Have your wallet been stolen?
By mari123
@mari123 (1861)
China
November 22, 2007 8:23am CST
I had one experiencec 1 years ago. I was meeting my girlfriend at Summer Palace. It had been very long time since I visited there. We were very excited to look all around the park.
At lunch time, I went to a vendor booth to buy some chicken legs, and she was sitting at a chair waiting for me. There were a lot of people pushing one another to get to the counter for the food. And I had to push, too. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to get them.
After a hard try, I succeeded to get four chicken legs. We're so happy for the lucks we had on eatting the delicious food. But when I reach my pocket for the wallet. It's gone. I searched and searched all over the place we sat and the vendor booth. It's at nowhere. I realized I was stolen
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12 responses
@raychill (6525)
• United States
22 Nov 07
When i was about 15 years old My purse fell out of the car I was in with my parents. And I didn't realize it till a few minutes later and by that point it was gone. Fortunately, I was only 15 so I didn't really have much in the purse of worth to get stolen.
I've always been pretty careful with it since than so I hope to never have that experience.
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@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
18 Dec 07
That's too bad for you. I know what it's like to have money stolen from you. I have had money stolen from me a lot of times. And the sad thing is I have had who I thought were friends, steal from me. I went out to a bar once with a very good friend of mine and I left my wallet in her car and only took in some cash in my pocket. I forgot my wallet in her car and got it back from her the next day. I noticed I was missing some money so I questioned her. She denied taking any. A few days later I heard from a mutual friend that she admitted to her that she took some money. She again denied it and said that other person was lying. It finally came out when the three of us got togehter and she had no choice but to admit it. We are no longer friends with her because she is untrustworthy.
This is just one case that has happened to me. I have suspected a couple others that may have stolen from me but can't prove anything so I just don't associate with them anymore. If you can't trust your friends, you can't trust anybody. It is so sad how some people can be so dishonest.
@lucky_witch (2707)
• Philippines
23 Nov 07
Yes, that was a long time ago. I am just more careful nowadays because of what happened. I lost my money for the tuition fee, all my identification card, my pictures, calling cards and etc. It happen while I was in the library, I left my wallet in my bag and we are asked to leave the bags in the front desk.
@dilmeet (55)
• India
23 Nov 07
I felt very bad when i had been stolen on other day. When i hired a taxy and for the bill payment i have no money. I feel offended to the taxi driver to whom i have to give money then i take him to my nearby friend home to lend money from him and pay the driver. Still when i recall the incident i felt stolen again and again.
@ayou82 (3450)
• Philippines
23 Nov 07
i remember when i was young theres a lot of pick pockets in the city.
I was wearing my pants that time and decided to put my wallet at the back of my pants. And that time i was only nine and my mother dont use to accustom us with money coz she is afraid we might buy something that is junkies.
The wallet looks full with money as it made a huge lump at the back of my pants and all i have inside the wallet is play moneys and all stuffs like money made from paper,so when i get home i was laughing me and my mom .. because he go all the bugger all..Poor pick pocketer.
@fanji008 (775)
• China
23 Nov 07
Hi,there! I was once tracked by some theives but I wasn't stolen. But my grandma was stolen once. Many of my friends also have such experiences. They really hate those thieves. I don't know why those people like doing such harmful things. Don't they know this will bring great harm to other people? Why don't they think from the other one's position? Can't they find sth else to do? Won't they be shameful by doing this? I really don't know what they're thinking about.
@toaste (139)
• United States
23 Nov 07
Yes, I had a bad experience. My husband had passed away about three weeks previous and my friends wanted to take me out to dinner to get me out of the house. When I arrived at the restaurant to meet them I had put my cash in my pocket and got out and locked my purse in the trunk of my car. When I got home that nite and opened the trunk my purse was gone. My car had been locked and whoever took it must have been watching when I put it in there. They were good tho, You couldn't even tell where they broke in. My purse had my husband's obituary and several pictures of us in it as well as my drivers license and credit cards. I had to have my locks changed on my home and car because they also took my extra set of keys amd with my license they knew my address. It wa a real pain in the butt but a lot better than being mugged I guess.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Nov 07
When I was a high school student, one day my wallet was stolen when I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop. I was so angry to it because I lost my money. So I tell myself that I won't make the same mistake again. So when I am outside, I will keep alert and won't let my wallet be stolen again.
@acatantan (63)
• Philippines
23 Nov 07
I had a very recent experience. I was in a passenger jeepney full of passengers. When we were already nearing the end of the route, most passengers already got off. Then one passenger ask me whether the wallet in the seat beside me is mine.
Indeed it was mine. When I checked the content, my money was gone except for P20 (about $0.50). At least the pickpocket/s left my cards intact and also left me some money for my fare back home.
@nkhanna (922)
• India
23 Nov 07
i have never faced such a kind of problem till now and god forbid i should never face also.however once my friend had such an experience in my college days when we both were going back to our hostel from the college.we took the bus and after stepping in we had bought the itcket as well.it was crowded bus.we both were standing and talking to each other about some topic.suddenly i saw a man taking out my friend's wallet from her purse.i shouted.since it was a crowded bus,he could not run.he was given to the police later on.the strange thing was that he managed to open my friend's purse first and then took the out wallet from it.
@mary855230 (121)
• China
23 Nov 07
it is an accident , i was stolen last night . i complain that why i so careless. but i know . it is usefuless
@Torry1020 (42)
• China
23 Nov 07
I am sorry to hear that, and i think it is very normal that your wallet was stolen by the thieves. I have been very careful when i go outside, so no one can steal mine. But most of my friends had this bad experiences. I still remember last year valentine's day, me and my friend was trying clothes, he put his bag on the floor, after we turned back, that bag disspeared, and his cell phone, wallet, money, ID, credit cards....all lost.
So watch out your stuffs when you are outside, dont put your bag behind your back.