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Out to lunch sign maker

Type your return time, add a number or a QR code, and preview it free. Printing and PDF export require Pro.

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

What to write on your out to lunch sign

Out to lunch · Back at 1:15
Out to lunch · Back in 30 minutes

Started at 12:30

Gone to lunch · Back at 2:00

Call or text and I'll come back sooner.

At lunch · Open again at 1:00

Drop-offs: slot to the left of the door.

Tips

  • Write a clock time, not "back soon". "Back at 1:15" tells a visitor whether to wait; "back in 30 minutes" doesn't, because they can't tell when you wrote it.
  • If you use one sign every day, leave the time blank and write it in with a dry-erase marker on a sheet protector.
  • Put a phone number or QR code on it. Someone who would have waited ten minutes will usually text instead of leaving.

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.

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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
  • A reserved spot on the e‑ink plate waitlist
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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 to lunch sign say?

Your return time as a clock time, and one way to reach you. "Out to lunch, back at 1:15, call 716-555-0100" covers almost every visitor.

How long can I be out to lunch before customers give up?

There is no fixed rule. A specific return time and a number make waiting or calling easy, which is what keeps people from walking on.

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