For my birthday I got a brick thrown through the window of my shop, and three Breedlove acoustics stolen! Not that we needed that $6k for anything. And the damage from flying glass to the Yamahas and Ovations was a nice touch.
I know entrepeneurship is frought with risk, but when we work really hard at building something good for the people, and some bad apples want to ruin it, it's hard not to take it personally.
A customer asked me what happened, and I explained that a patron couldn't wait for us to finish the drive-thru window, so they made their own.
Sonic Screwball wrote:Holy Shit, Man!
That fucking sucks!
I went into alarm and surveillance systems work to catch assholes who do shit like that.
I hate thieves!
Yeah we have that stuff. They were quicker than the squad cars, and made excellent selections. They must have cased us - they passed over much more flashy looking stuff, for guitars you kinda have to know a little something to appreciate.
Oh well. That's why they have insurance. And beer.
I feel like I;' Typing down hill.
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Glad you were insured but the sheer fuckwaddery of if all really has to piss you off. At least nobody had a gun shoved in their face or worse. Oh and congrats on the shop in the first place.
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Oh Steved! Sorry to hear that you're down a few good guitars! I hope your tapes are as sweet as your beer tastes - and that you can hand them their ass in court.
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Oh Steve, that's fucking shit. Cheeky fucks will probably fence it at the first fucking oppurtunity as well. I HATE people sometimes. But yeah, do you have a website? I know I'm in the wrong continent but I'd still like to have a look.
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GinSoakedGirl wrote:Oh Steve, that's fucking shit. Cheeky fucks will probably fence it at the first fucking oppurtunity as well. I HATE people sometimes.
Not that you would be able to do a whole lot about it (...in, you know, the legalsense...), but I am sorry for your loss. Them is nice acoustics. Keep an eye in the local pawn shops maybe for people hocking them, but like you said, they knew what they wanted, so maybe watching local open mic nights would give you an idea...
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NotKeith wrote:Keep an eye in the local pawn shops maybe for people hocking them, but like you said, they knew what they wanted, so maybe watching local open mic nights would give you an idea...
That really bites, steve. I wanted to echo what Keith said and add- also watch eBay, i think it's becoming the number one fence in the country.
Awful man, awful. I have nightmares about that kind of shit happening to my place, I can feel for you. Also, as I tell everyone, did you have the serial #s of the instruments recorded? It's a pain in the ass if you have any kind of decent turnover, but it's also a slam dunk if they turn up somewhere they shouldn't. The above advice about the pawn shops, eBay, and oddly enough, local shows is also a good start. I'd put up a bounty poster of the thieved goods, or at least a description.
Jesus! You think Eddie Money has to put up with this shit?!
