Ridiculous things: let’s start with a bell

I’m going through old photos for the new year, and here is one of the ridiculous things I found.

My husband and I went to a wedding years ago and, upon arriving, discovered that I had left our dress clothes 300 miles away. Off to the nearest shopping mall we went. During the process of picking out clothing a sales lady told me to use the dressing room and ring the bell when I wanted help.

I couldn’t find the bell to ring.

She said “It’s right there, with the sign.”

The corner of two walls. On the right wall is a sign that says ring bell for service. On the left side is a light switch. Which in this case was the bell.

I had about a dozen questions regarding this setup[1]Does it ring only in one position? Does it ring whenever it hits the top? Does it ring when crossing over the center? When does it stop ringing? Does it ever stop ringing? Why did they pick a light … Continue reading, but because the wedding was only hours away, I never got a chance to ask them.

 

Notes

Notes
↑1 Does it ring only in one position?
Does it ring whenever it hits the top?
Does it ring when crossing over the center?
When does it stop ringing?
Does it ever stop ringing?
Why did they pick a light switch?
Was the electrician off that day?
Were there no doorbells in the store that day?
Was this a total hack?
What brought about the total hack?
Had they had a lot of problems with customers not recognizing it or was I the freak?
Do customers ever question why it’s not a doorbell?
Have they ever seen a light switch used to ring a bell previously?

Author: Anne Gibson

anne gibson is a freelance UX Designer, Content Strategist, and General Troublemaker from outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She's an editor and writer at The Interconnected. She is also published at A List Apart and The Pastry Box, and publishes short fiction when she's not persuading the terriers to stop wrecking things. (The terriers are winning.)