Most companies use some form of advertising to let customers know more about their product.
These 10 businesses took promotion to the grandest extreme and constructed actual buildings in the shape of what they are trying to sell or promote.
The attention-getting factor is obvious with these novelty architectural structures.
Whether they are in the shape of giant shoes or enormous hot dogs, these creative buildings draw the curious crowds like bees to honey.

1. Drive-Thru Giant Doughnuts Function as a Bakery: The Donut Hole, La Puente, California, USA



Under the sun scorched blue skies of La Puente, California sits one of the world's most surprising bakeries.
In the shape of two larger-than-life doughnuts, this business has sold exactly what it advertises- doughnuts and more doughnuts since 1968.
Drive in through one 26-foot fibreglass piece of pastry, order at the bakery window in the centre, and drive out through a matching doughnut on the other side.
It may be a strange way to order a box of crullers, but a building like this certainly succeeds in drumming up customers.

3. Enter an Enormous Latrine to Explore Toilet History: Toilet Museum, South Korea



Built as a private home in 2007 by the first president of the World Toilet Association, this 2-story building, built in the shape of a giant loo, now functions as the Toilet Museum. Located in Suwon, South Korea and surrounded by Restroom Cultural Park, this 4,508 square foot museum displays toilet-themed works of art, European bedpans, squat toilets, and lavatory signs from around the globe.
There is even a gift shop selling souvenirs, which include smiley-faced poop-shaped toys.

5. Get Your Flats Fixed in a Big Oxford Shoe: Big Shoe Repair, Bakersfield, California, USA



Although there are several shoe-shaped residences that exist in the world, Bakersfield, California may have the only business where you can get your heels repaired inside of a shoe.
Built in 1947, this 30-foot long building houses a cobblery business. It is unique in that the roof features a working shoelace made out of a 50-foot long rope.