Texas ‘Anger Room’ Allows Customers to Smash Away Their Stress — for a Price
- Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:03pm by
Erica Ritz
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Glamorized by movies like “Office Space,” many disgruntled employees have admittedly fantasized about taking a baseball bat to a copy machine or, apparently, throwing a printer against a wall.
Now, such individuals can turn their violent workplace impulses into a reality in a controlled, for-profit setting.
In Texas’ “Anger Room,” perturbed clients are given five minutes to destroy anything they want in a space made to resemble a workplace, or even a living room or kitchen, for $25.
The room is fitted with dummies, computers, printers, television sets, and other breakable items– and clients go to town with their choice of weapons. Baseball bat? No problem. Golf club? Right there.
One woman seemingly ripped off the arm off of a dummy, and began pummeling a vacuum cleaner.
The brainchild behind the “Anger Room,” Donna Alexander, explained how she thought of the idea: “When guys get into it with their girlfriends, stuff like that, they would literally punch holes in walls. It’s just something I felt there was a need for.”
But experts are warning that the “Anger Room” may not be a healthy way to release stress. In fact, it may just fuel certain violent tendencies.
While the Anger Room website urges customers to“do everything you’ve dreamed of doing when you’re mad without paying the insane cost and severe consequences of your actions,“ Dr Jennifer Hartstein explained to CBS that ”it doesn’t actually solve the problem.”
Moreover, might it desensitize the customers to real violence?
One thing seems unanimous in the reports, however.
Whether it’s a business executive, waitress, telemarketer, or attorney– clients come upset, and leave with a smile.
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dontbotherme
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 9:07pmExcellent! This is a great idea!
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 12:00pmFilled with Tv’s, computers…and coppies of our dictator-in-chief’s [HOPE&CHANGE] posters…with DARTS!!
Report Post »SadButTrue
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:00amThis is an EXCELLENT idea! Think of all the money the pharmaceutical companies will lose on anti-depressants! Getting rid of physical anger in a controlled environment. It’s mentally healthy for humans so I am sure there will be social engineers who have zero understanding of human nature who will try to kill this business. But I like it!
Report Post »Master_and_Commander
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 5:15amYeah. The aliens are definitely laughing at us all now. Just pathetic…
Report Post »Cosmos102
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 12:02amI do all that for free. Shucks.
Report Post »trueamerican40
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:43pmI use another method—a portrait of Odumbo and his henchmen are hung on the wall–darts!
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 10:23pmDo they have a room where you get to have a crack at images of Obama…Obama pinotta’s
Report Post »MammalOne
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 7:36pmHEY! This was in an episode of the show Delocated. John opens up a business called the “Rage Cage” where you do the exact same thing. What a bunch of copy cats.
Report Post »John1701
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 8:50amWhen I saw this story I instantly remembered that episode. This “Anger Room” idea is definitely taken from that.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 7:23pmI just use THIS! hahahahhahha http://www.catalogfavorites.com/itemdy00.asp?ID=1,1579&GEN1=Games+%26+Toys&T1=V18504&dispRow=400&srccode=
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:46pmDuring the L.A. riots, I relieved my stress by smashing a 60 pound concrete test beam against a pecan tree until I chopped it down. The neighbors were amused until I began blowing holes in styrofoam coolers with a Mossberg. You get the drift.
Report Post »CJohnWest
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:28pmOMG! Those people are having crazy rants in public even!!! These people are as crazy as Mel Gibson, They should all be fired! Never let them woerk again! They acted out and it was not in their own home it was in a public place arrest them all they scare the pleebs
Report Post »NeoMouser
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:26pmby nature humans need violence look at violent movies
Report Post »they are the biggest draw on TV and the box office
we are a “civilized” population now and supposedly immune to anger.
but that would be denying our nature
so how do we Need violence
ever get mad after hitting your hand with a hammer? after the pullback from pain
the first thing most wanna do is strike something (in revenge) i see that all the time
the people who abhor violence the most are the ones that tend to “loose it the most”
a structured release of anger is a good thing this includes violence.
in high school once a year the school for charity bought a junker and allowed staff and students to wail on it for 5$ (supervised) they found that fights and other violent tendency’s decreased after this event. coincidence?
MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:58pmThis is not a excuse for OWS.
Report Post »texasfarmer
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:00pmPeople used to chop wood, throw hay bales, walk home from the grocery store, in other words do work and have time to work it off. Now it’s get intimate with your iphone, loose yourself in a game console, not carry on a conversation but text it. No way to express yourself because of political correctness. Little wonder people can‘t get release what’s bugging them.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:10pmYou probably are Right!
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:23pmExactly.
Report Post »Texas Chris
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:06pmThere is some very useful chemistry in physical activity.
this may actually help…
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 5:15pmWhy not – captialism at its finest; stress relief and someone makes a nice profit off of it; they have these in Japan as a form of stress-busting for workers.
Report Post »Jefferson
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 5:53pmThis idea is sheer GENIUS!
I could only handle about 45 seconds of that namby pamby shrink on CBS.
I know a lot of Romney supporters that are going to need this when they find out he’s just more of the same.
These guys know how to have fun.
Report Post »Saiga 12 gauge vs Epson printer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJRFqcukWCo&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLBB33A40D8FA67438
TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:21pmJEFFERSON. With all the articles at your finger tips on the internet and elsewhere regarding violence perpetrated by Ron Paul supporters. What does Ron Paul provide his Revolution with when the violent inner child rears it’s ugly head? Drugs, porn and prostitution to take the edge off? Or do you pull the heads off Ken dolls (Paul supporter description of Mitt)?
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:52pm@Jefferson
I think Time may have a point on this one. Before the Internet, we would discuss issues at the barbershop or on the porch of the comer store and when some loud mouth started calling names and making outrageous accusations. It didn’t take long and a good old boy would jump up and give them a “Time” out.
FRUSTRATION GONE!
R3voLution
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 7:50pmNEOLIB. The Ron Paul Newsletters have descriptions of just that type of behavior happening in barbershops and on front porches of various Ron Paul enclaves accross the nation. You know… those blustery opinion/comment pieces by Ron Paul and company making idle threats…
Ya’know?
Report Post »TheMighty75thRegiment
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:41pmlesbian headed service-dodging glen beck needs this room.
Report Post »Pontiac
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:18pm@TheMighty75thRegiment
Report Post »7 Quotes from 7 Post:
[Lesbian Headed Glenn Beck would fit right]
[lesbian headed service-dodging glen beck needs this room.]
[Why does lesbian headed glenn beck have a crush]
[Maybe it’s glenn becks lesbian head that has you *funny* ]
[How do you like those potatoes Lesbian Headed Glenn Beck!]
[Glenn Beck has a lesbian head.]
[honestly glenn beck looks like a Lesbian. he has a 100% total lesbian head.]
…
Not only are you unfunny but you also appear to have mental issues.
Michigan Vacation
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:38pmThey are just mad because . . .Obama eats Dogs.
Report Post »applehill
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:24pmThey have one of these at every UPS hub location. It’s also where they store the packages that are being shipped.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:13pmROFL :) Maybe, just the Glass Packages, anyway!
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:22pmMaybe people are so angry because their child-hood was just too easy. “What do you mean I don’t get cake after dinner? I always get cake after dinner. Oh….arrgh….give me something to smash.”
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 6:09pmlol :)
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:21pmget a stick and hit yourself with it same thing
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:18pmjust plaim dumb, dumb,, dumb, and dumb
Report Post »randy
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:15pmWhat a bunch of idiots.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 4:12pmUPS had one for their Drivers… some time ago. It showed pictures of people driving… which you could throw things at :)
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