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Possessing a sort of surreal, outlandish, and childish comic persona that is only enhanced by his deceptively straight-laced appearance, comic performer Steve Carell first gained a faithful following thanks to an enduring run as a correspondent on the popular Comedy Central news satire series
The Daily Show
. Though
had been performing on the small screen in such shows as The Dana Carvey Show and Over the Top since the early '90s, it was his grating but hilariously obnoxious reports on
The Daily Show
that truly made him a talent to watch.
A native of Concord, MA, and an alumni of Chicago's famed Second City comedy troupe,
gained early experience with stints at the Windy City's Goodman and Wisdom Bridge Theaters. Following his feature debut in the 1991 comedy
Curly Sue
made a name for himself in television as a writer/performer on The Dana Carvey Show. In the years that followed, he would frequently alternate between film and television, and he continued to do so after joining the cast of
The Daily Show
in 1999. Sharp-eared television viewers would recognize
as the voice of crime-fighter Gary (a role that he played opposite
Daily Show
Stephen Colbert
) on
Saturday Night Live
's popular
TV Funhouse
segment "The Ambiguously Gay Duo." Following roles in such little-seen features as
Tomorrow Night
would return to the small screen for a key supporting role in ex-
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
' short-lived sitcom
Watching Ellie
In 2003,
nearly stole the show from comic megastar
Jim Carrey
with his role as an obnoxious television newscaster in the heavenly comedy
Bruce Almighty
, before once again stepping into a faux television studio to portray cerebrally challenged weather forecaster Brick Tamland in the 2004
Will Ferrell
then stepped out of the newsroom and into cubicle-land for the lead in NBC's American remake of the popular British sitcom
The Office
, for which he won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005.
also made a brief but indelible cameo opposite
in the big-screen adaptation of Bewitched.
colleagues also aided him in realizing his breakout role, later that same summer: the hapless innocent title character of The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Written by
and co-scripted and directed by
producer Judd Apatow, the raunchy-yet-sweet comedy had an inauspicious August release, yet its bawdy, adult-oriented laughs resonated with much of the same audience that made The Wedding Crashers an R-rated success story just a few weeks prior. Like
before him,
suddenly found himself in the enviable position of being able to pick and choose from a number of high-priced, high-profile comedic starring roles, among them the
Bruce Almighty
sequel Evan Almighty, as well as Get Smart, Horton Hears a Who!, and Dinner For Schmucks. Carrel would continue to pepper his resume with low-key roles as well, however, appearing in dramedies like Dan in Real Life and Crazy, Stupid, Love. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Office [TV Series]
The NBC sitcom The Office was based on the British comedy series of the same name, co-created by Ricky Gervais, who in the original series had also starred as David Brent, terminally disingenuous office manager of Wernham Hogg Paper Merchants (Slough Branch). The American version top-billed Steve Carell as Michael Scott, regional manager in a branch office of the Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company. Forever trying to put a "happy face" on office conditions where he worked, Michael was cursed with two fatal flaws: he thought he was funny and cool, and worse yet, he thought he was actually competent. Michael's employees included laid-back, sarcastic sales rep Jim Halpert (John Krasinski); Jim's cubicle-mate and mortal enemy, ineffectual but power-hungry Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson); engaged receptionist Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer), whom Jim secretly has a crush on; and office temp Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak), who quietly observes the office hijinks from the sidelines. Filmed in a faux documentary style, The Office began its first season (actually a six-episode trial run) on March 24, 2005. ~ Rovi
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Nora Ephron directed and co-wrote this updated adaptation of a classic situation comedy that also casts a satirical eye on the entertainment industry. Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) is a movie star whose career has been going into a slow and steady decline. Desperate for a project that will give his reputation a jump start, Jack agrees to star in a film version of the once-popular television series Bewitched as hapless hubby Darrin Stephens, under the condition that an unknown actress be cast as the female lead so he won't be upstaged. After auditioning dozens of women who fail to make the grade, Jack meets lovely and charming Isabel Bigelow (Nicole Kidman), and is immediately certain she's the perfect choice to play witch-turned-housewife Samantha. However, there's one thing neither Jack nor the producers of the film know -- Isabel really is a witch, and while she's been trying to get along without her powers to better fit in among mortals, she will use her special talents when need be. The film also stars Michael Caine as Isabel's father, Nigel, Shirley MacLaine as Iris Smythson (the actress hired to play Endora), and Jason Schwartzman as Jack's agent. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
After completing the final cut of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, producers were left with enough deleted material to create an entire alternate film--so they did just that. Wake Up, Ron Burgundy uses alternate takes, cleverly edited pre-existing scenes, and additional voice-over narration from the stately Bill Kurtis to establish the story, then follows a completely different plot arc that was cut from the main film. Revolving around the news team's coverage of a radical terrorist group known as the Alarm Clock, Wake Up, Ron Burgundy finds Ron (Will Ferrell), Brick (Steve Carrell), Brian (Paul Rudd), and Champ (David Koechner) arriving desperately at the home of their mentor, near cannibalism in the California wilderness, and ready to kick ass in the hideout of a terrorist group. It also features appearances by comedic actors whose characters never made it into Anchorman like Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Chris Parnell of SNL, and Justin Long of Dodgeball. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
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Directed by Joe Nussbaum, Sleepover revolves around one of the hallmarks of female friendship: the all-important slumber party. In hopes of shedding their not-so-cool reputations during the summer before their freshman year, best friends Julie (Alexa Vega), Hannah (Mika Boorem), Yancy (Kalli Flynn Childress), and Farrah (Scout Taylor-Compton) decide to host the sleepover of their lives. Far from a mere pillow-fight-laden girl talk-fest, this sleepover includes an intense scavenger hunt against the most simultaneously loathed and envied young women they know: the infamous "popular" clique. Along the way, the girls manage to hijack a car, sneak into clubs, engage in a first kiss, and learn more than a little bit about themselves and their capabilities -- all while evading the watchful eyes of Julie's mother. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
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Marking the directorial debut of Adam McKay, former head writer for Saturday Night Live and founder of the Upright Citizen's Brigade, Anchorman is set during the 1970s and stars Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy, San Diego's top-rated news anchorman. While Burgundy is outwardly willing to adjust to the idea of females in the workplace -- even outside of secretarial positions -- he certainly doesn't want his own job challenged. Keeping that in mind, it's no wonder that the arrival of Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), an aspiring newswoman, is, in Ron's eyes, not the studio's most welcome addition. After Veronica pays her dues covering so-called female-oriented fluff pieces (think cat fashion shows and cooking segments), the ambitious Veronica sets her eyes on the news desk; more specifically, on Ron's seat behind it. Not unpredictably, Ron doesn't take the threat lightly, and it isn't long before the rival newscasters are engaged in a very personal battle of the sexes. Anchorman was co-written by Ferrell, and features supporting performances from David Koechner, Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd, Tara Subkoff, and Maya Rudolph. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
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While Woody Allen has long fused comedy and drama in his films, he embraces the two styles in a new and unusual way in this feature. Sy (Wallace Shawn) is enjoying dinner with some friends when they begin debating the nature of the tragic and the humorous. Sy, observing that a very fine line separates the two, decides to demonstrate this notion by showing how the same essential story can be either funny or sad depending on the way certain elements are handled; for the rest of the film, we jump back and forth between two versions of the story of Melinda (Radha Mitchell), a young woman with some serious problems in her life. In the tragic version, Melinda crashes a dinner party thrown by old friends Laurel (Chloë Sevigny) and Lee (Jonny Lee Miller). When she arrives, Melinda is distraught and under the influence of pills and alcohol, much to the annoyance of Lee, an actor hoping to impress a producer who is one of his guests. After a bad breakup with her husband, Melinda lost custody of her children and came to New York City, where she became involved with Ellis Moonsong (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a handsome and well-mannered composer whose promises to her proved to be worthless. Meanwhile, on the funny side of town, Melinda shows up dazed and confused at the home of Susan (Amanda Peet) and Hobie (Will Ferrell), who are in the midst of a dinner party. Learning about the sad state of Melinda's love life after divorcing her husband and losing custody of her children, Susan decides to play Cupid and fix her friend up with a well-to-do dentist. However, neither Susan nor Melinda are aware that there is another man deeply interested in the troubled divorcée -- Hobie. Melinda and Melinda also features Josh Brolin, Vinessa Shaw, and noted theatrical director Gene Saks. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Bruce Almighty
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After a bad day at work, a man suddenly gets a new job -- as the world's new Heavenly Father -- in this comedy. Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is a television reporter working in Buffalo, NY, who has been growing increasingly dissatisfied with his existence, and after an especially bad day, he flies into a rage and curses God for making his life miserable. To Bruce's great surprise, the Supreme Being Himself (Morgan Freeman) appears, and tries to convince Bruce of the enormity of his task. Bruce, however, isn't buying it, so God gives him a chance to find out what he's up against; God bestows all of his powers on Bruce for a week, to see how he'd handle things. At first, Bruce has a great time bending the world around him to his will, much to the puzzlement of his girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer Aniston), but after six days God stops by to remind Bruce he hasn't done much to make the Earth a better place. Disappointed, God presents Bruce with an ultimatum -- he has one day to improve the world in a concrete way, or God will toss the planet back into the void. Bruce Almighty was directed by Tom Shadyac, who previously teamed with Jim Carrey for Liar, Liar and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Watching Ellie [TV Series]
Following in the footsteps of her former Seinfeld co-stars Michael Richards and Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus starred in her own sitcom, Watching Ellie. Created by the star's husband, Brad Hall, the weekly NBC series showcased Louis-Dreyfus as Eleanor "Ellie" Riggs, a moderately successful but slightly disaster-prone L.A. nightclub singer. In some ways, this was a traditionalist sitcom, with Ellie crossing verbal swords with her irksome ex-sweetie Edgar (Steven Carell), her new musician boyfriend, Ben (Darren Boyd), and her wacky neighbor, Ingvar (Peter Stormare). There was, however, an intriguing gimmick; in the tradition of the weekly drama series 24, each episode of Watching Ellie was played out in "real time," with a clock at the corner of the screen ticking out the allotted 22 minutes (originally, Louis-Dreyfus had demanded that there be no commercial interruptions during the action, but NBC saw things differently). The series debuted February 26, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Comedian and TV writer Louis C.K. wrote, produced, and directed this comedy about New York photo shop owner Charles (Chuck Sklar), labeled a "mean bastard" by his mailman (J.B. Smoove). After a date with nympho Lola Vagina (Heather Morgan) goes nowhere, Charles meets elderly Florence (Martha Greenhouse). Married to a gambler (Joe Dolphin), Flo hasn't heard from her son (Greg Hahn) for two decades. After her husband is killed by a pack of wild dogs, Charles and Flo marry -- but then her son returns and she also decides to adopt a gun-wielding teen named Clean (Bruce Brown). It's all too much for Charles, who decides to head back to his photo shop. Gagwriter Louis C.K. has scripted for David Letterman, Conan O'Brien (seen here in a cameo), Dana Carvey, and Chris Rock. Filmed in black-and-white with Super-16 blown up to 35mm. Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
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John Hughes dishes out the sentiment by the ladle-full in Curly Sue. The film stars James Belushi as Bill Dancer, a down-on-his-luck drifter who lives by his wits on the highways and byways of the United States, stealing free meals, slipping into movie theaters, and sleeping in welfare hotels. Bill is also the guardian of cute pint-size moppet Curly Sue (Alisan Porter), a cutey pie cross between Little Orphan Annie and Tatum O'Neal's Addie Loggins character from Paper Moon. Bill and Curly Sue are a perfect con team, and they practice their scams when they need money for food. Pulling a knockdown car-accident scam, Bill makes hard-bitten Chicago lawyer Grey Ellison (Kelly Lynch) think that she slammed into him with her car. She buys dinner for the two mountebanks before being taken away by her snotty boyfriend Walter McCormick (John Getz). But the next morning, Grey actually does hit Bill with her car, and she takes the two back home with her. At first, Grey can't seem to get Curly Sue out of her mind, but then she finds herself falling in love with Bill. They begin to form a perfect family until Walter puts in a call to the Department of Children and Family Services. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
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Russell Crowe has NOT been visited by aliens — at least not recently. So says a UFO expert who poured cold water on Crowe's claim to have shot footage of an extraterrestrial spacecraft. Last week Crowe posted time-lapse video of eerie lights over Woolloomooloo, Australia. (Yes, that's a real place.) But Marc D'Antonio, the chief (i.e. only) video analyst for the Mutual UFO Network, has debunked Russell, arguing the light patterns are consistent with common civilian aircraft. This rejection might tip Crowe into "A Beautiful Mind" territory, so don't be shocked if the Oscar-winner begins revealing conspiracies all over the place with the power of newspaper clippings, long equations and red string. [Source]
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It's a sad day for Storage Wars fans. Auctioneer and bargain hunter Mark Balelo is dead.
TMZ reports that someone who worked with 40-year-old Balelo at his liquidation and wholesale distribution company, Balelo, Inc., happened upon his lifeless body in a work garage Monday morning. Although carbon monoxide poisoning has not officially been declared the cause of death, Balelo was sitting in a running car when his body was found.
This news comes just days after Balelo was taken into police custody for alleged possession of a controlled substance. Apparently after Balelo was released from jail, he appeared very "distraught" and "afraid he might hurt himself." His fiancée stayed by his side most of Sunday, attempting to push back these dark feelings. She left some time late Sunday evening, leaving Balelo alone at his workplace.
Although he had a rough bout of it recently, Balelo was a pretty successful guy. Balelo, Inc. is still going strong, supported by some star-studded deals, including one which involved helping actor Nicolas Cage recover a stolen 1930s comic book. (The pair found the item in a storage locker.) Balelo was also well-known among Storage Wars fans, having appeared on a number of episodes of the A&E hit storage-locker auction reality series.
Since Balelo's passing became public knowledge, a number of Storage Wars stars have offered their condolences on Twitter.
"Mr Balelo may you now be removed from your demons," fellow auction hunter Darrell Sheets wrote Monday. "I will pray for your soul and loved ones"
"Our hearts & prayers go out to Mark's small children & family as well as his devoted fiancé[e] Elizabeth," auctioneer Dan Dotson added.
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Published October 21, 2011, 09:41 AM
Teens driving you to distraction? React!
When your child is born, you never consider that you may never have the chance to see him or her graduate from high school or walk down the aisle. And when he or she walks out the door each morning, you don't stop to think each day that you may never see them again.By: Wendy Johnson, Pine Journal


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text: why cant i catch this guy? I've been at it all day, and i've seen 149 pokemon i just need to see this last one to get the national pokedex so i can import pokemon from the other GBA games. So anyone wanna help me? Give me some tips on catching this guy? I got his health down all the way to the point where the red was barely even showing, AND he was asleep but he still kept on popping out so help? Please? :o


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hes going in jail because he sold weapons to the FARC movement. how many US, French and uk presidents should go in jail for that...
hes going in jail because he sold weapons to the FARC movement. how many US, French and uk presidents should go in jail for that...
Let's throw to the jail all producers of alcohol. I'm sure, their products killed at least the same amount of people as guns that are sold by such guys as Bout.
If the officer can't prevent the booze then he must lead it.(c)
typical western double standard.
So, anyone taking bets when he'll walk free?
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BIS, please fix so that we can copy the "Playable" status of the unit in Editor. Wanting that since 2002 Thanks
Well... I don't know any person who could be exchanged for Bout. Maybe in some days we'll find some evil American spy who tried to steal a very secret stuff, but failed and was caught by FSB and sentenced for about 20 years in jail. But now we have nothing to do. Bout went across US interests, that's all. Other guys that did the same were hanged or murdered by the mob of rebels.
Everyone who sells arms to rebel groups shoud go to jail
One less idiot running around. I hope he rots.
You got in moments before me thinking the same, I was going to add that it seems in this day and age its ok if the rebels are good rebels for your cause. Or somone supply the rebels you dont like that you dont get an nice little earner from are the bad ones, the others are ok for the duration required.
Its just depends on what part of the fence you sit while being a "rebel".
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Summerfest 2012 at Berlin British School
In an early summer whose weather in Berlin has resembled that of one in Britain, we were fortunately blessed with wonderful day for our Summerfest 2012.
That this annual event has established such a high reputation within the Berlin community may also have contributed to the very high turn-out, so that by midday there were queues for many of the stalls. These varied from a merry-go-round and coconut (or rather tin-can) shy, through horse riding and face painting, to the selling of many varieties of food and drink. We are very grateful to the school's parents and friends who generously sponsored most of the stalls.
The day climaxed with the grand raffle draw which offered some very big prizes, also the result of parents' and friends' largesse, as well as the draw for the class basket boxes and the handbag prize. Euro 2012 seemed to be a marginal event when BBS took to the Secondary School football field to take on a British embassy staff team. The referee - BBS Head, Graham Lacey - claimed to be completely neutral, and failed to prevent the embassy emerging 2-1 winners in a struggle that showed total commitment from both sides.
Overall, the day brought out all that is best about the BBS community: Staff and parents giving up some of their valuable time, the wider public provided with an opportunity to enjoy a wonderful event in the beautiful Secondary School setting, and above all the generosity of school community members.
Whilst on the subject of generosity, unqualified thanks must go to the Friends of BBS Summerfest Committee, all of whose members were working hard weeks, indeed months, before the event, and was superbly led by Chantal Vasile and Gosia Dudley. The school is in debt to all members of the Committee, and offers them its eternal thanks. They were largely responsible for making the day so memorable, and such a success.


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*China seen chipping away at Tokyo's claim to administrative control over area.
LONDON, Nov 25- Turkey's stock market surged 1.6 percent on Monday after Iran sealed a historic nuclear deal with the West read as reducing political risk in the oil-producing Middle East and opening the door to more trade with one of the region's biggest countries.
BEIJING/ TOKYO, Nov 25- Asian aviation officials said airlines would have to inform China of their flight plans before entering airspace over waters disputed with Japan, forcing carriers to acknowledge China's authority over a newly declared " Air Defense Identification Zone".
China considers Taiwan a renegade province and has never ruled out the use of force to bring it under its control. Ma said he had announced two years ago that there had to be a referendum in Taiwan on political talks before negotiations could begin. Taiwan does not have to rush, "Ma said, speaking through a translator.
*Shares of Qualcomm, Synaptics rise as sales to China grow. *China market big enough to support latecomers- analysts.
*Hon Hai says Q3 net profit T $30.75 bln vs consensus T $25.99 bln. TAIPEI, Nov 13- Hon Hai Precision Industry's decision to move away from major client Apple Inc and the lower-value electronics contract manufacturing business is a long-term bet that will improve margins and offset rising labour costs.
TAIPEI, Nov 13- Hon Hai Precision Industry's decision to move away from major client Apple Inc and the lower-value electronics contract manufacturing business is a long-term bet that will improve margins and offset rising labour costs. "Its enlarging scale will help Hon Hai's margins in Q3 and Q4," said Kylie Huang, Taipei- based analyst at Daiwa Securities.
HONG KONG, Nov 6- China is considering the use of international law in a big push to get free trade zones up and running to promote the use of the yuan in global trade, which could challenge Hong Kong longer term as the main offshore centre for the currency.
TAIPEI, Nov 5- Taiwan's success at designing and mass producing must-have gadgets for branded rivals such as Apple Inc makes it tougher for its companies trying to launch aspirational consumer brands of their own.
TAOYUAN, Taiwan, Oct 23- Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp has halted at least one of its four main manufacturing lines, accounting for at least a fifth of total capacity, and is outsourcing production as a sales slump puts pressure on its cash flow, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation.
TAIPEI/ BEIJING, Oct 16- Apple Inc shares opened 0.8 percent higher as investors looked to strong sales for the flagship iPhone 5 S, shrugging off signs of less-than-stellar orders for the cheaper 5 C model.
TAIPEI/ BEIJING, Oct 16- Apple Inc has told manufacturers of its new iPhone 5 C that it will cut orders of the smartphone for the final three months of the year, a source familiar with the supply chain situation said.
Bourses across Asia have been tempered over the past few months, first by expectations that the Fed will begin cutting back on asset purchases, which it has since postponed, and more recently over the budget stalemate in Washington.
TAIPEI, Oct 4- Taiwan's HTC Corp slid into the red for the first time in the third quarter, adding to the case for the troubled smartphone maker to abandon its prized independence and reach out for a white knight soon.
TAIPEI, Sept 25- Taiwan's export orders in August came in well below expectations, with those from China stalling but U.S. ones up nearly 10 percent on continued demand in the electronics sector.
SYDNEY, Sept 18- Asia's top companies were less upbeat about their business outlook in the third quarter of 2013 as concerns about the global economy and rising costs dampened sentiment, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey published on Wednesday showed.
*China, S.Korea, Taiwan and Singapore fall as exports hurt. SINGAPORE, Sept 18- Business sentiment among Asia's top companies deteriorated in the third quarter, led by businesses in export engines such as China and South Korea, ending three consecutive quarters of improving sentiment, the latest Thomson Reuters/ INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment survey showed.
SINGAPORE, Sept 18- Business sentiment among Asia's top companies deteriorated in the third quarter, led by businesses in export engines such as China and South Korea, derailing three consecutive quarters of improving sentiment, the latest Thomson Reuters/ INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment survey showed.
SEOUL, Sept 17- Chinese flat screen makers, once dismissed as second-class players in the global LCD market, are drawing envious looks from big names such as LG Display Co Ltd and Samsung. Since then, shipments have soared around 20- fold, thanks to China, data from research firm IHS shows.
Moelis & Co. founder and CEO Ken Moelis, discusses the current M&A environment, as well as regulatory conditions. He says regulations "will continue to pressure people who want to have one-on-one relationships with their client undisturbed by some of the oversight that's meant for balance sheets."
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Monday, March 7, 2011
#1760 How to combat retail intimidation
I was just asked a question over on my Diary about how staff can be rude/intimidating at fashion retail stores, and seeing as it's something that we all have to deal with on a regular basis, I thought I'd try to figure it out. When I was a lot younger and I'd just moved to Auckland, I used to browse the high end stores a lot: Zambesi, Fabric, Wunderkammer and Little Brother were my regulars. I very rarely (if ever) bought anything due to my extreme lack of funds, and more often than not, I'd get so nervous walking through the door that I'd break out in a cold sweat. With every glance or comment or half smile I could literally see the retail staff judging my clothes and mentally assessing the contents of my bank account.
There were two problems: Firstly, sometimes the staff were just plain rude. Secondly, and probably most likely, I was projecting my own intimidated insecurities and imagining things. While it's true that I get treated better by retail staff now that I'm older than a lot of them, I have a little more money to spend and possibly most importantly, I work in the fashion media, I will admit that shopping still freaks me out. I hate trying things on because more often than not I won't want to buy the garments and then you have the whole putting-things-back-on-the-shelf dilemma, and what about when you realise you can't actually afford the thing at all. The worst!
Here's what we have to remember: Retail stores need customers. They need people who will buy now, and people who will look now and buy later. They need people who will talk about their stores to their friends and who will lay-buy clothes and even people who will only buy when everything is on 80% sale. If you don't like how a retail assistant talks to you or looks at you or treats you, then it's your choice not to buy. You can walk away. Or even better, you can complain to the manager...
And here's some advice from the retailers themselves:
Marty at Fabric: "I always tell my staff that the guy who's at uni now and can't afford it will eventually graduate. It's all about personal confidence I think. You just have to walk in and enjoy yourself. For us it's all about trying to encourage young guys to come in the store and to really enjoy the product."
Murray Crane at Crane Brothers: "Don't go in. Quite simple really. The standard will never improve unless lazy sales people are held to account."
Debbie Hindin (my Aunty) at Moa: "What you've got to remember is that the philosophy is that the customer comes first. Of course pleasing the customer is the thing that is utmost important because the customer is the one the whole shop is geared towards. They're the main priority."
Sarah Mason at Area 51: "To the wholesome modest kids out there (who are a dying breed in inner city AK) the things that are important are your ability to hold a decent conversation, do that when you walk in and everyone has mutual respect, and remember you are the ones paying us at the end of the day...WE WANT YOU to be in our stores."
Jae Mills at Black Box Boutique: "I think if a young customer is feeling intimidated about walking into a store, it helps to build a rapport with the sales person. Sales people enjoy conversation and building relationships with their customers. If you build a good relationship with the sales person by being in turn friendly and accommodating they will look after you and offer all their knowledge and information about the product. Once you have established a good relationship with the staff there should be no reason to feel intimidated next time."
Frank Liew at Qubic: "There should never be an excuse for poor or intimidating service, ever. In our travels we see poor service all over the world and that was one thing we didn't want to bring home to NZ. We've always said that even if a person doesn't want to buy something, it's good to share our insane vision with them so they know what we're about. You know, a lot of the time retail staff genuinely want to have a nice conversation with someone who walks into the door, and they might be more intimidated by you than you are by them! We're humans too. Having a nice conversation with someone is a nice way of making the long day a little more interesting, and it's always fun to chat the day away with people with similar interests, so don't be afraid."
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Enlighten us as to what happened at L'Eclaireur?
- March 7, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Did you used to serve your self at little brother isaac? I seem to remember you being quite attentive and polite...
- March 7, 2011 at 1:02 PM
I really don't understand the comments from Black Box above. How ridiculous. How about reverse it, and the sales assistant developing the rapport with the customer... it's their job, it's what they're paid to do. At the end of the day they are just sales assistants usually working part time whilst putting themselves through Uni - Don't see what the big deal is.
- March 7, 2011 at 3:17 PM
nice topic isaac, go with a friend [safety in numbers] the experience is where all the fun is. anything you do happen to buy is just icing on the cake.
- March 7, 2011 at 3:38 PM
They were just straight up rude.
- March 7, 2011 at 3:50 PM
You're right, I was extremely attentive and polite.
- March 7, 2011 at 3:51 PM
So true.
- March 7, 2011 at 3:51 PM
I really don't understand the comments from Black Box above. How ridiculous. How about reverse it, and the sales assistant developing the rapport with the customer... it's their job, it's what they're paid to do.
- March 7, 2011 at 4:05 PM
From the person who asked you that question on IsaacLikesDiary.. Thankyou :)
- March 7, 2011 at 5:10 PM
Um yes, thank goodness. I myself work in retail as well but working in an outlet so not as flash. Talking and helping customers is definitely something I love and bloody hell, when I ask you how your day is I genuinely mean it. Retail gets very boring and people = conversation = time going faster.
What's worse is when you say hello to them and they straight up to your face say, "Oh no, just browsing I'm not going to buy anything."
Never in my life have I bought something from Qubic as I can't afford it but I always always go in to say hello and create conversation with the workers there as they are the most genuine people out there.
Never judge on what people are wearing and their race etc. Say hello to anyone or don't say hello at all if you choose the second, you shouldn't be working in retail at all.
Rant end. :) - March 7, 2011 at 5:37 PM
After doing my time as a retail assistant I think that a lot of the time customers or people who have never done retail have this built up idea of what retail people are like. They assume that if you work in a fancy store you are some kind of snotty fashion fan whos completely judgemental and fashion fashion fashion. The majority of the time retail staff are students or people who have other work as well and they really are just like you! Hardly anyone who I worked with judged people as they came in the door, and more often it was comments like " I really love that girls bag" etc etc .
Dont ignore a sales person , you can say hello too and as "smile regardless"mentioned when a sales person says "hello" they are just saying hello, replying with " Im just looking" is so rude and so frustrating and many times it is very tempting to say " Thats great , I was just saying hello!!!"
So lose your inhibitions, retail staff are people too, they like to bond and chat and be helpful, it makes the day go faster ,dont be afraid! - March 7, 2011 at 7:56 PM
good post. zambesi attendants are usually pretty cold, for whatever reason. fabric's great if you show you've got an interests in the clothes.
i don't think i've ever had as wonderful customer service as i do every time i walk into wunderkammer and see paul, though. - March 7, 2011 at 8:07 PM
I think Superette could do with a change in attitude! They're so often rude!! (until they know you're going to spend money) The nicest and most helpful people in retail that I've come across in Auckland are Jimmy D and Jae Mills!
- March 7, 2011 at 9:34 PM
I also work in fashion retail on High St in Auckland, and before that I worked for JB Hifi. At JB's you go to sales training seminars, I remember one time the tutor said to us, "Don't feel intimidated by customers when they try to flick you off and say 'just looking', just remember that they have come in to your space, this is where you work and it is your job to help and serve them, not to watch them walk around the store as if it's a museum!"
I have been confronted by some awful people, I said hello to one guy and he told me to just go away.... I couldn't believe it!
A tip for shoppers to remember: Hello = Hello, not ignore and hide behind a rack, we can see you and we know you can see us so just break the ice with a simple hello, we're not going to jump your bones!
RAHHHH!!! lol
;) - March 7, 2011 at 9:52 PM
I am still astounded at the amount of sales staff that open the conversation with "You don't need any help do you?"!!!
- March 8, 2011 at 10:30 AM
It's been a couple of years since a shopped in Auckland, but Qubic have got the best staff, stand out friendliest for sure
- March 8, 2011 at 7:07 PM
World staff can be pushy but at least they remember your name and you last purchase was. As for Area 51 & Superette not the friendliest of them all
- March 8, 2011 at 7:40 PM
Method in Newmarket = Friendliest staff there and impeccable taste of music.
- March 8, 2011 at 10:43 PM
To be honest, working as full time salesperson myself. I find that the majority of people who enter you're store have a hard time acknowledging you or repsonding to you when you say hi or try to engage with them. This as a whole doesn't inspire you to conitinue being the most friendliest salesperson. So maybe it's a two way street?
- March 9, 2011 at 11:47 AM
- Kennedy Poynter said...
I remember visiting a high end store in Melbourne and I got the feeling the staff were deliberately avoiding making eye contact. So after testing this hypothesis, I was right each time I'd look up at any of the staff they would look away.
- March 9, 2011 at 4:04 PM
You're right about L'éclaireur in le marais in Paris. They beat Colette by a long margin. As relatively welcoming as they can be at their Champs Elysées other boutique, the marais outpost (apart from the girl in the entrance) is filled by sales assistants with pretentious aloofness.
- March 13, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Far be it for me to 'out' stores that have bad service but I'm constantly shocked at how little effort staff make to talk to me or even acknowledge me in designer women's fashion stores. Come on ladies: I might not be young/thin/uber-cool enough for you but I have money to spend! One thing I have learnt though is that when you go shopping, wear store-appropriate clothes; when you shop in Zambesi, wear Zambesi. It helps!
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MENTAL health campaigners in Taunton are taking part in a day of action this week in a bid to stop people dying 20 years too soon.
The Rethink Mental Illness charity is marking World Mental Health Day with an event in Vivary Park on Friday (October 12) to raise awareness of the physical health needs of people with mental illness.
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Student Researchers:
Michael Breeden, Elizabeth Hickert, Nicole Penner, Allison Scahill (2003)
Tabitha Anthony, Alicia Ehlers, Ashley Johnson,
and Nathan Michel (2005)
Dr. George Wiley, Baker University
of early and present church members
(from the Lawrence Journal-World)
The building where the Willow Springs
German Baptist Brethren is located was built in 1883, shortly after the split
in the Church of the Brethren occurred and two years after the original Church
of the Brethren building burned down in 1881, leaving the members without a place of worship for two years. Along with
the new church building, the new Willow Springs District was formed with forty-six
members. The membership of the district today is approximately seventy-five.
Additional information was published in the Lawrence Journal-World in 2001:
Douglas County has long been home for members of
the German Baptist community. It's believed their first organized group met in
1858 in Stephen Studebaker's log house southwest of Pleasant Grove. A meeting
house, the first in Kansas, was built in Pleasant Grove in 1877. In the late
1800s, there was a split in the congregation, and the original German Baptists
became the Old German Baptist Brethren. Their current meeting house, built in
1883, is in Willow Springs township 12 miles southwest
of Lawrence. (Snead).
The names of the
men and women who chartered the church are
Abraham Flory
Jonathan Whistler
Sarah Flory
Lydia Whistler
Jake Markley Jacob Chrowl
Mrs. Markley
Betsy Chrowl
Lewis Churchbaugh
Issac Flory
Mary Churchbaugh
Samuel Flory
Michael Oswalt Elizabeth Flory
Sarah Oswalt
Levi Flory
Grandpa Platz
Sarah Flory
Grandma Platz
Manuel E. Flory
Henry Spitler
Tom Warne
Mary Spitler
Barbara Warne
William Dangler Isaac Flory
Mary Dangler Emeline Flory
Abram Bates
Samuel Peffley
Mrs. Bates
Mary Peffley
Grandpa Mohler
Manuel K. Flory
Grandma Mohler
Belle Flory
Mrs. Mohler Abe Flory
Jake Bowers
Sarah Flory
Joseph Kinney Aaron
Christopher Flory
Althea Miller
Mary Flory
*Susannah Flory
*pictured in the Journal-World article (see link above)
There are two reasons why Kansas, and Willow Springs in particular, might have been an enticing location for an Old German Baptist church. During the white settlement of Kansas Territory in the mid 1800s, many people used the Santa Fe Trail, which went from Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory. As settlers ventured west on this trail, they began to form towns along the way. Willow Springs was one of these towns, a water and mail stop for travelers on the trail. Near to where the church is now was one of the first post offices of this area, no longer standing. Many of the people who settled in Willow Springs belonged to the Church of the Brethren. Brethren came to Kansas in part because Kansas became a free state, and the denomination was opposed to slavery.
Henry Flory, a local Old German Baptist, recalled stories his
grandmother told him in an interview with Lawrence Journal-World senior editor Bill Snead (Snead). Suzanah
Flory was nine when William Clarke Quantrill, a pro-slavery fighter from Missouri, led his men
in a raid against the anti-slavery Brethren. Her father, Jacob Ulrich, was a
minister in the area and a reported friend of the abolitionist John Brown
(Snead). Abraham Rothrock, a neighbor to Ulrich, also
opposed slavery and therefore was also on Quantrill's
list of enemies (Snead). Henry Flory recalls that Quantrill and his troops left Ulrich's homestead
while it was still burning, so the family attempted to put out the fire. They
managed to save the house, but not the barn. Rothrock
attempted to stop the raiders when he saw them abusing his wife and daughter,
and ended up being shot and falling "backwards into a cellar"
(Snead). Flory said in the interview, "They say
Rothrock's sons told their father they were
going to shoot Quantrill, who was passed out from
drunkenness in their barnyard. Their father told them not to do it and said
they'd have it on their conscience the rest of their lives"
(Snead). Their pacifist way of life was evidenced by their reactions to this
horrible situation.
In sum, events related to the Civil War did not directly affect the
Willow Springs fellowship, but they did affect individual church members;
"Bleeding Kansas" is a very important time in this community's
(b) Wars in the Twentieth Century.
The German Baptists, though they are exempt from military service, are
still involved in war efforts. Members are encouraged to join service
organizations during times of war, for instance Civilian Public Service during
World War II. Such service involved medical work, firefighting, or cleaning and
cooking. As believers in non-violence, the German Baptists are conscientious
objectors in time of
war. During times of a military draft they have received
deferments and two-year terms of alternative service. Another reason why German
Baptists do not serve in the military is that farming is very important to
their livelihood, and with men away doing military service, there would not be
enough people to tend the farms.
(c) The Dust Bowl.
Kansans whose livelihood was farming suffered greatly during the Dust
Bowl of the 1930s. Charles Beeghley was alive during
the Dust Bowl and reports that the hardships of the time required Willow Springs members to band together more than usual for
survival. The only use for church funds is to help parishioners during hard
times and to maintain the church, so funds were used especially during this
time to aid needy families.
The toughest
historical event the church had to endure was the split amoung
the Brethren in 1881 (Beeghley). There were
differences over what direction the church was to follow. The result was
tension among members (Beeghley).
In Old
German Baptist churches generally, many roles are assigned by
sex. For example, women are not allowed to be ministers or
elders (Roberson). In this religion, the elders handle many of
the decisions, and the ministers' opinions are highly
respected. Thus women do not have much of a say in the way things
get done or decided.
way sex plays a role in the church is during Sunday services, where men enter
through the left door while women enter through the right
(Roberson). In addition to that, men and women sit on opposite sides
of the church for services. Traditionally, German Baptist Brethren
greet each other with a kiss of peace. However, kissing is only
allowed if the people are of the same sex. When greeting a person of
the opposite sex, they use a handshake. This tradition is upheld in
most German Baptist Brethren groups (Roberson).
After the Thirty
Years War in Germany, many Christians were unsatisfied with the existing
denominations: mainly Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and German Reformed ("The
Brethren"). The Pietist movement in Germany suggested that churches had
become "too mechanical" and that religion should be more personal
("The Brethren"). One
spiritual leader of the time, Alexander Mack, agreed deeply with pietism but
also thought that churches should incorporate adult baptism. In 1708, Mack began re-baptizing believers
("The Brethren").
The Brethren owe some of their
traits to other Christian groups. Brethren members are
often mistaken for Mennonites or Amish people, with whom they have interacted
over the centuries ("The Brethren"). All these groups place an emphasis on
personal spirituality, a product of their association with the older Anabaptist
faith. Unlike the other two groups,
however, the Brethren do not incorporate creeds into their doctrine, having
"no other creed than the New Testament" ("The
In 1719, a Brethren group arrived in
Pennsylvania ("The Brethren").
Other church members, including Mack himself, would follow in 1729 and
1733. The Brethren Church has always
done its best to separate itself from the world by refusal to dress as others
do, use many modern technologies, and participate in politics or military
service. The group members were
sometimes harassed by outsiders, who gave them the nickname
"Dunkers" or "Dunkards"
because of their practice of full-immersion baptisms ("The
Brethren"). The group continued to
grow and spread across America. Sometime
during the 1700s, an Annual Conference was established to serve as a law-making
body for the church.
During the 19th century,
as their church continued to expand, many members of the Brethren church became
more liberal in their dress, worship, and spiritual thought ("The
Brethren"). Many others wished to
continue the traditional church practices and lifestyle. This difference in religious philosophy
caused separations within the church. In
1881, the most conservative members of the Brethren formed the Old German
Baptist Brethren, in order to "preserve pure, traditional
'apostolic Christianity'" ("The Brethren"). Since then the Old German Baptist Brethren
have adhered strictly to the original principles of the faith. Several other splinter churches have formed
from the original Brethren, but they have been more liberal than the Old German
Baptists ("The Brethren").
As of 1995, there were only 5,277 members of the Old German Baptist
faith, with 52 churches (five of which are in Kansas) and about 250 ministers
("The Brethren"). The group
has a newspaper published in Ohio, The
Vindicator. Within states containing
more than one congregation of Old German Baptists, districts are
established. Kansas is composed of five
districts. Each district elects an
elder, always a male, to serve as the district's leader and to preside
over congregational meetings within the district. The leaders of districts in Ohio also edit The Vindicator and ensure that it does
not contain any information that disagrees with church doctrine ("The
Student Researchers' Comments.
The study of the Old German Baptist Brethren was an
educational experience. Although the Willow Springs members are Christian, as
are many other people of this area, most outsiders do not experience their
traditional approach to worship and life. We not only explored the history of
this church but also the fundamental workings of the faith, even today. By welcoming us to their home, John and Anna Beeghley gave us a first-hand experience of the Old German
Baptist Brethren church and helped us to understand how important this
denomination is to the Baldwin City Community.
Works Cited
Charles. Personal interview. 26 April 2005. |
Ira. Personal interview. 25 April 2005. |
Ronald J. "Brethren
Groups." January 2005 Church of the
Brethren Network. April 24, 2005. < http://www.cob.net/orgs/groups.htm >. |
Ronald J. "Brethren
Timeline." April 2005 Church of the
Brethren Network. April 24,
2005. < http://www.cob.net/timeline.htm >. |
Holly. "Old German Baptist Church Details." Garstfamily.com April
24, 2005. < http://www.garstfamily.com/ogbb/gb6.html
>. |
Bill. "Civil War Memories
Retold." April 21, 2001. Lawrence
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2005. < http://www.ljworld.com/section/quantrill/story/63487
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Brethren." Religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu. April
15, 2005. < http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/brethren.html
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