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onedef92
08-12-2011, 9:01am
Ohio shop's classical music seems to cut loitering

Posted: Aug 12, 2011 8:05 AM EDT
Updated: Aug 12, 2011 8:06 AM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Shoppers and employees say an Ohio convenience store has fewer people hanging around and hassling customers since the business started blaring classical music.

Customers tells WBNS-TV that loitering has declined quickly outside the United Dairy Farmers location in the Columbus Short North neighborhood. Workers who've also noticed a change say the new music went on earlier this week as part of upgrades at the store.

Shopper Allie Beck says the classical music is loud - she can hear it all the way down the street. But she says it's an improvement over all the people who used to ask for change or bother passers-by outside the store.

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Information from: WBNS-TV, Columbus News, Weather & Sports | WBNS-10TV, Central Ohio News (http://www.10tv.com/)

onedef92
08-12-2011, 1:53pm
Did anyone feel my deftly crafted headline inference to Mozart's "Adagio for Winds in F" and shit....? :D

Yerf Dog
08-12-2011, 1:54pm
Did anyone feel my deftly crafted headline inference to Mozart's "Adagio for Winds in F" and shit....? :D

Me <> Culture

:D

BuckyThreadkiller
08-12-2011, 2:11pm
I got you Jules.

I recall they did a similar thing to the downtown Mickey Ds in Dallas and it cut the vagrancy rates a ton.

onedef92
08-12-2011, 2:24pm
I got you Jules.

I recall they did a similar thing to the downtown Mickey Ds in Dallas and it cut the vagrancy rates a ton.

Yup. I remember that. Wasn't it in downtown Cincy, too? :confused:

stingraymyway
08-12-2011, 6:56pm
I wish the restaurants around here would play classical or jazz. Fekking country is all you hear. It's like a vulken mind sucker stealing brain cells by the minute. :shots:

Bill
08-12-2011, 7:11pm
So, if parents play the Star Wars soundtrack around their kids all the time, will this lower the rate of teen pregnancy?

Skia
08-12-2011, 8:01pm
So, if parents play the Star Wars soundtrack around their kids all the time, will this lower the rate of teen pregnancy?
Both of my kids were raised on classical music. Both were top 5% of their classes. The oldest graduated cum laude from University and the other finished her freshman year at UNCC all A's. They both of course listen to the rock and rap but both still listen to classical sometimes. :yesnod:

mrvette
08-12-2011, 8:39pm
I think ALL that damn irritating MUZAK crapola should be illegal to be played in stores....

just damn noise to talk over, irritating as hell and totally unnecessary.....


all it does is bug the customers.....

:sadangel::leaving: