Stealing

Today was a little quiet in the evening. It was about 4pm when it happened. I was near the counter calculating my staff's salary while two of my cashiers were serving the customers.

One of my cashiers called me to check the cctv just a few minutes ago. She suspected that the Indian guy stole the Ghee from our shop.

So I checked the cctv and sure enough he was a thief. He walked in empty-handed casually to the rack which stored the Ghee. He spent some time there and he even took out the price tag.

Casually he walked to the first counter and asked the cashier the whereabout of the boss. She told him that the boss was not in. He pretended that he had bought the item and he wanted to exchange for another item.

My cashier took a look at the item and realised that there was no price tag so she couldn't exchange other item for him. He just walked away as if nothing had happened.

I told my cashiers that if anyone should ask about the whereabout of the boss, they should say that he's around somewhere. We wouldn't dare to tell about the incident to the boss. He would definitely get angry and scold all of us.

Stealing has happened quite a number of times even though we have cctv..

Comments

  1. [SK]July 31, 2012 at 11:23 PM

    it's really difficult to prevent people from stealing..

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    1. [SK]July 31, 2012 at 11:24 PM

      i don't understand why your boss will get angry and scold everyone..

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    2. [SK]July 31, 2012 at 11:24 PM

      it's really not any of the staff's fault.. even if the boss himself is in the shop, he cannot guarantee this will not happen, correct??

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    3. [SK]July 31, 2012 at 11:25 PM

      but strange, that indian guy just wanted to steal a can of ghee.. hmmm??

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    4. [SK]July 31, 2012 at 11:25 PM

      so i guess you can recognize him now, should be able to trace him down next time..

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    5. wennJuly 31, 2012 at 11:35 PM

      nobody wants that to happen but our boss gets very angry stating that we are not alert of strange people in the shop.

      I wanted to take the picture of his face and paste it near the entrance of our shop.

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    6. Small KucingAugust 1, 2012 at 10:45 AM

      you do that. paste it in the front of the door. i saw at the MyMydin mini market also got paste. As long as you have got the video tape. dont think he dares to sue you

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  2. eastcoastlifeAugust 1, 2012 at 1:07 AM

    It happens everywhere and is difficult to monitor. Luckily there was no damages to the business.

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    1. wennAugust 1, 2012 at 8:53 AM

      True, it's not easy to control stealing nowadays.

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  3. MeRyAugust 1, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    Really hard to control.....

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  4. Small KucingAugust 1, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    this is not the first time saw you post about stealing. The other time even with video right?

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    1. Small KucingAugust 1, 2012 at 10:46 AM

      the man so daring. Dare to go counter and ask some more. haiz.

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    2. Small KucingAugust 1, 2012 at 10:47 AM

      but at times like these it's hard to monitor every customers la. Even if the boss is there, i think the boss also wont be able to see everything

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    3. Small KucingAugust 1, 2012 at 10:48 AM

      your staff notifiying you about the thief kira as alert also although it's after the event.

      Boss scolding everyone will only makes everyone upset and wont dare to report if found something admiss.

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    4. wennAugust 1, 2012 at 11:21 AM

      well, boss is always bossy. They expect workers to be very alert at all times..

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  5. Small KucingAugust 1, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    am wondering whether it would be a good idea or not if instead of scolding the staffs, maybe boss can reward the staffs with $$ for each thief caught. With this maybe staffs will be more alert. Just an idea la.

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    1. wennAugust 1, 2012 at 11:22 AM

      It's not easy to catch them. Always after the incident when we watch the cctv.

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  6. Rose worldAugust 1, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    And those thieves make stealing like normal and right things to do now. Sigh! Do be careful. At least the things are stolen, not lives taken.

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    1. wennAugust 1, 2012 at 11:39 AM

      yea, they must have been practicing a lot. Now that they become pro..

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  7. Twilight ManAugust 1, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    Thieves and Shoplifters are growing by the numbers each day. It is a losing battle for police to wipe out the crime completely. Even the banks' ATMs have been stolen so many times!

    So we always have to adopt the motto of "Prevention Is Better Than Cure". I am not sure about the layout of your racks but I saw one big grocery mart in KL that got fed up with the frequent losses. They had to shift the 2 cashier counters on both ends of the shop to act as watchful eyes as well. Another store shifted their cashier counter to almost the centre so that they could have 360 degrees view. Just my 2 cents.

    Some 7 -Elevens in KL even lock their doors during the daytime! You have to press door bells! Ridiculous isn't it?

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    1. wennAugust 2, 2012 at 5:06 PM

      very difficult for us to handle this problem. It keeps coming back, Just pray that no one is hurt.

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  8. yvonneAugust 1, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    I'm surprised that the thief approached your staff daringly, I mean he was committing a crime and yet acted very calmly!

    He's pro, la!

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    1. wennAugust 2, 2012 at 5:06 PM

      some are more pro..just walk in, take the items and just walk out..

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  9. Simple PersonAugust 1, 2012 at 4:07 PM

    yah lo. it is really hard to control ..
    I think those big supermarket also the same...

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    1. wennAugust 2, 2012 at 5:07 PM

      only those people themselves can change it..

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  10. Simple PersonAugust 1, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    so now you must think on a new method on how to counter this fellow..
    he did it once and will do it again...

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    1. wennAugust 2, 2012 at 5:07 PM

      he will definitely do it again some where else..

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  11. CloudiaAugust 2, 2012 at 12:31 PM

    Feels like being violated! Sorry you had this happen

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    1. wennAugust 2, 2012 at 5:08 PM

      what to do? this kind of incident does happen every where..

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