The Wal-Mart That Stole Halloween

[kenshinwolf]

You ever spend months looking forward to something, only to have someone ruin your plans at the last minute?  Well, apparently the owners of Wal-Mart don't like fun, because they waited until the day before Halloween to tell us that we couldn't wear our costumes to work.  So that $200 Ghostbuster costume I worked on for three months had to wait in

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[kenshinwolf]

I'm not sure how that would have helped, what with you not being an employee and all. :P

[rcking]

Oh - it's an advantage that she's not an employee. She'd just come in and be the customer from hell ;) I can just picture her trying on clothes in the women's section.

[rcking]

Definitely. Selecting the right bra and panty set is so tricky.

[kenshinwolf]

Well, they didn't have any problems with customers or off duty employees coming in costume, we just couldn't have any employees "out of uniform" while they were on the clock. I still suited up and showed everyone my costume after I clocked out. :) Unfortunately, by that point it was about 9:30pm on Halloween and most of the customers had left.

[kenshinwolf]

I'm pretty sure most of them would like it, especially on Halloween, so I'm not exactly sure how that would "stick it to them."

[kenshinwolf]

Oh yeah, because that's totally something I'd want to have to explain to my co-workers, why two of my friends wear expensive, custom made animal costumes as a hobby. :P

[kenshinwolf]

Oh, trust me, those suits are far too elaborate for anyone to confuse them with simple Halloween costumes. These are the kinds of people who think a thirty dollar store bought costume is "going all out." And I'm sure at least one employee would have at least a passing familiarity with the existence of the fandom, and then before long the rumors would be spreading and I'd be stuck doing damage control.

[kenshinwolf]

I'm sure it is... just away from my store... and away from anyone who knows me. :P

[kenshinwolf]

Not especially, no. I'm kind of shy on the whole PDA thing, it raises too many questions that I really wouldn't want to answer.