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Out of order sign maker

For a restroom, machine, door or elevator. Say what's broken, what to use instead, and when it'll be fixed.

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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

Out of order sign, printed on US Letter paper
The default out of order sign from this page, as it prints. Change any line above.

What to write on your out of order sign

Out of order

Sorry! Please use the restroom on the 2nd floor.

Restroom out of order

A plumber is on the way. Thank you for your patience.

Out of order · Fixed by Friday

Please use the machine by the entrance.

Door out of order · →

Please use the side entrance.

Card reader out of order

Cash or Venmo today. Sorry!

Tips

  • Always point to the alternative: the other restroom, the next machine, the other door. "Out of order" alone just moves the question to your staff.
  • Add a "fixed by" day if you know it. People stop asking when they can see you're on it.
  • For a restroom, put the sign on the door at eye level and tape the door shut or lock it. A sign on an unlocked door gets ignored.
  • Use landscape for a vending machine or ATM screen; portrait for doors.

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.

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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
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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

What should an out of order sign say?

What isn't working, what to use instead, and optionally when it will be fixed. For example: "Restroom out of order. Please use the one on the 2nd floor."

How do I print an out of order sign for a bathroom?

Change the main line to "Restroom out of order", add where the nearest working restroom is, and use Print or save PDF. Printing requires Pro.

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