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Post by MidgardDragon on Aug 12, 2008 10:02:12 GMT -5
I hate seeing vandalism like that. It's one thing to spray paint an overpass, but to start maliciously punching holes and tearing down theater displays just to get kicks out of showing it on YouTube? Seems like people with too little brains and too much time.
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Post by smkndofpnutdssrt on Aug 12, 2008 10:04:20 GMT -5
Yeah, I agree. But I think my friend did it by accident. She was just a little too excited to see him.
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Post by Norwesterner on Aug 24, 2008 20:22:17 GMT -5
I just arrived home with my very own On Box WALL•E Theatre Stand!
Here's how I did it, and you can, too.
I noticed one at the Regal Cineplex I've been going to and inquired on my previous viewing a week ago at the Guest Services desk that I'd be interested in acquiring the WALL•E Theatre Stand once they stopped showing the film. The manager said she'd have to check into things, I left her my card, and asked for her business card. I mentioned that I had written a couple of test short stories on WALL•E and was considering writing more.
I kept in touch with her with just a midweek email follow-up, noting that I'd seen they were reducing their WALL•E showings to one matinee a day. I had one brief reply from her saying she had a few more details to follow up on. I acknowledged by email, and said I'd probably be catching the Sunday matinee anyway.
When I showed up on Sunday, the Theatre Stand was right where it had been. After seeing the film for the 11th time (still great!), I went over to the Guest Services Desk, saw the same manager, re-introduced myself and my interest in the Theatre Stand, and she said, "Yes, go ahead, take it, it's yours." They even provided the assistance of what they call a Cast Member to help me move it to my station wagon (I had to make two trips — one with just the box, and the other with WALL•E himself.)
I don't even have time to re-assemble the poor guy right now, as I have to turn right around and go to a dinner with relatives. I know a thing or two now how to take these WALL•Es apart and put them together, so if anyone has any questions on these cardboard WALL•Es, and how to get to disassemble/re-assemble them, let me know.
I'll try and set it up to take a decent digital pic within the next couple days!
But try a professional, businesslike approach with Regal at least, and you may get one!
Good Luck!
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Post by vanessajoyce on Aug 24, 2008 20:34:51 GMT -5
Norwester, I have five words for you . . . Con. Grat. U. La. Tions! It just shows the power of kindness, respect and perseverance! Well done! Now . . . when do we get PHOTOS?
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Post by Callandor on Aug 24, 2008 20:48:50 GMT -5
Lol yay you!!! I so want one T_T I want pictures
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Post by smkndofpnutdssrt on Aug 24, 2008 21:06:50 GMT -5
Aaaaah! I didn't know it was possible! The Regal I went to wouldn't let me have it. Garrr....
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Post by Norwesterner on Aug 25, 2008 4:15:51 GMT -5
Smkndofpnutdssrt, maybe that Regal theatre had already pledged the stand to someone else, or maybe an employee had dibs on it. The manager I talked with said their (which I took to mean not only her cineplex's but Regal's at large, as they seem very corporate) standard policy is to usually either give stands to employees or anyone who asks for them, or to (*gasp* in this case) recycle them. Rarely do film distributors or marketers ask for these back. If it were me, I might politely inquire if the stand had already been pledged to someone else -- and try asking this of a junior manager or friendly employee, not the top manager.
Also, I found it helps to dress fairly well. I dressed business casual with good slacks and a button shirt (my usual style whenever I go out anyway.) I just got the impression that if I went up to the manager at the Guest Services Desk in a faded teeshirt and torn jeans, I probably wouldn't have done as well.
It seems to be a somewhat tricky business to get these Theatre Stands. You almost have to look and come across as someone they can trust won't use the stands in any sort of wrong way that might come back and bite the theatre management. That's just the impression I got in dealing with them. They were somewhat cautious, and I felt I had to maintain some degree of polite and professional, but not pesky, persistence.
Also, I can't figure out how to upload digital photos directly to this forum from my laptop. It seems I might have to open a Flickr.com account or something. I don't really have other social networking profiles like Facebook where I could upload photos to. Maybe I need to look in the FAQs somewhere, or ask an administrator.
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Post by smkndofpnutdssrt on Aug 25, 2008 4:37:06 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip, Norwesterner. I never really thought about it that way. I kind of just walked up to them when I went to see Wall-E one time and and asked what they were going to do with the standup when they were done with them. It never really occurred to me that people would want them to use them inappropriately. It's sad that there are people who would do that. I think I might try again if possible.
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Post by fastdash9 on Aug 25, 2008 6:27:56 GMT -5
Well, in anycase, congratulations on aquiring a WALL-E Stand You can also try photobucket. I don't know which one's easier to use, but hey, just throwing that out there
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Post by MidgardDragon on Aug 25, 2008 6:40:07 GMT -5
PhotoBucket would be my #1 recommendation for uploading photos. Fast and easy.
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Post by Norwesterner on Aug 26, 2008 22:04:35 GMT -5
Okay, I'm not sure how this is going to work (and hence it is subject to change), but here are pictures of the WALL-E On Box Theatre Stand I brought home. Unfortunately, it is too tall to fully set up inside my house! So I set it up in the yard for these photos. For now, WALL-E is himself fully assembled, sitting on his box lid in the living room, with the rest of the box going flat into a dry store room in the house. I might offer to display him at my local restaurant/theatre when they show WALL•E in 2nd run soon. Enjoy! Front Angle Back Quarter Big WALL•E with the 3-inch posable EVE and WALL•E figures A close-up of the back of WALL•E's optics. The cables are rubber tubes with plastic and white cardboard fittings, and look quite realistic. The theatre almost lost one of the cables, but I noticed and went back and retrieved it! My total WALL•E collection so far! Me & WALL•E
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Post by Bartle on Aug 26, 2008 22:29:32 GMT -5
Wow, those are some awesome pictures. Makes me super jealous.
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Post by smkndofpnutdssrt on Aug 26, 2008 22:51:26 GMT -5
Holy fudge monkeys!
Golly, that's amazing! I'm feeling a little JELLY!
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Post by bkim on Aug 26, 2008 23:25:22 GMT -5
That's impressive that you were able to obtain that; it probably was going to be tossed out in the garbage, it's a good thing you inquired about it. And by the way, I'd love to live around so many green trees up in the good ol' northwest, but I discovered on a recent trip to Seattle that I'm quite allergic to pollen.
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Post by vanessajoyce on Aug 27, 2008 7:48:18 GMT -5
WOW . . . couldn't have said it better myself! AMAZING!
Yeah, it is pretty tall, isn't it? I thought that when I walked past it in our theatre -- towers over me.
Hey, Norwester, you got the calendar! Is it really nice?
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