Handbag Theft Scam

rosepink1984

Why would anyone sit on a seat that has a needle sticking out of it?

Also, if your bags are too big to take into the cubicle use the disabled loo - that's what I've done if I'm carrying a suitcase around with me.

It strikes me as odd that someone who has their keys stolen wouldn't change the locks. And odd too that the OP said that he only believed the story because his sister told him, but if his BIL had told him he wouldn't believe it. Now it turns out the BIL told the OP's sister. Hmmm....what day did this happen? Did BIL tell your sister on 1 April? Or did she tell you it on 1 April?

No public loos I've ever been to have hooks anywhere in there apart from inside the door, none on the outside of the doors or anywhere else. They are also always full of women washing their hands so nobody would be able to reach over the door to grab a bag, or under the door, apart from a toddler in the next cubicle (this has happened to me, the child wanted to see what I was doing - they are now scarred for life and need weekly therapy to get the image of me going to the loo out of their head).

However, this thread is very amusing and I've had a great laugh reading it! I'm very confused about what to do with my handbag when I go to the loo - should i put it on the hoook or on the floor? Or give it to the toddler?

rosepink1984

Oh, I forgot to say: I had a dream that me, my mum and dad were on holiday and we were burgled at knife point by two men. I gave them my knitting and told them they should do knitting while they are staking out houses to rob so that they don't get bored. They thought this was so funny that they didn't rob us.
Just thought it might help if you are ever in that situation. I'm definately going to try it if it happens to me in real life.

xx_Jo_xx

Justamum wrote: »

And if they had any on the outside most people would look at them and think "which idiot thought of putting that there?"

A man.

Presumably a similar make and model to the OP :rotfl:

xx_Jo_xx

Jaffa. wrote: »

Seriously?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:T Terrific response :T

yorksrabbit

Sublime wrote: »

Brilliant stuff, Sublime.

My wife's been looking a long time for a spade big enough on which to hang her handbag when she's gardening.

Did you buy it at John Lewis????

yorksrabbit

pelirocco wrote: »

You are lucky to find a hook on the inside of the door , why would they have hooks anywhere else?

"They" don't. It's only the people relaying these stories who do.

This daft scare story began with a hook inside the cubicle door and everyone said, utter rubbish. Then the hook went outside the door and everyone said, unbelievable. So then the hook got moved somewhere else in the toilets and people still said, wot a load of spherical objects.

At this rate, the poor old hook's going to finish out on the street, attached to the back of a Number 57 bus.

Sublime_2

yorksrabbit wrote: »

Brilliant stuff, Sublime.

My wife's been looking a long time for a spade big enough on which to hang her handbag when she's gardening.

Did you buy it at John Lewis????

Yes, I did. This is entirely true. (I thought the OP might find it useful!)

Justamum

I must say this thread has brought a bit of light relief and laughter to an otherwise dull day!

cootambear

If this is a wind up, hats off to the OP for some good entertainment.
Come on, someone must live near meadowhall, get down to JL and photograph the toilets for all to see.

Enfieldian

Did she also get bitten on the bum by a poisonous spider when she was using the toilet?