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Braai pack specials poster maker

A poster for the weekend braai packs at a butchery or a shop: each pack with what is in it, its weight and its price, and the days it runs, ready to post or print.

Also free: your specials on Weekly Eats.

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For example: Corner Cafe

See how it works

What you type stays on your phone. We only see it if you press "Send these to us on WhatsApp" or "Send them by email form" further down. It is kept on this phone, so it is here when you come back.

  • Red and yellow sign, square
  • Dark wood with gold lettering, tall
  • Red sunburst with checker bands, A4 to print
  • Maroon card with slab capitals, square
  • Dark wine card with a gold frame, square
  • Flat red plate with white badges, A4

Made-up places. Prices are examples, not a guide to charge.

How it works

  1. Type your shop and this weekend's braai packs.

    Example. A phone showing the step "What is the special?" for Riverside Meat Market: the special being typed, and the specials poster beside it with the place name on it.

  2. Pick how it looks.

    Example. A phone showing the step "Pick how it looks": the specials poster for Riverside Meat Market on the left and the same words in other looks on the right, one of them chosen.

  3. Change the colours, if you like.

    Example. A phone showing the same step with "More colours" open and another colour chosen: the specials poster for Riverside Meat Market is in that colour.

  4. Share it on WhatsApp, or print it.

    Example. The finished specials poster for Riverside Meat Market filling a phone screen, and the same picture printed on a page stuck to a wall.

The pictures show examples with made-up places and prices.

Run a weekly deal? Put it on a free page people can open.

A Weekly Eats page shows your specials by day, in your own words, with the price where there is one.

Listing is free. Nothing goes on the page until you have checked it and published it.

How listing works

Or type your place name and a special above. Then you can send them to us from here.

How do we check it is your place?

To make sure it is really your place, we set it up with the email address your place shows publicly, on its website, Google or Facebook. If it shows no email, we phone the number it lists and ask you to confirm by email. A phone call alone is not enough. So we can only set up a page when we can check the place is yours from something it already shows publicly. If your place has nothing online yet, we cannot set one up from here, and the poster maker stays free to use. If you message us on WhatsApp, message from the number your place shows publicly.

See an example page

You get a picture to post, and a bigger one to print on a normal printer page (A4) or half a page (A5), not a Word file. Free, no account, and nothing is uploaded: the picture is made on your device.

What goes on a braai pack poster

1One pack, one line
Each braai pack is one special: its name, with what is in it and its weight, and its price on the same line. "Braai pack: wors, chops, steak, 2 kg" is one line, with the price beside it.
2What is in the pack
Name the pieces one after another: boerewors, chops, steak. A customer reading the poster sees what they take home without asking, and two or three pieces fit the line best.
3The weight after the pieces
Put the weight at the end of the name, as "2 kg" or "3 kg", so one pack reads apart from another. The price is for the whole pack, not for a kilogram.
4The days each pack runs
A special starts on every day. On the price step, press "Change the days" and choose the days the pack runs: a weekend pack is set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
5Only the packs you can make
Take a pack off the poster in a week you cannot make it, then save a new picture, so the poster matches what is in the cooler.
6A family pack on the same poster
A bulk pack to take home can be one more line, with its weight and its days. Keep it with the braai packs, so the poster reads as one weekend offer.
7Where the poster goes
Post the tall picture on WhatsApp Status on the Thursday before the weekend. Print the printer page (A4) for the window, and the half page (A5) for the counter where the packs are paid for.

Braai pack specials poster design ideas

Six ways one weekend of braai packs can look: a red and yellow sign, a dark wood board with gold, a red sunburst with checker bands, a maroon cream card, dark wine with gold figures and a flat red ground with white badges. Tap a picture to start from it.

Red and yellow sign, square
Red and yellow with a heavy sign lettering, loud enough to read from the pavement. Square for a post.
Dark wood with gold lettering, tall
Black wood with gold lettering and a flame, the look of a braai stand. Tall for WhatsApp Status.
Red sunburst with checker bands, A4 to print
A red sunburst with a checker band, the look of a braai on a Saturday. A4 to print for the window.
Maroon card with slab capitals, square
A cream card with maroon slab capitals and a badge for each price. Square for a post.
Dark wine card with a gold frame, square
Dark wine with serif lettering and gold figures, a quiet look for a butchery with a classic counter.
Flat red plate with white badges, A4
A flat red ground with a white badge for each price, for a shop with a row of packs. A4 to print.

A braai pack poster, step by step

The poster has three packs. The two braai packs run Friday to Sunday, and the family pack runs on the Saturday and the Sunday. Type each pack with its weight and its price, then choose its days. The heading says the packs are for this weekend, and the line at the foot asks for orders by Thursday night.

Tips

  1. Name the pieces the way the butcher says them: chops, boerewors, steak.
  2. Put the weight after the pieces, so a 2 kg pack and a 3 kg pack read apart.
  3. Set each pack to the days you can make it, not to the whole week.
  4. Put the biggest pack last, where the eye finishes.
  5. Use the line at the foot for the last day to order.

Sizes and printing

Tall, for WhatsApp Status
Tall like a phone screen. Best for WhatsApp Status and for Stories.
Square, for a post
Square. Best for a post on Facebook or Instagram.
Printer page (A4)
A4 is the size of a normal printer page. Print it at home or at a print shop. A home printer leaves a thin white edge.
Half page (A5)
A5 is half of a normal printer page. Good for a counter. A home printer leaves a thin white edge.

Questions

Can I show a pack that runs on one day only?
Yes. Choose that one day for the special, and the poster shows it against that pack alone.
Can I leave the weight out of a pack name?
You can, but the weight tells the buyer how big the pack is, so keep it. Put "2 kg" at the end of the name, after the pieces.
Does the poster show a price per kilogram?
Only if you type it. A line holds one price. A pack has the price of the whole pack, and a cut sold by weight has "per kg" in its name, like "Rump steak, per kg".
Can I put my logo on the braai poster?
Yes. The box for your photo and your logo is under All options, and you can leave both out. Neither is sent to us.
What size does a printed braai poster come out at?
An A4 poster is the size of a normal printer page, and an A5 poster is half of that. Print it is on the Get your picture step, and you get a picture file.

What you type is kept in this browser on this device until you clear your browser data, so you can come back, change a price and save a new picture. A photo and a logo are optional and are not kept for the next visit.

  • Butchery specials on a cream card with red slab capitals: four lines with their days, each price on a round red badge, and a red strip along the footButchery specials poster

    Cuts by the kilogram, with the days they run, have a butchery poster beside the packs.

  • Shisa nyama specials poster in the Photo look: the place name in a bar across the top, a photo of a steak below it, and four specials with prices on cards over the lower edge of the photo, Friday to SundayShisa nyama poster

    Meat off the fire, Friday to Sunday, by the plate or by the weight, has a shisa nyama poster.

  • Steakhouse specials poster in the Steakhouse card look: a cream card with a maroon bar at the top and foot, the name in maroon slab capitals, four specials each with its day and its price on a round maroon badgeSteakhouse specials

    A steak night for sit-down guests has a card with weights and badges, in one specials poster.

  • Grill house menu as a black menu board with an orange double line round the edge: the name in white capitals in the middle with a small flame under it, four sections with orange section names over a rule, quarter and half prices in orangeGrill house menu

    Chicken by the quarter and the half, sold as the day's grill, is a grill house menu rather than a pack.

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