Eighty Blue Shirts - The Best Buy Invasion
I saw this great article over at Slashdot today, it seems that eighty some people (affiliated with Improve Everywhere - see original article here) decided to show up at a Best Buy wearing what could easily be confused for the attire of a Best Buy employee.From the article:
The idea for this mission was submitted by a stranger via email. Agent Slavinsky wrote in to suggest I get either a large group of people in blue polo shirts and khakis to enter a Best Buy or a group in red polo shirts and khakis to enter a Target. Wearing clothing almost identical to the store's uniform, the agents would not claim to work at the store but would be friendly and helpful if anyone had a question. There aren't any Targets in Manhattan, so I decided to go with the two-story Best Buy on 23rd Street.
Did hilarity ensue? Yes!
Security guards and managers started talking to each other frantically on their walkie-talkies and headsets. "Thomas Crown Affair! Thomas Crown Affair!," one employee shouted. They were worried that were using our fake uniforms to stage some type of elaborate heist. "I want every available employee out on the floor RIGHT NOW!"
Can you imagine the look on the faces of the managers and employees? You don't even have to, because there are a plethora of photos and videos available so you can view the confusion yourself.
Photos (via flicker) - Gallery 1, Gallery 2
Videos (via vimeo) - Video 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
An interesting comment from Slashdot:
"You know what age we live in? We live in an age where some pathetic mouthbreathing pantswetters are so fucking scared that they want a fascist, rigidly coontrolled police state to prevent the terrifying prospect of a bunch of people showing up wearing the same color shirt." [sic]
Does anyone else think this would be great fun? Heck the whole family can get in on the fun!
posted by Blight @ 1:44 AM
3 Comments:
ha ha! That sounds awesome!
I'm too lazy to organize something like that, though...
Yea, that shite made me laugh. I liked the Free Snowcones and Suicide Jumper... you should check those out too.
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Ah damnit I can't remember my password... DAMNIT ALL.
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I had some bad experiences at Best Buy, so I'm all for causing them discomfort.
For instance, calling ahead about a movie (I think it was City of God or something), being told it was there, showing up and not being able to find it, talking to a sales rep, who blows me off, talking to a different sales rep, checks it out on the computer, there's one listed in stock, goes to find DVD, never returns, finally talk to a 3rd guy, he eventually tells me that they don't have the DVD.
That was my first and last experience with Best Buy. I can get craptastic service with Futureshop, thank-you very much.
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