Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And rightly so they should be paranoid. I once met a group of old growth activists in front of a Home Depot. The purpose was to show the public, through a guided tour, where certain products came from and their effects on the local economy and environment. I took with me a point and shoot and managed to squeeze out two rolls of film. Can't look professional when your doing things like this. We walked out unmolested and with a good record of the stock. In spite of that, I still shop at Home Depot. Slobodan Dimitrov Sanjay Nasta wrote: > > Most stores are paranoid about people taking pictures or recording prices. > There's a story in Sam Walton's book (of Walmart fame) where he was walking > around a store and taking notes on price with his tape recorder. He got > caught by a guard who pointed to a sign saying that was prohibited and > confiscated the tape. Mr. Walton wrote to the CEO of the chain who > graciously returned the tape. > > I know in the U.S. I tried to take pictures at Home Depot of light fixtures > a couple of years ago (we were building a house and thought that was an easy > way to remember items we liked)....we were promptly stopped. Personally I > think it's stupid--you can get the information you want quite easily...it > just stops the innocent. > > > Here in Indonesia, most stores and supermarkets > > of any size display a sign prohibiting photography. > > I think they do it for security reasons, afraid > > somebody might be "casing the joint". > > And of course the bad guys will refrain reliably based on the sign. They'd > never try to sneak a shot with a small camera!