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Rin Brooker
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Haggling by Rin Brooker, Raizekiel Malbrandt, Jake Beauvais, Mr. Stackhouse, Dick Brooker

March 7th, 2009 8:32 PM / Location: 61.574810,-149.4192

INSTRUCTIONS: In this modern world you seldom get the chance for a decent bit of haggling. Rebel! Seize the chance to re-introduce the concept to market forces.

Go to a chain store, choose an item, find an assistant, start haggling. Failed efforts, in particular, should be great efforts.



Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin

Today, March 7, was my birthday,
So for my birthday, we created "SFLim0".

Which was originally going to be an actual Limo, but ended up being a motorhome.

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All of us, outside SFLim0.

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Playing blackjack inside SFLim0.
This will mean something later on.


Targeted store:

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Item of choice:

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We all decided to go with the cow key chain.
There were a few different animals, but we went with the cow.

The origianl price for these key chains was $4.00, and tax was an extra 10 cents.


Haggler Number One: Rin Brooker


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She was brave and went first.

She got the key chain price down to $3.50.
She paid, then left, unsuspected by anyone.
While we had a few people with camera's set up around the store.

Then, we were hungry so we went to Taco Bell.

And ended up somehow getting extra food.
Which resulted in another idea for the next person to haggle.

Haggler Number Two: T. Keane Baker
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This is an extra taco, and good 20 sauce packets.

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At first, he went to the counter and offered just the taco and sauce.
The lady at the cashier wasn't really going for it...

I heard him say something like, "See, you could use this for *something I couldn't make out*." And the worker at the counter laughed.
I couldn't hear exactly what he was saying to the worker, but his tone of voice was very convincing and buisnessy.

She agreed to give him the cow for the taco bell stuff, and two dollars.

He left, leaving the cashier laughing confusedly.


Haggler Number Three: Jake Beauvais


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Instead of getting the price lower, he decided to switch it around a bit.
He haggled up.

When he first got the cow, and asked for the price, the worker said, "They're 4 dollars."
He responded with, "$5.00?"
She repeated herself, "No sir, $4.00."
He responded with, "6.00?"
Bewildered, she again said, "No, sir, they're only $4.00."
He responds with something along the lines of, "I'll give you no less than 15 dollars for this."
The bewildered worker went to get the owner, laughing, and thinking he too would find amusement in this.
Before he came over, my mom told him what was going down, and he promised not to tell anyone else.

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The owner comes over, and once Jake says again, "I'll give you no less than 15 dollars for this."
The owner exclaims, "That sounds like a good deal to me!"

Jake pays 15 dollars for the key chain, and leaves.

Once he returns to us in the motorhome, the next group of up...

Hagglers Number Four and Five: Mr. Stackhouse, and me, Hope Murphy.

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We both walk into the store, and each grab a cow.
Once the worker behind the desk sees us go for the cows, she leaves to get the boss to take care of us.

We wait patiently for someone to come out to help us.
And once the owner does, we ask him if he would be interested in playing a little game of Black Jack.

He's up for it, so we make an even pot.

He puts in the two cows.
Me and Mr. Stackhouse put in a soda each, two dollars, and a pencil.

The first hand is dealt.
Me and Mr. Stackhouse both loose.

He agrees to play one more round of we up the stakes.

So we trow in three more dollars, and three mardi gras coins.

The second round is dealt, and we win.
Technically Kevin won, he had 19, and I had 18. The owner busted.

He gladly gives us the two cows, and the rest of the pot. We shake hands, say "Good game", and leave.

Haggler(?) Number Six: Pachi Bookrar

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When he went in there, we didn;t exacly know what he was going to do.
I don't think he did either.
Anyway, he grabbed the frog key chain, and was going to haggle for it, but saw that the cashier was pretty flustered and confused looking... so decided to not antagonize her more, so paid full price for it, but gave her an extra 50 cents for the empty box that held the cards we had plaid black jack with earlier. We had left it behind.

The lady at the front desk of Pandemonium was really relieved to find out that we were done messing with them.

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After this, it's back to my house for Rock Band. Here's all of us with our key chains.

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SFLim0.
Inside the motorhome.
Playing Black Jack.
Pandemonium.
The cows.
Haggler Number One
Items for Haggler Number Two.
Haggler Number Two.
Haggler Number Two.
Haggler Number Three.
Haggler Number Three.
My mom and the owner.
Hagglers Numbers Four and Five.
Hagglers Numbers Four and Five.
Hagglers Number Four and Five.
Haggler(?) Number Six.
All of us, with our keychains.

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17 comment(s)

(no subject)
posted by Peter Garnett on March 7th, 2009 10:47 PM

I enjoyed this.

Oh boy oh boyohboyohboy
posted by Waldo Cheerio on March 8th, 2009 7:11 AM

I love this. Having an SF0 camper van, a big group all tasking together, and making it work together so humourously, I almost want to live in Alaska for a while. Almost.

Really though, I started laughing for quite a while when I read Jake started haggling UP. Marvelous. Getting the owner to gamble for his goods, doing it with leftover foodstuffs, all round out the experience in a way that leaves little room to hem and haw for points over the owner being in on things, or not subtitling Keane's act (which might be nice in retrospect, when you might still remember some content on rehearing).

When I get the points, this deserves five in my book. Not the most challenging personal endeavor, but delightful and done in the absolute right spirit.

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posted by Peter Garnett on March 7th, 2009 11:01 PM

WAIT A MINUTE!

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HOW'D YOU GET THE MAYOR OF CLAYCORD IN ON THIS?!

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posted by Hope Murphy on March 8th, 2009 12:59 AM

Lolol.
He is a sort of mix between Rorschach and Anon.

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posted by Mr. Stackhouse on March 8th, 2009 9:35 PM

I do not forgive.
I do not forget.
Give me /b/ack my face.

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posted by zer0gee on March 8th, 2009 4:10 AM

Happy birthday!

(no subject)
posted by Hope Murphy on March 8th, 2009 7:08 PM

Thank you. ^-^

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posted by GYØ Ben on March 8th, 2009 7:10 AM

You crazy fools :)

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posted by Hope Murphy on March 8th, 2009 2:15 PM

The task wont save any updates... And I've got a few other videos...

Until it will let me update, you can see the videos...

Rin Brooker

Jake Beauvais

Mr. Stackhouse and Hope Murphy

(no subject)
posted by Hope Murphy on March 8th, 2009 3:44 PM

Oh, cool. Thanks Lincoln!
^-^

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posted by Lincøln on March 8th, 2009 4:03 PM

Now it's much more betterer. That video of Jake is very win.
Also the Blackjack game is really good.

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posted by susy derkins on March 8th, 2009 9:41 PM

Jake FTW! A drive powered almost limo! Rock, you guys do.

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posted by rongo rongo on March 9th, 2009 7:28 AM

Now you will have to take the cool cow keychains along for further adventures :)

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posted by Goddess of Doom and Thievery on March 9th, 2009 11:57 AM

Oh my god you guys. This is made of win.

Jake's is my favorite.

Thanks for the laugh.

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posted by Peter Garnett on March 21st, 2009 8:17 PM

Front page hall of fame sighting post!

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posted by Ben Yamiin on April 3rd, 2009 11:58 AM

I love you weird alaskan folk now.

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posted by Charlie Fish on April 28th, 2009 3:41 AM

This is hilarious. Alaska is cool because of you.