Has anyone heard and strange pages/messages over the store intercom?

Friday I went to Goodwill and I heard a woman come over the speakers and say “Security, please scan and record all departments now.”

I’ve never heard THAT before. 

When I was a kid at Walmart I would often hear, “____, please come to the front, your party is waiting.”
I used to think that meant the person had a birthday cake and party waiting for them at the front.
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I've heard stuff like that before, usually though giving a camera number.
From what I've heard, sometimes its just a automated message (picked randomly from a group of "security messages") that plays at random intervals... and sometimes they've seen something on camera and announce it to let a thief know "you've been caught, drop it and leave" and nothing will happen to you.

Interesting, yeah surprisingly I’ve never heard that kind of message before ever.

I have heard things like “code ___” or stuff like that. Or “manager code 3”.

In the supermarket they used to say “all service personnel to the front, all service personnel to the front…” when the checkout lines would get backed up, so they could open more lanes.

And I’ve noticed in grocery stores, there’s usually a “ding!” Sound before somebody comes on the intercom. Particularly at Publix and Winn Dixie.

Oh and I remember in Walmart sometimes they would come on and give a description of a vehicle and say “your lights are on”. But I never hear that one in years.

I did do a search on Google and apparently that “scan and record ____ department/area” is common at Walmart. But yeah I don’t remember hearing it.

I've heard that 'scan and record' at the local Walmart before, bet its been awhile.
Still occasionally hear stuff like 'all available cashiers to the front' at grocery stores.
And Target here, the employees carry radios rather than announcements over the intercom.. sometimes you'll hear stuff over those.

At the Walmart just down the street from me, I've heard FAR less professional messages through the intercom, based on security issues...
probably kids being stupid. Some lady was like, "Security, please scan the Electronics Department." Three minutes later: "Okay, security,
I need you to scan the toy aisles." Minutes later... "please scan kitchen supplies. I really need you to scan kitchen supplies." First thing that popped
into my mind? Panic. Second thing?... "Sounds like I'm gonna have to defend myself." Panic is the number one thing I do not want to feel when I'm in the
middle of a grocery store.

 My favorite was hearing "Deli , you have a call on line 1 " at the grocery store followed by a rather irratated reply of "DELI HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR 35 MINUTES !!  "