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Running late sign maker

Opening late today? Tape this up so the first customers know when to come back.

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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

Running late sign, printed on US Letter paper
The default running late sign from this page, as it prints. Change any line above.

What to write on your running late sign

Opening late today · Open at 11:00

Sorry for the wait. Regular hours tomorrow.

Running a little late · Open by 10:30

Call or text for anything urgent.

Delayed opening · Open at 12:00

Weather delay.

Tips

  • Also add the change to Google as special hours for today. People who check before leaving home won't see your door.
  • Say whether it's today only. "Regular hours tomorrow" stops people from assuming your hours changed.

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

How do I tell Google I'm opening late today?

In your Business Profile, open Edit profile, then Hours, then Special hours, and add today with the new opening time.

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