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Re: Welcome! (was: Nuva make retail)
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lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 29 Nov 2002 00:34:57 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richie Dulin writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
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> > Does anyone know why stores are so anti-photography?
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> Retailers are often quite primitive folk, and their anti-photography stance
> springs from a combination of primitive beliefs:
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> Firstly, they believe that all things have a spirit. The spirit of thunder,
> the spirit of the river, the spirit of the coffee table, and so on.
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> Secondly, they believe that photography, whether traditional or digital, can
> steal the souls or spirits of those photographed.
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> Thus, they believe that photography will steal the spirit of their
> merchandise, thus destroying the innate value of said items.
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> You will find that the only way to capture an image of department store
> merchandise without causing offense, is to use the traditional media of
> carved stone, painted bark, or body tattooing.
Some shoppers use product insertion, to fully possess the spirit of items.
It's best not to possess more than one spirit at the one time, though,
and the re-birthing is another sensation altogether.
Product-body-piercing is a more overt tactic, best used on the first morning
of Kmart sales...on other shoppers.
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