- If you're looking for more gift ideas this holiday season
check out DSW.
They have 10 million gifts under $50.
Like shoes and jewelry and handbags and accessories.
I thought we could have a little bit of fun
with some holiday shoppers,
so I sent my writers, Kevin and Lauren,
to DSW to act as shoe sales employees,
but I was in their ear telling them exactly what to say.
We set up hidden cameras and here's what we got.
Okay, Kevin and Lauren, walk out.
Grab a whole bunch of boxes, both of you.
Just have piles of boxes in your hand.
Just go up to the next person you see.
Just bring piles of boxes and say,
"Do you wanna try any of these?"
Just as many as you can take.
Hey would you like to try anything on?
- Would you like to try any of these?
Ma'am. - Would I like to try those?
- Yeah. Any of 'em.
Why would I try those? [chuckles]
- Any of 'em. - Any of 'em.
- What are they? - They're boots and shoes.
Boots and shoes. Boots and shoes.
- I don't know what they are. - Boots and shoes.
both: Boots and shoes. - Boots, shoes,
boots, and shoes. all: Boots and shoes.
Boots and shoes. Boots and shoes.
- If I knew what they looked like
and if they were my size... all: Boots and shoes.
- I might try them. - Oh, good, okay.
Let's open them. - But I don't know
what they are. - Take 'em all out.
Get down on the floor. - Okay, let's open them.
- Let's open 'em and try 'em.
- What's your name? You're so nice.
- What's your name? You are so nice.
- Deborah. - Deborah.
- That's my middle name.
- Deborah, that's my middle name.
- It is? Seriously? - Yeah, that's my middle name.
- It's my father's name. - It was my father's name.
- Deborah?
- Can I ask you a quick question?
Is everything out?
- No, there's many more in the back.
- There's many more in the back. Many more in the back.
- Follow me.
Follow me. - Okay, just go in a circle
around that aisle. - Mm-hmm.
- Just keep circling that aisle.
Keep--just keep circling. [laughs]
Just circle that...
[laughs]
All right. Okay.
- What's wrong with this store? Where's the manager?
- Oh... [laughs]
- I am the manager. - I am the manager.
- So, why did you just do that?
- I don't know, I got lost.
- I--I don't know. - [laughs]
- I don't know either,
but you need some severe help.
[laughter] - Keep following her.
Explain to her who you are and what you were doing.
- Okay.
- Please do not come near me. - [laughs]
- I'm actually--it's part of a hidden camera show.
It's "The Ellen Show."
Do you ever watch "The Ellen Show?"
- [laughs] Oh, God, yes.
- Get back to Kevin and start doing yoga.
[laughter]
Just go Down Dog.
Kevin, walk away.
Okay, Lauren, tell the woman that you're in love with him.
- I'm in love with him. - Oh, well he's very cute.
- Has he been talking about me? - Has he talked about me?
- Well, we haven't had enough time to get into that.
- Do you think I should ask him out?
- Yeah. - Okay...okay.
Why not? - Okay, I'll be right back.
Kevin, go back to her. - Thank you, I'll be right back.
- Kevin, go back to her.
Kevin,
tell her you're worried.
- I'm a little worried.
- Did she talk about me?
Did she talk about me? - Did she talk about me?
- I'm so worried she's gonna ask me out.
- I just don't like her.
- You don't?
- Lauren, go back and go,
"What're ya'll talking about?"
- What're ya'll talking about?
Is he talking about me?
- What're ya'll talking about?
- Is he talking about me?
- What were we talking about, Chuck?
- Are you talking about me?
- Chuck...
- Barbie, I love you.
Chuck, I love you. At the same time, ya'll say it.
One, two, three.
- I love you. - Chuck, I love you.
- [laughs] You see?
- Hold hands over her.
Both of ya'll hold hands.
- I don't get 'em? - I love you.
together: I love you.
- Oh, I love you guys too. - You should kiss
right above her head. Kiss.
Right above her head. Just kiss.
- Oh, I love it. Just like in "Cinderella."
- [laughs] - This is good energy.
- Start singing "Circle of Love."
- I love it. Good energy. - Kevin, start singing
"The Circle of Love." - Very good energy.
- Kevin.
- [singing Bob Marley's "One Love"]
- Oh, bet he's gonna break out in song.
I love a man who breaks out in song in the middle of a store.
Oh, I love it. [both laughing]
- [laughing] - Come on, Barbie.
- Ya'll have to tell her what's going on.
- Aww. - Oh, my God.
- Joanne-- [both laughing]
- No, Deborah. - Deborah.
That is your dad's name. You forgot.
- [laughing] - That's your dad's name.
- Ellen DeGeneres is telling us what to do to you,
and we are so sorry. - [laughs]
Are you kidding me?
- I wish I wa-- - Are you serious?
both: You're so nice.
- You're the nicest person I've ever met.
- Oh, Ellen DeGeneres is the nicest person.
- Oh, she's nice too. - Are you kidding me?
- That was quite something.
The two of you--thank you so much
for putting up with that. That was amazing,
and I want all of you to shop at DSW this holiday season.
You're all gonna get a $150 DSW gift card.