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Power Shoppers

Aired December 25, 2002 - 06:45   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Are you a late Christmas shopper? We're asking that question on Christmas Day. Well we want to show you some late Christmas shoppers right now.
Photographer Sony Stark of CNN affiliate WRGB spent time Tuesday with a group of men trying to cram for the holiday in Albany, New York. Hold on to your hat.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One, two, three, buy (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Buy (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Buy (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Buy (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is not as easy as it looks. This requires months of preparation, and we're here at Hooters to get prepared.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Does everyone have a beer yet?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm depressed, (ph) let's do snow crab legs, too.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You have to have basically cholesterol, triglycerides, caffeine, sugar, preservatives, alcohol and chocolate on an as-needed basis.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I ordered a salad.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is a very, very, very important shot. It's one, it's two, it's three and bang.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We have a time limit in the stores, it's about 10 minutes. If you're not out, a picture of you with the Hooters girls goes to the wife. And I'll tell you, that's a good motivator. High-risk adventure, jewelry, big time pressure, can they do it? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three, two, one, shop (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three, two, one, shop (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three, two, one, shop (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh my God, is that gorgeous?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh man, my wife will love it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is a Christmas present, we can't -- we can't show it on TV, right?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK. OK. OK. You need it wrapped up?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Two minutes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We don't want a jewelry store right out of Hooters, very risk -- very risky.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go, go, go, go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're going to make it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know an understanding wife knows that it's a system. It's a system. We get it done.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know you got the right wife if she doesn't mind getting a gift from Hooter shopping.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Lock and load.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're in. OK. Just checking it out here. This may be it.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You got five credits for $25.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What else does your mother like (ph)? All right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Where's the power shopper line?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That's it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I have no idea what I got, but it was three for $18. She'll love it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That was close. The rookie is still in there. Oh my God! One minute, Frank, one minute.

FRANK: Ninety -- they're lying to me.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Here he comes. All right. All right. Whoa!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Dead on time, not bad.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh man!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think he can do it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm going to need 10. I will need 10.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Flower shoppers, go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: "City Slickers," this should do it. "The Burbs," a Tom Hanks. This is looking good.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Lower body training, I don't think so.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All set, guys.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Unbelievable time. The man is a professional. Three minutes even.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three minutes left?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three minutes...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I got to go back and buy something else.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go, go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: DVD for $21, but I got a rebate for my cell phone for $18, so it's only going to cost me 4 bucks.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Wow!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Merry Christmas.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Merry Christmas to you.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Success.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: And they got it all done. That story courtesy of videographer Sony Stark. A photographer named Sony Stark, can you believe it? We -- our many thanks to him. He's out of Albany, New York for that fun story. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com






Aired December 25, 2002 - 06:45   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Are you a late Christmas shopper? We're asking that question on Christmas Day. Well we want to show you some late Christmas shoppers right now.
Photographer Sony Stark of CNN affiliate WRGB spent time Tuesday with a group of men trying to cram for the holiday in Albany, New York. Hold on to your hat.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One, two, three, buy (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Buy (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Buy (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Buy (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is not as easy as it looks. This requires months of preparation, and we're here at Hooters to get prepared.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Does everyone have a beer yet?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm depressed, (ph) let's do snow crab legs, too.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You have to have basically cholesterol, triglycerides, caffeine, sugar, preservatives, alcohol and chocolate on an as-needed basis.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I ordered a salad.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Boo.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is a very, very, very important shot. It's one, it's two, it's three and bang.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We have a time limit in the stores, it's about 10 minutes. If you're not out, a picture of you with the Hooters girls goes to the wife. And I'll tell you, that's a good motivator. High-risk adventure, jewelry, big time pressure, can they do it? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three, two, one, shop (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three, two, one, shop (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three, two, one, shop (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh my God, is that gorgeous?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh man, my wife will love it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is a Christmas present, we can't -- we can't show it on TV, right?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK. OK. OK. You need it wrapped up?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Two minutes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We don't want a jewelry store right out of Hooters, very risk -- very risky.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go, go, go, go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're going to make it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know an understanding wife knows that it's a system. It's a system. We get it done.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know you got the right wife if she doesn't mind getting a gift from Hooter shopping.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Lock and load.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're in. OK. Just checking it out here. This may be it.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You got five credits for $25.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What else does your mother like (ph)? All right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Where's the power shopper line?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That's it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I have no idea what I got, but it was three for $18. She'll love it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That was close. The rookie is still in there. Oh my God! One minute, Frank, one minute.

FRANK: Ninety -- they're lying to me.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Here he comes. All right. All right. Whoa!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Dead on time, not bad.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh man!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think he can do it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm going to need 10. I will need 10.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Flower shoppers, go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: "City Slickers," this should do it. "The Burbs," a Tom Hanks. This is looking good.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Lower body training, I don't think so.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All set, guys.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Unbelievable time. The man is a professional. Three minutes even.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three minutes left?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three minutes...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I got to go back and buy something else.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go, go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: DVD for $21, but I got a rebate for my cell phone for $18, so it's only going to cost me 4 bucks.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Wow!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Merry Christmas.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Merry Christmas to you.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Success.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: And they got it all done. That story courtesy of videographer Sony Stark. A photographer named Sony Stark, can you believe it? We -- our many thanks to him. He's out of Albany, New York for that fun story. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com