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How to Confuse Media Store Clerks

Posted 13 Sep, 2005 at 10:20 by kael in /MovingPictures | Permanent link

Present them with the Firefly box set, and when they inevitably ask if you found everything you were looking for, tell them you couldn't find second season of Firefly.

Panic ensues, as everyone tries to figure out where it is.

Be offered Faith Hill's new album Fireflies as the soundtrack offering.

Explain that there is no second season, as the show was cancelled.

Spend five minutes wondering if any of these people know what they're selling.

Comments (4 comments so far)
Wow...I can so see you doing that...you evil, evil person :)
Posted 2005/9/13 10:17:33 by Wendy
Intent
I didn't do it to confuse them. I did it for comedy. (Of course, now that I know it works....)
Posted 2005/9/13 11:27:27 by Kael

On a road trip last month the driver played the new album by Disturbed. It turns out that this is a band that actually has some musical skill as well as catchy songs, so I decided that I wanted to buy the album. The next week I wandered into HMV, but they didn't have it. Ditto Sunrise. Finally I checked online and found out that it doesn't come out until September 20th.

So I downloaded it and I've been listening to it ever since. I'll still be buying it next week, but I didn't want to wait.

Posted 2005/9/14 11:19:29 by RobRoy
Envy!
At least your heart's desire exists and is in the pipe....
Posted 2005/9/14 23:20:12 by Kael
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