Test the Store

In the episode, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) attempts to put on a theatrical presentation to impress Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate).

According to the Nielsen Media Research, "Test the Store" was viewed by an estimated 4.95 million viewers and received a 2.5 rating/7% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49.

Dwight assigns the members of his team various tasks: Erin Hannon is to act like a hipster to make the Sabre Pyramid more appealing to other hipsters, Cathy is to flirt with the bloggers, Ryan Howard is to give a presentation to wow the critics, and Todd Packer is to play the part of a sexual predator who "prey[s] on the trendy teenage girls who are obsessed with the pyramid"—much to Packer's chagrin.

Ryan has a panic attack and, after being consoled by Dwight and Jim — who imitate Kelly Kapoor and his mother respectively in an attempt to calm him down — leaves to go to his parents' house.

In Scranton, Andy Bernard tries to protect Pam Halpert from a group of kids who are throwing pinecones at her, and a young girl, Tiffany, punches him, giving him a black eye.

Kelly asks Toby to demonstrate how to defend oneself when being attacked by a girl, and begins physically harassing him; Andy steps in between the two to break the fight up, resulting in his other eye being blackened.

The episode concludes with Andy noting that he took a bunch of pain medication, drank half a bottle of wine, and took his pants off, thus greatly improving his feelings as the day ends.

Notable cut scenes include Erin and the senior citizen that she forcibly removed from the Sabre store discussing rent payments over pretzels, Nellie and Dwight lying and telling the team that they went to church, Jim and Cathy having an awkward moment, and Stanley attempting to convince a group of bloggers that he is Al Roker's brother and Raven-Symoné's father.

[7] "Test the Store" featured several direct allusions and references to the action-comedy series Chuck, which had just finished its five-season run on NBC on January 27, 2012.

"[15] Jeffrey Hyatt from Screen Crave gave the episode a review of seven out of ten, noting that "The Office continues to get the comedy boost it needs from the Florida storyline."

Hyatt called the scene featuring Dwight and Jim imitating Kelly and Ryan's mom as "one of my favorite moments of the season so far."

McNutt wrote that, "Andy getting hit by a girl plays into the most weak, infantile parts of his character, and making Pam his accomplice was a complete non-starter.