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[Pagusas]

Just a stupid rant thread about indecent humans:

So I was on a trip the last few days in the Naperville/Chicago area, decided to stop at Ikea to browse there show room setup with the gf. I took a few pictures of some TV stands we both liked, then 5 minutes later we both notice my phone is gone! Instantly we used her iPhone to run the "find my iphone" app and saw the phone was somewhere in the store, so we set off the alert sound and a message asking anyone who finds it to call her phone. after about 5 minutes of searching and not hearing the alert at all, we see the phones little gps dot moving into the parking lot. So we ran out there but obviously we weren't going to find anything in such traffic, still we tried calling it a lot, and using the alert message on it. Eventually who ever took the phone turned it off a few miles out. We filed a report at ikea and with the police, and kept monitoring it.

Eventually the phone was turned back on about 45 miles north of naperville. At that point we just assumed the phone was completely gone, issued the remote wipe command and went to best buy and bought a new one (4s instead of a 4) (thank god I was out of contract and could buy at upgrade price).

I realize its just a stupid phone, and an item that can easily be replaced, but I hate that people in this world will steal like that.

 

[nateeasy]

Should have got a Droid.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Should have got a Droid.

yea, they definitely wouldn't have wanted to steal one of those.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

Shame you can't remote detonate the battery.

 

[johnFkennedy]

Not trying to be a dick, but how did you not notice someone reaching into your pocket? Also I'm assuming you were at the Schaumburg Ikea? I live in the area.

 

[2th]

Should have got a WP7.

fixed that for you.

 

[teruterubozu]

People used to get capped for $12 pagers.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Shame you can't remote detonate the battery.

Wish you could make it call the police itself and have the police track it down.

 

[Harry Potter]

yea, they definitely wouldn't have wanted to steal one of those.

Zing

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Just a stupid rant thread about indecent humans:

So I was on a trip the last few days in the Naperville/Chicago area, decided to stop at Ikea to browse there show room setup with the gf. I took a few pictures of some TV stands we both liked, then 5 minutes later we both notice my phone is gone! Instantly we used her iPhone to run the "find my iphone" app and saw the phone was somewhere in the store, so we set off the alert sound and a message asking anyone who finds it to call her phone. after about 5 minutes of searching and not hearing the alert at all, we see the phones little gps dot moving into the parking lot. So we ran out there but obviously we weren't going to find anything in such traffic, still we tried calling it a lot, and using the alert message on it. Eventually who ever took the phone turned it off a few miles out. We filed a report at ikea and with the police, and kept monitoring it.

Eventually the phone was turned back on about 45 miles north of naperville. At that point we just assumed the phone was completely gone, issued the remote wipe command and went to best buy and bought a new one (4s instead of a 4) (thank god I was out of contract and could buy at upgrade price).

I realize its just a stupid phone, and an item that can easily be replaced, but I hate that people in this world will steal like that.

There's your problem

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Not trying to be a dick, but how did you not notice someone reaching into your pocket? Also I'm assuming you were at the Schaumburg Ikea? I live in the area.

lol? If pickpockets didn't have skill, there would be no pickpockets.

 

[fanboi]

Not trying to be a dick, but how did you not notice someone reaching into your pocket? Also I'm assuming you were at the Schaumburg Ikea? I live in the area.

YOU STOLE IT!

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[Pagusas]

There's your problem

yup, i know. I hate Illinois.

Not trying to be a dick, but how did you not notice someone reaching into your pocket? Also I'm assuming you were at the Schaumburg Ikea? I live in the area.

Well they wouldnt be a very good pickpocket then would they! And no it was the bolingbrook Ikea.

 

[samus i am]

If it was a blackberry they would have looked at it and then put it back into your pocket.

 

[rSpooky]

I will never forget the face of that dirty little rat in Paris when she tried to pick pocket my wife and instead grabbed in a pocket full of nasty snotrags she had there because she had a sever cold at that time(she didnt want to just throw them on the street) ..Mwhoahaha.

And my father in law felt a tug on his wallet and as a reaction elbowed behind him and broke this dude's nose, who still was trying to steal the wallet as he was bleeding all over the metro.

Yes stealing is low life and sucks!

 

[krae_man]

I bet if someone pick pocketed my Nokia phone, they would say "WTF is this?" and put it back :lol

 

[Izick]

yea, they definitely wouldn't have wanted to steal one of those.

 

[Live Free or Die]

yea, they definitely wouldn't have wanted to steal one of those.

oh burn, lol!

 

[Nemo]

Oh man... Imagine if you had caught the thief

Sorry to hear, at least it wasn't all bad since you got the 4s

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

"...get your hand outta my pocket."

That must be odd not noticing that someone reached into your pocket.

 

[btkadams]

are you one of those weird people who puts their phone in their backpocket? i don't see how anyone could get away with stealing a phone out of your front pocket.

 

[Jin]

If it was a blackberry they would have looked at it and then put it back into your pocket.

Along with some cash.

 

[Mudkips]

lol? If pickpockets didn't have skill, there would be no pickpockets.

If pickpockets couldn't spot marks, there would be no pickpockets.

 

[Bay Maximus]

Sucks OP. I know you said Naperville area, but were you in Bolingbrook? (Since you mentioned IKEA). They can be a shifty bunch.

yea, they definitely wouldn't have wanted to steal one of those.

Right in the kisser.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

you keep your stuff in your front or back pocket?

 

[Az]

Should have got a Droid.

yea, they definitely wouldn't have wanted to steal one of those.

Awwwwww yeaaaa

 

[MarkMclovin]

A friend of mine went to a concert and had his stolen from his combat jeans pocket. Ironically, he tracked it to be a house a few doors away from a police station, but nothing came of reporting it.

When he initially asked the venue if it had been handed in, he was told that 16 other people had their phone stolen in exactly the same way.

 

[TommyT]

Not trying to be a dick, but how did you not notice someone reaching into your pocket? Also I'm assuming you were at the Schaumburg Ikea? I live in the area.

Because some pick pockets are that good. Often a differed sensation is used, such as bumping into someone.

 

[RotBot]

Safest position for phone is in front pocket between leg and wallet. Prevents both pickpocketing and accidental impacts.

 

[Beezy]

Should've wore tighter pants.

 

[Pagusas]

are you one of those weird people who puts their phone in their backpocket? i don't see how anyone could get away with stealing a phone out of your front pocket.

No, i was wearing some cargo shorts, it was in the front pocket that actually has a space just for the phone to slip into so its fairly easy to grab it when I need it. Sadly this also probably made it easy for someone to grab it.

 

[BGBW]

And that's why you wear a jacket with inside pockets.

 

[Pagusas]

And that's why you wear a jacket with inside pockets.

it was 80+ degrees yesterday, way to warm for a jacket

 

[Zoe]

Did the phone have a case? I can't imagine this happening so easily with silicone cases since they don't slide smoothly.

 

[btkadams]

No, i was wearing some cargo shorts, it was in the front pocket that actually has a space just for the phone to slip into so its fairly easy to grab it when I need it. Sadly this also probably made it easy for someone to grab it.

wow! pickpockets have skill/balls.

 

[Sofo]

I'm glad you were not as dumb as my friend. He got a brand new iPhone 4 for his birthday and like a week later had it stolen. He's a bit of a party animal and fell asleep on the train. He assumes someone saw him texting before falling asleep. When he woke up there was no phone.

I always put it in my front pocket and my jeans/pants are usually tight enough that I'd notice it moving. I'm also a bit paranoid so when it's dark and I'm going back from a party I put it in my crotch, inside my underwear (it's in a leather pouch anyway). Not like I was thinking of having children anyway '-' Luckily I don't go out often.

 

[TheContact]

I hate to say it but gotta compliment the thief on this. He snatched it right out of your front pocket and you didn't even know. People do suck though.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

tie a small bell to it or something

 

[computers putin']

Wow, either the thief was pretty skilled or you were way to into the t.v. stands to have not noticed.

 

[(._.)]

What pocket do you keep your phone in? Some pickpockets are mad ballsy to take them from your front pants pockets. I never put stuff in my back pockets when in any big city.

 

[Clydefrog]

I thought I lost my phone at a casino this past weekend but turns out I had left it in the room the entire time.

 

[kehs]

Another reason why the diminutive size is another pitfall. There's no way I wouldn't notice my Galaxy Tab 7 missing from my cargo pocket.

 

[BigJonsson]

I never put things in my back pockets, it surprises me that people do

 

[LowEndTorque]

Damn, that's some serious pickpocketing skills. 3rd World-level shit.

 

[TurbulentTurtle]

I thought I lost my phone at a casino this past weekend but turns out I had left it in the room the entire time.

Crisis averted.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I thought I lost my phone at a casino this past weekend but turns out I had left it in the room the entire time.

That must have been a relief.

 

[levious]

wow! pickpockets have skill/balls.

one of my professors told a story of traveling on a commuter train somewhere in the Mediterranean. He was aware of pickpockets, and took steps against it. He had his wallet strapped to the inside of his thigh, under his pants. They managed to slice his pant leg and remove the wallet or whatever it was without him noticing. Another rider noticed though and the thieves were caught. He says he felt and noticed nothing.

 

[BGBW]

I thought I lost my phone at a casino this past weekend but turns out I had left it in the room the entire time.

I once left my camera in a restaurant. Went on the train for about an hour and when I got to my destination I realised my mistake. Did a 360 and went back to the restaurant. One of the waiters kindly handed it to me and I was on my way.

This was South Korea by the way.

 

[Donny Hayabusa]

one of my professors told a story of traveling on a commuter train somewhere in the Mediterranean. He was aware of pickpockets, and took steps against it. He had his wallet strapped to the inside of his thigh, under his pants. They managed to slice his pant leg and remove the wallet or whatever it was without him noticing. Another rider noticed though and the thieves were caught. He says he felt and noticed nothing.

Holy shit. Haha. That's kinda amazing.

 

[Cuban Legend]

Shame you can't remote detonate the battery.

If I put an remote explosive on my phone, is that illegal?

I'd like the motherfuker who stole it to lose his hand or at least injure him good if he's got it in his pocket. Serves him right.