Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Google Streetview Finds - What happened, Advanced Counter?

 Am I the only ones who enjoys scrolling across the world on Google Maps to then zoom in on a random town somewhere on the planet, clicking on various restaurants, hotels, or schools and reading the reviews or looking at the photos people post.  From far eastern Siberia to isolated spots in South America, it's interesting, to me at least, to see what I'd be able to order on the menu, or what my room conditions in a hostel might be like.

Today I was street view driving in Miles City, Montana and I noticed this very nicely wrapped work vehicle for Advanced Counters.  Surely this must be the premiere countertop provider in the Miles City area.  


But to my surprise, no such business seems to exist on Google.  A search for countertop providers in Miles City gave 10 possibilities--but not the folks from "Advanced".  I even did a search for the 1-800 number and got only one hit--some weird random phone-directory type text list from Billings, Montana, that bore no connection.

At some point between September, 2013, and today, things went wrong for Advanced Counter.  What happened?  A fight between the business partners?  Bought out by "big counter"?  A horrible liability case after the wrong glue wafted toxic vapours through someone's home?  Or maybe another Covid business casualty?  (Not that likely, since Covid seemed to increase the business for home improvement companies, one area that people kept spending money throughout the pandemic.

Let me know if you happen to find this post after searching to see if your business still has a web presence.  I'd like to know...