Best Buy

[open.seas at verizon.net (Chris)]

Somewhere I read that "losses" in retail stores were 50% due to 
shoplifting, and 50% due to employee theft.  Just think, maybe some of 
the guys checking the customers are the same ones stealing from the stores.

Strange things happen.  In my area, DC, the police just arrested a guy 
for growing marijuana - in a public park. He was interviewed on TV. 
Occupation: College student, Major: criminal justice.  Career Objective: 
Police officer. The reporter suggested that this event might impede that 
career. Then he said maybe he would become a lawyer.

Chris (Another one)

P.S. While I dislike having to show receipts when leaving stores, I am 
sympathetic to their situation. They can't watch everyone in the store 
the whole time the person is in it. Checking receipts at the exit is 
more efficient.  The stores already spend a lot on loss prevention. 
(Their are still security people wandering around the store acting like 
shoppers.) In electronics stores there are a lot of very small high 
dollar items. Even a skinny guy like Allyn could conceal a grand worth 
or merchandise in his jockey shorts without really trying. It would be 
even easier with a shopping bag. Also, notice that there is sure a lot 
of outrage anytime a list member has something stolen.

Now "If there is a really cute girl doing bag checks" I'll bet the Best 
Buy guy would let her check his jockey shorts.



Marc Getty wrote:
> Wow, while reading the article I thought it was something that I wrote and
> forgot about! That is exactly the type of thing that happens to me all of
> the time. When I had long hair and was even angrier then I am now I would
> always be followed in stores and be confronted when I left.
> 
> A few times I was asked to "come to the office" which to me meant that I was
> about to be confronted for shoplifting (which I have never done). From the
> first time this happened to me I knew never ever leave the public part of
> the store and go anywhere. A quick "is there a problem" followed up with me
> insisting that they can't search my person but I would be more then happy if
> they called the police always shut them up.
> 
> One of my staff moonlights at Best Buy and he tells tales of how his
> co-workers are the biggest losers he has ever seen. One member of 'The Geek
> Squad' who thinks he is god's gift to technology even got the Geek Squad
> logo tattooed on him! 
> 
> When in banks I would always be followed as well. One day I was going to ask
> the manager-type ass who was staring at my deposit slip "how do you spell
> ransom" but I never had the guts to do so.
> 
> -Marc
> 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces+marc=getty.net@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+marc=getty.net@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of
> Bennett, Christopher P ET1 MARMC 1230B
> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:17 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: OT: Best Buy 
> 
> 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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