Normally, you wouldn't want to tell customers to take a hike (go away), but of course, this store means it literally - they sell hiking and camping equipment. We used to have a travel agency like that in Harvard Square that posted a big sign reading, "Please Go Away!" Unfortunately, they have become more conservative since I moved here. I think it now reads, "Please go away often." It just doesn't have the same punch.

Mountain Outfitters Store. Black Mountain, North Carolina

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