Shoplifters can all go to hell.

[KiaKat]

GodFUCKINGdammit.

Nearly 3 years. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales. And one STUPID moment of boneheadedness...

We just had an iPod (coworker's) and three small bottles of sake walk out the door.

At least we have the woman who did it on video. No video of her taking said items, but definitely video of her face. Cops informed. Report written.

I'm annoyed.

According to Coworker, she's bought something here before. From him. Which makes her an IDIOT, because he can easily identify her.

[firecat88]

*offers hugs and chocolate chip cookies* People who do stupid crap like that deserve to be heartily slapped upside the head with a large catfish.

[fireheart]

The bottles of sake I can understand, but how could a coworkers iPod walk out the door?

[EricKei]

All it takes is for :

a> the unfortunate CW to set it down "for just a second" and look away, or

b> the thief to see an opportune moment and do some pocket-picking

[ShinyGreenApple]

Karma's gonna be a bitch to people like that, that's all I can say. It's what I tell myself when stuff like this happens.

[Zeddmore]

Karma's gonna be a bitch to people like that, that's all I can say. It's what I tell myself when stuff like this happens.

But can one come back to life as a lower lifeform then a SC? I find it hard to imagine.

[Falor]

But can one come back to life as a lower lifeform then a SC? I find it hard to imagine.

Does clerk/cashier/customer-service-representative with a spineless manager and lax corporate policies count?

[Chromatix]

But can one come back to life as a lower lifeform then a SC? I find it hard to imagine.

Pond scum is at least less able to actively make people miserable. Also, some say that it might possibly be a future source of biofuel, and therefore actually useful.

[Kristev]

That's just dreadful. I can believe it, but that makes me quite sad.

[Kitten in the box]

It sucks about the iPod, but iPods are hot items that you don't leave unnattended for ANY reason in unfamiliar surroundings. I learned my lesson when my old iPod grew "legs" and walked out of my room to pay for something "needed" now I have a new iPod and I take it everywhere I go.

[Sapphire Silk]

But can one come back to life as a lower lifeform then a SC? I find it hard to imagine.

True. Pond scum is a step up.

[jjllbb]

I share your rage. Straight to hell.

[KiaKat]

RE: the iPod

We have a part of the "Employees Only" section that is slightly open to the public, right behind our tasting counter. We frequently leave things there, and because of the setup of the store, there's a bit of a nook where Coworker likes to sit when things are dead. Which they were, that day. Normally he puts the iPod in his pocket when he stands up to help customers, but because he was pouring wine for people, he just tossed it down and didn't manage to put it in his pocket. It was a combination of opportunity, the store being full of customers, and his inattention.

At least we have the video now. Boss called the security company and got the info he needed, so Coworker was able to pull it up yesterday. Now we just have to figure out how to get it onto a disk or flash drive for the cops.

[TOLady]

My purse was recently stolen from my local pub (recovered a week later from behind a local restaurant, minus the cash).

You can become so easily complacent.

We get so used to being safe in our local surroundings, we don't even notice how easy it is to have our belongings removed without our noticing it.

Since my purse was stolen, the servers are now putting their bags behind the bar instead of in the staff station near the kitchen which regulars (and non-regulars) use as a path to get in and out. Easy to scoop during a busy brunch when they're all out on the patio or waiting for drinks at the bar.

They didn't even think of it until my stuff was stolen and all my friends were around me - owner sitting on one side of me and another regular on the other side of me.

No one noticed anything out of the ordinary until I went to get my pen to do a crossword.

Unfortunately - no cameras!

Hope they get the person who stole the iPods.

For me it wasn't that the actual stuff that got stolen, it's almost worse the feeling of the violation of personal property being touched.

[KiaKat]

I....may have just seen the shoplifter.

But I can't be certain, because my facial recognition is shite, and she looks like half a dozen other cracked out wonders in the neighbourhood. But she beelined for the same table she went for last time. My instincts kicked in, and I went over to the same section to straighten up a bit. She immediately asked if there was a bathroom, I told her no.

So she left, without getting anything.

I'm sorta kicking myself, because if it was her, I either shouldn't have let her in, or let her in, let her in the bathroom, and called the cops.

But I'm not sure it was her.

AUGH.