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If you can't trust a notary -- who can you trust?

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sorry, we're closedHow would you feel if you saw an ad in the paper for a business that advertised it was open 24 hours a day -- but when you got there at 11 p.m. the doors were locked, the lights were out, and there was a sign that said: 'Sorry, we're closed.'?

Not only that, but when you looked at a sign on the window that showed their hours of operation, it showed that they close at 10 p.m

 

open 24 hoursBut wait. That's not all.  Right beside the sign that shows the hours of operation, there is a sign that reads: 'Open 24 hours'

Huh?

 

How can a business call itself reputable if it advertises that it is open 24 hours a day, but closes at 10 p.m.?  It's deceptive advertising, to say the least.

I was updating my profile today on one of the notary sites.  I clicked on the profile of one of the notaries in my area and saw this:

 24 hour service


He has the logo for notaries who are available 24 hours a day.  And in his profile it says 'Yes' for '24 Hr Notary Service'  But when you look at his 'Hours Available for Notary Public Work:', you see a totally different picture.

It makes you wonder how much of what this person says in his profile is actually true.  What does he tell people who call him and ask if he's available 24 hours a day? 'Yes, I'm available 24 hours a day ... but only from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.'

The public has to be able to trust a notary.

 

Comments(4)

Michael A. Caruso
Surterre Properties - Laguna Niguel, CA

Maybe they got sick and had to go home?

Dec 20, 2008 04:49 AM
Leon Austin
Mobile Notary Services - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Mobile Notary

Michael, with all due respect, I don't think you read the post.

 

 

Dec 20, 2008 08:00 AM
Bob & Carolin Benjamin
Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ
East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Perhaps the 24 hour issue is that they will schedule someone within 24 hours --  but admit it seems a bit odd. Happy holidays.

Dec 20, 2008 03:05 PM
Leon Austin
Mobile Notary Services - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Mobile Notary

No, I am listed on that site also.  We are notary signing agents and mobile notaries. We do loan closings and provide other mobile notary services. For the most part, we work as individuals.

When a mobile notary advertises on that site that they are available 24 hours a day, it means that they should be available 24 hours

If a title company or signing service contacts us to do a closing that is scheduled for 11 p.m., or if someone in the general public needs a document notarized at that time, we can't say that we don't do closings at that time, or that that's our bedtime.  We have to be on call to do a closing at 2 a.m. if necessary.  And if we aren't willing to do it, then we shouldn't advertise ourselves as being available 24 hours.

 

Dec 20, 2008 03:41 PM