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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
A Thief's CV
A sloppy shoplifter slipped police a vital clue after raiding our shop today. The six ft blond man was spotted leaving the Edinburgh branch with goods lifted from a display. A customer told me he thought a man in a blue top had taken battery chargers.
I looked left and right out of the door into Shandwick Place, spotting the likely lifter scurrying towards Princes Street. I ran after him but he must have sensed something or, more likely, heard my size 13s bearing down. He glanced round and broke into a sprint. During the chase towards Lothian Road I shouted out:
"You might as well stop I'm probably fitter."
Hearing this he threw a bag onto the ground. I gave up the chase as £80 worth of battery chargers are not worth a knife in the guts. That is what was inside the Lidl plastic carrier bag.
As an added bonus the clueless criminal had also thrown away a red file containing 10 copies of his cv. Unbeliveably he had included a photo in some copies. It told us he was probably from Eastern Europe and was looking for work in the building trade. It also stated the thief was hard-working, articulate and had much experience in the building trade. His ideal job was diamond drilling presumably with hot jewels.
The two constables, who took my statement, reckoned they might get a result......
I looked left and right out of the door into Shandwick Place, spotting the likely lifter scurrying towards Princes Street. I ran after him but he must have sensed something or, more likely, heard my size 13s bearing down. He glanced round and broke into a sprint. During the chase towards Lothian Road I shouted out:
"You might as well stop I'm probably fitter."
Hearing this he threw a bag onto the ground. I gave up the chase as £80 worth of battery chargers are not worth a knife in the guts. That is what was inside the Lidl plastic carrier bag.
As an added bonus the clueless criminal had also thrown away a red file containing 10 copies of his cv. Unbeliveably he had included a photo in some copies. It told us he was probably from Eastern Europe and was looking for work in the building trade. It also stated the thief was hard-working, articulate and had much experience in the building trade. His ideal job was diamond drilling presumably with hot jewels.
The two constables, who took my statement, reckoned they might get a result......
Monday, August 21, 2006
Bare Faced Cheek
A clever camera con almost backfired for a customer at our shop.
We run a 30-day exchange period, so that if an item is bought as a gift or is found to be unsuitable it can be refunded or exchanged.
With many branches nationwide however a crafty person might always use the latest equipment and just pay for consumables.
Often my colleagues suspect certain people who return items such as video cameras within 30 days of buying the equipment for a holiday.
About a six weeks ago I sold a Canon DC10 DVD camcorder to a man who was off to the States on holiday.
Often my colleagues suspect certain people who return items such as video cameras within 30 days of buying the equipment for a holiday.
About a six weeks ago I sold a Canon DC10 DVD camcorder to a man who was off to the States on holiday.
He returned it just within the 30 days claiming that recorded films were of low quality compared to his previous hi-8 analogue camera.
We discussed the relative merits of recording on mini-DVD and mini-DV tape.
We discussed the relative merits of recording on mini-DVD and mini-DV tape.
For instance the fact that a mini-DV tape can store 22gb of information in one hour versus 1.4gb on mini-DVD.
He decided to use his credit add some money and purchase a Panasonic 3-CCD tape machine.
However, a few days later he returned and swopped the camera for a telescope plus partial refund.
On Monday he returned with six mini-DVDs which he had shot during his holiday using the Canon camcorder.
However, a few days later he returned and swopped the camera for a telescope plus partial refund.
On Monday he returned with six mini-DVDs which he had shot during his holiday using the Canon camcorder.
Unfortunately he did not realise that before it is possible to play them or download to a computer the discs need finalising in the camera.
Would it be possible he wondered to power up a camera so that he could stand at the counter and finalise his discs!
Would it be possible he wondered to power up a camera so that he could stand at the counter and finalise his discs!
After reminding him that the 30-day exchange is not a holiday hire agreement we allowed him the use of a camera.
Perhaps we should have given him the chance to buy back the camcorder so that he could record discs on his next vacation.
Perhaps we should have given him the chance to buy back the camcorder so that he could record discs on his next vacation.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Young Juggler
This young lad was a bit of a one trick pony but brave to be entertaining the crowds on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
Edinburgh Fringe Performer 2
Flames and action always make for good pictures, the Fringe shop and crowd make for a great background. Just a slight pity the performer is not facing the camera, still you cannot have everything.
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