Comments on: I am not a crook *or* How not to be a good parent http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:04:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: PeoriaIllinoisan http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17501 PeoriaIllinoisan Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:54:15 +0000 http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17501 My wife worked retail for a short time and had to deal with people like that too, thus my trepidation and their skepticism towards me. My wife worked retail for a short time and had to deal with people like that too, thus my trepidation and their skepticism towards me.

]]> By: Cory http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17499 Cory Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:51:40 +0000 http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17499 I knew people in college that would buy CD's/software/video games and remove the plastic wrap VERY carefully. The best way was with an X-acto Knife cutting along the seam where it was sealed in the first place. After removing the CD/software/video game from the package, they would re-seal it and return the "unopened" item to the store from which it came. The idiot kids behind the desk at Best Buy etc. don't look very carefully at the shrink wrap when "unopened" items are returned. Often, they only find out when someone buys the empty package.Henceforth and ergo, your empty video game package. I knew people in college that would buy CD’s/software/video games and remove the plastic wrap VERY carefully. The best way was with an X-acto Knife cutting along the seam where it was sealed in the first place. After removing the CD/software/video game from the package, they would re-seal it and return the “unopened” item to the store from which it came. The idiot kids behind the desk at Best Buy etc. don’t look very carefully at the shrink wrap when “unopened” items are returned. Often, they only find out when someone buys the empty package.Henceforth and ergo, your empty video game package.

]]> By: Angie http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17416 Angie Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:03:31 +0000 http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17416 What about the time I bought The Dave Matthew's Band-Live at Red Rocks-two disc set and it had Disc 1 and Disc 1? What about the time I bought The Dave Matthew’s Band-Live at Red Rocks-two disc set and it had Disc 1 and Disc 1?

]]> By: YOOPER GIRL http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17388 YOOPER GIRL Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:32:59 +0000 http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17388 The same thing happened to me...thought I would be the good daughter and got my dad the set of The North and The South for Christmas. When he got it home the package containing two discs had parts 1-4 twice. Got at Best Buy and was told when I explained the problem that it happens all the time. Don't you just love retail. The same thing happened to me…thought I would be the good daughter and got my dad the set of The North and The South for Christmas. When he got it home the package containing two discs had parts 1-4 twice. Got at Best Buy and was told when I explained the problem that it happens all the time. Don’t you just love retail.

]]> By: Peoria Illinoisan » Lou's Drive-In is alive and well http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17375 Peoria Illinoisan » Lou's Drive-In is alive and well Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:29:40 +0000 http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17375 [...] a possible subconscious effort to make up for being Mr. Harpie a few nights ago, I thought it would be fun to eat lunch with my girls at Lou’s [...] [...] a possible subconscious effort to make up for being Mr. Harpie a few nights ago, I thought it would be fun to eat lunch with my girls at Lou’s [...]

]]> By: Newman http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17317 Newman Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:41:43 +0000 http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17317 I once received a Tom Waits CD for Christmas. Luckily the first thing I do upon getting a CD is read the liner notes (you know in case Tom has personally thanked me). I opened it up and there was no CD. I thought that someone was playing a prank on me, but no it apparently came shrink wrapped and all without the CD. My friend who bought it took it back and luckily for me (and him) this one came with a CD. I once received a Tom Waits CD for Christmas. Luckily the first thing I do upon getting a CD is read the liner notes (you know in case Tom has personally thanked me). I opened it up and there was no CD. I thought that someone was playing a prank on me, but no it apparently came shrink wrapped and all without the CD. My friend who bought it took it back and luckily for me (and him) this one came with a CD.

]]> By: C. J. Summers http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17265 C. J. Summers Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:27:57 +0000 http://peoriaillinoisan.blogpeoria.com/2007/06/09/i-am-not-a-crook-or-how-not-to-be-a-good-parent/#comment-17265 Not as unusual as you might think. My wife bought a movie on DVD that was a special-edition 2-disc set. She opened up the sealed package and there was only one disc inside -- and it wasn't even the movie! Disc 2 with all the special features was there, but Disc 1 (with the movie) was missing. She went back to Best Buy and swapped it for a package with both discs. And one time a long time ago I bought a CD at Berean Bookstore. The packaging said it was the album I wanted as did the label on the disc, but when I popped it in my CD player, the album recorded on the disc was a completely different album by the same artist. That was really weird. Not as unusual as you might think. My wife bought a movie on DVD that was a special-edition 2-disc set. She opened up the sealed package and there was only one disc inside — and it wasn’t even the movie! Disc 2 with all the special features was there, but Disc 1 (with the movie) was missing. She went back to Best Buy and swapped it for a package with both discs.

And one time a long time ago I bought a CD at Berean Bookstore. The packaging said it was the album I wanted as did the label on the disc, but when I popped it in my CD player, the album recorded on the disc was a completely different album by the same artist. That was really weird.

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