Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Grocery Store Artifact: Mr & Mrs Smith DVD display instructions






  1. They need an inflatable Angelina Jolie stand. That'd move some units, plot be damned.

  2. bob violence said:
    "That'd move some units"


  3. Years ago, when I used to manage a Waldenbooks, display stands like those could be a royal pain.

    It seemed every new, crappy paperback arrived that way, and there were only so many places they could be set up. When it was left to us to decide which ones would go up and which would just be put in the proper places in stock with the extras going in storage spaces under the tables. However, regional reps from the publishers would come along and "help us out" by setting the displays up, inevitably jockying for position and moving some other publishers' display.

    They all wanted to put them as near the front of the store as possible, and since this was a mall location they'd start placing them across and even outside the entrance. This would mean we'd have to move them before being able to close, and those things didn't move well with stock in them.

    I learned fairly quickly to not be in the least bit gentle with them, since the sooner one started to buckle the sooner we could just dump the stock out of it and trash the damned thing.

    Oh, jeez. I'm in Grandpa Simpson mode. Long stories that don't go anywhere...

    We wore onions on my belt, because that was the fashion at the time...

  4. actual pitch:

    "It's a remake of Prizzi's Honor, only with totally hot stars!"

  5. WHAT kind of air fresheners???


