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I was at a tmobile store yesterday trying to figure out why my phone was making me want to pitch it in a lake.
A boy and his parents were looking at phones, well actually the boy was moping around the store because he couldn't find a phone he liked. They were near me and I gave them some advice on phones and which ones to steer clear of. The sales guy brought out the boy a blackberry, WHICH HIS PARENTS WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR, he had to of been about 15 or 14 even. He looked so miserable and didn't even want to look at the phone, any of the phones for that matter, and I kept hearing him say all he wanted was his old phone back.
Shortly before leaving I heard his mom say to the sales guy that any phone that he DID liked was going to get stolen because some kids just go after his things in particular and make a point to steal them from him because they like what he has.
What would you do if other kids made a point to try to steal from your kid just because he/she had nice stuff?
The kid sounds smarter than the parents.
It's asking for it to bring expensive items to school, most likely he's going to want to take the phone to school and he's right - kids in many schools steal things.
Where my kids go to school, a lot of kids are on welfare and they will steal whatever they want because their parent's won't buy it for them, a kid takes a nice iPod to school - guess what - it's stolen. The parents of these young thieves never question where their kid got stuff.
So yes, it's smarter if you want a phone that others aren't constantly going to try to take away to just buy one everyone isn't trying to steal.
My advice is to talk with the parents of the other kid and follow through with a civil suit. It will set an example for both children. The thief will learn not to steal and the victim will learn how to handle these situations like an adult.
My advice is to talk with the parents of the other kid and follow through with a civil suit. It will set an example for both children. The thief will learn not to steal and the victim will learn how to handle these situations like an adult.
she doesnt even know these people. its strangers she met in a store. and presumably will never see again...
Hmm. If this kid were selling his things, why would he decline an item with a high street value like a blackberry?
Certain schools do have a rampant stealing culture and some do not. Oddly, the economic landscape of the school district does not seem to have a logical bearing at times.
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