I went by this little incense shop place on Hollywood Blvd yesterday. The first time I visited the shop I thought it a little odd. I mean, it's a huge space and wall to wall incense, essential oil diffusers, pipes, hookahs, etc. Junk items, really. It didn't make sense for that stuff to be occupying such a huge space in such a prime area.
Then yesterday, I went back, and I'm convinced the place is a front. When I went in, there were three people behind the counter blasting music and dancing around all kinds of crazy. I wanted an essential oil diffuser and spent a bit of time looking at them to decide which one I wanted. In that time I noticed a fairly constant stream of people coming in, going to the counter, then leaving again within a few minutes. Then, the gal that was working walks by me and says, "Everything is a dollar. All of the oil burners. Any one of them is a dollar." Hmmm.... And a few minutes later I hear a crash over the loud music. Someone had knocked over a diffuser. She shouts, "That's okay!" and continues dancing.
So, I pick out my diffuser and go to the register. The guy says, "One dollar!" I hand him a five dollar bill. He opens the register and says, "Shit." There is only a one dollar bill in the register. He has to go through his pockets to make change for my five dollar bill.
As I was leaving, I noticed three more people had come into the store and gone directly to the register.
If it is a front... they should maybe make it less obvious?
In other news, Steve-o's indoor skatepark is on day three of being demolished.
Ah, well.... I peeked in on it. Must've been fun for the demo crew!
Here's the party after the last Skate Jam:
Then yesterday, I went back, and I'm convinced the place is a front. When I went in, there were three people behind the counter blasting music and dancing around all kinds of crazy. I wanted an essential oil diffuser and spent a bit of time looking at them to decide which one I wanted. In that time I noticed a fairly constant stream of people coming in, going to the counter, then leaving again within a few minutes. Then, the gal that was working walks by me and says, "Everything is a dollar. All of the oil burners. Any one of them is a dollar." Hmmm.... And a few minutes later I hear a crash over the loud music. Someone had knocked over a diffuser. She shouts, "That's okay!" and continues dancing.
So, I pick out my diffuser and go to the register. The guy says, "One dollar!" I hand him a five dollar bill. He opens the register and says, "Shit." There is only a one dollar bill in the register. He has to go through his pockets to make change for my five dollar bill.
As I was leaving, I noticed three more people had come into the store and gone directly to the register.
If it is a front... they should maybe make it less obvious?
In other news, Steve-o's indoor skatepark is on day three of being demolished.
Ah, well.... I peeked in on it. Must've been fun for the demo crew!Here's the party after the last Skate Jam:
raziel666:
If the store is a front,I agree with you.How could they not have more ones in the till?If all is a dollor.The you state how the place is I beleive you are right.We had a place like this here in town,but htey were realy dumb all the clothes here very pricy,but alot of poeple went in and out.These places get cuaght before along.Aslo,I would like to met Steve-O oneday,lucky you.