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The idea of a pay phone wall decal seems a little absurd to me. It’s even more absurd when I try  to imagine what I would’ve thought of this during a time when I actually used pay phones. When I had a pager in 1998 or thereabouts, I knew the location of every pay phone in NYC from 72nd Street to Chinatown. But so many of them didn’t work. Having a fake one on my wall would’ve seemed a cruel joke. This one doesn’t even bother to pretend it’s going to take your quarter. It’s just a wall.  Good thing I have a cell. Phone Home Vinyl Wall Decal by CityZenDesign

The idea of a pay phone wall decal seems a little absurd to me. It’s even more absurd when I try  to imagine what I would’ve thought of this during a time when I actually used pay phones.

When I had a pager in 1998 or thereabouts, I knew the location of every pay phone in NYC from 72nd Street to Chinatown. But so many of them didn’t work.

Having a fake one on my wall would’ve seemed a cruel joke. This one doesn’t even bother to pretend it’s going to take your quarter. It’s just a wall. 

Good thing I have a cell.

Phone Home Vinyl Wall Decal by CityZenDesign

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