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A warm tale for the new year.
Perhaps, only in England …
Happy Returns
Tag: theft
Appeal For Information
£1,000 Of Sun Cream !!!
Around 12pm on Wednesday 14 February, a man entered the store, putting around £1,000 worth of sun cream products into a tote bag and leaving again without paying.
Officers have launched an investigation following the incident at the Boots store in Whiteley Shopping Centre this Wednesday (February 14). Police have released a CCTV image of a male as part of their enquiries.
What I want to know is where on earth he is headed that he needs that quantity of sun cream.
Is he off on his hollibobs ? If so is he going to the centre of the sun ?
Or perhaps he is concerned that the world is rushing headlong into WWIII and believes the sun slop will protect him from a thermonuclear flash.
By my calculation, at the expensive end of the scale £1000 could buy over 30 bottles of La Roche-Posay Anthelios Age Correction SPF50+, which is 1.5l of sun slop. Alternatively, at the cheaper end, over 285 bottles of Soltan Protect & Moisturise SPF50+ 75ml Mini Sun Cream Spray could be had. Which is over 21l of sun slop.
That’s enough to bathe in.
I know I’m taking the mickey, but shoplifting is no joke. There seems to be an epidemic in this country. Our papers are full of stories of shop staff being threatened when they confront these thieves.
My granddaughter was working a store where a shoplifter had grabbed a load of booze who then faced her and told her he was stealing it.
I, myself have witnessed a female clear a chiller cabinet of meat and then walk straight out of the store.
And it is the blatant manner of this thievery almost like it is becoming acceptable.
I can sort of understand stealing food to be able to feed your family.
But is there any nutritional value to sun tan lotion ?
“Little scroats” should be “willing to take a beating”
I totally agree with this sentiment.
Increasingly, over the years, my view has become that anyone who breaks the law automatically relinquishes their rights to protection under the law.
I also believe that these “scroats” should be prepared for some public humiliation. Bring back the birch, stocks, and pillory.
I would fully support the introduction of US style chain gangs, wearing bright jackets with the crime emblazoned across the back.
Scam !!! Scam!!! Scam!!!
No, I’m not misquoting a Monty Python song. I am aiming this post squarely at
The Lockdown Kitchen
I should have known better, the company name, “The Lockdown Kitchen” , should have rung many alarm bells, indicating that they hadn’t been going for very long. I know, I should have checked the reviews before placing the order. But I didn’t.
On the 26th August I responded to an advert for a kitchen utensil set.
Liked what I saw and placed my order, paying via PayPal. I received the expected confirmation email from the seller. Their email contained the following words
On the face of it, very friendly but it was a lie.
Also on the 26th, I received an email from PayPal indicating that my payment had been made.
So I waited a couple of weeks allowing for their email request and also allowing for the worldwide effects of the pandemic.
I have now chased these folks multiple times for updates on my order. All I have receive are what I call “template” responses …..
As of November 12th, clicking on the tracking link in that email shows this …….
i.e. Nothing has happened for 3 months !!!
As a result of the latest “template” response, on October 10th, I requested a full refund. As of this time, I have not had a response.
In parallel I have raised a claim via PayPal. They have acknowledged but, so far, I have not heard anything else.
Checking out the reviews for this company on-line, I am definitely not the only one that has fallen prey to these scammers. Many folks seem to have trodden the same path along which I am trudging.
Facebook is still allowing these folks to advertise and I have reported them.
The galling thing is that this business is still operational, and also, they seem to be offering the same kitchen utensils for sale. Where are mine ?
The reason for this post is not really about the money, though I would like either the goods or my money back …. soon. No, the real purpose is to alert people to the fact that they may well be throwing their money away.
I also believe that Facebook and other social media sites should be doing more to protect consumers from the scammers that infest their apps.
My advice to anyone considering ordering from these scammers is ….. DON’T !!!
Waterlooville Wally Of The Week Award
Stupid or just cheeky. Either way it really isn’t a good idea to steal a bike belonging to the police.
Leon Spencer-Jones, from Laburnum Road, Waterlooville, pleaded guilty to committing the offence in Waterlooville on March 8.
So I award Spencer-Jones “Waterlooville Wally Of The Week”
Waterlooville man tried to steal pushbike – Local – Portsmouth News.
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