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Back in 5 minutes sign maker

The classic counter sign, with a line for the time you left so it actually means something.

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QR code

Live: the QR on your paper opens a page you change from your phone. Design previews are free. Printing and PDF export require Pro ($9/month or $90/year). Paper stays fixed; only the scan page changes.

Printed example

Back in 5 minutes sign, printed on US Letter paper
The default back in 5 minutes sign from this page, as it prints. Change any line above.

What to write on your back in 5 minutes sign

Back in 5 minutes · Left at 2:10
Back in 10 minutes · Left at 4:05

Please wait here.

Back in 15 minutes · Back at 11:30

Call 716-555-0100 for anything urgent.

Back shortly · Back at 12:40

Tips

  • A "5 minutes" sign has no start time, so a visitor can't tell if you left 1 minute or 40 minutes ago. Add "left at" or swap it for a clock time.
  • If you're regularly gone longer than 10 minutes, use an out to lunch or will return sign instead. Visitors stop trusting a 5-minute sign that's up for half an hour.

Change the page behind this QR from your phoneA paper sign says “back at 1:15” even when you're back at 2. With EntryPing, the QR code on this sign shows whatever you last set from your phone, and Pro visitors can leave a request in your inbox.

On your door
Your shop
Right now
Updated just now
Back at 2:45
Ran out for parts. Call or text.
CallText
What a scan shows
  • Print the sign once. When plans change, type “Back at 2:45” on your phone and the page behind the QR says it.
  • Visitors get Call, Text and your hours, even when you're out.
  • The code on the paper never changes and never expires.

One live page can be previewed free. Printing and visitor request handling require Pro.

Pro · $9 a month

Every sign live, on every door.

Print with Pro. Update the scan page from your phone, manage visitor requests in your inbox, and schedule selected holiday messages. Printed words stay unchanged.

  • Up to 100 live QR pages per account
  • Your logo, colors and font
  • Selected holiday scan-page messages
  • Visitor requests: acknowledge and resolve in your inbox
  • A reserved spot on the e‑ink plate waitlist
Start Proor $90 a year · cancel any time
Same paper, updated scan page
  1. Open. Come on in.
  2. Out to lunch. Back at 1:15.
  3. Running late. Back at 1:45.
  4. Closed for Thanksgiving. Automatic.

Printed wording stays fixed. Replace the paper to change its visible message.

Questions

Can I print a back in 5 minutes sign for free?

Design and preview it free. Printing or saving a PDF requires Pro ($9/month or $90/year).

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