Comments on: Best Buy http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/ We Cause Scenes Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:26:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Sean http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-44827 Sean Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:23:00 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-44827 I am a best buy employee, I am one of the yellow shirted security tools as one of your guys called us. This was an absolutely hilarious prank. I loved it, all I really have to say about it, though, is who is the female agent with the hat and the long braids? I wouldn't mind seeing her in my store I am a best buy employee, I am one of the yellow shirted security tools as one of your guys called us. This was an absolutely hilarious prank. I loved it, all I really have to say about it, though, is who is the female agent with the hat and the long braids? I wouldn’t mind seeing her in my store

]]> By: Metqa http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-44675 Metqa Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:23:34 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-44675 I think this is awesomely hilarious. People are so uptight. I get asked if I work places and I'm not even dressed like anybody else there. At TJMaxx, at Home Depot, At Lowes, I mean, jeez just because I'm a young adult doesn't mean I have a career in the freakin service industry. I say, excuse me I'm not wearing an orange apron, or Do I Look Like an employee? they are all wearing green shirts with logos and I'm wearing a paisley long sleeve and a skirt. Give me a break! I think that I'm going to go buy a collection of colored Polo shirts so I can at least look like an employee when idiots ask me to help them find the toilet paper! HA, This was Cool! I think this is awesomely hilarious. People are so uptight. I get asked if I work places and I’m not even dressed like anybody else there. At TJMaxx, at Home Depot, At Lowes, I mean, jeez just because I’m a young adult doesn’t mean I have a career in the freakin service industry. I say, excuse me I’m not wearing an orange apron, or Do I Look Like an employee? they are all wearing green shirts with logos and I’m wearing a paisley long sleeve and a skirt. Give me a break!

I think that I’m going to go buy a collection of colored Polo shirts so I can at least look like an employee when idiots ask me to help them find the toilet paper! HA, This was Cool!

]]> By: Sarah http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-43981 Sarah Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:45:46 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-43981 I used to work at best buy and that would have been so funny to have seen! I used to work at best buy and that would have been so funny to have seen!

]]> By: Zephyr http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-43638 Zephyr Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:30:46 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-43638 Why is everyone acting like it's improveverywhere's fault that the police were called? This was some good laughs! If only there was a group in Portland, OR... Why is everyone acting like it’s improveverywhere’s fault that the police were called?

This was some good laughs! If only there was a group in Portland, OR…

]]> By: bobby http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-43443 bobby Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:22:43 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-43443 thank you that was so funny. i use to work at a best buy and that would have sent my boss runnig for a knife to kill herself. thank you that was so funny. i use to work at a best buy and that would have sent my boss runnig for a knife to kill herself.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-42032 Elizabeth Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:21:56 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-42032 This is brilliant! I think calling the cops was so unnecessary. None of you were doing anything wrong, and you even answered some of the customers' questions, making it easier for the employees. The customers must have had a kick out of it too. Keep up the awesome work! This is brilliant! I think calling the cops was so unnecessary. None of you were doing anything wrong, and you even answered some of the customers’ questions, making it easier for the employees. The customers must have had a kick out of it too. Keep up the awesome work!

]]> By: Doug http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-41914 Doug Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:26:01 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-41914 It is no surprise that the managers did not take it well. Do you think many of them have heard of IE? Think of it this way, it is your job to keep your store running smoothly and prevent loss such as theft. Now there are 80 people loitering in the store and dressed like your employees. You have no idea what is going aside from that they look like they work there, they do not work there, and they are crowding the store. Loitering is against the law in many places Filming inside a store is against policy in most places. The fact the cameras were hidden shows that the participants knew it was against policy. Pranks may be harmless, however when the person does not know it is a prank they must take the worst case scenario in order to do thier job properly. In closing, good prank, and good cooperation, but remember that the outcome was only to be expected. It is no surprise that the managers did not take it well. Do you think many of them have heard of IE?

Think of it this way, it is your job to keep your store running smoothly and prevent loss such as theft. Now there are 80 people loitering in the store and dressed like your employees. You have no idea what is going aside from that they look like they work there, they do not work there, and they are crowding the store.

Loitering is against the law in many places
Filming inside a store is against policy in most places. The fact the cameras were hidden shows that the participants knew it was against policy.

Pranks may be harmless, however when the person does not know it is a prank they must take the worst case scenario in order to do thier job properly.

In closing, good prank, and good cooperation, but remember that the outcome was only to be expected.

]]> By: interesting http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-41687 interesting Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:33:18 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-41687 I guess one sees humor in this or not depending in part on the amount of annoyance one thinks a stunt should result in. Clearly the stunt annoyed some employees, some customers and wasted a bit of police resources. I don't think, ethically, you can just brush that off because you think the stunt brought you some solace ("stickin' it to some coporate tools" or former employers or whatever) or created a bit of humor. What's really weird is how cool some of the agents think it was that they had witty responses to requests to leave. Yeah, so cool! (Roll eyes here.) I guess one sees humor in this or not depending in part on the amount of annoyance one thinks a stunt should result in. Clearly the stunt annoyed some employees, some customers and wasted a bit of police resources. I don’t think, ethically, you can just brush that off because you think the stunt brought you some solace (”stickin’ it to some coporate tools” or former employers or whatever) or created a bit of humor. What’s really weird is how cool some of the agents think it was that they had witty responses to requests to leave. Yeah, so cool! (Roll eyes here.)

]]> By: Denali Dad http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-41664 Denali Dad Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:08:47 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-41664 Two things amaze me about this. One, that folks are still writing comments about this, two years after it happened! Two, that people don't see the humor in this. Nobody broke the law, nobody stole anything, and nobody interfered with employees. Have we gotten so paranoid that we think EVERYBODY has some bad intent in mind? Wow. My favorite was the Grand Central Station gig. Too funny! And OH, so creative. Two things amaze me about this.

One, that folks are still writing comments about this, two years after it happened!

Two, that people don’t see the humor in this. Nobody broke the law, nobody stole anything, and nobody interfered with employees. Have we gotten so paranoid that we think EVERYBODY has some bad intent in mind?

Wow. My favorite was the Grand Central Station gig. Too funny! And OH, so creative.

]]> By: Dustin L http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-41469 Dustin L Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:34:33 +0000 http://blog.improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/#comment-41469 haha. This is absolutely amazing. I am a Best Buy employee in Lincoln, Nebraska and oh my goodness. I wish you'd do that here. I'd love to see the looks/reactions on the managers here. Haha. haha. This is absolutely amazing. I am a Best Buy employee in Lincoln, Nebraska and oh my goodness.

I wish you’d do that here. I’d love to see the looks/reactions on the managers here.

Haha.

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