A Minor Plea For Help

A Minor Plea For Help

Re: A Minor Plea For Help Posted by AlexW on Tue Dec 27th 2005 at 9:02pm
AlexW
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Posted 2005-12-27 9:02pm
AlexW
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I have a whole week off from school right now, and want to put the time to good use instead of moping around with nothing to do. I'm going to be mapping everyone's cough favorite electronics store, Best Buy.

The trouble is, I don't remember the interior of a Best Buy well enough. Last time I visited a BB was in early September. I'll have to make loads of textures for the signs that hang everywhere, and perhaps a few models (shudder finally a reason to learn to model, hmm?).

This may seem a bit far-fetched, but if anybody is near or in a Best Buy, could you perhaps take a few shots of the store interior. Mainly the front counters, the front doors, customer service, the signs, and a general picture of where everything is positioned in the store. I'd try to do it myself, but I'm in upstate New York for the vacation. There's not a Best Buy here within 60 miles from where I am. I'll give you credit in the map once I'm (hopefully) done with it.

For those of you wondering, I have started the map (yesterday, in fact). Mainly the front of the exterior. I'd post a screenshot, but it's so early in the project that I'd rather not show it unless someone specifically asks for it.
Re: A Minor Plea For Help Posted by Myrk- on Wed Dec 28th 2005 at 10:50am
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Posted 2005-12-28 10:50am
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Why don't you just search on google images? I'm sure there are pictures, or even floor plans (for generic super stores) on the net. I doubt anyone is gunna walk into Best Buy for you and take pictures of the store...

Heres just 3 images from the first page of searching google for "Best Buy"

User posted image

A huge Best Buy site plan

User posted image

Inside best buy

User posted image

Outside best buy

Seriously, just lazyness not searching...
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Re: A Minor Plea For Help Posted by AlexW on Wed Dec 28th 2005 at 4:13pm
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Posted 2005-12-28 4:13pm
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Yeah, I've already seen those pictures. I did a google image search before I started mapping... I only found that one interior picture, and many exterior. I searched for blue prints of a store similar to Best Buy - no luck.

I know the general overview of where everything is in my store, but I would just like to get a sense of how the architecture looks. The checkout line, the doors, signs, display cases, etc. I don't have a camera readily available to take these pictures.

I'm not lazy.
Re: A Minor Plea For Help Posted by ReNo on Wed Dec 28th 2005 at 6:19pm
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Posted 2005-12-28 6:19pm
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You could consider picking up a disposable camera for a small sum and
using that to take some reference pics if you don't have a camera. As
far as I know there are no Best Buys in the UK so that cuts me out of
potential helpers I'm afraid.
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