Wedding gift theft

courtski2004

What happens when you leave wedding gifts unattended OVERNIGHT?!

THIS happens.

Call me blackheart, but I don't feel too bad for these people.

samantha24p

For what ppl?

vexie

I heard about it yesterday... a couple had their reception outdoors in a tent. They left all their gifts and cards in that tent overnight, unattended. Big surprise everything was stolen! They had to call all the guests to ask what they gave so they could write up a police report.  The gifts/money totalled $10,000.  

Who leaves that amount of gifts just sitting there for the taking??   It just defies all reasoning.

shanding4787

FI and I went to a wedding last year and some a$$clown crashed the wedding and before he left he took a handful of cards and made off with $1600 in cash.

courtski2004

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[QUOTE]For what ppl?
Posted by samantha24p[/QUOTE]

I linked the story on the original post, just click where it says THIS and it will take you to the Yahoo story.

samantha24p

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding gift theft : I linked the story on the original post, just click where it says THIS and it will take you to the Yahoo story.
Posted by courtski2004[/QUOTE]



Thanks.

Well that really sucks, and I hope they catch the jerk/jerks who did this but why would they leave there gifts out? They had to know that was risky.

Maggie0829

Um, how about you don't leave your gifts un-flucking-attended overnight!

This couple is just down right dumb and deserves what happened.  Sometimes you just have to learn a lesson the hard way.

GoodLuckBear14

Some people are just asking to be robbed.  I

courtski2004

And then to have their picture in the article--I'm not sure I would want to broadcast to the world that I was the idiot that left $10K worth of gifts outside for the taking.

StephJean83

I found it funny that they felt justified in leaving them outside unattended because they were in a tent vs the sidewalk out in the open because thieves won't look in the tent, especially if they had been casing the joint earlier in the day.

MrsGandthebeag

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[QUOTE]Um, how about you don't leave your gifts un-flucking-attended overnight! This couple is just down right dumb and deserves what happened.  Sometimes you just have to learn a lesson the hard way.
Posted by Maggie0829[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I totally agree.  And I would never have called all my guests to ask how much they gave me.  How rude.

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rsanna

While, I agree the couple was dumb.  I don't think they deserve it.  First, it is not like they knew how much the gifts were worth.  Second, it wasn't like it was public property.  If someone was "casing the joint" they would have just broken into the house and stolen the gifts anyway, since the house was right there too. And while yeah it is rude to ask how much was given as a gift, it was for a police report.  It wasn't like they were asking for replacements. If someone steals your engagement ring and you don't know how much FI spent on, I bet you sure as hell would ask him when you file the report.

Again, they are dumb.  They should have known better.  But I don't think they deserved it. I just don't get wishing ill on people that simply made a mistake.

ChristineNB

Geez I got married at a venue and I still would not have left the gifts and cards sitting around overnight. 

Obviously the bride and groom was too trusting and too naive.

Shlby81

Really? You guys think thy deserved it! No one deserves to be robbed. I can't believe you guys wouldn't be more sympathetic

MyNameIsNot

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[QUOTE]Again, they are dumb.  They should have known better.  But I don't think they deserved it. I just don't get wishing ill on people that simply made a mistake.
Posted by rsanna[/QUOTE]

<div>Saying they deserved what they got isn't the same thing as wishing ill on them.  It's more about not extending sympathy.  </div><div>
</div><div>Say you had a co-worker who was always late or out fake sick.  You might not wish that he'd get fired, but you wouldn't have a lot of sympathy when he did.  It's more saying that they brought it on themselves and shouldn't be so shocked and less about saying you're glad they got robbed.</div>

eelsbury08

Wow I feel bad for them. My mom and I visited a possible site today and it was set up for a wedding and the couple had the gift table by the door. I wouldn't have put it there because of the easy accessibility. You can never trust anyone anymore unfortunately.

arendiva

That sucks. $10,000 is a lot. Though I admit the cynical part of me wonders if the guests, when asked how much money they gave, may not have uped the number and made their gift sound more generous than it actually was. Am I the only one who thinks like that?

samantha24p

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[QUOTE]That sucks. $10,000 is a lot. Though I admit the cynical part of me wonders if the guests, when asked how much money they gave, may not have uped the number and made their gift sound more generous than it actually was. Am I the only one who thinks like that?
Posted by arendiva[/QUOTE]




I was thinking the same thing.

shanliann

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding gift theft : I totally agree.  And I would never have called all my guests to ask how much they gave me.  How rude.
Posted by MrsGandthebeag[/QUOTE]

this is required by the cops, at least in iowa.

Gina8484

Wow. That is a really careless and stupid mistake. I'm wondering why no one in their families or wedding party said "hey how about we take the gifts inside?" Haha! If I had a friend or relative that was about to leave all that outside I would offer to help carry it all in. I mean at the very least they could have carried in their cards...