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Vexed Panda
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Just your basic, cranky, ancient, panda.

anon reply
Not a story, just a word of thanks to those in this thread who work retail on this shittiest of all days. The tales of avarice I've read and seen myself on BF have led me to a new tradition: refusing to spend a single dime this weekend.

tubernonster reply
I really appreciated what the store manager said to us Best Buy customers waiting in line to get in the store. First of all they handed out coupon type things to those in line, offering each item to the front of the line first and then walking to the back and so on. So it was like you had your item in hand before you ever went into the store as long as no one stole it. Anyway, the manager makes an announcement via megaphone:
"Alright. So we all know it's Black Friday. And we have some really great deals here at Best Buy. But this will NOT be one of those crazy stores you hear about on the news. We are going to be civil adults here. And if you aren't acting like a civil adult, my staff has been instructed to have you removed for the safety of all customers. They know that I am absolutely serious about this request.
We will be letting you into the store 5 at a time. If you try to get pushy, you will be asked to leave the line. We will let you in in the order you are standing. There's no reason to be pushy here. You will all be let into the store in a timely fashion.
Once again. We're civil adults, and this store is NOT going to be one of those places where people get trampled or injured."
I really, really respected how blunt the guy was, and I thought it was the easiest BF experience I have had to this day.

mydadlivesinfrance reply
There's a guy who rides a motorized bicycle through my neighborhood dressed like a circus ringmaster. It has been going on for 6 weeks now.
Not a motorcycle or a moped, a bicycle with pedals with a 2-stroke engine attached. Goes around 29 mph? It is loud. I can hear him coming for a few minutes, so at least 2 miles of sound carry.
Black tailcoat. Top hat. Puffy white shirt. Scarlet vest. Maroon and gold vertically striped slacks. One time I saw him check the time on a gold pocket watch. Another he puffed on a corn cob pipe.
Every morning at 7:15 he is headed north, every night at 9:45 south. 7 days a week.
I think, "where is he going dressed like that with such punctuality?" "Surely nowhere around here would allow him to dress like that, and he has no backpack, pannier, or other means of transporting a wardrobe change." "He must work 3rd shift, south of town from 10-7, that's 8 hours and an hour lunch." "But 7 days a week?"
I tried following him at night, because I assumed he was heading to work, and following him home would have been creepier than the already super creepy following to work. I had to do it in a car because like I said, he can book it on that motorized bike. I lost him in 2 turns. He runs stop signs, I don't.
The next night I was waiting in my car ready to go. I had 'The more you ignore me the closer I get' by Morrissey cued up. He was late. Super late. Rounding 10PM now. Then I see his flashy white headlight. He must have ran out of gas; he is pedalling, but I was so amped i tried anyways. He was moving at around 6 or 7 mph. I couldn't stay behind him, but I know my every route in, out, and through my neighborhood, I've lived here for 21 years and run 3x a week, so I'm like an atlas of this block. I lost him at around 5 turns. To be fair he saw me about 8 times, he may have gotten scared I was stalking him, probably because I was.
But last night, oh last night, I followed him the whole time. He was back to motor power, and ran every stop sign and red light on the way. I was catching up to him slowly at 30, so that's why i assume he is going 29. He can't lose me now. I have his scent. This is it. I will finally know. After 6 weeks closure.
Anyways he works at Walmart.

anon reply
Not a story, just a word of thanks to those in this thread who work retail on this shittiest of all days. The tales of avarice I've read and seen myself on BF have led me to a new tradition: refusing to spend a single dime this weekend.

tubernonster reply
I really appreciated what the store manager said to us Best Buy customers waiting in line to get in the store. First of all they handed out coupon type things to those in line, offering each item to the front of the line first and then walking to the back and so on. So it was like you had your item in hand before you ever went into the store as long as no one stole it. Anyway, the manager makes an announcement via megaphone:
"Alright. So we all know it's Black Friday. And we have some really great deals here at Best Buy. But this will NOT be one of those crazy stores you hear about on the news. We are going to be civil adults here. And if you aren't acting like a civil adult, my staff has been instructed to have you removed for the safety of all customers. They know that I am absolutely serious about this request.
We will be letting you into the store 5 at a time. If you try to get pushy, you will be asked to leave the line. We will let you in in the order you are standing. There's no reason to be pushy here. You will all be let into the store in a timely fashion.
Once again. We're civil adults, and this store is NOT going to be one of those places where people get trampled or injured."
I really, really respected how blunt the guy was, and I thought it was the easiest BF experience I have had to this day.







































