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scarlett · Marc Jacobs

someone is stealing my newspaper!

laken1 · Hermes

I'd absolutely want to catch the thief! I love the bell idea - I'll see what I can come up with!

honey · Gucci

my old landlord used to steal my mail. it's so annoying. i like the idea of a mousetrap, that would be really funny.

itsapinkthing · Coach

Ha, this IS happening to me. The past 2 weeks someone has taken our Sunday paper, and that's really the only one we read! Our house is right on the way to our downtown area, and a lot of people walk by on Sunday mornings going downtown to Starbucks or whatever. My husband thinks it's someone on their morning walk. We've been trying to think of ways to catch them too.

Elle · Hermes

Maybe a nasty note tucked into the paper so whomever is stealing it knows you're onto them? If it continued after that I'd be all about rigging shit up to catch them in the act!

valenciana · Dooney & Bourke

the same thing happens to us! we've had the last three sunday papers stolen. we've also had the last few saturday papers stolen (except last saturday, they took the local paper and left hubby's Wall Street Journal...heh). we have been trying to think of ideas too...the only one i came up with was to get up really early and watch through the peephole until they came to steal it and then fling the door open and catch them...i like the mousetrap idea though...

oh also...this is really weird...last week, maybe friday or saturday? our paper came in a plastic bag that had a little section for a sample of toothpaste and a coupon and someone ripped the bag and stole the toothpaste sample out of it, but left the paper!!

what is wrong with people though? they can easily go to the store and buy a paper for a few dollars, or even less during the week!

-- Edited by valenciana at 11:46, 2006-02-08

Dizzy · Marc Jacobs

I would tape a note where the paper was supposed to be...

"Missing! One newspaper. Heartbroken owner reduced to reading the back of a cereal box during morning coffee. Reward offered for safe return, or any info that leads to recovery - no questions asked. See tenant in apt. ? for details."

That way you get a little revenge and they get a gentle reminder that this is NOT a victimless crime...

scarlett · Marc Jacobs

valenciana, that is nuts! what is wrong with someone that they would actually steal a toothpaste sample from your paper?

i didn't realize this would be such a common thing. it's so aggravating to think someone believe it's okay to steal a paper, and to not fork over a measly handful of change to buy their own copy. i like the idea of getting up early and watching out the peephole to catch whoever is doing it. if anyone watches "curb your enthusiasm," there was an episode this past season about someone stealing larry's paper.

thanks for the ideas, ladies. i'll try leaving a note and see if that helps. my apartment is right by the elevator so i think whoever's doing this might be grabbing it right before they leave in the morning.

sephorablue · Marc Jacobs

oh this happens to me all the time too... my neighbors pick off my Luckys and occasionally my (expensive!!!!) design magazines. Selfish petty bastards.

honey · Gucci

sephorablue wrote:

oh this happens to me all the time too... my neighbors pick off my Luckys and occasionally my (expensive!!!!) design magazines. Selfish petty bastards.

that is the worst! it's one thing when you don't get your mail in general, it's another thing when they pick through and take what they want, as though your mail is barnes & noble. my old landlord use to pick through my ny magazines and take the ones with interesting covers.