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{{quote|''"Ground floor: Perfumery, stationery, and leather goods, wigs and haberdashery, kitchenware and food. Going up... "''|''[[Are You Being Served?|Are You Being Served]]'' theme song}}
A [[Stock Phrase]] associated with department store elevators, which in [[Real Life]] often emit a prerecording that lists the "departments" of the current floor. (In the days of live elevator operators, it was typically the operator's job to do this.)
Typically the formula is two normal items and a plot relevant item, though this can be mixed up by having another mundane item after the plot-relevant item. The plot-relevant item is often jarringly discordant with the other mundane items: see [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]].
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''Basement dungeon
''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}pHVRxzvkJao EVERYBODY OUT!]'' }}
** The third floor dungeon was [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?|cut from the film]] for some reason:
{{quote|''Third floor dungeon
''Household appliances.
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* ''[[Gears of War]] 2'':
{{quote|'''Baird:''' Bottom floor! Sporting goods, lingerie, and [[Hive Queen|one bitch-ass queen!]]}}
* ''[[Captain America (comics)]]: Super Soldier'':
{{quote|'''Cap:''' Top floor! Ladies hosiery and anti-aircraft guns. }}
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== Web Comics ==
* During the Battle of Azure City in ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'', Xykon says "DING! 8th floor: Men's Outerwear, Sporting Goods, and [[Negative Space Wedgie|Rifts in the Fabric of the Universe.]]" as he floats up the side of the tower.
* In ''[[Adventurers!]]'', Khrima's personal [[The Rival|rival]], helping out Eternion, makes an appearance with Lumi with this line. He even appears in a cosmic elevator of some sort.
{{quote|'''Garshak:''' Ding! Third floor! Cookware, men's socks, battles for the fate of the universe, and giftwrapping!}}
* [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_806.php This] ''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures]]'' strip.
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