People will steal anything

[Capt Jack Sparrow]

Went shopping today and get some underclothing. Put the bag in my pocket then wandered around the mall. In the process of my wandering the bag fell from my pocket. Once I noticed that and backtracked to find the bag someone had found it and instead of turning it in they took the clothing and tossed the bag in the trash. I hope the person likes supersized underwear cause it won't fit them.

[dalesys]

The Spirit of GK: "Ha-a-a-ts!"

[Salesmonkey]

What they did was bad, and they should be ashamed of themselves. But to answer your question, if you paid cash or with a debit card, they may have returned to the store and returned the merch for cash.
If you paid credit, they may have exchanged for store credit. In either case, if you check with the store they may have security vid of the perp.

[Pagan]

A store I used to work at, we had t-shirts that were, at one point, on hangers. Cheap plastic hangers. The type you can get at the dollar store.

I never knew which was more disturbing. People stealing the shirts....or the hangers.

[EricKei]

Pfft. How silly of them -- if they wanted more hangers, all they needed to do was to throw half a dozen of the things into an empty closet, close the door, and come back in a week. The damn things breed like rabbits >_>

[ShootMePlease]

People have stolen gospel CD's from my store.

Nothing surprises me anymore.

[Andara Bledin]

Didn't we have a story recently where some stole a mini Buddha statue?

^-.-^

[Mr Hero]

Pfft. How silly of them -- if they wanted more hangers, all they needed to do was to throw half a dozen of the things into an empty closet, close the door, and come back in a week. The damn things breed like rabbits >_>

I find this amusing coming from someone with your avatar. I seem to recall a Garfield strip on this very subject.

[EricKei]

I find this amusing

Only part that really matters ^_^

... coming from someone with your avatar. I seem to recall a Garfield strip on this very subject.

Likewise. IIRC it was something like:

Panel 1: "Two hangers and a closet" *tosses them in*

Panel 2: *Closet door has been closed/beat panel*

Panel 3: *Garfield is buried under a huge pile of hangers, with his hand sticking up out of the top and his pointer finger raised* "It's true!"

I've held that belief for a long time anyway

[RedRoseSpiral]

Didn't we have a story recently where some stole a mini Buddha statue?

^-.-^

That would be my story.

[Tuxian]

Only part that really matters ^_^
... coming from someone with your avatar. I seem to recall a Garfield strip on this very subject.

Likewise. IIRC it was something like:

Panel 1: "Two hangers and a closet" *tosses them in*

Panel 2: *Closet door has been closed/beat panel*

Panel 3: *Garfield is buried under a huge pile of hangers, with his hand sticking up out of the top and his pointer finger raised* "It's true!"

I've held that belief for a long time anyway

Here you go. The comic in question, it was actually a Sunday strip.
http://garfield.nfshost.com/1986/02/09/

On the OP, yes, people can and will steal anything they can get their hands on. For some, I think it's the whole "Oh boy, this isn't mine, and no one can stop me from taking it!" mentality, while others have other goals in mind.

[chainedbarista]

the weirdest thing stolen during my days at the big green apron:

a table leg. you figure that one out.

[MoonCat]

My sister once dropped a glove in a store about 30 minutes before closing time. There were very few people in the store and we were only in there a few minutes. When she realized she was missing a glove, we backtracked. This was probably within five minutes of leaving the store.

The glove was nowhere to be seen. Not on the floor (which was quite neat), not under a rack, not on a counter. None of the cashiers had it. We concluded that someone had picked it up and walked off with it.

A single glove.

So nothing surprises me, as far as what people will take.

[HappyFun Ball]

I've always said that they should cross breed ink pens with coat hangers, that way the pens multiply instead of dissapear.

Did you know that the Bible is the most shoplifted book?

[greek_jester]

Weirdest thing I ever heard of getting nicked? The sign in a hotel asking you not to steal the towels...