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No, I want a “platinum” wash, please.

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January 8, 2007, 10:33 PM

The folks at All-American Auto Spa in Waynesboro ought to be ashamed of themselves for this misspelling on their wash-selection screen. It’s a real doozie, too. You can select one of three washes: Silver, Gold, and “Plantinun”. I presume that they meant “Platinum”, but that’s not what they said. Check it out:

"PLANTINUN WASH"

I just love it when people manage to screw up their signs and such.

However, it could be worse. At least it was just a spelling error. It could have been a Blue Screen of Death. I remember when I went to the Wal-Mart in Woodstock on my January 4, 2006 DC trip, and the Gift Registry kiosk had bluescreened. That was certainly a sight:

Blue Screen of Death at Wal-Mart in Woodstock

So it could always be worse. At least in the car wash’s case, they may have looked like fools, but at least it was still operational.

Web site: Not entirely unrelated, but I think this article on spelling reform is pretty darn interesting...

Song: "We've got a store that I explore when the customers aren't here anymore..."

Quote: Oops...

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