 am We came across this whilst in Tenterden, Kent yesterday.

Has anyone else seen any other good examples?
Never mind the Avalon sign, I read and re-read that as the Nazi barber shop.
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bluespikey wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:35 pm
PeterJ wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:34 am We came across this whilst in Tenterden, Kent yesterday.

Has anyone else seen any other good examples?
Never mind the Avalon sign, I read and re-read that as the Nazi barber shop.
They're very limited on the style of moustaches that they can offer :lol: :lol:
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flatduckrecords wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:51 am We popped up to An Gearasdan (Fort William) a few weeks ago for vaccination at the former Nevis Centre, and I stopped in the blustery rain to take this pic ("I know a bunch of folk who'll like this", I thought)!
Our Spectrum was something of a "children's indoor play centre", too! (Sir Clive would not approve.)
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Morkin wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:48 pm We had this cafe in Bristol for a while, though it's closed down now I think
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A white commercial van with a livery that reads "QAPM"

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Without leaving Derbyshire, there's a 'Finders Keepers' furniture shop in Whaley Bridge, and a 'Spellbound' tattoo shop in Ilkeston. Sadly I couldn't find a 'Knight Tyme' in the UK (there is a courier service in Atlanta, USA, though) or a Stormbringer (but there is a DIY shop in northern Poland).
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PeterJ wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:34 am We came across this whilst in Tenterden, Kent yesterday.
That's five minutes from me, I must've seen it a thousand times, and yet I've never made the connection until now.
bluespikey wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:35 pm Never mind the Avalon sign, I read and re-read that as the Nazi barber shop.
Yep, I do a double take whenever I see it.
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They'll wonder why customers only ever want a greased fringe and a sick fade.
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Spotted in Oxford:

Apologies it's a bit blurry.

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