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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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DreamyCyanFinch · 15/10/2024 19:51

Old trainers feom outside my front door.Thought they must be pretty desperate.

ObliviousCoalmine · 15/10/2024 19:53

The volume knob from my car stereo.

Oldmouse · 15/10/2024 19:54

My mum had a car in the 90s with electric wing mirrors and they got stolen twice!

The same car got pinched and was found by a farmer who stopped two young men from setting fire to it in one of his fields.

Thursa · 15/10/2024 19:55

I looked out the window one day to see the landlords 12 year old son climbing over the gate carrying our yellow, plastic dog poop scoop. Never got it back.

Kerrie1973 · 15/10/2024 19:55

4 bags of wrapped Christmas presents for the kids and partner which we only realised someone had stolen on Christmas morning. 😭

WhatDaHell · 15/10/2024 19:55

I held a party and someone went into my bedroom and stole all my make-up and brushes.

All attendees were known to me, I've never figured out who the culprit was 🧐

LesMisSaigon · 15/10/2024 19:55

Years ago someone broke into my car. They didn't steal it , maybe because it had one of those ancient steering wheel lock things that attached to the handbrake. I had loads of pound coins for parking in it, but they left that. They only stole.......... a Mars bar from the glove box.

Discontentedpony · 15/10/2024 19:56

Mynaddmawr · 15/10/2024 19:17

My padded comfy bike seat that you slip over your actual bike seat. It was locked outside the supermarket on my way home after a 30 mile cycle. Must have been sweaty AF 🤮 Dirty bastards

This exact thing happened to me at Victoria Station. I was so cross but grossed me out that someone would want my sweaty bike seat.

bouncydog · 15/10/2024 19:56

Somebody stole the wall plates (bits that the roof timbers rest on) whilst we were building our house! Many years ago, during a “heated discussion” my mother threw a large brass container at my father which he sidestepped. It rolled down the drive and a passing car stopped, opened the passenger door pulled it inside and drove off! Pleased to say it was returned within a few days.

Elsvieta · 15/10/2024 19:57

the80sweregreat · 15/10/2024 18:54

My late mums old neighbour left two bed sheets on the line and they got over our fence and over to hers and stole them one night .
I never leave any washing out since then ( as well as being 'darked on ' it may also go missing!)

What's darked on? I've googled and I'm none the wiser.

the80sweregreat · 15/10/2024 19:57

The primary school I used to work in had a parents open day and the two air fresheners in the ladies were stolen and some loo rolls
Bulky items to steal. The office were fed up as they were nice air fresheners apparently
Someone made off with a tray we used at lunchtime for the kids cakes. Not on the same day but I suspect an inside job ! .. lol

Littleferns · 15/10/2024 19:57

The OW stole my XH. 😂

LightSpeeds · 15/10/2024 19:57

One concrete coping stone from my front wall. It had a pre-decimal coin embedded in it. Fuckers!!

the80sweregreat · 15/10/2024 19:58

It's a mumsnet saying
'If you leave washing out overnight it'll become ' darked on' by insects and such I assume !
( it is also an old saying !)

LightSpeeds · 15/10/2024 19:58

BreakfastOfWaffles · 15/10/2024 18:50

Someone once broke into our garden shed and stole a pair of those plastic claws for picking up leaves. They must have had a real leaf problem!

😂 This has made me hysterical. 😂

WhatDaHell · 15/10/2024 19:58

Doggymummar · 15/10/2024 18:48

My Guinea Pigs 😢. When I went to uni I took them with me and put the hutch in the Garden. Came back one day and they were gone.

That's so sad! 😢

My DH had someone grab his guinea pig that had scaled over the fence to get it. He realised as they were hopping back over the fence. He managed to chase him about half a mile before getting the prized guinea pig back.

What is wrong with people!

blackheartsgirl · 15/10/2024 19:59

My mil (now ex) stole a basket of odd socks from us once. It was very strange.

she was babysitting, we came back, she had a taxi ready and waiting and as soon as we got in the door she got past us muttering she had to go (big bag under her arm) and just jumped in the taxi.

Ds saw her stuffing socks into a bag but she always denied it was her.

very very odd (and not just the socks)

Thewalrusandthecarpenter · 15/10/2024 19:59

Just left university and was moving to London. Stoke Newington in 1990 wasn't an up and coming area. In the process of moving in, I left a Habitat chair on the doorstep for no more than a minute - when I came back it had gone - someone was running up the road with it.

My parents never got over it.

Room296 · 15/10/2024 20:00

I bought a brand new couch and two chairs when I moved into my flat and once it arrived I realised it was way too big and I would have to take my front door off to get it in, I nipped upstairs for a few minutes to get my tools, Got back downstairs and it was gone, Someone stole an entire sofa and two chairs in less than two minutes! In a way I was sort of impressed they managed it without me hearing a thing!

My nan during covid.. She washed her face mask and put it on the line in the back garden, Someone stole it. The next night someone came back for the washing line.

godmum56 · 15/10/2024 20:01

My library tickets in the age when library tickets were a thing. The broke a window to get into my car, rifled through my tatty old jacket left under the seat, left the jacket and stole my library cards.

lcakethereforeIam · 15/10/2024 20:03

Carrier bag of empty drinks cans I was going to take for recycling. Broke my car window, I was finding glass for years, and left the door open. But they did close the boot, where the cans were.

I could only assume they were in a hurry (they needn't have been the alarm went off for hours). They must have been so disappointed when they opened the bag.

AllstarFacilier · 15/10/2024 20:03

Someone broke into my car and stole my parcel shelf

godmum56 · 15/10/2024 20:03

the80sweregreat · 15/10/2024 19:58

It's a mumsnet saying
'If you leave washing out overnight it'll become ' darked on' by insects and such I assume !
( it is also an old saying !)

you forgot the spider willies

Devillishlooloo · 15/10/2024 20:03

Our dog stole my son’s sandwiches that he had made for work. They were wrapped in tin foil, in his ruck sack. That’s golden retrievers for you. Clever and greedy as fuck.

comedycentral · 15/10/2024 20:04

AllstarFacilier · 15/10/2024 20:03

Someone broke into my car and stole my parcel shelf

There's more than one of these on the thread now - so strange!

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