Foreign thieves are robbing us blind, complains Thai shop owner

[abhaya]

I would think the BIB would love to nab these folks as you can really squeeze some "tea money" out of them with the threat of going to jail.

 

[skippybangkok]

Police don't give a shit because they were western tourists?

I think she needs to learn that police generally don't give a shit at all


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[Enoon]

 

Shoplifters like to go on holiday too.

 

They're just keeping their "hands in".

 

high % tourist footfall = high % tourist "tea leaves".

 

 

[55Jay]

These two seem a bit clumsy, like opportunists, not Pro's. 

 

When I was an MP in my younger days still in uniformed patrol, from time to time would get dispatched to the base PX to meet with in-store security who'd detained a shoplifter.   I think the oddest one I remember was a retired, full Navy Commander (3 stripes/0-5).  Forget what the item was now but recall it was rather insignificant.  He followed the typical path of being embarrassed, then tried to intimidate us with his former rank/status, then opened his wallet to show us he had lots of cash on hand, and asked to pay for the item and forget the whole thing.  Not.

 

[mduras01]

Time to build a wall.


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[Shawn0000]

6 hours ago, jerojero said:

Many foreigners are not good people? About as accurate as farang Thai-bashers. Just brush everyone with same tarnished brush. Sheesh!

 

 

Many foreigners not being good people is entirely accurate as is the fact that many people from every country are not good people, did you think that she said most?  The shop keeper is putting blame on the police by the way, they have had their reports ignored, it is fair to complain when you have evidence of crime and nothing is done about it.

[Lokie]

Hardly any garments/products are tagged here in LOS then it could be an open day for shop lifters over here, as stated the two women did look a bit clumsy with it the theft. A good shoplifter would have had the whole rail and been out, and her mate the same.

 

Will be easy for BIB and Immigration to cross check their trillions of immigration entry photographs and hey-presto! Hope they do catch them and lock em up - no sympathy for the scum bags

[williamgeorgeallen]

surprised the cops arent cashing in charging the tourists 10 000thb a time when they are caught stealing.

[Tchooptip]

Not only on some social networks, since millions of Thai people saw those images yesterday on Thai TV main channels  

[elgordo38]

4 hours ago, djayz said:

Money to fly half way around the world but then be on such a tight budget that you can't afford to buy yourself anything.

That is why there is such a drastic increase in tourism world wide. Its called called a booster vacation. Yes its classified as petty theft and flies under the radar but I feel for shop keepers it must be frustrating. Just another sign of the instant gratification world we live in. 

[fxe1200]

Shop owners could sew an electronic article surveillance  stripe to all items and  remove them at the cashiers desk.

[Chicken George]

1 hour ago, hansnl said:

She is complaining about stealing farang?

Suppose many farang are visiting her shop, buying things, paying for things.

Would she still have a shop without farang customers?

If not, either accept your losses or do something about it by yourself.

 

Try it out, shop owner, no farang allowed in this shop.

And of course, Thai don't steal.

Nor other Asians, only farang.

 

Shoplifting is a bane for shops, everywhere in he world.

Don't rely on the police, do something about it yourself.

She is doing something about it or have you not noticed the CCT footage? 

[meatboy]

1 hour ago, madmitch said:

If it's happening daily, which I don't necessarily believe, then why not use one of the staff to look at the cctv cameras live? With the culprits already detained I'm sure the BIB would show some interest.

 

maybe she doesnt hire anyone,big shop plenty of stock,so why dont she have a security guard,she sees this happening yet all she does is complain.

[elgordo38]

2 minutes ago, Chicken George said:

She is doing something about it or have you not noticed the CCT footage? 

Smile your on Candid Camera. Again without police backup useless. 

[Seewolf]

Sad story to see foreigner ladies they have stolen a dress for a value of .........probably 200 baht or a bit more ? If they can't afford to pay, they better stay away in their country...........

[Sphere]

1 hour ago, masuk said:

It's easy fixed.  no bags allowed passed security.  They all go into cubby holes, you're given a tag for your bag, and you just carry your wallet inside.

 

That involves getting of the arse, perhaps even hiring more staff, and actually doing something proactive.

Edited February 12, 2017 by Sphere

[jwest10]

6 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Here's a tip ladies, say you were drunk, you have gambling debts to pay, you were fighting with husband....these seem to work for locals.

Not to state that loans given to a so-called relative is given back to a Niece, who refuses to pass it on.!!!

[daveAustin]

Doesn't matter if the prices are marked up, if 99% of tourists are decent and Thai thieves being just as bad, there's no making excuses for these two women scummy females and the shop owner has every right to be peeved. Thieves are the pits.

[Alex Sharp]

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

In Thailand, the law courts see theft as a very serious offence, often meting out sentences to guilty parties, far more severe than somebody taking another person's life.

If a thief gets caught here and prosecuted, if it is done during the hours of darkness, as opposed to during daylight hours, the sentence is so much more severe ! 

Except of course if you steal paintings from a Kyoto hotel. 

[impulse]

If the cops won't do anything, this is one of those cases where I support collective vigilante justice.  Not over the top "put them in the hospital" beatings, but enough to put the fear of God into them.

[Cranky]

Thais never break the law whilst overseas for fear of tarnishing their reputation.  Never ever steal from each other.

[Alphy]

Buying is a choice. Stealing is a crime.If you believe you're being ripped off then the intelligent thing would be "don't buy" and as you well know the prices are inflated if you're a guest! Thieves in whatever shape form or denomination are a bunch of low life's! !

[SaintLouisBlues]

10 minutes ago, Alphy said:

Buying is a choice. Stealing is a crime.If you believe you're being ripped off then the intelligent thing would be "don't buy" and as you well know the prices are inflated if you're a guest! Thieves in whatever shape form or denomination are a bunch of low life's! !

More accurately, both buying and stealing are a choice but only stealing is a crime

[blazes]

Chop off their hands?

[Jai Dee]

An off-topic troll post about sharia law and a reply have been removed from this thread.

[Lupatria]

4 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

In Thailand, the law courts see theft as a very serious offence, often meting out sentences to guilty parties, far more severe than somebody taking another person's life.

If a thief gets caught here and prosecuted, if it is done during the hours of darkness, as opposed to during daylight hours, the sentence is so much more severe ! 

Unless you are a HiSo Official stealing artifacts from a foreign hotel, a member of any brass club, a politician, or an abbott.

Edited February 12, 2017 by Lupatria

[moe666]

Got to love you guys the shop owner is being ripped off and most of the posts here seem to think it is ok or make some nonsense excuse like Thais do it to. Geez you people are a piece of work

[Thaiwrath]

27 minutes ago, Alex Sharp said:

Except of course if you steal paintings from a Kyoto hotel. 

 

2 minutes ago, Lupatria said:

Unless you are a HiSo Official stealing artifacts from a foreign hotel, or you are member of any brass club, or a politician.

It might have escaped you, but my post specifically started with the words IN THAILAND.

[Shawn0000]

18 minutes ago, Alphy said:

Buying is a choice. Stealing is a crime.If you believe you're being ripped off then the intelligent thing would be "don't buy" and as you well know the prices are inflated if you're a guest! Thieves in whatever shape form or denomination are a bunch of low life's! !

 

They are stealing clothes, the prices are not inflated for guests, go to Lotus if you are really that paranoid about being ripped off.

[connda]

Considering the cheap price of labor as apposed to loses due to theft, if I was a shop owner with CCTV inside the shop, I'd have someone in the back watching the CCTV monitors to caught the thieves.  Niche market their for anyone supplying surveillance and shop-lifting control.