On one side, a bookstore invited customers with a chummy sign that said Star Power.

To facilitate selection, jars of pretzels line the long oak bar, inviting customers to sample the choices.

Others invited potential customers to sit on folding chairs and hear the rich rewards of the workers' compensation system explained.

She often invited customers to park their RVs in the parking lot overnight, rather than have them drive off under the influence.

The planners fear offending partners, inviting lawsuits and, in some cases, alarming customers or the public.

The company advertised in newspapers and through mailshots, inviting customers to attend a free property investment session.

Posters on the walls invited customers to 'All night trips', and Indian music is played gently in the background.

Ms. Ahearne has a special cupboard, into which she invites favored customers.

Aisles with oversize islands have been sectioned and opened up, inviting customers inside.

Then in early 2006, it invited customers to "Look beyond the basics," and try costlier products like 500-thread count sheets.