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my macbook pro reciept stolen!!
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You guys are joking about the black market trade in receipts, but there's a harsh reality to it.
For close to 10 years I used this steady stream of low priced (pennies on the dollar) receipts to submit fraudulent expense reports. I was up to my 3rd Ferrari by the time I got busted. It was the Lithuanian liquor store receipts that did me in. English laptop receipts are like freakin' gold.
I had to make restitution and 10000 hours of community service cleaning rest stop mens rooms on the NJ Turnpike from midnight to 8am.
So, you know.. yuck it up. Once you get a taste you can never stop and before you know it you're trading your California for a box of urinal cakes.
For close to 10 years I used this steady stream of low priced (pennies on the dollar) receipts to submit fraudulent expense reports. I was up to my 3rd Ferrari by the time I got busted. It was the Lithuanian liquor store receipts that did me in. English laptop receipts are like freakin' gold.
I had to make restitution and 10000 hours of community service cleaning rest stop mens rooms on the NJ Turnpike from midnight to 8am.
So, you know.. yuck it up. Once you get a taste you can never stop and before you know it you're trading your California for a box of urinal cakes.
Oh, I need to sticky this one just to see how crazy it gets
Some serious entertainment around here, better than Fox News!
I am lolling here too.
Desperately need this post to be updated. OP, don't make me PM you!
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Update!
So I got my reciept here's what happend, went in asked to see manager explained that I was told my reciept had been put in my bag, clearly when I got home it weren't there, he then went Ahh, took me in a room with another assistant, they have had several reports of missing reciepts they asked me who it was I said the fat bitch with glasses, they looked at cctv with security officer what she did was swift and fast and fooled me, she put her hand in bag with reciept she then scrunched it up pulled it out then chucked it on the floor, kicked it forward so no one would see it, police officer was called waited around for 30 minutes asked me what happend saw the cctv, we then went out to the shop floor and I was asked to identify her, the officer then arrested her with a statement from me and manager I got a new reciept and a £50 voucher.. I will be updated with what happens during the coming weeks.
So I got my reciept here's what happend, went in asked to see manager explained that I was told my reciept had been put in my bag, clearly when I got home it weren't there, he then went Ahh, took me in a room with another assistant, they have had several reports of missing reciepts they asked me who it was I said the fat bitch with glasses, they looked at cctv with security officer what she did was swift and fast and fooled me, she put her hand in bag with reciept she then scrunched it up pulled it out then chucked it on the floor, kicked it forward so no one would see it, police officer was called waited around for 30 minutes asked me what happend saw the cctv, we then went out to the shop floor and I was asked to identify her, the officer then arrested her with a statement from me and manager I got a new reciept and a £50 voucher.. I will be updated with what happens during the coming weeks.
Hm. The UK is safer now that a receipt kicker is off the streets! Hopefully she gets the death penalty for her actions. Did the police taze her?
They can't tazer fat people incase they turn into kebabs, they think she was trying to do an insurance scam non the less they will do her for intent to commit fraud, I wanted to fly kick her in the face, and to answer why I didn't update yesterday was because I was working.. Finished at 11pm cudnt be bothered to update, I live in highbury the most dangerous part of london just to answer someones information I'm glad the mb came with a cardboard box lol
Did the lady tap the receipt with her shoe, give it a right toe-punt or did she put her laces through it 'Ronaldo' style? Cruelty to receipts can be a serious crime.
You should try living in Tottenham or Streatham. Over there they spit on receipts before kicking it.
High-bury dangerous??? You are joking there are far more dangerous places in London. Also what has being fat to do with the price of fish?
is this thread really serious?
If it is, in most retail systems employees can reprint receipts all you want so i don't know why she would steal it...
If it is, in most retail systems employees can reprint receipts all you want so i don't know why she would steal it...
Can someone enlighten me as to how one would commit insurance fraud with a receipt? You call your homeowner's insurance company and tell them that your macbook was stolen and you've got the receipt to somehow prove it???? Seems like a waste to me. Aren't most insurance deductibles around $1000? And what was the value of the macbook? And most companies raise their rates once you make a claim, don't they???
And if the company checked the serial number after you'd registered the computer, it would come up with your word against hers. Obviously they could then go back to the cctv footage to when you would have told them you'd purchased it, showing you to be the actual owner. If this were the case, and it came to that, you think she'd be dumb enough to try it in the first place? Maybe I just give people like her credit for being smarter than they actually are. I dunno. Am I missing something here? Seriously, what can a person really do with a stolen cash receipt?
And if the company checked the serial number after you'd registered the computer, it would come up with your word against hers. Obviously they could then go back to the cctv footage to when you would have told them you'd purchased it, showing you to be the actual owner. If this were the case, and it came to that, you think she'd be dumb enough to try it in the first place? Maybe I just give people like her credit for being smarter than they actually are. I dunno. Am I missing something here? Seriously, what can a person really do with a stolen cash receipt?
I could be wrong here but......
seems like the OP has a nice imagination and has just spun a tale for the forum. His story seems a little far fetched... My guess is he went in and got his receipt with no incident, came back saw all the replies and decided to make something up that would both be entertaining and make him look rational and justified
Again I could be wrong but thats what I think. Either way it made for an entertaining thread at least.
seems like the OP has a nice imagination and has just spun a tale for the forum. His story seems a little far fetched... My guess is he went in and got his receipt with no incident, came back saw all the replies and decided to make something up that would both be entertaining and make him look rational and justified
Again I could be wrong but thats what I think. Either way it made for an entertaining thread at least.
Eh, I wouldn't say killed. I found it fairly funny. Sure, the sequel never lives up to the original, but I walked away satisfied with the conclusion.
As the op I'll state a few things, 1. This thread got quite a bit of attention for what reason I don't know, I had a receipt missing and I suspected someone being dodgy after piecing together the events I then resolved this yet some doubt me. 2. I couldn't care less if you believe me or not, I'm 22 I work in film production for a small company and have a gf and kid, I have better things to do than to make up ****, as a person who use to be actively aware of crime for reasons I can't say, I get an inlking when something is up,on this occassion I was right and even more so got a result out of it, all the jokes are fine but some people just get a little too serious, like this was the bible and u followed it religously only to find out heaven was a beach shack, what did u want me to say I went in with c4 strapped to my balls and scream at the assistant declaring kamikazee unless she gives me my damn effin reciept?
lol, this thread is ridiculous.
If you need a copy of your receipt, go and get a copy of your receipt. There's nothing on your receipt that someone can use nefariously. As is true of any receipt for any product you've ever bought in your life.
I expect a man with a wife and kid to not be so irrational, melodramatic and illogical.
If you need a copy of your receipt, go and get a copy of your receipt. There's nothing on your receipt that someone can use nefariously. As is true of any receipt for any product you've ever bought in your life.
I expect a man with a wife and kid to not be so irrational, melodramatic and illogical.
No way. That other guy is much worse. He's also a USican and the receipt guy here is an Engaloid.
Holy crap is that other guy worse.
Yes, that would have been sufficient. Not saying you should have actually done that, but saying it would have been awesome.
I'm 42 and I work for a corporation. I have a wife and a dog, contained within a 6 bedroom house which requires constant maintenance. I still have time to make up all sort of crazy BS. It's one of those things that makes life enjoyable.
Never underestimate the power of embellishment. It's a story telling tradition that goes back to the time of Fred Flintstone.