Video: Plucky 7-Eleven staffer won't open the till - robber flees with nothing

[webfact]

Video: Plucky 7-Eleven staffer won't open the till - robber flees with nothing

 

Thai caption: (He) didn't get a single baht.

 

CCTV footage from a 7-Eleven store in Lampang in northern Thailand showed the moment when a robber armed with a knife entered and threatened a woman behind the counter. 

 

The man was a large guy in a turquoise hoodie and sunglasses.

 

The sales lady told police that he rapped the knife on the counter and ordered her to hand over all the money. 

 

Then he went round to her side of the counter. As he did so two other sales ladies managed to vault to safety but she couldn't get away. 

 

She was again ordered to open the till but did not comply. She screamed instead. 

 

The man fled with nothing as other members of the public appeared to give chase. 

 

The robber got on a motorcycle ridden by a woman who had the engine running.

 

Someone thought they saw the number "307" on the plate. 

 

Police are investigating after the incident at just before 8 pm on Monday night at the 7-Eleven branch near the Khelang Nakhon park in Muang district. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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[bluesofa]

23 minutes ago, webfact said:

Then he went round to her side of the counter. As he did so two other sales ladies managed to vault to safety but she couldn't get away. 

 

She was again ordered to open the till but did not comply. She screamed instead. 

That was a plucky thing to do, refusing to open the till.

Screaming would I'm sure frighten off all thieves in this type of situation, as it instantly draws attention to what's happening.

 

[RichardColeman]

Wonder if el-fato picked up some crisps on the way out  ?

[Aussieroaming]

pluckin hell, she was lucky not to get stabbed

[HHTel]

She is definitely not paid enough to 'be a hero'.  I would hope the management recognise what she did and reward her accordingly.

[Paradise Pete]

1 hour ago, HHTel said:

She is definitely not paid enough to 'be a hero'.  I would hope the management recognise what she did and reward her accordingly.

I'm pretty sure that management would rather she open the till, and not want to encourage what she did by rewarding her.

[Nakmuay887]

10 minutes ago, Paradise Pete said:

I'm pretty sure that management would rather she open the till, and not want to encourage what she did by rewarding her.

Retail and hospitality workers are always trained to comply. Money is easy enough to replace. 

 

That girl certainly isn't being paid enough to risk her life for a few thousand baht belong to a massive corporation 

[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Someone thought they saw the number "307" on the plate.

He's toast as is his get-away rider..

kudos the the sales lady.... I hope she gets a bonus in her Xmas pay packet!

[mickey rat]

That's because the 30 baht an hour cashier knew the money would have been deducted from her salary! As that's the way it works in CP Chicken land..????

[MarcB]

Just wondering if it is really that hard to open the till by himself.

Or even more difficult to take the cash stashed under the counter.

 

Seems like a very cautioned plan, took weeks of preparation.

Even had a visible license plate, and the jacket could also be tracked down easily on cctv

 

Maybe an addict, seizing the moment without thinking ahead?

[Myran]

On 12/19/2019 at 6:46 AM, mickey rat said:

That's because the 30 baht an hour cashier knew the money would have been deducted from her salary! As that's the way it works in CP Chicken land..????

Show us one source backing that up.

[Ventenio]

Let's say these are your odds:

 

Don't help the robber with his/her demands.....die 2 out of 10 times

Help as much as possible, do whatever.......   die 0 out of 10 times 

 

You really want to roll the dice on your life and take a small chance you will die?  7-11 is worth 20934832094 trillion, it's not your dad's shop

[Just Weird]

On 12/19/2019 at 6:46 AM, mickey rat said:

That's because the 30 baht an hour cashier knew the money would have been deducted from her salary! As that's the way it works in CP Chicken land..????

No, it does not work that way when shops are robbed!