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Whats the oddest thing someone has stolen from you?

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comedycentral · 15/10/2024 18:23

Reading this story about a door handle stolen from a cafe made me wonder what the oddest thing someone has stolen from you? I once had some of my homemade CDs stolen from me on a train. Why would you steal someone’s really obvious crappy homemade megamix with their felt-tip handwriting scrawl all over it? I hope it skipped for them on the good songs!

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjekzxj4y4o I hope they get their handles back!

A composite image showing three separate frames of three individuals captured on CCTV. One is wearing an orange hi-vis jacket and an orange, grey and black striped beanie hat. Another is wearing an orange three-quarter zip jumper, black jeans and a gre...

Men in CCTV sought after cafe door handle theft

The cafe in Redfield had its door handles stolen hours before opening for the first time.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjekzxj4y4o

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the80sweregreat · 18/10/2024 12:09

Nothing is cheap to replace anymore. Most of the time you can't even consider claiming on the contents insurance because of the excess charges they have on many polices ( even if you have never claimed before ) and it's just a win win for the burglars who sell it on or have it in their house / car or whatever for free.
They say crime doesn't pay , but sometimes I think it must do

roadrager · 18/10/2024 12:11

Had my handbag nicked on holiday years ago.

Someone found it and returned it back to the hotel.

The dirty little thief stole my little tub of Vaseline (ew!), my black sparkly shrug and my glasses case - but left the glasses thankfully.

Weirdo.

DuchessofSaltmist · 18/10/2024 13:26

We had a break in and the only thing taken was my son’s super chunky bike lock, which was locked closed and he had the key with him on his keyring.

comedycentral · 18/10/2024 13:29

lcakethereforeIam · 18/10/2024 11:59

It's worrying that a lot of these thefts are just opportunistic. The thieves has just had a nosy an made off with whatever took their fancy. When it's from places that are not visible to passers-by though, it makes me wonder how many times they've been on my property and not seen anything they want to steal. There could be strangers cavorting around my garden every night for all I know!

Dirty perverts looking for underwear to steal? It's what gets the up out at night.

I agree, it's sad really. I know so many people who have had their bikes stolen in seconds whilst distracted with the kids or putting shopping away, locking the door, that kind of thing.

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TiffanyIceberg · 18/10/2024 14:09

My thick, bobbly wool maternity tights off the washing line.

Osirus · 18/10/2024 14:11

Our Christmas turkey.

It was actually stolen in the middle of the night by a family member which is even funnier 😂

Osirus · 18/10/2024 14:48

curiousS · 16/10/2024 03:09

@WhatDaHell people use Guinea pigs for reptile food 😢

And apparently, baiting for dogs when training for coarsing or poaching. I had more than one set of guinea pigs stolen during the 90s, most likely for this purpose unfortunately.

CameltoeParkerBowles · 18/10/2024 18:58

saveforthat · 15/10/2024 18:48

Someone broke the rear window of my ford fiesta and stole the parcel shelf.

Actually, someone smashed the quarter light of my old fiesta, and stole 2 homemade mixtapes.

Facing40andfrazzled · 19/10/2024 11:01

On holidays one year a young lad ran past us on the beach and grabbed a bag from beside my sunbed ….. it had 2 dirty nappies from my child in it … 😂

SinnerBoy · 19/10/2024 11:37

😂

I hope the little bugger enjoyed them.

ObieJoyful · 19/10/2024 11:51

PotterHead1985 · 17/10/2024 14:57

Staying in mosney) irish butlins as a kid. My swimsuit nicked off the washing line we had up outside the chalet. Had to pay a horrendous price for one in the onsite shop.

Someone stole my brand new hoodie in work.

Oh and our doorstep milk delivery was stolen one night by a fox

Birds peck our milk tops frequently!! 😄

madnessitellyou · 19/10/2024 11:53

Not me but my mum.

Years ago her car was stolen. It was recovered a few days later and although it was written off, anything she’d left in the car was still there. Apart from a cassette (I did say it was years ago) recording of Yo Yo Ma playing the Bach Cello Suites.

Theunamedcat · 25/10/2024 20:06

I remember my parents had their trailer stolen it was full of rubbish and dog poo they took the lot

asdfgasdfg · 03/11/2024 16:20

Had the soft top.of my MG slashed and a bottle if Fanta stolen. Interesting insurance claim.

frankie001 · 03/11/2024 17:37

When I lived in the student nurses home, someone stole our entire roast chicken dinner from the oven. Ended up with KFC that night, and never got the bloody baking trays back.

coldcallerbaiter · 03/11/2024 17:52

JammieHands · 17/10/2024 15:16

Someone once broke into my car and stole a Venga Boys CD……from a whole big folder full of CDs. Of ALL the music in there??!! Not to mention anything else in the car. So weird

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Pancakerocker · 09/03/2025 20:32

Dd had been playing outside with her dolls pushchair she came up stairs to get a drink when she went back down someone had taken the dolls pushchair but left the doll on the floor

poslajs · 09/03/2025 21:54

Prescription spectacles on a BA flight. The second cheapest pair from Specsavers so not a designer brand. Pissed me off because it meant I had to sleep in my contact lenses on a night flight.

PrivacyScreen · 09/03/2025 21:56

Someone stole the Christmas wreath from my front door. I thought that was mean.

ObieJoyful · 18/03/2025 08:53

Hannahandlucy · 15/10/2024 18:57

We had the parasol from our garden furniture stolen one day a few years ago!

Are you sure it didn’t blow away? Ours went to visit someone down the street!

Pumpkincozynights · 18/03/2025 08:55

My washing line.
We had been on holiday. Came back and someone had unscrewed it from the other side of the fence. We backed into a small field. They can’t have been in the garden as we had two padlocked gates.

HomeBodyClub · 18/03/2025 08:57

Someone has taken the little wifi password thing out of the back of the router recently. I pulled the living room apart looking for it after some people stayed. Guess they were very careless when helping themselves to it.

Disturbia81 · 18/03/2025 09:28

Friend had a washing line stolen
I read recently about a woman stealing a sink in a bar!

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