Noblejanobii
07-10-2015, 01:42 AM
Ever been banned, kicked out, or escorted from the premises of a store or other location? Tell us that story here.
Probably my most infamous stories among my friends are the various stories of me getting banned from many stores. Where do I start? Hm... I guess with CVS.
So, for those who don't know, CVS is one of those chain convenience stores/pharmacies. They sell everything from drinks to medicine to cosmetics to beach chairs. Anyway, there is a CVS near where I went to elementary and middle school. So, when I was in the third grade, some of my friends in middle school took me to said CVS and made me pay for something (I believe a pack of gum that was like $5) in pennies. The cashier was little ticked when this eight year old walks up, dumps over 500 pennies on his desk and tells him she wants a pack of gum. The guy didn't even count the pennies. He just stuck them all in the cash register and told me to go find my parents. Several years later, when I was in the eighth grade, I went back to that CVS. I was in a play so me and two play buddies went to the CVS to buy snacks for the play group. So I go in, get all the requested items, go up the cash register and get ready to pay when the cashier says "I'm sorry you aren't allowed to purchase these items." I look up from my wallet in shock and just stared at the guy. He was dead serious. I had to get one of my friends to come in and buy the items. As it turns out, that CVS has a strict no penny paying policy and, even though I was only 8, that was grounds to get me banned from the store. They apparently have a picture of me from the security cameras and the guy recognized me five years later. Crazy, yes I know. But it's a legit story.
Let's see... where else am I banned from? Ah! Lowes. Lowes is a hardware store and they have this section that's filled with paint swatches to help customers determine what colors they want to paint their houses. They're supposed to be free, but, back when I was in middle school, there was a rule that said only five per customer. My neighbors and I (two from the house on my right and one from a house down the street) decided we'd make a game out of these paint swatches. We called it Paint Swatch Run. Pretty much, we all took turns running into the paint section, taking as many swatches as we can, then seeing if we can make it out of the door. While I've never actually been caught (I make it out of the door every time), they do have me and my friends' pictures in the paint section. According to a friend of mine who works in the paint section, they're told to let us grab the swatches but the employees have to catch us before we get out the door.
Lastly, I've been kicked out of 14 different Walmarts in the country. Three in South Carolina, one in North Carolina, two in Tennessee, one in Georgia (twice), one in Nevada, one in Nebraska, three in New York, and two in Florida. Long story short, it's on my bucket list to be kicked out of 365 different Walmarts using the list my friend sent me three years ago.
Probably my most infamous stories among my friends are the various stories of me getting banned from many stores. Where do I start? Hm... I guess with CVS.
So, for those who don't know, CVS is one of those chain convenience stores/pharmacies. They sell everything from drinks to medicine to cosmetics to beach chairs. Anyway, there is a CVS near where I went to elementary and middle school. So, when I was in the third grade, some of my friends in middle school took me to said CVS and made me pay for something (I believe a pack of gum that was like $5) in pennies. The cashier was little ticked when this eight year old walks up, dumps over 500 pennies on his desk and tells him she wants a pack of gum. The guy didn't even count the pennies. He just stuck them all in the cash register and told me to go find my parents. Several years later, when I was in the eighth grade, I went back to that CVS. I was in a play so me and two play buddies went to the CVS to buy snacks for the play group. So I go in, get all the requested items, go up the cash register and get ready to pay when the cashier says "I'm sorry you aren't allowed to purchase these items." I look up from my wallet in shock and just stared at the guy. He was dead serious. I had to get one of my friends to come in and buy the items. As it turns out, that CVS has a strict no penny paying policy and, even though I was only 8, that was grounds to get me banned from the store. They apparently have a picture of me from the security cameras and the guy recognized me five years later. Crazy, yes I know. But it's a legit story.
Let's see... where else am I banned from? Ah! Lowes. Lowes is a hardware store and they have this section that's filled with paint swatches to help customers determine what colors they want to paint their houses. They're supposed to be free, but, back when I was in middle school, there was a rule that said only five per customer. My neighbors and I (two from the house on my right and one from a house down the street) decided we'd make a game out of these paint swatches. We called it Paint Swatch Run. Pretty much, we all took turns running into the paint section, taking as many swatches as we can, then seeing if we can make it out of the door. While I've never actually been caught (I make it out of the door every time), they do have me and my friends' pictures in the paint section. According to a friend of mine who works in the paint section, they're told to let us grab the swatches but the employees have to catch us before we get out the door.
Lastly, I've been kicked out of 14 different Walmarts in the country. Three in South Carolina, one in North Carolina, two in Tennessee, one in Georgia (twice), one in Nevada, one in Nebraska, three in New York, and two in Florida. Long story short, it's on my bucket list to be kicked out of 365 different Walmarts using the list my friend sent me three years ago.