Man Collects Over 8,000 ‘Do Not Disturb’ Signs

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Everybody needs a hobby, and nearly everyone who travels has collected something or other along the way. For some of us it’s fridge magnets, postcards, jewelry, or bar coasters. For Edoardo Flores it’s Do Not Disturb signs.

Flores has collected over 8,000 Do Not Disturb signs from hotels in 180 countries (in case you’re keeping track that’s nearly every nation on Earth.) Flores doesn’t condone theft. Aside from the paper ones that are easily replaced, he always asks for permission to take a sign and has either purchased or been given all the signs in his collection.

Not all of the signs are from his own travels. Some have been contributed to the collection by friends and family who know of Flores’ obsession. Now, the collection can be viewed online in a virtual museum

Check out more about this on The Washington Post