grodscorp@grods.comDepartment store paranoia
 | Posted by Scott on Friday 4 July 2008, 12:36 pm Categories: Corporate stupidity Tags: Tags: Kmart, SecurityCameras |
So I was in Kmart the other day browsing the kitchen section when an announcement interrupted the muzak.
“Security check cameras in kitchen.”
I know that it is the department stores’ strategy to deter shoplifting by making these announcements at random to have you think there’s a basement security bunker containing dozens of CCTV security screens monitored by a team of brick shithouse security guards, when it’s more like one tiny black-and-white screen in the corner of the staff rec room monitored by passing minimum wage plebs, but I did make an extra effort to look non-shifty.
After I found the utensil I was after I headed to electronics for an AV cable. An announcement interrupted the muzak.
“Security check cameras in electronics.”
“Fucken hell,” I thought, before writing it off as coincidence. I quickly selected my cable and headed to the hardware section for a new plug for the sink. I had hardly begun comparing two different brands of plug when…
“Security check cameras in hardware.”
After I panicked and raced, sweating, to the checkout, paid for my stuff, and ran away from the store, checking over my shoulders periodically, I decided there must’ve been a very bored teenager with a security monitor and a microphone who decided to have a bit of fun. Either that or I’m terribly paranoid.
