OT: Best Buy

[blake at clockworm.com (Blake Irvin)]

i think they should just put the little sticky tags on each item that  
gets scanned and paid for.  much easier than all this mess.


On Dec 20, 2005, at 9:23 PM, David Utley wrote:

> Better that than having everything behind glass, which is the way  
> it USED to
> be, when prices were higher...  You have to *give* to *get* IMO...
>
> David
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Gregory" <vdub.grego@gmail.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:06 AM
> Subject: Re: OT: Best Buy
>
>
>> 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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