Viewer stole from my house?

You don't actually think posters are expressing surprise at the price of the candle because really they want to be able to buy them do you?

I think it's way steep for a candle but to suggest that's because I'm jealous is laughable. We're allowed to think things are overpriced because, you know, they are overpriced, there's no ulterior reason and if someone gave me £180 with no strings attached I wouldn't be heading off to the candle shop 😁

Ooh I might try their pot pourri…

My DH says a magpie stole his metal watch from a windowsill. I always wonder if he’s full of it and misplaced it. Is this really a thing?

She doesn't need to take anything on the chin just because a few stuck up arseholes want to kick her while she's down to make themselves feel superior.

There are plenty of fun things in life that don't include making fun of someone else's misfortune.

Bullies have no class.

No I didn't accompany the Estate agent, they showed the viewer around but I was present throughout the viewing and the Estate agent introduced me to the viewer and I then said goodbye to the viewer as they left (both on arrival and departure I chatted with the viewer and there is no way that would have been able to take anything from my property).

Omg, nowhere is sacred! I might invest in cameras, although I think we're doing viewings ourselves, need every penny for the next place, hopefully the forever home. I do have a camera looking outside, could definitely bring it upstairs.

It’s really interesting that you seem to have no idea how what you’re saying is sounding.

So sorry. I sold my house at auction and the very young viewing agent couldn't supervise the number of people they invited to viewings, I saw all the cars.

Somebody took my son's camera, I searched high and low, it had definitely been on the shelf when I went onto the market. They also broke the handle off the tiny door of the Aga where you light it, must have used some force.

Just do your own viewings and then you don’t have to worry about thefts. Ideally have someone else there too to keep an eye as if there’s a couple of them they may bring children and let the children go look upstairs on their own etc - make it very clear this isn’t happening and someone needs will go with them! The damage and theft caused by sticky fingers from children and old people was more than the main viewers I found

@Calcaata OP, what have you decided to do?

Get indoor security cameras - the ring one for £20 I had in my bedroom when I was selling my house and it was funny watching back some of the viewings once people realised there was a camera in there - they became a lot less interested in my drawers and contents of bedroom funnily enough! Since being burgled from cleaners etc and also previous house sales I wasn’t having a repeat performance

Always one? Loads of posters have said this on this thread! That £180 is a lot to spend on a candle. OP can buy what she wants though. Nothing to do with anyone else.

I’m interested in how your estate agent reacted to you being present for viewings. Having read this thread, it’s confirmed my worries about leaving my house in the hands of an agent and going out if we put it on the market. Did you accompany viewers round the house?

Some do but I think I block them out after years in here. This thread has made me consider my ex cleaner may have stolen my tennis bracelet. I can’t find it and looked everywhere but I did used to leave my jewellery out in the bedroom, so she would have had access. I was assuming I’d lost it - but that doesn’t really make sense as I’ve run out of places to look. I’ll never know.

Oh yes, cheap DOES mean smoke damage in some cases. And lots of nasty greasy residue on EVERYTHING as I said earlier. I have known people this has happened to. (I said this earlier too.)

For someone who claims to work in candle making, you don't know very much about candles. At all!

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Oh ffs, I was waiting for this, there’s always one!! 🤦‍♀️

Now this post DOES need a 😂 emoji!

OP how can you be 100pc certain that it was stolen by them?

If op had said it was a piece of jewellery for £180 there wouldn’t be half the criticism on here . Op has had someone steal from her. That’s a criminal offence and she came here for support.

and it looks it.

Think my 3 wick was 4.99 from Aldi / got it last week

Exactly - candle schmandle - it was a theft. I don’t see how OP can prove it happened, though.

dsis was selling her house and the ea turned up with an extended family - mother, father, kids and two sets of grandparents. They fanned out over the house and were touching everything like it was a boot sale and getting things out of cupboards and drawers. Dsis was very upset and ea was very apologetic.

If I don't see the cry laughing emoji on this thread again it won't be too soon.

Do people really think sticking one on the end of their post hides all the passive aggressive jibes they've thrown about. They must take us for stupid.

I'm very sorry you've had a bad experienced, but not all small, independent, businesses are crap.

And I am very sorry my use of emojis bothers you so much you've felt compelled to comment on it multiple times. 😉😃😂😳

@Calcaata - have you contacted the estate agents? They should have supervised the viewing properly, then no theft would have happened. It doesn’t matter whether MNers think you deserve a Dyptique candle, or should have given all the money to the Sanctuary for Alchoholic Snails - something has been stolen from your house - and that is wrong, pure and simple.