mattisr1984 Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Heads up to anyone who wants to pull a little scam:I went to my local Hot Topic today to pick this up, and saw that they were having a big CD sale where virtually every title is marked down to either $13.99 or $9.99. As I browsed the CD racks with my $26.99(!) double LP in my hands, I got the bright idea of peeling one of the $9.99 orange sale stickers off a CD and slapping it on the corner of the record. Then, the ultimate stroke of luck: When I went to check out, my friend who works there showed up! We started talking as I stood at the counter, waiting for her to ring it up. Then, the gods frowned on me: She was actually on her lunch break and couldn't ring me up, so she called over her manager to handle the transaction, who immediately said, "This definitely isn't $9.99, some kid must've been fucking with the sale stickers." I tried a half-hearted objection ("Well, technically, that's the price advertised, can't you just give it to me for that?") but she was having none of it. But had it not been for that manager, I am 100% convinced that my friend or any other low-level minimum-wage employee there would've rung it up for the sale price. I encourage all of you to go give it a shot, as well (maybe try peeling off one of the $13.99 sale stickers, as that's slightly less obvious). Just a tip for anybody who does this you will get arrested as this happened to me when I was like 17. So I would not encourage doing this. Brian LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 did they have a lot of copies there? The one I went to had roughly a half-dozen copies (well, minus one now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Heads up to anyone who wants to pull a little scam:I went to my local Hot Topic today to pick this up, and saw that they were having a big CD sale where virtually every title is marked down to either $13.99 or $9.99. As I browsed the CD racks with my $26.99(!) double LP in my hands, I got the bright idea of peeling one of the $9.99 orange sale stickers off a CD and slapping it on the corner of the record. Then, the ultimate stroke of luck: When I went to check out, my friend who works there showed up! We started talking as I stood at the counter, waiting for her to ring it up. Then, the gods frowned on me: She was actually on her lunch break and couldn't ring me up, so she called over her manager to handle the transaction, who immediately said, "This definitely isn't $9.99, some kid must've been fucking with the sale stickers." I tried a half-hearted objection ("Well, technically, that's the price advertised, can't you just give it to me for that?") but she was having none of it. But had it not been for that manager, I am 100% convinced that my friend or any other low-level minimum-wage employee there would've rung it up for the sale price. I encourage all of you to go give it a shot, as well (maybe try peeling off one of the $13.99 sale stickers, as that's slightly less obvious). Just a tip for anybody who does this you will get arrested as this happened to me when I was like 17. So I would not encourage doing this. Brian Well, I'm sort of proof that you won't get arrested, aren't I? It might not have worked, but there was no law enforcement involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjm23 Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Just a tip for anybody who does this you will get arrested as this happened to me when I was like 17. So I would not encourage doing this. Brian Well, I'm sort of proof that you won't get arrested, aren't I? It might not have worked, but there was no law enforcement involved. Understandable, if they get you on tape you are screwed. Plus it's not the most bad ass story to tell friends why/how you got arrested. If you can pull it off my hats off to ya. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobe Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Just a tip for anybody who does this you will get arrested as this happened to me when I was like 17. So I would not encourage doing this. Brian Well, I'm sort of proof that you won't get arrested, aren't I? It might not have worked, but there was no law enforcement involved. My friend is a manager at a local HT and they caught a kid on tape doing this and called the police and are going to be prosecuting him for retail fraud. As someone that works retail and has worked in both mom and pop shops as well as chains, things like this can cause people jobs should the peopel higher up the chain think it's in anyway a form of internal theft (i.e. your friend doing the adjustment on the price) which is unlikely, but can and does happen at times. Most times employee's can/will change prices according to mis-priced items, but if it's something totally out of left field (a 2xlp marked down more than 50% as a new release) it throws flags all over. I don't know, it's not somethign I would do, but it's a personal choice I guess. I know it's a "big buisness" and all, but theft (price manipulation in this case more so than walking off with) in any instance ends up effecting the people at the lowest levels in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loren Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 did they have a lot of copies there? The one I went to had roughly a half-dozen copies (well, minus one now). what one was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 ^Great Northern Mall in North Olmstead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 A mall around where I work had three copies, I grabbed one. If anyone can't get to HT and wants me to pick them up one and ship it, let me know. Obviously they'd have to still have copies and they're not cheap, $26.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loren Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 oo ill have to check. i went to southpark and summit recently i asked and they both just gave me strange looks. north olmstead is known for having a good selection of vinyl though cause i guess they do a ton of business at that store as opposed to other close ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinylme Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Hey Scott look at your signature. Vinyl Collective Collector Of The Month, August 06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Two years running, that bastard. - Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Hey Scott look at your signature.Vinyl Collective Collector Of The Month, August 06 Whoops, my bad. Fixed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loren Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 i just picked up my yellow copy from great northern hot topic....definately got the last copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 i just picked up my yellow copy from great northern hot topic....definately got the last copy Serious? Those went fast, there were definitely 4-5 copies there when I bought mine on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loren Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 i know i was shocked..i didnt think too many people bought hot topic vinyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 i know i was shocked..i didnt think too many people bought hot topic vinyl maybe they were running low on parachute pants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadeboggs Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 I picked up one at the Polaris location in Columbus OHIO yesterday. There were two left. Just putting that out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotzgfr Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 i know i was shocked..i didnt think too many people bought hot topic vinyl maybe they were running low on parachute pants? hahaha. brilliant. zzzzinggg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loren Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 i literally laughed out loud when reading that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihprstl Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I've got 2 copies of the Green/Grey. If anyone would like to trade for a Yellow copy, please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest conoley Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 So I got my "blue swirl" in today. The one I ordered from interpunk a while back was on turquoise. This blue one is slightly darker, but that's it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihprstl Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I stared at both of them last night and couldn't see a very significant difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest conoley Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I'm kind of pissed about this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 So if there's a blue, then there seems to be 5 color combos: - clear green - blue - turquoise - green/grey - mustard And then the black. Anyone have any other colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest conoley Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Alright, so here's the deal. My "blue" is definitly darker than my "turquoise," but I don't know if that's enough to call it a different colour. Here are pics of 1. both 2. Blue 3. Turquoise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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