15 Most Bizarre And Ridiculous Jobs In The World
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11. Surfers Paradise Meter Maid
The Aussie entrepreneur, Bernie Elsey, realized this back in 1965 when he decided to put a sexy spin on the town’s dreaded new parking meters in Surfers Paradise, a surfing, entertainment and tourism centre on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
He introduced Surfers Paradise Meter Maids, gold bikini-clad beauties who looked nothing like the opposite of the usually grumpy old meter maids, and inserted coins into expired meters.
Their introduction was controversial as meter feeding was illegal, however, the council decided to ignore the offence as the maids were such good publicity for the area.
Not only does sex sell, it changes laws.
