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  • more about #thievery more comments →
    nutbastard: i have two huge boxes of replica dummy Apple Newtons. 15 years later and still no clue what to do with em. more »
    lolgreg: I don't see why the police would need to step in on a classic case of stupidity. more »
    shorty63136: Ugh, I'm so tired of people stealing phones. Somebody stole my sister's phone and purse (along with about 10 other peoples' stuff) out of a locker at ... more »
    Toastie: Oh this is nothing new, I remember when I used to do retail and people would steal the plastic replica phones all the time, the best part is that they... more »
    Nick: this is why you don't buy a pig in a poke. more »
    NurseDave: They didn't post the second story. Those were all actually active AT&T phones. It's just too tough to tell the difference between AT&T phone... more »
    gemcosta: Fail more »
    Scazza: Pfft, we get one of our dummy phones stolen once a month. Usually by teens and young adults being complete morons. The worst part is the mfd charges... more »
    switchblade saints: "this also wasnt me, I swear"- iaintpayinyou more »
    strider_mt2k: My store's "dummy" phones are always getting stolen. I'm not sure why folks want 'em unless it's to pretend for others or something, and that's just s... more »
    se7a7n7: Shortly after I moved to NYC, maybe 2001, a guy sold me a very nice looking digital video camera for $80. He showed me the box in a shopping bag from ... more »
    jmposvip: Why do always have to be stupid things in the bag in this kind of story? I wish that someday there would be a story like this: A men bought a bag and ... more »
    gemcosta: There is no better fitting word for this than "pwnd" more »
    nutriapeluda: Can you make beer out of potatoes? then it wouldn't be a total loss more »
    ID Ron Burgundy: I so love potato salad. You haven't had real American potato salad until you've been to the Midwest. Mmmmm, just thinking of it makes me sooo hungry, ... more »
  • #thievery

    They'd Have Been Better Off Stealing Two Cans and a String

    What is it with idiots and electronics today? First, some bone-headed German bargain hunters got swindled shopping for discount iPods. And now, down in Mexico, thieves are stealing hollow replica display case cell phones. More »
  • #thievery

    German Bargain Hunters Conned Into Buying Bag of "Potato iPods"

    A group of German bargain hunters, obviously thinking they had stumbled upon the iPod deal of the century, would do best to stop bargain hunting because they're about as dumb as the sack of potatoes they now possess. More »
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    Eye-Fi Wireless SD Card Helps Catch Dumb Thieves

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    Phantom Burglary Ring Targeting Tech

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