Although some might dread working retail on the country’s busiest holiday shopping day of the year, two pranksters willingly donned employee attire to see how they could be of service. That service being more like spreading of good cheer — to those with a sense of humor – rather than actual helpfulness.
Finding Target employee uniforms is easy to replicate — think red T-shirt, khaki pants and a lanyard — the two men from the popular YouTube channel Prank vs. Prank tried to offer a woman batteries as opposed to a Kindle, put themselves in another woman’s cart for the low price of $49.99, and slyly made back door offers to customers, among other antics like falling awkwardly on the floor.

Offering shady deals. (Image: YouTube screenshot)

Putting a slew of unwanted toys into this lady’s cart. (Image: YouTube screenshot)

Trying to sell himself and this lady just has a laugh and asks how long he’d been working that day. (Image: YouTube screenshot)

Telling customers they might want to check Walmart for a certain deal. (Image: YouTube screenshot)

Finally getting caught by a store manager. (Image: YouTube screenshot)
Amazingly, none of the bemused customers lashed out Black Friday-style on the jokesters.
Their Black Friday video has garnered more than 2.7 million views within a couple days of its posting.
Check it out (Note: Be sure to hold out until 3:50 when an official employee closes in on the pranksters):
As Mack Rawden from Cinema Blend pointed out, what is missing from the video is a time gauge to show how long it took before Target ousted the men.
“Was it twenty minutes or was it two hours?” Rawden wrote. “I like Target. I’d like to think management would be on top of its game and weed out these clowns quickly, but with all the chaos of Black Friday, you never know.”
One thing Target might consider now is adding a more complicated component to its employee uniform to avoid further impostors in the future.





















































































































Comments (37)
mrcatsuit
Nov. 26, 2012 at 12:58pmthis was a poorly executed ripoff of improv everywhere’s best buy prank.
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Rowgue
Nov. 26, 2012 at 12:14pmIt would have been funny if any of the stuff they did was actually funny. Instead it was just stupid.
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chazde3
Nov. 26, 2012 at 11:07amHaha I used to work retail and still have my old uniforms and have thought about doing stuff like this for a good laugh. Sadly I have been too busy with work and life to get a good laugh in.
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Coyote1953
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:08pmThe video is humorous, but I didn’t like the guy getting into the shopping cart.
Shopping carts are expensive to replace and repair.
They aren’t designed to withstand t weight of adults and stores don’t buy them for bums to steal.
People who choose to be homeless should be arrestd and fined if they are pushing around a shopping cart that doesn’t belong to them. If they don’t pay thei fine, they shoud be put into a work camp to pay off the expense of incarceration, fines and court costs.
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November26
Nov. 26, 2012 at 5:46amIt’s a commentary on the devolution of our society. Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
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wthtamfm
Nov. 25, 2012 at 7:57pmI have nothing to do with Target as I don’t like one or more of the groups to which they’ve donated – or are said to have donated to.
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db321
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:11pmNow we are getting our money’s worth on the Blaze. True hard hitting reporting.
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lassiegirldawn
Nov. 25, 2012 at 6:49pmIf the manages of the store take so long to realize things like this are going on, how safe are you really. I think these guys are great.
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internalfire48
Nov. 25, 2012 at 5:22pmPvp saaaaaaannnnn!!!!!!!
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grayling646
Nov. 25, 2012 at 3:28pmI guess that’s what you get if you go shopping on Black Friday.
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Talmid of Yeshua
Nov. 25, 2012 at 3:19pmPure awesomeness! To all of the haters…. get a damn sense of humor!
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IndyGuy
Nov. 26, 2012 at 12:11amYou think that was fu….Hey…Is that a bong???
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Rowgue
Nov. 26, 2012 at 12:23pmStupid does not equal funny. Having a sense of humor doesn’t mean you just laugh at everything because the people intended it to be funny.
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Reformed
Nov. 25, 2012 at 2:53pmcould have been funny
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SamIamTwo
Nov. 25, 2012 at 2:45pmIt is prob what the employees would like to do to some of the seriously demented customers, no doubt!
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rickc34
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:53pmTwiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum pretending they work at Target, toddlers and their imagination. One day they will grow up and be unproductive grown ups. Oops to late.
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benshivd
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:41pmCome on guys , really ? PrankVsPrank or PVP are very well known. Jesse Welles and his girlfriend are very funny and have quite a following. They dont do things maliciously to harm or hurt people. They have alot of videos of them pranking each other. Which is exactly how they started. Make sure to go and check their channel out and be sure to like and share and follow. They have a daily vlog as well. They also volunteer for many causes including for our troops ( Jesse is former Marine ) and breast cancer runs.
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banjarmon
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:41pmIt’s Good to have a humor in a stressful world!!! ENJOY Life and Enjoy the day!!!
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KingCoal59
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:06pmThese guys are doing this( as if it was a joke, this is no joke)but it is being done to push target for opening on thanksgiving against the wishes of the workers and probably for a pro union agenda
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Ghandi was a Republican
Nov. 25, 2012 at 11:41amWelcome to obamaworld where ‘pretending’ you have a job is about as close as you are gonna get..
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ForMyKidsVA
Nov. 25, 2012 at 11:52amBest comment of the day
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myptofvu
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:19pmlmao…thanks for the chuckle!
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hatchetjob
Nov. 25, 2012 at 4:18pmRight on, BEST comment!!
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TSUNAMI_22
Nov. 25, 2012 at 6:01pm@ Ghandi was a Republican
Welcome to obamaworld where ‘pretending’ you have a job is about as close as you are gonna get.
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The best part is where you get to pretend to pay taxes as well. :)
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RamonPreston
Nov. 26, 2012 at 6:26amHow far does that “pretend paycheck” go?
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Proverbs17-12NLT
Nov. 25, 2012 at 11:15amSo this is the new normal, obviously dumbdown beings taping themselves breaking the law thinking their funny. The worlds stupidest generation just voted in the stupidest President.
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Eastinfection
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:48amSome mildly amusing moments but they pretty much ruined an idea that had some potential to be hilarious.
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RJJinGadsden
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:43amWatched too many Dane Cook movies, but didn’t pay attention to the details.
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Grace1798
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:25amFirst, we are a AVOIDING all those who behave like “unreasoning beasts” by not shopping until the mania is over. Second, then when we do venture out, we will shop at the higher priced stores. Do you really think we like to lose money? The answer is no, but we will PAY extra to avoid the beasts and enjoy a peaceful, civilized experience when we shop for food or what have you.
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barber2
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:22amSigns of things to come : it’s the Anonymous Syndrome. The Obama Smoke and Mirrors Syndrome. What is reality and what is fantasy ? Barry or Barack. Soetoro or Obama. Hidden school records. Men wearing burkas. Suicide bombers. Chicago politics. Gangster wearing police uniform. Politicans claiming to be ” transparent.” Hidden school records. Media enablers. Charles Manson. The Merry Pranksters. Evil on the loose takes many forms. Shadow shifters.
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IndyGuy
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:19amI believe comic relief actually requires something funny…
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Totally Domestic
Nov. 25, 2012 at 2:57pmif they were trying to be funny, they missed the target.
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jungle J
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:15amThey think that they are cute…the dope ruined them as useful humans… the dope they use or the dope their parents used.
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barber2
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:23amOr the dopes their parents WERE and ARE , especially as role models.
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blanco5
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:15amI would be annoyed, but then again I wouldn’t be stupid enough to venture out on BLACK FRIDAY!
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taintso
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:13amThey should be selling Obamacare.
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