Placement Pranks

Kitsune · 05-30-2006, 10:56 AM

Placement pranks are my favorite. They're subtle, require tact, and often last a lifetime if done correctly. You've done a good job if management actually takes care of your prank and moves it around/cleans it as if it belonged. It shouldn't draw immediate attention, but should cause a giggle to people that pay careful attention to their surroundings.

Picture frame + double-sided tape + those wacky restaurants with lots of crap on the walls = easy target. Who knew they had carbon fiber kayak paddles in 1907? (The printed name follows the old method of "middle name + street you grew up on".) It was a much more "family" addition to the walls than the suggestion of hanging a pair of truck nuts from the Radio Flyer wagon they have suspended up there. Thankfully, the pranks never escalated to the level of increasing vulgarity to see what management would notice. That would ruin it, I think, and there are plenty of blank spaces that are just inviting more "historic" images of early explorers.

If anyone else does this, I'd love to see what you manage to get on the walls of your local establishment. I'm trying to keep tabs on how long this one sticks around since I'm a frequent customer. Everyone should be so famous as to have their picture proudly displayed!

More to come, including non-blurry shots of this one.

glatt · 05-30-2006, 11:12 AM

How about a menu page addition?

The special Atkinz menu page at TGI Fridays.

I had the chance to participate in this prank, but never eat at Fridays, so I passed.

SteveDallas · 05-30-2006, 11:44 AM

That's awesome. How about "Dress like a Best Buy employee" day?

Happy Monkey · 05-30-2006, 12:24 PM

NO SALESPERSON MAY LEAVE THE FLOOR OR GO TO THE DOOR WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF A SUPERIOR.
THE MGT.

dar512 · 05-30-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

That's awesome. How about "Dress like a Best Buy employee" day?

It doesn't matter how I'm dressed or where I'm shopping, people start asking me questions. My brother says it's because I have a face that looks like it should be waiting on people.

BigV · 05-30-2006, 02:43 PM

Now that's comedy!

richlevy · 05-30-2006, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

That's awesome. How about "Dress like a Best Buy employee" day?

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Security guards and managers started talking to each other frantically on their walkie-talkies and headsets. "Thomas Crown Affair! Thomas Crown Affair!," one employee shouted. They were worried that were using our fake uniforms to stage some type of elaborate heist. "I want every available employee out on the floor RIGHT NOW!"

I will definitely have to remember that!

LabRat · 05-31-2006, 10:09 AM

O.M.G. That is totally the best ever. I didn't have a chance to watch the videos yet, but the individual stories rocked. I worked at Staples for a few months many many moons ago, and if something like this would have happened, I would have died laughing. The manager at that store probably would have had an aneurism.

monster · 06-05-2006, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dar512

It doesn't matter how I'm dressed or where I'm shopping, people start asking me questions.

This happens to me too. In Grocery Stores, Dollar Stores, Furnishing Stores, Restaurants, Zoos, Museums...any-bloody-where! I have purple spikey hair and usualy at least one small child in tow, and I'm always dressed in black. WHAT ON EARTH MAKES THEN THINK I WORK THERE?

monster · 06-05-2006, 12:12 AM

Such a cool prank, btw.....

05-30-2006, 10:56 AM	#1
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Placement Pranks Placement pranks are my favorite. They're subtle, require tact, and often last a lifetime if done correctly. You've done a good job if management actually takes care of your prank and moves it around/cleans it as if it belonged. It shouldn't draw immediate attention, but should cause a giggle to people that pay careful attention to their surroundings. Picture frame + double-sided tape + those wacky restaurants with lots of crap on the walls = easy target. Who knew they had carbon fiber kayak paddles in 1907? (The printed name follows the old method of "middle name + street you grew up on".) It was a much more "family" addition to the walls than the suggestion of hanging a pair of truck nuts from the Radio Flyer wagon they have suspended up there. Thankfully, the pranks never escalated to the level of increasing vulgarity to see what management would notice. That would ruin it, I think, and there are plenty of blank spaces that are just inviting more "historic" images of early explorers. If anyone else does this, I'd love to see what you manage to get on the walls of your local establishment. I'm trying to keep tabs on how long this one sticks around since I'm a frequent customer. Everyone should be so famous as to have their picture proudly displayed! More to come, including non-blurry shots of this one. Attached Images

05-30-2006, 12:24 PM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	NO SALESPERSON MAY LEAVE THE FLOOR OR GO TO THE DOOR WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF A SUPERIOR. THE MGT. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-30-2006, 02:43 PM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Now that's comedy! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-31-2006, 10:09 AM	#8
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	O.M.G. That is totally the best ever. I didn't have a chance to watch the videos yet, but the individual stories rocked. I worked at Staples for a few months many many moons ago, and if something like this would have happened, I would have died laughing. The manager at that store probably would have had an aneurism. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

06-05-2006, 12:12 AM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Such a cool prank, btw..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-30-2006, 11:12 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	How about a menu page addition? The special Atkinz menu page at TGI Fridays. I had the chance to participate in this prank, but never eat at Fridays, so I passed.

05-30-2006, 11:44 AM	#3
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	That's awesome. How about "Dress like a Best Buy employee" day?

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