Thieves!!!!

man, we had a yard sale and we had this one guy trying really hard to walk off with something, but we kept calling him back to pay He finally did, but we were getting ready to tell him to leave if he didn't. sorry you got ripped off, pretty lame when you steal from a yard sale or Goodwill (yes, we've seen cd's taken out of cases there.)

I would never intentionally steal, even garage sale stuff. And if I accidently did this, I would return and either pay for it or return it. This is no different than if they were stealing from a store. Years ago buckling my son in the car after leaving a store, I saw that he had something in his hand that did not belong to him. I took him back to the store and made him return it. It was some small thing, maybe a pencil or pen, that they have by the check out counter. The clerk said "Oh that's ok he can have it." What an awful answer. I'm trying to teach my son not to steal and the clerk says its ok. Anyway, we did not keep the item.

I used to work at a Walmart as a cashier and you could tell the people who honestly didn't realise a product had gotten stuck behind or under something compared to the ones who would try to sneak stuff by us. We finally had to shut down the self checkouts for awhile as they were not paying for items put on the bottom of the cart and then leaving. If they got stopped at the door they would either get really ugly and leave before you could stop them or act like oh sorry I must have forgot. As for yard sales, they are easy targets for thieves. They wait till you are distracted and then swipe stuff. With the present economy it is only going to get worse. In my neighborhood in Iowa we have had a bank robbery and three convience store robberies within weeks of each other. My hometown of all things had someone breakin and steal money out of the town elevator. They got just under $1000. Answer to your question, no I would return if I hadn't paid for something.

If I accidentally left without paying, I'd go back and pay. I wouldn't ever leave without paying just because the opportunity arose. But I'm not everyone and there are people out there that seek out every opportunity to get something for nothing. It's not just the thieves that break into your home when you're not there that you have to be mindful of, it's the ones that talk to you face to face and then will take anything not nailed down when you're not looking. It's a sad state that our world has come to. I know you're disappointed, angry and probably a lot more negative feelings, but try to let it go. It doesn't help your bank account any to know that these people will, in some way, pay for what they've done, but don't let it eat you up.

well i have seen your question and see if i am near to the place then i may surely go back and pay him if i am regularly taking from that place only because my image will spoil at his place but if i am one time customer to his place the well i may not go back and pay him.

Well wifeofharvey,to be honest in my words I will go back and pay if I have left the place accidentally. But I too saw a lot of people who better use of the high crowded areas to let their cheating activities be done. I seriously hate them and want them to be punished seriously. Because the owner of the shop is selling the things after undergoing a lot of troubles like investment, rent charges and many more. But without knowing these thieves revolve freely. I could understand what sort of feeling you would have had.I feel really sorry. Happy mylotting

Maybe they left because you were busy talking thinking you would never notice, or maybe they were wanting someone to get you busy talking so that they could leave with the stuff instead? All I know is I used to sell at our Local Swap Meet aka Flea Market when we had one, and I had stuff disappear from time to time there as well. It is quite maddening and it does make you wonder for sure. If it would have been a mistake then they would be back I would think? Personally I could never do something like this now and feel right about it. I know that there were times back when I was a lot younger I did things like this as all Teens-Young adults do, but looking back and knowing it was not right I would Love to be able to go in and pay everyone back that I could as well.

i would definitely go back and pay. although there might be people who honestly have forgotten to do so (eg. older people). i would not leave a place without paying given the chance. i might try to bargain, but never leave without paying a cent. as it is i am shy sometimes of asking a bargain. i know people need to earn a living too. i think about other people. for me, i am blessed to have a job. it's just money for me. money that can be earned. cheers!

I can see maybe getting caught up in conversation with someone and forgetting to pay for a small cheap item but 40.00 worth of stuff? They had some guts to even ask your husband how much for it and then wait for him to walk away see how busy both of you where and then drive away probably laughing all the way. Well all I can say is Karma will catch up to them someday. For me I would pay and if I had forgotten I would go back and pay I know how it is having a garage sale people do it for good reasons they need money for something that's the whole reason of having a sale, some just do it to get rid of stuff and make a few bucks for a few drinks with friends or something but either way if the person doesn't give it to me then I'm gonna pay for it.

I cannot believe that someone would actually walk off with stuff from a yard sale that is just ridiculous. OK in answer to your questions I have actually walked off a couple of times with things and not paid but accidentally. I have had it where I had my son in his pushchair and he had picked some sweets off the shelf without me knowing and I walked out of the shop, I did go back though and pay. I have also done it while shopping, I have had a basket and filled it up and then used the underneath of the pushchair for the bits that would not fit and then forgotten about them but by the time I realised I was at home and no I did not go back. If I had the chance to walk out with stuff without paying, no I could not do it now, but I could have done when I was 18.

I would go back and pay, and would not take an opportunity to walk off and not pay. Actually, when I go to a garage sale, I pay for each item as I choose it. I would never walk away without paying. Whoever took the items without paying, will not have any luck with them, because God does not like ugly. I once had a garage sale and a man bought about fifteen dollars worth of stuff, he paid for them all. Later after my husband and I cleaned up, we decided to go to dinner. There in the driveway was the bag of stuff the man bought. He obviously changed his mind. I was so concerned that we did not return his money for the items he brought back. He just left the bag in the driveway and never came back, that was really strange.

Hey wifeofharvey! No I would not leave without paying! That is plain out and out robbing someone! It is not right! And of course they wouldn't come back because they did it on purpose! There are alot of not nice people in this world who will try to get away with anything they can! It's a shame that you had this happen to you! Those people were planning to do that probably before they got there!

i will not leave without pay, if accidently i did so , i would go back to pay for it . i hate thieves. after i entered college, i bought a new bike, i like it very much. but one day , i went to canteen, leaving the bike outside. it was lost when i came back. i was very angry about that. there are many thieves at my college, my classmates lost a lot of things. laptop, wallet, mobile phone, bikes and so on. we all hate thieves very much, if i caught a thief, i will beat him and take him to the police station. i hope you can get your money back! may you good luck! happy mylotting1

I was brought up with morals. If I did take something accidently without paying, I would go back and pay for it. I just believe that if you don't it would just come back to you later. Its all about karma. In my entire 30 years of mylife, I have not yet left a place without paying for anything. I believe its just the way you were brought up by your parents. If they enforce moral in you, you would do the right thing when you grow up!!

no I would never steal stuff, that is what these people do, stole your stuff, if I forget to pay which is pretty hard to forget to pay, I mean you have the stuff in your hand and you walk out with it so how can you forget to pay, anyhow I would go back and pay.

They probably planned it all from the start and I just hate that. I actually once was out to dinner with my boyfriend at the time. I went to the toilet, i came back and he said lets go. We left and after he asked me what the price of the dinner was (we had the same bankaccount) and I waid... - WHAT??? Didnt you pay?? He said no - i thought you did haha, we went back to the resturant an hour later, paid for the meal and got a free lunch for the upcoming week. I truly belive that honesty does pay off in the end!

wifeofharvey, that is pathetic that someone would do that. we were involved with a yard sale once and someone stole my dad's camera that was up for sale, the low-life. in answer to your first question i have gone back on 2 different accouts at 2 different stores to pay for something that didn't get on the receipt. it wasn't enjoyable cause the first time it happened i had gotten all the way home nice and comfortable. i looked over my receipt and noticed one item not on the receipt. the cashier was so grateful when i came back and thanked me. the 2nd time it happened i was in the parking lot putting groceries in my car and noticed some stickers i bought were still in the cart wedged between the child's seat and the side of the cart. and not in a sack with everything else. i looked on the receipt and sure enough they were not there. so i went back in and paid for them. not a fun thing to do but it clears my conscience. in answer to your second question i don't want to leave without paying for my purchases.

I'm sorry to read about what happened to you guys. It's sad to know that in this day and age it's hard to trust anyone. It makes the world a sadder place to live. It's not enough that as a human race we kill and destroy each other, we steal from one another too. What a sad existance those people must have. Just be glad that you're not the one living with their consience. (sp?) The best of luck to you both, don't worry, what was robbed from you, will surely come back 3 fold.

Not only would I go back and pay for it I have gone back and paid for it! Me and my mother were at an estate sale last summer and she bought this huge mirror which she had paid for and I had been browsing and got a few things and when I seen her trying to lug the big thing to the truck I went to help her. In the wrestling of the mirror and wrapping it in an old blanket I laid my stuff down in the back seat of the truck. When we got done I just politely left! I got home before I realized what I had done. I had to go back and tell these people what I had done. They just laughed an said "well you shouldn't have drove back we would have never even known it" Well that's ok because I would have known it. People never seize to amaze me though. Stealing form a yard sale is pretty bad! LOL

I would go back & pay!! Whats wrong with people!! The majority of us are doing our best to get by in the current economic crisis without people helping themselves to a 5 finger discount!! They have also had reasonable time to return the items or pay up, so they have no excuses!! It makes me angry when honest people are taken advantage of!! On a brighter note, I hope the rest of your sale went well & you manage your trip.