Viewer stole from my house?

I would just bluff say you’ve got cameras and want it looking into.. my money would be on the agent swiping it.

It is sad when this happens as you have no proof. When my parents were selling their home a piece of jewellery went missing after the surveyors had come round (in Scotland the seller provides the survey so it’s done first), it wasn’t expensive but was sentimental to my mother. Absolutely no proof though but no one else had been in the rooms in the house at that point.

DH is also pretty sure he had £10 stolen by the guys who can to fix his sky dish in his first flat. It was a cottage style flat so no communal dish. The three at the beck of the property were disrupting his signal so it had to be moved from next to the kitchen windows to the roof and needed the ‘specialist height team’. Two wee neds turned up, the type of guy that if he fell onto his head there would be no real damage. My DH is 80% sure he had a £10 note in the dish in the living room where he kept all his ‘pocket gubbins’. There was no £10 note after they left. He’s not 100% sure but thinks it definitely happened.

Its horrible to think these people just walk in and do this!

I’m genuinely asking, when you burn it does it last longer/smell more fragrant? How does it compare to cheaper versions. If people are willing to spend that much then I assume there’s a reason I’m not getting. Completely up to you how you spend your money and outrageous someone stole it so I’m truly sympathetic, but also curious about the item.

It’s not a stupid question. No candle is worth that. Anyone who thinks it is is daft. No need to read the whole thread.

Fiftieth person asking the same stupid question. Maybe read the thread.

180 quid for a candle? Why?

Love this!

I doubt you’ll get anywhere with it. We had to move out of our house before it had sold so it was left vacant with the estate agent showing people round. We went to check on it and found a broken window. Not right through, it was double glazing and only the pane of glass on the inside was broken. It was only us and the estate agents who had a key. They denied all knowledge and we had no choice but to shell out for a replacement.

I don’t think this thread is an example of that. I could afford it, I just wouldn’t… I guess I’m struggling to appreciate what you’re getting for your money that makes it better. And I think that’s where other posters are coming from too. Mind you, I can’t see why an Audi is better than a VW… maybe I’m just not posh enough to understand. I met a guy showing off his £75k bmw recently and that was lost on me, ugly looking saloon car I’d assume was about £30k 🤷🏻‍♀️

Another one who allowed viewings of a rental I was moving away from. Had a one of a kind piece of jewellery stolen with no way of proving it (before the era of ring doorbells). I was gutted.
Definitely raise it with your scumbag estate agent. The more defensive they are, the more I’d distrust them. If you have a ring doorbell or your neighbours do, ask to see the footage. How many people would actually have the brass balls to steal from a house they might actually want to buy? That’s what I find difficult. Are these people actually not just thieves who have found a way to access high value goods? Particularly if said goods were visible in any of the listing photos?

Totally missing point of the post; do £180 candles burn differently to a Yankee candle or Asda own (which I find the same)? I just curious and will never own one to compare.

I think the thought process is this is some sort of karma and the OP deserved to have her property stolen if she's going to throw a lot of money on one item (when you can get a similar one from TK Maxx for £3.99) 🙄.

Would I spend that much myself? No
Do I care that the OP chose to? No
Did she deserve to have it nicked? Abso-fucking-lutely not.

Some of these posters sound like they model themselves on Miriam Margolyes character in Blackadder.

It's the usual "race to the bottom" on MN. People being jealous of others having more money and nicer things than them. Pathetic.

I knew when you mentioned the price of the candle there would be a debate on it 🙄 But back to the point, I would make the estate agents aware it's gone missing after a viewing. Although without evidence not much they can do. You never know though, they might have had complaints from others too!
Could you put a home security camera in for future?

This.

some people like/can afford nice things shocker

Please do not justify yourself to these envious idiots.

Not the point, now is it?

That is so adorable!

This is mean.

Would it be OK to steal OPs Porsche but not her Fiat?
Her Tiffany jewelery but not her H Samual gold?
Her John Lewis tea bags but not the happy shopper tea?
The kids XBox but not their puzzles?

It's OK to steal if it's nice stuff? OK........

Well good luck proving it, i could say someone stole a diamond braclet and someone needs to pay me back for it, doesn't mean it will happen

I came back to my house once after a family with two little girls had viewed my house to find my cat tucked into my bed, with my pjs around her as an extra blanket and the blinds and curtains closed😂.

not sure where the estate agent was when this little bed time routine was taking place!

You are being totally unreasonable.