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Best Buy and phone numbers by Fullofkittens 10/12/2005, 7:14am PDT
We actually had this exchange on Sunday:

(as I walk up to the counter, first thing out of his mouth is)
Best Buy Guy: Can I get your phone number?
Mrs. oK: Uh, no?
BBG: It's just for marketing purposes, we don't sell them to anyone.
Me: Yeah, you say that, but at 6:30 tonight, it's gonna be you guys on the phone: 'So, how those Muppet First Season DVDs treatin' ya?'
BBG: That doesn't happen.
Me: ...
BBG: That doesn't happen!
Me: I KNOW. I'm not telling you my phone number anyways.
Mrs. oK: Can we just go? I don't want the DVDs anymore.
BBG: The reason we do it is so that each store can tailor its merchandise to its locality, we don't sell the-
Me: Can I just buy this?
BBG: ...
Us: ...
BBG: Okay, that's (price).
(I pay in cash and we start walking out)
BBG: (resumes his spiel about how they don't sell the numbers. He is still talking as we go through the automatic doors.)

The weird thing was this guy seemed genuinely offended that I didn't want to give the number up. WHY AM I BEING SO MEAN TO BEST BUY? THEY DON'T SELL THEM THEY JUST SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING!!

I suppose some people will always want to feel like they're good at their job, and so they feel a need to go beyond their actual duty, which is taking my money and shutting the hell up. The system breaks down if cashiers don't understand that they just operate a cash register.
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                        I'm guessing this took place at EB? by FABIO 10/11/2005, 6:28pm PDT NEW
                            Re: I'm guessing this took place at EB? by laudablepuss 10/11/2005, 6:35pm PDT NEW
                            Re: I'm guessing this took place at EB? by Kabuke 10/11/2005, 7:11pm PDT NEW
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                                        Re: I'm guessing this took place at EB? by corax 10/12/2005, 3:44am PDT NEW
                                        Best Buy and phone numbers by Fullofkittens 10/12/2005, 7:14am PDT NEW
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                                        You forgot the GRR LATINO RAAAGE staredown NT by Entropy Stew 10/12/2005, 8:34am PDT NEW
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                                        The frontpage news box should also link to this post as well. NT by Creexul :( 10/13/2005, 12:24pm PDT NEW
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                                                That, and Valve. NT by casual observer 10/12/2005, 3:51pm PDT NEW
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                                    Yes, I was always wierdly insulted when people supposed that Kabuke was me. NT by Zsenitan 06/26/2009, 3:22pm PDT NEW
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                            Gettin out me stabby bits NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 10/13/2005, 11:42pm PDT NEW
                            Damn you, pointy! by laudablepuss 10/13/2005, 11:44pm PDT NEW
                                Hmm, I guess I shoulda made a new thread. :( NT by laudablepuss 10/13/2005, 11:55pm PDT NEW
 
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