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Story Time with Aerith!
12 years ago
Hm... okay, I think it's story time.
So, for those who think I'm dead, guess what? Full time work. So yes you were partially correct. Speaking of work, I have a bit of a story to tell!!
So I'm working the till in the garden. We've got really dark clouds rolling in, so nobody wants to be out there (except me). So there I am, alone, breathing in the fresh air and overall havin' a good time. A customer comes up to me and tells me that a bunch of plants are knocked over in the next section, and that I ought to go put them upright before they die. I thank him and tell him I'll call someone and that I can't leave my till. I ring through a customer on the till, and then I catch a glance at some guy way in the back of the garden. He seemed to be trying to look over stuff, maybe into the parking lot or something. But in my action-oriented mind he was a THIEF looking to make a BREAK.
He parked his cart in the next aisle over and walked back into the store. Because I was alone for a second again, I went to check out the cart... A combo drill kit, some other tool thing... all expensive shit. I think they said $700 worth. So I was like "I WAS RIGHT" nabbed the cart and wheeled it in behind my till, then hid it under cardboard boxes. Eventually the first dude comes back like... 30-40 minutes later, saying that the plants are still knocked over. Really, if it's that big of a deal to you, pick 'em up yourself, I'm too busy being a HERO.
XD Anyway, I tell him thanks, and to have a great day. He says "oh I will, you have no idea". Creeeeeeeeeepy. And then I see him get into a van... with the person who planted the cart!! THE PLOT THICKENS. He was trying to get me away from the till to fix up some plants (that he probably knocked over) so that his friend could wheel the cart through!
I get the license plate as they drive by. :D
But then I realized that they drove the wrong way. If they wanted to, they could have just drove away immediately. But they pulled around to the front of the store. Now why would they do that... unless there was a third person? ;D
I tell the security person all of this, and she reviews the tapes. Sure enough, ten minutes after they all parked, a third person gets out of the car and goes into the store. Apparently she has been caught shoplifting many times before, looootsa records. XD
We also get a fun little shot of the one guy going "where the hell did the cart go??" and the first guy had nooooo idea. Hahaha, when he left saying his totally-not-subtle "you have no idea" line, he thought his friend had already gotten away with it! I shoulda countered with something witty, but I'd like to think I took the more subtle route. They had noooooo idea that I had stopped them. I bet to this moment they still don't know it was me.
The security person knows these people. She says they're a professional group of thieves that mostly target walmart and other stores, moving on to different areas when it gets too "hot".
So let's recap. I stole an entire cart away from a group of "professional thieves" without them knowing. Also I can do parkour and flippies! Unrelated. :D
I am a rogue!
So, for those who think I'm dead, guess what? Full time work. So yes you were partially correct. Speaking of work, I have a bit of a story to tell!!
So I'm working the till in the garden. We've got really dark clouds rolling in, so nobody wants to be out there (except me). So there I am, alone, breathing in the fresh air and overall havin' a good time. A customer comes up to me and tells me that a bunch of plants are knocked over in the next section, and that I ought to go put them upright before they die. I thank him and tell him I'll call someone and that I can't leave my till. I ring through a customer on the till, and then I catch a glance at some guy way in the back of the garden. He seemed to be trying to look over stuff, maybe into the parking lot or something. But in my action-oriented mind he was a THIEF looking to make a BREAK.
He parked his cart in the next aisle over and walked back into the store. Because I was alone for a second again, I went to check out the cart... A combo drill kit, some other tool thing... all expensive shit. I think they said $700 worth. So I was like "I WAS RIGHT" nabbed the cart and wheeled it in behind my till, then hid it under cardboard boxes. Eventually the first dude comes back like... 30-40 minutes later, saying that the plants are still knocked over. Really, if it's that big of a deal to you, pick 'em up yourself, I'm too busy being a HERO.
XD Anyway, I tell him thanks, and to have a great day. He says "oh I will, you have no idea". Creeeeeeeeeepy. And then I see him get into a van... with the person who planted the cart!! THE PLOT THICKENS. He was trying to get me away from the till to fix up some plants (that he probably knocked over) so that his friend could wheel the cart through!
I get the license plate as they drive by. :D
But then I realized that they drove the wrong way. If they wanted to, they could have just drove away immediately. But they pulled around to the front of the store. Now why would they do that... unless there was a third person? ;D
I tell the security person all of this, and she reviews the tapes. Sure enough, ten minutes after they all parked, a third person gets out of the car and goes into the store. Apparently she has been caught shoplifting many times before, looootsa records. XD
We also get a fun little shot of the one guy going "where the hell did the cart go??" and the first guy had nooooo idea. Hahaha, when he left saying his totally-not-subtle "you have no idea" line, he thought his friend had already gotten away with it! I shoulda countered with something witty, but I'd like to think I took the more subtle route. They had noooooo idea that I had stopped them. I bet to this moment they still don't know it was me.
The security person knows these people. She says they're a professional group of thieves that mostly target walmart and other stores, moving on to different areas when it gets too "hot".
So let's recap. I stole an entire cart away from a group of "professional thieves" without them knowing. Also I can do parkour and flippies! Unrelated. :D
I am a rogue!
Then some guy with a huge cartload of stuff just waltzes by and I say "Hey, are you going to pay for any of that?' At which point he casually strolls out the door. It took way longer than it should have to get a hold on one of the managers, who rushed out to chase after him at which point the car apparently sped away. they got the liscense plate number but I kinda doubt there was anything we could do.
People piss me off.
If I were actually thinking straight at the time I probably would have gone out there to stop him myself, but I didn't want to leave the register.
Seriously. If we do anything to prevent a robbery like that we get fired. I kid you not.
Sadly not everyone notices what is going on fast enough.
XD I can't help but facepalm.