Thanks, I hate confusing opening hours
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  • 2671 points Witchling_Liv

    I bet you the thing didn't come with enough zero's so they had to improvise

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    912 points BlackVendetta666

    Feels like we could leave the minutes blank entirely

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    384 points Witchling_Liv

    That would've been the better solution

    Edit: it also looks they didn't have enough sixes

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    62 points ISnipedJFK

    Even if that was the case, just copy the 6 and glue it on a a not frequently used number?

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    126 points Chorba0Frig

    They should have used a flipped 9 as a 6

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    24 points sampat6256

    I think they did

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    32 points Witchling_Liv

    Dont think so, they're missing a 6 for Friday but used a 9 for Sunday

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    8 points miraculum_one

    Without the minutes they have enough numbers. The 9 from 5:09 flipped becomes the 6 for Friday. And then they just remove all of the minutes and they're done.

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    1 points ShimoFox

    But they used a 9 in the minute section! lol Which is identical to the 6.

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    1 points DefectiveLP

    They did have plenty of 9s they could have turned around if chopping off the minutes.

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    9 points Tomytom99

    Or better yet, the board could have had zeros printed in the ones place for the minutes. Maybe even the 10's place with the intent that you can put a different number over it. Doesn't matter what's under the sticker if you can't see it.

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    3 points Darth_Wayne_

    Not wrong. But I think they mean to be facetious and cute, as in like eh close about 6.

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    0 points FunnyChampion2228

    But nobody would be talking about it on Reddit, then, would they?

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    35 points Alech1m

    "Mon-Fri: 11:00am - 6:00pm

    Sat: 10:00am - 6:00pm

    Sun: 10:00am - 5:00pm"

    One less 0 then the "original"

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    12 points Pterafractyl

    There are 15 1's and 15 0's. I'm assuming that's all that came in the pack lol

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    5 points L3PALADIN

    16 1s

    and although the possessive apostrophe is way less consistent than pedants would like to believe, apostrophes are never used for the plural "s" as far as i know.

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    7 points maxwellsearcy

    Apostrophes should be used to pluralize letters if not doing so might be confusing (and ofc whenever the style guide for your organization says so).

    ex. Cross your t's and dot your i's.
    A's are better than B's.
    Mind your p's and q's.

    Same goes for numbers, really.
    e.g. If your reader might interpret 1s as "one second," then it makes sense to add an apostrophe.

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    2 points L3PALADIN

    that contradicts what i was taught but it makes sense so i find myself believing you.

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    1 points Pterafractyl

    Damn, I missed the third one on the first line. Also, the most correct term would be: sixteen ones.

    I don't think grammar rules really matter in informal settings anyway. As long as the point is sufficiently conveyed, then minor errors don't really need to be corrected. It doesn't make you sound smart, just petty.

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    1 points L3PALADIN

    i agree "sixteen ones" is definitely clearest.

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    4 points paulcaar

    Why would there be a 6:10 instead of a 6:01 then

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    1 points Konfituren

    It came with 16 1's but only 15 0s?

    I guess they could have lost a sheet of 0s tho

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    1 points homingmissile

    Then they should've just left the :00 section blank. This is like the Wonderland playing cards painting all the roses white because they got one white rose

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    1 points BertRenolds

    The tens bother me if this is the case. Why not 11:01

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    1 points DenyingToast882

    Then why would it be 6:10 abd not 6:01

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    2 points Witchling_Liv

    Probably not a very good improviser

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    0 points HeartsPlayer721

    They was my guess

    Too bad they weren't smart enough to just do the hours and skip the minutes:

    eg. 11a-6p

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  • 214 points mheg-mhen

    This looks like somebody’s actual time card punches after being scheduled M-F 11-6, Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5

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  • 290 points WellEvan

    They really only have 3 different store times, M-F, Sat and Sun.

    They should have gone with different signage altogether

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  • 277 points NJdevil202

    It's literally 11-6 mon-fri, 10-6 sat, 10-5 sun

    This is just some store taking the piss, it's a completely normal schedule

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    15 points WouldbeWanderer

    It's wonderful.

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  • 74 points TheBestZackEver

    This feels like a jab at the owner/manager who arrives late/leaves early

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  • 24 points keithstonee

    people taking the sign seriously is crazy.

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  • 14 points unclestink

    Oh how positively whimsical

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  • 77 points Raxlifaxli

    Na it's perfectly human if you work alone and aren't always on time. I would love it in that scenario

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    28 points swankyfish

    Is you aren’t on time, having different, weird, opening hours doesn’t help.

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    6 points Raxlifaxli

    Have you never been 7min late for work?

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    21 points swankyfish

    But if you start at 11:07 being seven minutes late means you get there at 11:14. You can’t plan in advance for being late with weird opening times.

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    -17 points Raxlifaxli

    I guess you don't get what I mean. Life isn't always perfectly on time in general, there is always a little wiggleroom

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    10 points swankyfish

    These opening hours are still neither here nor there with that.

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    -1 points maboyles90

    It means I'm aiming for 11. But I'll be there when I get there.

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    2 points swankyfish

    No, I get it, but having different opening times each day doesn’t help with this. People aren’t later on Mondays and Wednesdays than they are on Tuesdays and Fridays.

    If every opening time was the same amount past the hour this would make sense (although it would still make more sense to just aim for an earlier time if you are always late).

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    1 points agoodveilsays

    🤦🏼 not only is it a joke, but the listed times are implying an estimate of times. Meaning, the shop will open around 11am Monday-Friday.

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    3 points Raxlifaxli

    I suppose they don't want to get it

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    1 points ShimoFox

    If this is what they were going for they would have down 11:10 for every day and not random ones per day. 100% I'm betting this is them being quirky.

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    0 points maboyles90

    But with my brain if I aim for 11:10, it'll be more like 11:13,11:17,11:11,11:05,11:23.

    I think it's perfect and I love it. Though it is tough to read.

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  • 23 points Kage9866

    I dunno I find this hilarious

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  • 8 points Vieris

    This is the chaos I like to see

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  • 6 points Beginning-Knee7258

    Based on bus schedule?

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  • 7 points SaintEyegor

    I think it’s whimsical and generally awesome

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  • 7 points clickityclick76

    It’s like they used up all the extra zeros and started throwing in whatever was left.

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  • 5 points beanthebean

    So they're generally open around 11-6, open around an hour earlier on Saturday, open and close around an hour earlier on Sunday.

    I avoid going to stores in the first half hour of opening and the last half hour before they close so this wouldn't a really affect me.

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  • 5 points ghostsintherafters

    Brilliant. These hours aren't confusing at all. They open around 11ish and close around 6ish. Pretty simple really.

    Prevents the nerds from waiting outside for the moment the doors unlock in the morning, and it lets people know to get to the store well before closing, because trying to walk in a few minutes before close they might already be gone.

    I don't hate this at all...

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  • 3 points CutsSoFresh

    Simple enough, just don't show up right at closing. Attend at least an hour before

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  • 3 points Zealousideal-Let1121

    It doesn't look confusing at all. Just follow the times. It's inconsistent, but 5:58 is not any more or less specific than 6:00.

    Anyway, I'm pretty sure they just didn't get enough 6s and 0s to fill it out correctly.

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  • 3 points ctgrell

    I think they ran out of 0s 😂

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  • 3 points kablam0

    It's actually kinda funny but I know we can't have humor on Reddit

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  • 5 points PurpleVinedRose

    Idk it seems like ‘when the doors are unlocked’ and ‘when the doors are locked’ times. Or maybe they’re adding some humor to the signs? Like human timings because humans are bad at being on time?

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  • 2 points SuB626

    Unless you are breaking down the door at opening or want to be insufferable and have them throw you out this is not confusing in the slightest

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  • 5 points joconnell13

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    8 points Vancandybestcandy

    Idk maybe they just like me think it’s silly. 

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    2 points isolateddreamz

    This exact clip is on speed dial in my mind. It's perfect for so many things, and it never ceases to amuse me

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  • 5 points Levoso_con_v

    I mean they are a bit random, but not confusing, just go always after 11.10 or before 18.00 (except sundays 17.00) and problem solved

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  • 4 points Firm_Acanthisitta_31

    I love it actually lmao

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  • 2 points GamerBhoy89

    It's 11 - 6

    Easy

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    3 points mheg-mhen

    Weekdays

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  • 2 points aquaman67

    Ran out of zeros.

    Did the best he could.

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  • 2 points Misomuro

    So whole week 11-5.

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  • 2 points Fkndon

    I think I hate it, but I also appreciate the message of them saying “don’t be on this porch waiting at 11 am we’re always a little late” which gives me so much information about how to behave in such a place

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  • 1 points DontYeetMySkeet

    Why banana

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  • 1 points kinggot

    Treat it as 11:10am to 5:09pm

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  • 1 points ridemooses

    Seems like a front to me.

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  • 1 points dcoolins

    Bullshit I was back at : and they were still closed

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  • 1 points arielkoby

    I’m glad they’ll be back at : o’clock

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  • 1 points asphyxiat3xx

    I think this is hilarious lol

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  • 1 points ShimoFox

    What's the bet this is just meant to be quirky. And they actually round down to the nearest hour for opening and up to the nearest 30 for closing.

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  • 1 points smoki_thebear

    I can only imagine the bus hours being a nightmare to remember in that area

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  • 1 points KVMFT

    I’m sure we can tell the time without minutes?

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  • 1 points _Hasenpfeffer

    67

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  • 1 points LeftOn4ya

    Betcha this is going along with sunrise and sundown times, like it opens 3 hours after sunrise (2 hours on Saturday and Sunday) and closes 30 minutes before sundown (1 hour and 30 minutes on Sunday). They update the hours every week to adjust. Not sure why but it actually makes sense.

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    0 points moustachedelait

    They ran out of zeroes

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