Date:         Thu, 17 May 2001 17:03:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@ubc.ca>
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From:         Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@ubc.ca>
Subject:      Re: Wal-Mart parking
Comments: To: Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@juno.com>
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At 7:33 PM -0400 5/18/01, Kenneth D Lewis wrote:
>The key word here is _RV_!!! Watch what happens when a carabus of
>Wesfalias files in! You will be tailed throughout the store by security
>like your were a band of marauding gypsies! LADIES hold on to your
>children!

Sorry, but i don't see the problem.  This can be very convenient,
especially when you turn nonchalantly to a security person, say
"could you hold this a sec'?", hand them your basket of purchases,
and just don't ask for it back.  They are trained to provide customer
service, after all.  If you're good, they'll follow you around,
feeling awkward, and you can even push it up a notch by continuing to
put your new stuff into the basket while they continue to hold it.
If they protest, you can ask innocently, "but why are you following
me around?", followed quickly by (before they can complete their
answer), "Oooh, could you reach *that* for me?"

Sadly, I look far too clean cut to play this game now (I go right
under security radar), but gawd this used to be fun!

Could also get the security people to page "associates" for help
finding vanagon toys, camp chairs, muffler bearings, whatever.

T.

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