Bumper Stickers Make a Statement
If you've ever found yourself inching up on the car in front of
you to read their bumper stickers, you're not alone. Bumper
stickers are a means of proclaiming your views on life,
politics, sports, your religious affiliation, and virtually any
other arena. Whether you want the world to know you support your
local school, your hometown sports team, or a certain
politician, bumperstickers can be the means to do so.
Bumper stickers can be funny, crazy, thought provoking, silly,
intelligent, or rather stupid. They can bring a smile to the
reader's face or make the person in the car behind you angry. By
wearing your thoughts on your bumper, you can proclaim your
personality or your priorities to the world. There's no doubt
that, based upon the bumperstickers adorning a vehicle, others
make assumptions about the car's driver.
Some of the most amusing bumper stickers I've encountered are:
Social Security Has Me Feeling Unsocial and Insecure
My Best Friend Says I'm Insane, But Who Listens to Dogs Anyway?
If Opportunity Knocked on My Door, I Must Have Been in the Shower
Work is a Four-Letter Word
Rash Decisions Make Me Itch
Yes, This is My Van. No, I Won't Help You Move
A Waist is a Terrible Thing to Mind
I've Forgotten More Than I've Ever Learned
Bumper stickers can also make great marketing tools, whether for
a cause or an organization. Custom-made bumper stickers are
relatively inexpensive, yet can help spread the message you're
trying to convey. If you have a message to promote, you can
order custom-made bumper stickers and pass them out at your next
meeting or event.
Bumper stickers can also help to raise money. Having a variety
of bumper stickers, along with pins and T-shirts, which are
funny or thought provoking can do double duty for merchandising
and marketing. The only caveats are that they should be in good
taste (in the eyes of your prospective customers), that they are
clever, and that they relate to the mission of the group or
organization.
Overall, bumper stickers can be a delightful form of
self-expression and serve to entertain other drivers while
you're on the road. The entertainment value of bumper stickers
can go one step further, especially if you have one or more
children in the car on a long day of errands. You can encourage
the kids to play the "Alphabet Game" using bumper stickers. The
rules are that, starting with the letter "A," they must find
each letter of the alphabet on a bumper sticker. This game can
keep them engaged for quite awhile, particularly when they get
stuck on the letters "Q" and "Z"!