Thieving ********!

NiCkNaMe · 15 Dec 2007 at 12:42

Thursday night this week my brothers went shopping up town in Hanley, Stoke. They're 13 & 17... don't have much cash and were buying presents for family.

They'd spent around £80 which to them is a lot of cash.. and were finishing up in Argos. They'd put the bag down (mistake, I know) to the side of them whilst they looked in the catalogue... turned around a minute or so later and the bag was gone.

All been reported to the police and Argos, apparantly Argos can't release any footage unless police request it :rolleyes:

Police (well incident support) called up yesterday offering some kind of emotional support? Made me laugh. Although i'm not sure if they knew what the situation was, maybe they thought it could have been a violent crime.

Annoyed! Feel like battering some scum today...

wizard91 · 15 Dec 2007 at 12:45

Sorry to hear that

you have to be extra carefull around Christmas to avoid this kind of thing, lesson learned. But look on the bright side it could have been much worse if you think about it your brothers are OK are they not.

NiCkNaMe · 15 Dec 2007 at 12:47

Sons :O do you know something I don't?

wizard91 · 15 Dec 2007 at 12:49

Maybe

nah I typed the wrong word

Kmodo · 15 Dec 2007 at 12:50

I don't understand? Why don't the police just ask for the footage and sort it out, the guy blatantly was not masked :mad:

Takes the **** IMO

Feel for you

Azagoth · 15 Dec 2007 at 15:36

Most probably one of those drunken idiots who sit by the fountains all day swigging white cider. Or possibly one of those dirty homeless types who sit across the road from Argos asking everyone "got 20p for a cup of tea/busfare mate?".

danman2k · 15 Dec 2007 at 15:38

i hate thieving scumbags

sorry to hear mate, at least there ok

Cupra · 15 Dec 2007 at 16:07

chop there hands off imo

or in jail working like dogs for 10 years

Jon Frost · 15 Dec 2007 at 16:08

danman2k said:
at least there ok

(they are, or they're)

God damnit.

Mephisto · 15 Dec 2007 at 16:13

Azagoth said:
Most probably one of those drunken idiots who sit by the fountains all day swigging white cider. Or possibly one of those dirty homeless types who sit across the road from Argos asking everyone "got 20p for a cup of tea/busfare mate?".

They only ask you for 20p? It's usually 60p or a £1 for me. One even had the cheek to ask for a tenner!

Elephant08 :P · 15 Dec 2007 at 16:15

Mephisto said:
They only ask you for 20p? It's usually 60p or a £1 for me. One even had the cheek to ask for a tenner!

You must look wealthy

I saw one outside the Job Centre with Rockports on....

Azagoth · 15 Dec 2007 at 16:16

Mephisto said:
They only ask you for 20p?

More often than not it's either 20p or 50p, although sometimes they do try it on and ask for more like a fiver. Makes you wonder how much the scrounging buggers actually rake in, because they always seem to have more than enough booze and fags.

Muffin` · 15 Dec 2007 at 16:28

DPA means they have to release footage of them on it, Argos talking *****. Manager proablaby can't be bothered cutting the tape to show that.

And its Hanley, should have know better.

Freeman · 15 Dec 2007 at 17:14

Unlikely >.<

If i ever need to put a bag down like that it's always in between my legs.

marc2003 · 15 Dec 2007 at 17:24

Azagoth said:
More often than not it's either 20p or 50p, although sometimes they do try it on and ask for more like a fiver. Makes you wonder how much the scrounging buggers actually rake in, because they always seem to have more than enough booze and fags.

i've spoken to various people who make 40-50 quid a day or even more on good days.