OT: Best Buy

[carsandkites at gmail.com (Kervin)]

I can agree with what the guy did.  He wasn't worried so much about
waiting in line, he just wanted to use his rights to make a point. 
I've owned a small shop and having some one steal from you is the
pits.  We started out trying to "catch" people shop lifting, but
settled on preventing the act in the first place.  Mostly that was
being so helpful, that we were never more than two feet away from the
person.  If they were really there to buy something, they loved the
personal approach.  If they were a thief, they would leave.  On the
other side of the coin, I do enjoy playing the part of an angry black
man.  Sometime I just walk past ticket takers (I will have a ticket in
my pocket), just to see if they will ask me to stop.

Kervin


On 12/20/05, Matt Gregory <vdub.grego@gmail.com> wrote:
> So, this jerk in a "hurry" spent LESS time arguing about NOT showing
> his receipt than he would have either 1) just whipping it out right
> there in the parking lot or 2) simply waiting in the line, which I
> can't imagine could be more than a 5 min wait.  Not to mention the
> time he spent blogging about it.  HIS hurry is more important than
> the hurries of the 20 or whatever other people in line?  Everyone is
> in a hurry, and the holidays make it worse, everyone knows that.  It
> takes everyone longer to get places, longer to shop there, and longer
> to get back.  And he knows how Best Buy works.  If he didn't have
> time to expect to show his receipt when he left he should have gone
> another time.  Sure it sucks and I don't particularly like it either
> but jeez, get over it.
>
> Flame on.
>
> matt.
>
> On 20 Dec 2005, at 9:16 AM, Bennett, Christopher P ET1 MARMC 1230B
> wrote:
>
> > http://www.die.net/musings/bestbuy/
> >
> > This is pretty funny because I have done very similar things to
> > these guys.  To hell with your receipt check you jackass.  Follow
> > the links through and there's a similar story where people are
> > telling the dude in a forum to conform and be a sheep.
> >
> > I get so pissed off about this kind of crap.  If you don't have
> > reason to detain me then kindly kiss my ass, and don't tell me you
> > are going to catch a mistake and save me money.  That's bullshit, I
> > know EXACTLY how much I am spending before I get to the register
> > and if they overcharge me I call bullshit on it immediately AT the
> > register.  And the one dude that replied to the article stated that
> > they only check the high dollar items.  I have been "checked" with
> > a single CD in a bag.
> >
> > One thing that funny and I admit I have similar tendencies, that
> > most of these people want to stand up for their rights when it's
> > inconvienent for them to wait in line.  If there is a really cute
> > girl doing bag checks I am all for it because then I have a built
> > in excuse to talk to her for a second.  I think it is all about
> > packaging.  Get rid of the big bouncer looking dude and always have
> > hotties at the door.  (Please note the tongue in cheek satire here)
> >
> > www.bestbuysux.org  LOL  Kinda like http://nmcisucks.com/  LOL
> >
> > Chris
> >
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