Thankfully, this was just a scare tactic:
ARROYO GRANDE - More than 100 shoppers were evacuated from the Arroyo Grande Wal-Mart store Sunday after a reported bomb threat.It might seem crass to discuss lost sales, but if the intent of the bomb scare might just be anti-WM hooligans trying to harm the bottom line:No bomb was found, authorities said....
The store's assistant manager, Joy Brehm, said that customers were evacuated under the guise of an impending power outage. That tactic, she said, was standard procedure for the retail giant.
"We didn't want everyone panicking," she said.
After the customers were outside, Brehm said she told them the truth and apologized....
MORE GOOD THAN HARM! Are you kidding me?!?!?!?
"We don't yet know about how much profit we lost, but it was a weekend day," Brehm noted. "It wasn't fun, but it wasn't as bad as I thought because the customers were so awesome."She said many had been supportive of her and the store, and were eager to resume shopping.
"Whoever did it did more good than harm," she said. "I don't think the customers appreciated it, so it was almost like they were determined to come back and get their stuff."
Posted by Kevin on November, 15 2004 at 02:17 PM
