We hate you.

[blas]

Our worst offenders at the Deb Shop were hordes of teenaged girls who would all come in with those big paper Hollister bags and would go over to the clearance underwear and just stuff those bags full of $1 underwear.

Not only is that stupid in the sense that it's illegal, but also because there was more expensive underwear not that far away from the clearance section, but that never seemed to be stolen from. So....stealing stuff for $1....wow. Cheap and a criminal!

We always got pizza when we caught shoplifters, too. It was great

[Yarnil]

I'd never want to shoot a shoplifter. All that blood and screaming, and the paperwork! Can you imagine?

It aint stealing 'til they are outside...Problem solved :P

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I think Irv has a tale of someone walking out with a large-screen TV that was unpaid for, or something similar.

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It wouldn't surprise me.

Worst incident I ever heard about was way back from my WD days where somebody came in right around the holidays and stole a microwave oven off a front endcap display and ran out the front door with it. A couple of my coworkers chased them outside and up the sidewalk, but stopped when the thief got across the road and into the woods beside the housing complex.

Thief was never caught IIRC. Frankly, I hope that little Half-Pint died on him the first time he tried to use it.

[Canarr]

A chain of grocery stores nearby has a small selection of whiteware - appliances, like washing machines, refrigerators and freezers, that sort of thing. They usually keep a few show items near their front door.

A few years ago, a small group of shoplifters parked a van near the front doors, in broad daylight, during business hours. One guy, in generic overalls, wheeled a barrow inside, and proceeded to wheel out first a washing machine and then a refrigerator/freezer unit, loaded it on the van, which then took off. Nobody questioned them.

Something similar happened at a college a friend of mine goes to. Two men in overalls did a round of the class rooms one morning and removed the projector in several rooms. Just came in, apologized to the professor for interruption, promising they'd be gone quickly, unscrewed the projector, and disappeared with a couple of Thousand Euros worth of college property.

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

A chain of grocery stores nearby has a small selection of whiteware - appliances, like washing machines, refrigerators and freezers, that sort of thing. They usually keep a few show items near their front door.

A few years ago, a small group of shoplifters parked a van near the front doors, in broad daylight, during business hours. One guy, in generic overalls, wheeled a barrow inside, and proceeded to wheel out first a washing machine and then a refrigerator/freezer unit, loaded it on the van, which then took off. Nobody questioned them.

Something similar happened at a college a friend of mine goes to. Two men in overalls did a round of the class rooms one morning and removed the projector in several rooms. Just came in, apologized to the professor for interruption, promising they'd be gone quickly, unscrewed the projector, and disappeared with a couple of Thousand Euros worth of college property.

Reminds of me of people who will go to concerts wearing black jeans, "security" shirts and carrying flashlights to try and get backstage. If you look the part and act the part, you'd be surprised what you can get away with.

Anyone seen Catch me if you can?

[Jester]

I think Irv has a tale of someone walking out with a large-screen TV that was unpaid for, or something similar.

Last summer, a couple of people managed to make off with a 5 pound gold bar from the Mel Fisher museum down here. The bar, which was recovered from at 16th century Spanish galleon, was valued at about $98,000. To date, no arrests have been made. THAT takes some serious stones.

If you look the part and act the part, you'd be surprised what you can get away with.

Anyone seen Catch me if you can?

Absolutely true. If you wear a tie and carry a clipboard, you'd be amazed what you can get away with.

Although I have never looked older than I am, this very concept is how I managed to get served consistently, without a fake ID, before I turned 21. Attitude, pure and simple.

It's also how a friend of mine, within a month, managed to walk into the Fiesta Bowl (which was a national title game that year) and the Super Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium...without tickets.

The movie was great, and scarily true. If you look the part, act the part, and have the stones to do it, you can get away with quite a lot.

Makes me wonder why I don't get laid more......

[Becks]

Makes me wonder why I don't get laid more......

Too far from your fangirls.

[Jester]

Becks, stop it. Just stop it. Seriously, I live on an tropical island paradise, with tons of wonderful beautiful women who live here, and tons more who come visit here. And most times I might as well have a hump on my back and a bag full of anthrax with all the attention I garner.

Luckily, that's only most times.

[K245five]

wow, i never thought of shoplifters as pack animals...good job on nailing those scumbags.

Yeah, they can be! It's usually the more "professional" shoplifters that do so.

[Gravekeeper]

wow, i never thought of shoplifters as pack animals...good job on nailing those scumbags.

They ride in single file to hide their numbers.

We had a former employee just waltz into our office once and waltz back out with our net admin's laptop. I'm not sure how exactly he formulated this plan. Yeah, no one noticed on the day in question. But you can't enter the operations floor without a security passcode so it's pretty easy to figure out who the odd duck in the office that day was. Also, we kind of know who you are and where you live. >.>

[Becks]

Becks, stop it. Just stop it.

But I don't wanna!!!!!! *pout*

Luckily, that's only most times.

Manwhore.

[Jester]

Manwhore.

I wish.

Can't be a manwhore without more cooperation from women. Okay, I suppose I COULD be a manwhore with more cooperation from men, but I am not willing to go down that off ramp, thank you very much.

In any case, at best I am a manwhore wannabe.

[Becks]

In any case, at best I am a manwhore wannabe.

Too many words.

Manwhore.

[Yarnil]

Too many words.

Manwhore.

It can be shorter: Deuce

[Andara Bledin]

Okay, I suppose I COULD be a manwhore with more cooperation from men, but I am not willing to go down be that off ramp, thank you very much.

Edited for my twisted amusement.

Carry on.

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