An object is positionable at a service provider's site to be surveilled. The object has an appearance to advertise services/products to be provided at the site to a service receiver. A camera is unobtrusively formed in the object to monitor the site and to create images. The object has operative components located within the object. The operative components include a source of electrical potential for the camera, a switch to activate and inactivate the camera, and a digital device to provide a record of the images created by the camera.