Deception

Mark Frauenfelder over at boingboing has pointed out a sneaky flower dealer near Sunset and Vermont in Los Angeles that has a sign on the sidewalk that tricks drivers into thinking it sells roses for $4 a dozen.

As he rightly points out, if you get down on your hands and knees and use a magnifying glass, you can see a tiny ‘1/2′ in front of the large ‘DOZ’, and an equally miniature ‘99′ above the dot after the ‘$4′.

I can’t imagine many drivers will stop twice, or buy two-dozen. A pity….buying flowers can become a habit.