What a day I've had!

[razamakaz]

My friend Jane (MuscadetAngel) and I both took today off to go shopping for our gift baskets, which we are making up for a Christmas fayre. We were raring to go and looking forward to it.

Went into a shop and went our separate ways around the shop to get bits. Anyway, I finished first and said to her I'd go outside to get some fresh air and wait for her.

After a while I saw her through the window in the queue and she mouthed to me "I've lost my purse"!!! Anyway, I went in and we did a scour around the shop in case it had fallen out of her bag, but no luck.

She went to her bank to cancel her cards and found that her bank account had been cleared out! All this in half an hour!

The shop next door to the shop we were in was a designer children's clothing shop - Burberry, Evisu, etc. and the thief had spent all her money in there on two cards - a debit and a credit card! They showed us what they had signed and took us out the back and we saw them on their CCTV recording!

Spent the afternoon at the police station and after hours and hours making statements etc. eventually (dark outside) got to leave.

Jane suggested we stop and have a glass of wine and something to eat on the way back as we had been out all day, only planning to be out until about 3pm (it was 7pm by this time).

In the restaurant, some bloke was staring at us both all the time we were in there. Jane (being Jane) decided to say goodbye to him on the way out. Walking up the street, she said to me, jokingly, "he's not following us is he", so I looked around and said "yes he is". She didn't believe me but I wasn't joking! We turned into the shopping centre that led to the car park and he was still behind us. She still didn't believe me and wouldn't look round thinking I was joking.

Eventually I turned around and looked at him and he called "hello" - I said "hello, and goodbye" and we legged it! Lost him (although I must admit I didn't feel threatened by him).

Anyway, just got home, totally knackered and didn't achieve anything what I intended to achieve today!

What a day!

At least she is insured for theft, but not for the cash that was in her purse that she had drawn out prior to us shopping!

Oh, she did get her purse back - the police had it when we got there - it was found in a charity shop up the road (I guess they didn't take credit cards!!!) - it still had 20p in it - nice of them to leave enough for her to make a phone call I suppose!

[GirlPlanet]

Omg thats awful

glad your friend got her purse back, hope they do something with the cctv recording's

shame they cleared her cards though, bloody thieving gits, people like that need the hands chopping off!

Can't beleive the cheek of some people.

[razamakaz]

Yes, she got her purse back, minus the cash and cards!

The police wanted our descriptions (in case there were any witnesses in the shop we were in) - they asked all sorts of questions about what we were wearing (errr... we were still in the same clothes!) - asked if I was wearing glasses or contacts - I said I was wearing contacts, but would anyone really know that?

[damian_steele]

How did they manage to use the cards? Were they still the old type with the unreadable signature on the back or did someone watch while your friend used her PINs?

BTW, the bank will also have CCTV of the thieves, so there's a good chance of geting a conviction if the Plods ever catch them.

[razamakaz]

They used the cards by signature in a designer shop - no banks, but we watched them on CCTV in the shop spending her money!!!

[emma5721]

bad news sorry to hear about that

you got to be so careful these days
alot of assistants dont check signatures at all anymore

maybe the chip and pin system is best after all

[funky_fudge_factory]

bluddy hell ! Lousy gits !

I forgot all about those larger baskets Kaz... will ring you in a sec as I'm going down to wholesalers this morning (haven't been since I last spoke to you)....

[chiquita]

Oh hell, what a thing to happen when you were out shopping for a good cause! Thieving swines, I hope they get caught quickly! Its getting near Christmas and the thieves will be even more desperate for money...be extra vigilant when going out.

[kim69]

Blimey! I hope you and your friend had a better day today


Re debit cards- everyone I know has the new Chip&Pin- but my bank still haven't got round to issuing them; my signature is really faded now and I get embarrased when I hand my debit card over because shop assistants always assume i'm thick and put them in the Chip&Pin machines!

[emma5721]

this is no joke
you all have to be v careful
last night i had a party, this morning i couldnt find my bag...all sorts went through my head. rang police......in the end my bag was in my car thank fk...BUT BUT ive been burgled twice in 3 months so no wonder i was thinking like that......take care thats all i mean make sure all your outside lock are ok etc......................and you keep your bag near you all the time