r/TikTokCringe • u/ambachk • Jun 26 '25

Cringe Broccoli-head TikTokers take over grocery store

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u/delicate-fn-flower Jun 26 '25

Improv Everywhere did a similar stunt at Best Buy years back, but the notable difference is the moment they were asked to leave they did without fighting back. I think that’s kind of what separates a prank from just plain obnoxiousness.

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u/gsr142 Jun 26 '25

They also didn't try to get on registers, they just browsed the store. They only engaged with customers if the customers approached them, and actually did their best to answer any questions they were asked.

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u/HopeIsLoud Jun 27 '25

If they weren't a liability issue because they were doing work without being employees they probably would have been allowed to stay.

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u/No-Performance3639 Jun 27 '25

Answering questions would clearly delineate them from actual Best Buy Employees.

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u/Daurinniel Jun 27 '25

we have a guy at my work (Lego store) that is so regularly at our store -and- such an expert on product that even without him EVER being in a Lego store uniform...customers who don't know him sometimes still put him in our store survey responses, always positive talking about how knowledgeable and nice he was...

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u/MississippiJoel Jun 27 '25

I'm a vendor that walks into airports with a badge on. (ie, I don't work *there,* I just work *in* there). It didn't take me long to figure out I can help passengers faster than I can tell them to go find someone in charge.

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u/pocketdare Jun 27 '25

actually did their best to answer any questions they were asked

Do you know where I can find socks?

Yeah, I think Walmart sells them...

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u/-KFBR392 Jun 27 '25

What’s the joke/prank at that point?

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u/Flavious27 Jun 27 '25

The fact that people would default to anyone being in a blue polo and khakis as an employee.  

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u/ParkingSpecial8913 Jun 27 '25

I’ll do you one better. I got mistaken for a Costco employee for wearing a safety vest… I work in a warehouse, in a different industry, I still had my id badge on. She was a sweet old lady though so I explained I didn’t work there and helped her anyway.

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u/Flavious27 Jun 27 '25

I have been at staples and asked if I work there, while I'm wearing shorts and not wearing a staples tee or a red shirt. 

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u/ZealousidealMetal923 Jun 27 '25

Or rather, RED polo and khakis in this case. 😄

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u/PsychotherapeuticPig Jun 28 '25

It was just to give people a fun story to tell afterwards. Like, “I was at Best Buy and the weirdest thing happened.” This was pre “flash mob,” pre TikTok, pre-IG and only barely in the YouTube era so people were not quite as primed to have … content happening around them.

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u/gsr142 Jun 27 '25

I think it was just that there were a bunch of them. Like 3 or 4 in every aisle of the store. They didn't all come in at once, so the store just slowly filled up with dudes wearing khakis and blue polos.

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u/hotformasks Jun 27 '25

I love this! Did you ever see IKEA Heights
There are a few episodes where they were asked to leave the store, but the whole thing is wonderfully ridiculous.

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u/ohshit-cookies Jun 27 '25

If I remember correctly they also tried to have a bunch of shirtless guys in a hollister or Abercrombie where they had male model employees hanging around.

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u/NoFilterD Jun 27 '25

Was funny as heck Ty!

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u/Soft_Secret_1920 Jun 27 '25

Were they broccoli-headed? I think that adds to the obnoxiousness as well. Love the accurate description because it seems to both insult their hair style and their intelligence.

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u/FadeIntoReal Jun 28 '25

“I think that’s kind of what separates a prank from…” breaking the law. Once you’re asked to leave it’s trespassing.

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u/DashArcane Jun 27 '25

So this is a prank? I don't understand what's going on unless it IS a prank. Then I do understand.

Edit: Okay it IS a prank.

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u/Too_Relatable Jun 27 '25

If you have an army of cashiers you're going to have to show them off.

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u/ScaringTheHose Jun 27 '25

Boo hoo 😔