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Lost and found sign maker

For a lost and found box at a front desk, gym, school, church or café. Add how long items are kept.

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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

Lost and found sign, printed on US Letter paper
The default lost and found sign from this page, as it prints. Change any line above.

What to write on your lost and found sign

Lost and found

Ask at the front desk. Items are kept for 30 days.

Lost something?

Check the box below, or call 716-555-0100.

Found items · ↓

Unclaimed items donated on the 1st of each month.

Tips

  • Say how long you keep things and where they go after. It saves arguments and clears the box.
  • Valuables (phones, wallets, keys) belong behind the desk, not in the open box. Say "ask at the desk for valuables".

Change the page behind this QR from your phoneA paper sign can't say when the restroom is fixed or the floor is dry again. With EntryPing, the QR code on this sign opens a page you update from your phone, and Pro visitors can leave a request.

On your door
Your shop
Right now
Updated just now
Restroom is fixed
Thanks for your patience.
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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

How long should a business keep lost and found items?

Many keep them 30 days, then donate or discard. Whatever you choose, post it on the sign.

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