tegwini Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Someone sent this to me today - how careful do we have to be ???Tegwini My friend's sister went shopping in John Lewis. She visited the ladies' room and hung her handbag on the back of the toilet door. As she carried on about her business, a hand suddenly appeared over the top of the stall and grabbed her bag clean off the hook!!! As if this wasn't bad enough, she reported the incident to the manager of the store. A couple of days later she took a call to say her bag had been found, without her purse. She arranged a time to go and meet the manager to collect her things. On arriving at John Lewis at the agreed time, the manager was not expecting her - nothing had been found, no one had called. When the lady got home, her house had been burgled, with no sign of forced entry, they had used her Driving License for the address and her keys to let themselves in!!!!!! I promise this is real - it isn't just a scaremongering story, I was so shocked at how complex bag snatching crime has become. Please be extra vigilant ladies, Christmas is a bad time for this sort of thing anyway, but with the credit crunch there are a lot of desperate criminals out there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 A bit foolish not to have changed her locks immediately if she had her keys stolen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 A similar story on how easy it is to fall victim to crime.Sometime last year a family visited a theme park . Their car contained their house keys and their sat nav. Car stolen, "home" pressed on the sat nav and guess the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 A good reason not to hang a handbag on a toilet door.Does your friend's sister live in Cork? Or near Bluewater? I've seen this story posted on several forums, each time the location is different though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Âme Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Wherever it is that you shop, how about one of these? It might give them a shock when they reach over the door. [IMG]http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/08/babykeeper.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Didn't we have a post here about a handbag stolen from the staff room of a hairdresers and then the thief pretending to be the card company and asking for PIN numbers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegwini Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 Cat- Not sure of the actual origins - but the story does not surprise me.RH- A business that my husband owned a while back was targetted when someone got into the staff room and stole 2 handbags- the victim was only aware of it when they received a phone call asking for the details on a credit card- the police were called in & mugshots were checked, but by the time she got home they had been inside her home and stolen other stuff. This actually happened.Tegwini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 [quote user="Cat"] A good reason not to hang a handbag on a toilet door.[/quote]I always hang my handbag on the door. You don't want to put it on the floor......It must have been a tall person to reach over to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 You've echoed my thoughts Cathy. What can one do with a bag if there's no hook on the back of the door ? Answers on a postcard please.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hold it in your teeth ! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Better to keep credit cards, id and keys in a little bag round your waist, imo. (Am I the only one who thought this thread was about crockery?[blink]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerise Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 No me too! Anyway that old story has been doing the rounds for the last 25 years to my knowledge. Like being gassed in your camper van in a motorway service station, microwaving your poodle and other stories it is one of the delights of being on the internet.Not in any way suggesting that people should not be careful. Where do you leave your car keys if you go out on foot? Most people leave them just inside the front door, thus providing a getaway car for any burglars who pop in whilst they are out. You can only be a certain amount careful in life but I am still surprised to see how many ladies wander round the shops with their purses lose on the top of their shoppping bags. Invitation to steal, much easier than nicking a bag in the loo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I wear an across body bag, in winter I keep it under my coat, then I don't need to take it off - it also means that anyone would really have to make an effort to steal from me - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 [quote user="Hoddy"]You've echoed my thoughts Cathy. What can one do with a bag if there's no hook on the back of the door ? Answers on a postcard please.Hoddy[/quote]no postcards.stand it on top of the cistern behind you, if no cistern, hang it from the flush handle. nb I obviously dont have such problems, I'm not 'modern' enough to have a 'man-bag' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I thought is was Cookery, been waiting for one of RH's slow cooking dishes.Just read she's inviting everyone for a wrestle this Christmas [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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