Is your shop prepared for the upcoming barter system?

[Stacey K]

Thanks for tearing into my fallout headcanon with economics. So the world has ended, let's say zombies, what is your go to barter/money/currency? Sharp sticks>bullets>pogs?

After some time communities would start popping up. People of the community would first support each other like a commune. Next communities would start trading with other communities as some might have a lot of tradesmen, some may focus on food growing, etc. Bartering and trading would be the main currency until small governments are formed within these communities. The small communities would likely start joining other communities. After these communities are well organized and working together, they would likely start minting coins, just like every civilization has done in the past. I would be surprised if our current coins and paper bills would be the currency. It would almost certainly have to be something new.

Zombies are unlikely but you will need more than a hammer. I think you will be OK based on what we know about you being somewhat of a redneck LOL

Add me to the Looney Toon category with Signorama I've seen every doomsday and zombie movie or series ever written LOL

 

[Gino]

How have you gotten this far in life without knowing how to recognize a joke?

How have you gotten this far in life...... period ??

 

[JBurton]

I think that their spaceships run on gold and silver

Good guess, but its actually water!

Add me to the Looney Toon category with Signorama I've seen every doomsday and zombie movie or series ever written LOL

And my axe!

 

[WildWestDesigns]

I think you will be OK based on what we know about you being somewhat of a redneck LOL

Well you know what Hank Jr always said about "A Country Boy".

 

[Signarama Jockey]

Anyone have a favorite post apocalypse movie? Zombies, war, whatever...

 

[Johnny Best]

How have you gotten this far in life without knowing how to recognize a joke?

So I will now recognize you as a joke.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

How have you gotten this far in life without knowing how to recognize a joke?

This was a really bad joke. You weren't around for AMS.... but you and him are kin.

A joke is something that makes you laugh... like when Gino puts the car in reverse, he says "Ah, this takes me back."

 

[JBurton]

This was a really bad joke.

IDK, I'll take it as a thought experiment, our current businesses in a nontraditional setting. This can be very useful in a way.
For example, we had a pandemic. Billboards sales plummeted, fabrication got kicked back with delays, clear acrylic/poly price soared, but floor graphics exploded. I don't think anybody predicted the changes in trends, and while signs are nothing in the grand scheme of things, such a thought experiment could have brought such revelations to light before the world got shut down.
Now, imagine a world with nothing but self driving cars... how many polesigns are we going to see going up when everybody's nose is buried in their phone while riding around?
How about augmented reality. While I don't think 'everybody' will be walking around in apple headsets one day, it is an interesting concept to provide 'signage' that can be changed in an instant for essentially 0 cost. So what happens to the real sign business?
Just saying, talking about stupid sh*t can be productive if you use enough words to justify it.

 

[Gino]

I haven't had a car in decades. I did do it on an old hodaka 90 bike.

 

[White Haus]

I haven't had a car in decades. I did do it on an old hodaka 90 bike.

When did they pull your license?

 

[Gino]

License............................................ license for what ??

 

[White Haus]

 

[Stacey K]

Anyone have a favorite post apocalypse movie? Zombies, war, whatever...

I'm glad you asked! Not in any specific order...

Movies:
28 Days Later - scary, fast zombies are frightening
Train to Busan - tear jerker - excellent movie
Cargo - one of my absolute favorite movies!
The Dead - not much talking, never underestimate a slow zombie!
Maggie - with Arnold Schwartenegger - not bad!
Rec - scary
Day of the Dead - classic
World War Z - good even though I don't like Brad Pitt
Zombieland - classic

Series:
The Walking Dead
Black Summer - second favorite
Reality Z - underrated and very good
Z-nation - Knock off of TWD, quite a good series

 

[Boudica]

I played the game Plants vs Zombies. That's about it.
although, I did go so far that one halloween I dressed up like a zombie, and dressed my kiddo as a sunflower (back when I could still dress her up).

 

[Smoke_Jaguar]

I don't think I will see any difference if the apocalypse comes. I will still be salvaging printers and using junk pile parts for cheap customers who claim that everything is too expensive while their resident old fart is constantly looking over my shoulders telling me OEM parts are better.

 

[Signarama Jockey]

So I will now recognize you as a joke.

Awwe. And I cared so much about your opinion. Oh well.

 

[Signarama Jockey]

This was a really bad joke. You weren't around for AMS.... but you and him are kin.

A joke is something that makes you laugh... like when Gino puts the car in reverse, he says "Ah, this takes me back."

And you don't think that "Will you have someone trained in appraisals who can determine the value of guitars, batteries and gold teeth, and how big of a "Family starving, will do literally anything for food!" sign it will get them in trade?"

It isn't a dad joke, true, but that is funny. It doesn't even get a smirk out of you?

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

And you don't think that "Will you have someone trained in appraisals who can determine the value of guitars, batteries and gold teeth, and how big of a "Family starving, will do literally anything for food!" sign it will get them in trade?"

It isn't a dad joke, true, but that is funny. It doesn't even get a smirk out of you?

No, we've heard the same thing from people on here who were dead serious... Quite a few people. With your beliefs in other threads, it wasn't beyond reach you were one of them.

 

[MNT_Printhead]

And you don't think that "Will you have someone trained in appraisals who can determine the value of guitars, batteries and gold teeth, and how big of a "Family starving, will do literally anything for food!" sign it will get them in trade?"

It isn't a dad joke, true, but that is funny. It doesn't even get a smirk out of you?

Working for a retail business and dealing with buyers for it I will tell you that an item is only worth what you can get for it. Look at chains like Ross and TJ Max, they take what wouldn't sell at the desired MSRP and sell it for less. I have seen new items come in and drop in price by half when they didn't sell until the stock was gone. I bet MSRP on clothes is about 200% above cost if not more.

I have been selling stuff on ebay where it is even more true.

 

[Patrick Farrell]

If things do go pear shaped, and the printing is no longer a viable means for providing, there's an awful lot of stuff on a printer that be re-purposed. Thinking of the mag rails on our VK300D. Or the vacuum table. I have fought the urge to turn it into a giant air hockey rink lol