Originally Posted By bloona Want to vent!! She was in our local town centre today and went to pay for something only to find her purse had gone! ( Im not certain but I THINK you call a purse a slightly different thing to us, I THINK you call a purse what we call a handbag, I mean the tiny thing that just holds money, credit cards etc) Anyway, it had £50 in it including £20 she was bringing to my two children for pocket money.It had her credit cards and store cards, which she cancelled straight away, and her driving license, plus photographs of my kids. She went straight to the police station, not that that will do any good. But how horrid. Her sister was walking behind her when it must have happened too and never saw anything, it was in her shopping bag ( IE large,unzipping bag) right at the bottom, Ive been telling her for years to buy a bag that zips up, didnt remind her of that now though. So do a collecting GGGGGrrrrrr with me please. She will be famous though as all purse snatches are listed in our local newspaper each week to try to warn people to be more careful. There are about 5 a week in the town centre.
Originally Posted By mele Gggrrrrrrrrr! That is awful. What a pain it's going to be to get everything in order. Did her keys get stolen too? If so, she should get her locks changed.
Originally Posted By Ursula I am so sorry this happened! Yes, most Americans call handbags purses, but we know what you mean! WIth that many pick-pockets, you'd think they'd install cameras or some sort of spy technology. And a zipped handbag will help prevent that in the future, but a pro will be able to get into anything. I was in line at a Taco Bell and had my purse (wallet) taken right from my closed jacket pocket. I hate thieves.
Originally Posted By bloona Her keys were still in her shopping bag luckily. thanks guys x Ursula, did you ever get anything back? gggrrrr to that too. She had her bag stollen before from her house, my Dad had let the cat out and not locked the door, they were sat in the livingroom and there was a knock at the door, it was people who live on the street behind my parents, they had looked out of their bedroom window and seen someone with a baseball bat going into their back door. They came round to see if all was ok. My parents hadnt even heard anything, but her bag with keys ,money, building society books, car keys in was gone. the police found her bag in a playground a week later and there were traces of blood on it which they took for dna, but nothing hapened, they had smashed a car window with the bat on the same street as my parents house. Nice folk eh? Im just glad my parents didnt interrupt them and get hit with the bat! they said it was a young girl and boy ( about 15)
Originally Posted By Ursula I never got a thing back, and I had to ask my boyfriend at the time to buy lunch at Taco Bell since I already ordered. (He never paid for anything so it was a shock to his system).
Originally Posted By mele LOL, Ursula. Yikes, that is so scary, bloona! I'm so glad that your parents weren't hurt.
Originally Posted By trailsend GGGGrrrrrrrr It is said that thieves are stupid. They do really stupid things so maybe, just maybe something will turn up for your Mum. I sure do hope so. >;|
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m GGGGGrrrrrr, that's absolutely awful bloona and I'm very sorry for your mother.
Originally Posted By bloona thanks all. Darent tell Kieran he's not getting pocket money now. Think I might just give him the £10 anyway.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Hahaha... your recounting of the situation is hilarious!!! Too much brit speak!!! Hahaha!!!
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Ohhh, sorry about the bad luck there Bloona. Glad to hear she cancelled all the cards immediately and filed a report and all. That is always the smart thing to do. The bad guys probably just tossed the purse in the trash once they got the cash or once they found out the cards were all cancelled. That happens allll the time here. I personally have had two experiences with this sort of thing. I got pickpocketed a long time ago. I had just gotten a new job and I still had my social security card in my wallet. (NEVER do that. lol.) They got everything but my checkbook. I thought I was going to vomit when I realized I had been pickpocketed. Man! He was good. I never suspected a thing. (Well, until I backtracked and then hindsight being 20/20 and all I knew exactly when and how it happened. Grrrr.) Anyway, I did what your mom did and cancelled everything immediately and filed a report. And that was the end of it. If they tried to use my cards, they had no success at all. I never did get anything back though. The other time we got everything back. *Someone* had left the car unlocked and the bad guys took what they believed to be DH's pocket planner (Daytimer). About a week or so later some neighborhood kids found it in the ivy about a block away. Everything was still in it. So you just never know. Good luck and don't worry about it anymore. She's done everything she can do to protect herself now, right? And all you can do is all you can do.
Originally Posted By bloona <<Hahaha... your recounting of the situation is hilarious!!! Too much brit speak!!! Hahaha!!!>>> it wasn't my first thought to see if I could tell it in a way that would sound funny, I must say...?? (I didn't find it at all amusing.) Thanks for your comments and GGGrrrrr's people.
Originally Posted By bloona chickendumpling, so sorry to hear you have been through this twice. There are some mean, selfish, horrid people out there aren't there? I hope they get what they deserve!
Originally Posted By smedley Awwwh this is just mean! Some people shouldnt be allowed out. Sending the biggest Grrr Bloona, and I hope you'll be encouraging mum (gently) to buy a zip top bag now.. Here's hoping (but not expecting) that some of her stuff might still turn up.
Originally Posted By disney pete Sorry to hear this annette thieves are the lowest type of rogues i hope they get their comeuppance sending you a big GGRRRRRRRRRRR
Originally Posted By bloona thanks all again. I hope she does get a zip top bag now, she carries so much stuff around it probably wouldnt fasten anyway! I darent tell her to or she'll think Im not being sympathetic. I'll leave it a while and see what she does first I think. Im so grateful for all your support xx
Originally Posted By bloona my mum has just teephoned to say that someone has found her purse!!! In a shop in town thrown in the corner, the money has all gone obviously, but the cards are still there, she's cancelled them anyway, but Im surprised theyre there! Anyway, she is going to pick it up tomorrow!!
