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Saw a 14 year old kid pack searching in Target, what do I do?

RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
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I was so pissed, I was in a frozen state of shock!!! He was rubbing the back of the packs, and pushing the crads around. he probbly learned it from some older idiots, but I was so pissed. He was there with his littel sister pack searching some crap. What is proper behavior? I htought yelling "HEY WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING" in front of everyone. But I went up to the worker and said, watch the kid....

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  • kingraider75kingraider75 Posts: 1,500 ✭✭
    I never buy packs for that reason. Always buy boxes.

    Besides never shop at Target, they won't let the Salvation Army stand outside of their stores!!!!!!!!!!!
    Running an Ebay store sure takes a lot more time than a person would think!
  • KnucklesKnuckles Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭
    That's when you pull a water boy.

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  • UnAmuzd1UnAmuzd1 Posts: 100 ✭
    When I worked at Target, I saw a kid doing that (this was a while ago). I talked to our store security guy (not trying to get the kid busted, just wanted to find out policy), and since the product was being damaged, he ended up escorting the kid and his very embarrassed mother out of the store.

    If it potentially damages product, store security will be all over anyone doing this.
  • MajorDanbyMajorDanby Posts: 1,343


    << <i>What is proper behavior? >>




    In this situation, there is only one thing to do

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  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    You find his bike and loosen the screws a bit on his seat!

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  • ranger63ranger63 Posts: 328 ✭


    << <i>I never buy packs for that reason. Always buy boxes.

    Besides never shop at Target, they won't let the Salvation Army stand outside of their stores!!!!!!!!!!! >>



    the salvation army thing is not true. i seen the email that went around. a few weeks later i seen a press release from their corprate office dismissing the whole story.
  • ROCKDJRWROCKDJRW Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭
    The Salvation Army was infront of my local Target all season long.
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  • chicago111chicago111 Posts: 310
    "Get a rope"

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  • kingraider75kingraider75 Posts: 1,500 ✭✭
    they weren't in front of mine.

    target is horrible
    Running an Ebay store sure takes a lot more time than a person would think!
  • BBNBBN Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭
    what does rubbing the pack do? Feel foe special inserts?

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  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>what does rubbing the pack do? Feel foe special inserts? >>

    Yeah, especially jersey/ game used cards. I think I would have found another kid of similiar age and paid him to kick his a***. Just my thoughts

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  • Gemmy10Gemmy10 Posts: 2,990 ✭
    If you ever see him doing it again, walk up to him and give him a Wedgie.
  • gradeddreamgradeddream Posts: 1,499
    who cares he was 14. how else is suppose to get good cards when boxes these day are all over $100
  • carew4mecarew4me Posts: 3,471 ✭✭✭✭
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    The greedy adults are mad, aaahhhhhhh.

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  • easttexascardsandgameseasttexascardsandgames Posts: 550
    who cares he was 14. how else is suppose to get good cards when boxes these day are all over $100



    The greedy adults are mad, aaahhhhhhh.


    Is this really the type person we want to be the future of the hobby, what about the next kid who comes along and buys a pack of damaged cards?

    There are alot of boxes that have very good cards for under 100.00. Heritage runs about 70. Donruss DK is nice too runs about 65.00
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  • goudeygoldgoudeygold Posts: 701 ✭
    These anti Target statements are ill informed. As a Target shareholder (up almost 50% in 2 years) I can tell you the reason the salvation army issue came up was because Target had numerous other "charities" wanting to solicit donations. How could they continue to patronize one charity while rejecting worthy others? The simple solution was to end charity solicitation. Wal-mart can keep em and all their labor practices. They need the charity points more anyway.

    As for the kid... Modern is a lottery game. Anything that increases your odds of getting something for your $3 is going to happen. Honestly now, when you go to a major store and want a pack, tell me you don't give the pack a little feeling action. Do as I say, not as I do. "A frozen state of shock?!" You guys can't be this shocked, really!

    GG
  • easttexascardsandgameseasttexascardsandgames Posts: 550
    GG-Most of us that go into Walmart or Target to buy modern packs do not buy single packs we buy the boxes, it is the kids who mostly buy single packs and THEY ARE THE FUTURE OF THE HOBBY.. If these kids are getting screwed on their packs do you think they will keep on buying very doubtful.

    Why don't you go back under your vintage blanket and stop trying to downtalk the collectors who like modern. Every post that comes up about modern you always have something to say about it being a lottery. It is not all like that. Heritage is no where near a lottery. It is obvious you would never be able to make money on modern because you do not or never will have an understanding for it. I collect both Modern andvintage items, most of my profits from modern goes into vintage. We all have our choices, nobody talks down on vintage cards that I know of so why do you keep doing it to the modern collectors?
    Remember todays modern collector is tommorows vintage collector.

    Many of those anti-Target statements are true also, I worked for Target for 2 years. They have for years been associated with only one charity turning all others away so why would they suddenly change? The reason I truly believe is they felt the SA bell ringers are a detractant to their stores as a local manager said in the newpaper. "The company felt people do not like having money solicited from them every time they turn around, we felt this move would make our stores more customer friendly."
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  • kingraider75kingraider75 Posts: 1,500 ✭✭
    damn right east texas!! boycott Target now!!
    Running an Ebay store sure takes a lot more time than a person would think!
  • goudeygoldgoudeygold Posts: 701 ✭
    Speaking of modern, i almost picked up some yankee pack that seemed to have decent chances of pulling an auto, but you guys have me all freaked out buying packs from opened boxes. so i'm thinking, maybe they are searched already. so for $6/pack I skipped it. I do buy modern occasioinally, but i'm wondering if the reason I have never pulled anything is becasue everything is alrady felt up and searched as you guys are saying. So if i'm picking from an open box, how bad are my odds of pulling something good?

    I'm not under some vintage blanket, but modern is indeed a lottery. That is the plain fact. There is no disputing it. Some people put a lot of value on the pleasure of physically opening a wrapper, and that is fine!! I understand that joy. however, if someone is freaking out because some kid is feeling a pack in Target then that just seems like (from what I read) this isn't some kind of new revelation.

    Does anybody think that there are realistically ANY retail packs that haven't been felt up? You can buy "hot" packs on ebay all day long. What anybody does with their money doesn't matter to me. Vintage/modern/alcohol/hookers/drugs/salvation army doesn't matter to me.

    As for the bell ringer... so they aren't at target anymore. Doesn't bother me or Targets bottom line. they are still everywhere else in the city, so still finding a place to donate your pennies shouldn't be a problem.

    GG
  • NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    goudeygold - what bothers many people, including myself, about most pack searchers is that they damage the cards.

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  • easttexascardsandgameseasttexascardsandgames Posts: 550
    That is why you buy only sealed boxes.. Check out my WHAT A BOX THREAD. THose were pulled from sealed Hobby boxes Wal-Mart gets occasionaly, I have always heard to avoid these because they have probaly been searched reseaded and sold to Wal-Marts card distrubitor, if those 2 boxes were searched then I would really love to see what was in there.
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  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    in 2001 I did see a store owner in the super market pack searching, what losers, it is the luck of the draw.
  • slvnumber2slvnumber2 Posts: 270 ✭
    You are correct about the Target and Salvation Army deal, and I even went down to the local SA to drop items off and asked them. Target can kiss my rear and I could care less if they have a solicitation reason. They chose not to support the SA and we chose not shop there anymore.

    Not to mention they are a French owned company, and that is a country that will not get my support ever. All of the times we bailed them out in world wars and whenever we need help they run like the true chickens they are.

    Boycott Target!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,407 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This whole thing has got me pissed!

    1. The kid feeling up the packs? Kick his ass!

    2. In the interest of fair play - I want to open a Target store inside the Salvation Army on 4th and Grandville!

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  • bhl2359bhl2359 Posts: 420 ✭


    << <i>Not to mention they are a French owned company, and that is a country that will not get my support ever. Boycott Target!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>



    Huh? Target is a publicly-owned company based in Minnesota. Here is a list of some of its officers:

    Timothy R. Baer Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
    Todd V. Blackwell Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Assets Protection, AMC
    Bart Butzer Executive Vice President, Stores, Target Stores
    Michael R. Francis Executive Vice President, Marketing
    John D. Griffith Senior Vice President, Property Development
    Douglas A. Scovanner Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    Terrence J. Scully President, Target Financial Services
    Paul L. Singer Senior Vice President,Technology Services and Chief Information Officer
    Gregg W. Steinhafel President, Target Stores
    Gerald L. Storch Vice Chairman
    Robert J. Ulrich Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

    No a lot of French-sounding names, eh? Get a clue.
  • Mac53Mac53 Posts: 805 ✭
    Oh yeah!?!?!? Then why does my wife call it "Tar-JAY"??? Sounds French to me!!
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  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Oh yeah!?!?!? Then why does my wife call it "Tar-JAY"??? Sounds French to me!! >>



    oui, oui monsier! Por quios! i am sure we could get more input from the hockey fans!
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,407 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Oh yeah!?!?!? Then why does my wife call it "Tar-JAY"??? Sounds French to me!! >>



    oui, oui monsier! Por quios! i am sure we could get more input from the hockey fans! >>


    Or over at the Open Forum.

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  • jskirwinjskirwin Posts: 700 ✭✭✭
    What's scary is that I saw a middle-aged man feeling up the cards at the local card shop where kids duel at Yu-gi-oh! The store owner didn't care - because he walked out with $150 worth of packs.

    By the size of his waistline and pasty complexion, the guy could have stood to play some sports instead of just collecting cards of the people who do.

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  • slvnumber2slvnumber2 Posts: 270 ✭
    I am glad that some people got the joke about "Tar-Jay", and maybe the one who should get a "clue" is the person who is listing their softball team's roster for the summer season. I am pretty sure I can read an SEC filing report or do a stock search on MSN money to research a company. At least the good thing for you is that they sell underwear since you got yours all in a bunch over a joke.
    "Why is it that Superman could stop a bullet with his chest, yet he ducked when somebody threw a chair at him?"
    "
    " Go ahead and get your fancy barely visible cell phones that get the internet, play DVD's, and can speak 5 languages. As for me and my Atari cell phone it works, it weighs 7 pounds, it is 14 inches long, and it looks like I could call in an airstrike from a remote desert it is so large!"
  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    I'd drag the kid by the arm to the bathroom and let him do some blister searching on his rear end.......just kidding for all you "let's call child protective services" folks out there!
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