FI and I went out to buy materials for our Halloween costumes. We pull up to one of those no-name Halloween stores that pop up around this time of year. There are no hours on the door, but there is a big sign that says open. When we walk in, five people shout "We're closed." FI and I say "Your sign says open." They told us they already shut the registers down and we'll have to come back. Now, I worked in retail for years, so I do get how annoying it is when people come in at closing time. But at the same time, open means open. FFS, the first thing we did in Express was lock the doors. Without a sign on the door, we figured they were open until 11 since they had their open sign still up.
My plan is to go back, Pretty Woman style, and have them ring up a shitload of merchandise, call the manager and tell him that's what we would have bought had they been "open" like the sign said.
Would you do this? FI says I have no shame, which is probably true.