Shoplifting Moshi Monsters!

Erialc1972

Shame, I've noticed the same in Toys R Us. My son gets his from Argos now if possible, the customers can't get their hands on them! They're £4.99 in there.

gunsandbanjos

bromleymum wrote: »

sometimes you just think, is there anything some people will not steal!!

Sadly not, my daughter is frequently in hospital and the ward provide portable DVD players to the kids if they want them as it is boring being stuck in bed for days/weeks at a time. Would you believe people steal these:mad: Scum of the earth stealing from a childrens hospital.

myalphabetgirls

Moshi Monsters is huge amongst primary school children. They all seem to love them, including my 7 year old. She is collecting the trading cards which are 75p for a pack of 6 I think (maybe 7). She doesn't get that many but the last few have only offered her duplicates which I get really annoyed about given the cost so I decided to look on ebay - Well, its huge on there too!

Probably the reason why selected monsters were taken from the packets are because some are considered "rare" and go for £10 plus on ebay! Too tempting for light fingers I reckon.

Having said that, all packets were intact in my Tescos (and Sainsburys). I get stressed if I take junk mail out of magazines in a shop and think someone is watching me. How do these people get away with it?

pulliptears

The charity shop near me used to decorate their window year after year with big dolls in fairy outfits etc, it looked stunning and the whole row of shops used to participate in it as a bit of a competition for charity. One year some low life actually stole the dolls from the window and despite posters begging for their return they were never seen again.

Sadly, the charity shop became very disheartened at this and never decorated the window again.

Becles

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Sadly not, my daughter is frequently in hospital and the ward provide portable DVD players to the kids if they want them as it is boring being stuck in bed for days/weeks at a time. Would you believe people steal these:mad: Scum of the earth stealing from a childrens hospital.

I was at a NHS walk in centre with my son after he injured his ankle on Wednesday. They put him in a wheelchair when we got there, but then came and asked if they could take it while we were waiting to be seen as they needed it for someone else. This happened several times with the wheelchair being passed around between people.

When we were leaving, the lady on reception said we could take it the car but pleaded that I bring it back. She said they were supposed to have four wheelchairs, but they get stolen regularly and they currently only had the one wheelchair for the whole centre as the Trust can't afford to keep replacing them.

welshbookworm

I help in a charity shop and the level of theft is horrific.
They even steal the CD's out of the cases (we sell CDs at £1 each)
And they have been known to steal the decorations off shoes.
While the stock in a charity shop maybe free, preparing the stock for sale does involve costs and the shop has to be paid for (rent, rates, electricity, fittings and volunteer expenses and regulatory costs) .

arcon5

Lip_Stick wrote: »

I don't condone what is happening, but when will companies learn that parents don't have a bottomless pit of money? Companies try to hide certain characters from kids (lego for example), hiding the barcodes so parents have no idea if they've bought that character previously. I really hope it's the company that feels it in the pocket in these situations.

That argument may work if it was an essential item. But it's not, it's a luxury product so if parents don't have much money then they should simply not buy the product -- not steal it instead. I don't think the company can be to blame in the slightest, they have a right to sell what they want for how much they want and in return the buyer has the right to shop elsewhere, so sorry, I disagree, the company should not be out of pocket because of the pure greed of selfish and bad parenting.

arcon5

bromleymum wrote: »

My 6 year old has been saving his pocket money to buy a pack of 5 Moshi Monsters (£4.97 in Tescos).

Each blister pack has 5 monsters, 4 you can see through the plastic and a secret one you can't.

He absolutely loves them!

If only more parents was like you the world would be a better place!! Your child will grow up to appreciate what he has and to understand if he wants something he has to earn it -- the number of parents you see in a shop buying off their screaming kid with sweets and fizzy pop is unreal! Then in 10 years these same parents will no doubt be whining that their child is unruly!

qetu1357

MothballsWallet wrote: »

Have some parents now lost the ability to say "no" to their kids?

Yes some have.

qetu1357

welshbookworm wrote: »

I help in a charity shop and the level of theft is horrific.
They even steal the CD's out of the cases (we sell CDs at £1 each)
And they have been known to steal the decorations off shoes.
While the stock in a charity shop maybe free, preparing the stock for sale does involve costs and the shop has to be paid for (rent, rates, electricity, fittings and volunteer expenses and regulatory costs) .

And some charity shops sell brand new stock.

Clothes as well as Christmas Cards etc.........