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Napkin Dispenser Ads for Plumbers
Napkin dispenser ads for plumbers put your name in front of the people who'll be standing in a wet kitchen next month. Plumbing problems rarely leave time to shop around, so the name someone has already seen often gets the call.
The Friday after Thanksgiving
Ask any plumber about the day after Thanksgiving. Full houses, extra showers, grease and potato peels down the disposal, and a main line that finally gives up.
Holidays, house guests, and the first heavy rain are when drain and sewer calls stack up. A card that's been on the local table since October means you're already the familiar name when that call happens.
Put the drain card up before the holidays and keep it there through the rainy months.
Old pipes, old trees, older neighborhoods
Much of LA County's housing is decades old. Galvanized supply lines, cast iron drains, clay sewer laterals, and mature street trees with roots looking for water.
That means repipes, slab leaks, and camera inspections in places like Pasadena, Glendale, Highland Park, and the older parts of the Valley. Pick restaurants in the neighborhoods whose pipes you already know.
- Clay laterals and root intrusion: sewer camera inspection card
- Galvanized supply lines: repipe consultation card
- Aging tank heaters: replacement or tankless quote card
Pick the one job you want more of
A napkin card has room for one idea. Choose the job that's worth the most to your shop and that people put off: a water heater replacement, a tankless conversion, a sewer camera inspection, or a repipe.
Clog calls will still find you. The card's job is to make you the first call for the bigger, planned work, and to show the license number and local presence people check before they let someone into the house.
Phone call math for a plumbing shop
Use your own numbers. Think about what one water heater install or one sewer line repair is worth to your shop, plus the customer who calls you again years later.
Put that value into the calculator on this page and compare it to the plan you're considering. Then give the card its own tracking number so you can count the calls instead of guessing.
A note on advertising rules for plumbers
Plumbing contractors in California generally need a C-36 license, and the CSLB typically expects the license number in advertising. Water heater installs also carry local permit and seismic strapping rules, so check before advertising a specific install offer.
You approve every proof, so you stay in control of what goes to print.
From first call to your card on the table
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Tell us where your customers are
Call or send the short form with your business address or the zip codes you serve. We reply within one business day with the restaurants near you that have an open spot in your category.
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Pick your restaurants and a plan
Choose one restaurant, a cluster of five, or fifteen across an area. One advertiser per category per restaurant, so once you take the dentist spot at a restaurant, no other dentist can.
- 3
Approve your card
Send a logo, an offer and a phone number or QR code. We design the card, send a proof, and print it on heavy stock once you approve. You can also send a print-ready file.
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Your ad goes on every table
We install your card in every dispenser at your restaurants on the next route visit, then check it on regular visits and send you photos.
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Track and adjust
Use a code, a tracking number or a QR link that appears only on the napkin card. Swap the offer with the season. Add restaurants in areas that respond.
Flat monthly plans
Design, printing, installation and route visits are included in every plan.
Single Spot
$149/mo
1 restaurant
Your card in every dispenser at one restaurant you pick.
- Every dispenser in one restaurant
- Free ad design, proof and printing
- Category exclusivity at that restaurant
- Route visits with photo check-ins
Neighborhood
$499/mo
5 restaurants · about $100 per restaurant
Five restaurants clustered around your business or service area.
- Every dispenser in 5 restaurants
- Free ad design, proof and printing
- One free design change per quarter
- Category exclusivity at each restaurant
- Route visits with photo check-ins
Area Takeover
$1,199/mo
15 restaurants · about $80 per restaurant
Fifteen restaurants across the zip codes you serve.
- Every dispenser in 15 restaurants
- Free ad design, proof and printing
- Monthly design changes
- Category exclusivity at each restaurant
- First pick of new restaurants in your area
3-month minimum term, then month to month. Multi-area and multi-location campaigns: call (818) 383-6869.
Questions plumbers ask us
What should a plumber advertise on a napkin card?
Pick one job you want more of, such as a water heater replacement or a sewer camera inspection, and make that the offer. Emergency clogs find you anyway. The card earns its place when it makes you the familiar local name for the planned work people put off.
How do I know if the napkin ad brought in a call?
Use a dedicated tracking number or a QR code that only appears on the card, and ask every new caller how they heard about you. Plumbing calls are often urgent, so a quick question at booking usually works better than a form.
Can I choose restaurants near my shop?
Yes. You pick the restaurants from our network near your business. Most plumbers choose places inside their normal drive radius, so a call from the card turns into a job a truck can reach the same day.
Is there a contract for advertisers?
Plans have a flat monthly fee and a minimum term, listed on the pricing page. You choose a plan by the number of restaurants: Single Spot, Neighborhood, or Area Takeover. Restaurants never sign a contract to host dispensers.
Open spots
See which restaurants near you are open in your category
One advertiser per category per restaurant. We reply within one business day with what's open.