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Post 1 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 11:39
studiocats1
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The store failed by not predicting this IMO
Post 2 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 11:57
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It doesn't look like they were hooked up to any source, seems like an odd display setup to me. I think it was a setup with nonworking TV's.
Post 3 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 11:58
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Wow! Keep that customer away from me!!
Post 4 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 12:01
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Post 5 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 13:05
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Yeah that looks staged. It would have been funnier if they used a big 400 pound guy trying to walk between them and knock it over.
Post 6 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 13:13
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Totally staged... who in the right might would just "place" the large screen TVs on the stands? At least two of them weren't bolted to the TVs.

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Post 7 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 13:15
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Was - open box special.
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OP | Post 8 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 13:46
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It was in the news so I thought I would see what you guys think. 3.5 mil in hits would be worth "6K" or less in TV's IMO.

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Post 9 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 13:51
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Nobody in their right mind would set up a display like that so close to the doors OR without some way to prevent the TVs being knocked over. I vote for staged.
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Post 10 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 15:10
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Post 11 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 15:27
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Fake. Fake. Fake.
Post 12 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 17:35
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Comments are disabled since they don't want to hear about how fake this is?


Great way to attempt to get the insurance company to pay for some old, non working, stock.
Post 13 made on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 18:17
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On October 18, 2016 at 17:35, Trunk-Slammer -Supreme said...
Comments are disabled since they don't want to hear about how fake this is?

Great way to attempt to get the insurance company to pay for some old, non working, stock.

The 4 other videos that I clicked on, are all disabled too for their comments. So it must be a thing for them.

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Post 14 made on Wednesday October 19, 2016 at 00:46
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More than twenty years ago I was setting up a 400-TV store. The electrician was part of the family that owned the store. This guy wore a tool belt on each side of him. I swear, he could do all his day's work without ever bending over for a tool.

One day the CEO was crawling around the construction site and he called out to the electrician. The guy swaggered over to the CEO, walking between two rows of RPTVs. After one of his tool belts scratched the first TV, I yelled his name. He kept walking.

He ruined the fronts of six TVs before he stopped and turned around to.

I can see the possibility of that video being real. People don't see obvious things all the time!
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Post 15 made on Wednesday October 19, 2016 at 00:49
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A) That first TV falls like it's a domino perched on the verge of tipping over. No way it was on ANY kind of stand. It looks like it was set on its flat bottom with no legs attached whatsoever.

B) The TV the first TV hits, looks like it's on a oval silver stand. And yet that stand stays stuck to the table beneath it, and the TV falls over with no support whatsoever attached to its bottom. No bolts!

C) When something falls over, your natural reaction is to reach out and grab it to stop it from falling over. So... why does that guy leap back and jam his one hand way behind him, specifically making sure he rams it into the TV behind?

D) Who sets up TVs like that? And I mean this from a marketing standpoint. The screens would be facing the door and the exit, and they would be powered on and showing images. These have their sides to the door, and notably no power. No one shows TVs without power, there's no point. This was arranged for the best view from the security camera.

Clearly someone was hoping to create a viral video.
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