• Teenager attempts 'gallon smashing' prank in Poundland, gets arrested
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Guys, what if the prank in the original video was actually to convince dozens of stupid teenagers to copy it and get arrested? It's like a meta-prank. The shitty prank is merely a front for the greater joke: getting dumb kids in trouble.
When the gallon smashing video was posted on FP it was smothered in funnies. Now all of a sudden it's the worst thing ever. [editline]5th April 2013[/editline] Also they sell milk in poundland?
Why did they arrest him though. Should've forcibly fed him the instant meals they sell. A much crueller punishment.
[QUOTE=maxumym;40177423]Why did they arrest him though. Should've forcibly fed him the instant meals they sell. A much crueller punishment.[/QUOTE] The term "Hunger Breaks" is a multifaceted one.
So, what happens when someone legitimately slips and bursts a gallon?
I recently attempted the "testicles kick" prank, and I got arrested. Can't anyone take a joke anymore?
Ashens got fed up.
[QUOTE=x-quake;40177929]So, what happens when someone legitimately slips and bursts a gallon?[/QUOTE] I was thinking this too, now the people who are legitimately clumsy are screwed when the inevitable happens.
[QUOTE=Scot;40175463]When the gallon smashing video was posted on FP it was smothered in funnies. Now all of a sudden it's the worst thing ever. [editline]5th April 2013[/editline] Also they sell milk in poundland?[/QUOTE] Have you thought that the people here aren't the same people rating the funnies? I never rated that funny and I still think it's pretty stupid to waste the milk, ruin an employees day, and get milk all over other people and think its ~cool~.
[QUOTE=deathstarboot;40178076]I was thinking this too, now the people who are legitimately clumsy are screwed when the inevitable happens.[/QUOTE] It would happen so seldom that nobody would question it. When was the last time you slipped over in a supermarket?
[QUOTE=Winters;40177974]Ashens got fed up.[/QUOTE]If you listen more closely to him in his videos and read his Twitter, he actually seems to have a pretty good relationship with Poundland and 99p Stores. I mean, they are basically half of the other's business. Ashens keep the two running by constantly buying their cheap garbage, and they keep Ashens running by providing cheap garbage.
[QUOTE=Brandy92;40178153]It would happen so seldom that nobody would question it. When was the last time you slipped over in a supermarket?[/QUOTE] It's easier to do than you think.
[QUOTE=x-quake;40177929]So, what happens when someone legitimately slips and bursts a gallon?[/QUOTE] Well a reasonable person would probably immediately tell staff and offer to pay for it so it wouldn't be a big deal.
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;40184658]Well a reasonable person would probably immediately tell staff and offer to pay for it so it wouldn't be a big deal.[/QUOTE] This, I've seen people drop bottles of wine loads of times
I hope one day somebody creates a trend called "Jumping off a cliff" and people try it out, because this is just fucking stupid.
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40175018]No one's day is fucked up. The people in the store see something that they wouldn't usually see. The manager and other staff see a break from the usual. The store cleaner gets a job to do. The produce is insured. Hundreds of people find it funny. If anything, people benefit only from this.[/QUOTE] I guess it's an adult thing to understand why this isn't [I]really[/I] funny. Not talking about physical age.
Alright, let's talk for a minute. Let's compare this gallon smashing bullshit to something like this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVrJ8DxECbg[/media] Both are labeled "prank". Both involve other people freaking out. What's the difference here? The video I linked is actually funny. This gallon smashing bullshit is not.
[QUOTE=lavacano;40186156]Alright, let's talk for a minute. Let's compare this gallon smashing bullshit to something like this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVrJ8DxECbg[/media] Both are labeled "prank". Both involve other people freaking out. What's the difference here? The video I linked is actually funny. This gallon smashing bullshit is not.[/QUOTE]Rahat's videos also typically do not involve vandalism.
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40175018]No one's day is fucked up. The people in the store see something that they wouldn't usually see. The manager and other staff see a break from the usual. The store cleaner gets a job to do. The produce is insured. Hundreds of people find it funny. If anything, people benefit only from this.[/QUOTE] How do you even manage to get a thought process like this [editline]6th April 2013[/editline] it's not even like you're trying to be satiric
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40175018]No one's day is fucked up. The people in the store see something that they wouldn't usually see. The manager and other staff see a break from the usual. The store cleaner gets a job to do. The produce is insured. Hundreds of people find it funny. If anything, people benefit only from this.[/QUOTE] Not quite, where I work, the more we overspend on our waste budget the more we lose out on our bonus.
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40175018]No one's day is fucked up. The people in the store see something that they wouldn't usually see. The manager and other staff see a break from the usual. The store cleaner gets a job to do. The produce is insured. Hundreds of people find it funny. If anything, people benefit only from this.[/QUOTE] You're either incredibly high, or incredibly stupid. I don't even know where to begin with this; "Something they wouldn't usually see?" Okay, I saw a man burning to death today, that was out of the ordinary and totally fun xD The management get a break from the usual? They aren't fucking janitors, and this detracts from the stores profit because SOMEONE has to pay for this. "Store cleaner." That right there alone pissed me off to read. There aren't "store cleaners." Someone that works in the store has to stop what they're doing to clean this shit up.. and it's usually me. "Produce is insured." What. "People find this funny." Again, what? The people that "find this funny" are the same reason that our generation is so fucking retarded, since we're bogged down in the "OH NO YOU DIDN'T!" era of "entertainment." No. People do not benefit from this. And by the looks of things, you've never had to clean up after someones childish bullshit once in your entire life. [editline]6th April 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=matt.ant;40184720]This, I've seen people drop bottles of wine loads of times[/QUOTE] Kids (I mean fucking young kids, 5-10) have a habit of dropping wine bottles in the store I work, and it's a massive bitch to clean up because: A) Shrapnel goes everywhere. B) Wine goes everywhere. C) They usually just run away from it and don't tell anyone until someone either steps on glass, or falls down because of it. It pisses me off more than the products getting broken and making me have to spend forever mopping shit up that the people that do it don't tell anyone and I have to wait until someone gets hurt or something to find out about it.
[QUOTE=lavacano;40186156] Both are labeled "prank". Both involve other people freaking out. What's the difference here? The video I linked is actually funny. This gallon smashing bullshit is not.[/QUOTE] A prank makes someone else look stupid. Gallon smashing just makes you look stupid, if anything, you're pranking yourself. [editline]7th April 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=x-quake;40177929]So, what happens when someone legitimately slips and bursts a gallon?[/QUOTE] I think he did it wrong. As in he threw the milk, then slipped over. In plain view of several people.
I hate to see idiots wasting food and beverage products that they haven't paid for as a way to prank. What is teaching these people to do such act? For what, fame? Nothing good can be gain from this
[QUOTE=Persecution;40186835]You're either incredibly high, or incredibly stupid. I don't even know where to begin with this; "Something they wouldn't usually see?" Okay, I saw a man burning to death today, that was out of the ordinary and totally fun xD[/QUOTE] 50 years of work consists of 96000 working hours. And you want people to spend this entire time doing repetitive tasks with nothing different and/or exciting happening..? Totally fun xD [QUOTE=Persecution;40186835]"Store cleaner." That right there alone pissed me off to read. There aren't "store cleaners." Someone that works in the store has to stop what they're doing to clean this shit up.. and it's usually me.[/QUOTE] The store I worked in had a dedicated cleaner. Sounds like cleaning was part of your job description! [QUOTE=Persecution;40186835]The management get a break from the usual? They aren't fucking janitors, and this detracts from the stores profit because SOMEONE has to pay for this.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Persecution;40186835]"Produce is insured." What.[/QUOTE] No one has to pay for it because Grocery stores have lengthy insurance policies convering everything from fire, to theft, to tills that don't balance, or common accidental damage. Even if a whole palette of produce was broken or faulty (as it sometimes happens, even before it even arrives) it's insured and it likely wouldn't even increase the store's premium. [QUOTE=Persecution;40186835]"People find this funny." Again, what? The people that "find this funny" are the same reason that our generation is so fucking retarded, since we're bogged down in the "OH NO YOU DIDN'T!" era of "entertainment."[/QUOTE] Some people find things funny and other people don't. Some people find X, X and other people find X, Y. Our generation is 'so retarded' because you expect everyone to conform to your bullshit which is just as bullshit as everyone else's bullshit. Hell, the most [I]accepting of other people's beliefs[/I] people out there are probably the very 'hipsters' and 'douchebags' you probably slate on a daily basis for their physical appearance and choice of atire alone, before you even know what they have to say.
[QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;40171371]remember when pranks were actually pranks i do[/QUOTE] i remember turning the toilet light on and locking it from the outside to make my family think i was dead that was great
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40194074]50 years of work consists of 96000 working hours. And you want people to spend this entire time doing repetitive tasks with nothing different and/or exciting happening..? Totally fun xD[/QUOTE] Here's the problem: Cleaning up after someone else's mess is NEVER exciting (different maybe, but not exciting), and if something breaks, the store loses out on profit which comes back and bites us.
[QUOTE=lavacano;40186156]Alright, let's talk for a minute. Let's compare this gallon smashing bullshit to something like this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVrJ8DxECbg[/media] Both are labeled "prank". Both involve other people freaking out. What's the difference here? The video I linked is actually funny. This gallon smashing bullshit is not.[/QUOTE] I still laughed when I watched the gallon smash vid. More at the comedy flailing of the legs when they're slipping around on the floor.
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40194074]50 years of work consists of 96000 working hours. And you want people to spend this entire time doing repetitive tasks with nothing different and/or exciting happening..? Totally fun xD[/QUOTE] We already get enough different shit happening. Some days are repetitive, and some are not. Nothing about a dumb ass kid purposely making a fool of himself is exciting. You act like the store employees are all lined up behind the camera watching and cheering him on. [QUOTE=SCopE5000;40194074]The store I worked in had a dedicated cleaner. Sounds like cleaning was part of your job description![/QUOTE] Retail chain I worked in didn't have a dedicated cleaner. They made a random store associate clean it up. That usually means taking the person off a cash register, which slows the process of people being able to check out. I wouldn't count waiting in line longer as "benefiting". [QUOTE=SCopE5000;40194074]No one has to pay for it because Grocery stores have lengthy insurance policies convering everything from fire, to theft, to tills that don't balance, or common accidental damage.[/QUOTE] Fire sure. Theft, cash registers not balancing and accidental damage, no. That all gets added up as a loss. When its time for raises and bonuses people get screwed if you have a large loss. [QUOTE=SCopE5000;40194074]Even if a whole palette of produce was broken or faulty (as it sometimes happens, even before it even arrives) it's insured and it likely wouldn't even increase the store's premium. [/QUOTE] Products that [b]show up[/b] to the store damaged, yes. Ones that are damaged in store, no.
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40194074]The store I worked in had a dedicated cleaner. Sounds like cleaning was part of your job description![/QUOTE] Just wanted to comment on this part. This sounds like the same argument kids in my Junior High made when throwing milk onto the ground or just making a mess in general. Yes, there might be someone with a dedicated cleaner, but their job isn't to clean up messes made on purpose, for the sake of a silly prank, but rather to clean up messes caused by accidents and just the general dirtiness of people. Would it be okay if somebody purposely messed up the place for fun? That is essentially the same thing.
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40194074]50 years of work consists of 96000 working hours. And you want people to spend this entire time doing repetitive tasks with nothing different and/or exciting happening..? Totally fun xD [/QUOTE] like that time that one guy shit all over our calendar rack DIFFERENT/EXCITING TOTALLY FUN
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