THERE IS NOTHING LOWER
Lowe's toilet-smuggling theft ring busted
(Thanks to funny man)
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May 26, 2011
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One of my friend's had a son that did things like this. He would get a large box fan, take the fan out of the box, and then fill the box up with DVD's, jewelry, electronics etc. while only paying about $20.00 for the fan. He also sold her antique bedroom suite one day while she was at work. He should be out of prison in a few years.
Posted by: nursecindy | May 26, 2011 at 12:08 PM
*snork* @ "There is nothing 'Lowe'r..."
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | May 26, 2011 at 12:10 PM
...and thanks to the meddling Imperial Federal government, these were Lowe-flow toilets! (Dave has had a thing or two to say about this in the past...)
Posted by: Allen at Division | May 26, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Police had nothing to go on??????
Posted by: oldfatguy | May 26, 2011 at 12:45 PM
Similar scam; bring in your old whatever "so I can see if the new parts fit". Then swap the old for the new.
On opening the box when I got home I discovered that I had just bought a used & abused part.
Explaining that to the people at the returns desk will get you a lot of "yeah right sure" looks.
Posted by: abbie normal | May 26, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Such fascination with toilets.
Posted by: Theresa | May 26, 2011 at 02:10 PM
Now if those were Pentagon-approved toilet seats this wouldn't work-- take that you IG auditors!
Posted by: Mazar Larry | May 26, 2011 at 02:42 PM
The johns were equally guilty.
Posted by: Clankazoid | May 26, 2011 at 03:45 PM
Question: why would you assume that you weren't on camera in any department of Lowe's? I've never looked for the cameras but I presume the firm is in the same century I'm in.
Might-be-related-topic: Back in the 60s, a friend took a course in criminal law. The professor brought in a professional shoplifter to give a talk.
He arranged a demonstration with local big-box store, with management's cooperation as a test.
The man proceeded to shoplift a canoe. He walked it right past a security guard and got the guard to open the door for him.
I know how it was done and, for the right price, I'll talk.
Posted by: Steve | May 26, 2011 at 03:51 PM
They learned this from cereal companies and perhaps
CrackerJacks, with a "prize" in every box.
Sometimes, due to human or mechanical foul-up, some
of the boxes so labeled did not have a prize. I got a
few like that.
So the smark
asspunk thinks "Hey, what if I pack this with my own "prizes"? And a bad career choice is launched, or so I hear.Posted by: funny man | May 26, 2011 at 03:53 PM
Glad these crooks got flushed out.
Posted by: Emmett Flatus | May 26, 2011 at 04:24 PM
@abbie normal
The moral of the story: Inspect your purchase before you leave the store.
Posted by: Ernie G | May 26, 2011 at 05:13 PM
When I worked as a nurse in the prison the prisoners told me which stores were the easiest to steal from. Being a good citizen, I called one of the stores (rhymes with Tears) that was mentioned many, many times. They still haven't done anything to fix their problem and that was a couple of years ago.
Posted by: nursecindy | May 26, 2011 at 06:44 PM
So that's why their profit margin is Lowe...
Posted by: EB | May 26, 2011 at 08:19 PM