Rob was doing the neighbourly thing this morning while I did the washing and lent two of our correlle mugs to a couple that were vacating their cabin and waiting in the camp kitchen for their lift.

You guessed it...........they've gone and so are our mugs.

I know it's not a big deal financially, but they have set the score now, WE WON'T BE LENDING ANYTHING TO ANYONE EVERY AGAIN.\!!!!

Yep......you wonder why you bother sometimes !! disheartening. And makes you think twice about lending anything.

It's a shame cause most people are better than that, and are very grateful to help from others. Lucky these one's are in the minority. (I hope)  

Val n Rob

What miserable thieves. That is really mean

What a low act..as you say it's not the financial loss,but it certainly gives you pause to think b4 offering again.If they did that to me I'd have nothing to drink out of but a stubbie...anyone want to borrow a cuppla mugs.

Low Low Low act. Hopefully they read these forums. Some just think the world owes them a living.

Thats why i prefer animals to humans Ma, like the guy who yelled t me for driving over some bit of dirt, and he acted like he owned the place, when he didnt, just another a##### to deal with..

Ma dont let those low-lifes change you from being helpful to others... 90% of people would have returned your mugs and become your friends.

PS Should that be "low-lives"?

Hi Ma. Only a couple of MUGS would steal a couple of mugs!! Not nice & very petty, but when you see what people steal from the major stores etc. really makes you wonder where we are headed as a community. As we said before, no respect, no courtesy & no deterrent through the Court system. Relax mate & have a couple of drinks. I hope you have something to drink out of!!!!

The beverage of choice (any choice....lol) comes in glass so shouldn't be a problem Doug......

My mate here in Sydney is the Store Manager of a Maccas, he has refused to buy more coffe mugs, cups etc... for his cafe section because they disapear into thin air, almost llike they vapourise once they get coffee etc in them....It's the same story with the plates and saucers they use for cakes etc... These people just do not have a sence of common decency, and THEY are the ones who shout loudest when the prices go up to cover the cost of replacing the stolen goods or in this case paper cups. There was a story in the Queensland Regster a few years back about a couple who were caught stealing toilet paper from the council toilets, they used to go from toilet block to toilet block following the council guys collecting not only the paper but the deodorising blocks from the urinals as well, in the end it turned out that they had the cleaning contract for the council chambers and were double dipping so to speak. yoou really have to wonder what makes these people think this way, it cant be just greed. Hoo Roo Happy Days Grumps

i understand where your mate is coming from Grumpyone i have work in roadhouses ...pubs.. coffee shops... and i can tell you we lose more salt and pepper shaker ..sauce bottle...and cutley to thives then breakage ..... i seen them put a oil bottle in there hand bags and then have to hide to be rude when you asked then to put them back but yes MA dont be put off bye those mugs most out there are good people ....

Ma,

All I can say is Karma has a great way of paying people for their actions.

For your act of kindness it will reward you, for the inconsiderate couple that didn't return the mugs...........it will bite them on the bum

Keep Smiling

MA, we all feel the same way about these types, we should be able to cut off their oxygen supply. There is nothing they wont take, our son just had a concrete bulldog about 300-400mm high taken fron their front door.Shame it didn,t fall on their b@##$y head. We could,nt be that lucky could we.

Why would anyone help themselves to the cups or plates at places like Maccas or anywhere else for that matter. The most I have ever taken are the little sugar catchets they put in your saucer. I don't use sugar generally but know the ones they have put in my saucer will be binned when my empty cups and saucers go back so I pop them in my bag. I have a little tupperware container at home where I keep them all for just in case.

Dunmowin wrote:

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Did yoy know that corelle no longer make Mugs that the are actually either porceline or china, but not corelle, so if Ma had her correlle mugs stolen, she will not be able to replace with corelle. 

If you go to a second hand shop or similar, as see true corelle mugs, buy them, store them.  you wont be able to buy them new anymore

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I will certainly do that DM.  Mine are the dinky die Correlle.  Wish me luck

 

have look for the mugs in the op shops ma .. it amazing what people throw out ... i found a dream pot in our local one here cost me a whole $5.00 ..

Hi Ma i am a great beliver in karma it will get them
how low can some people be its a good job it is a small pesentage of the human race that is like that

curently in Carins

It is hard to believe that we have people like that in our wonderful country

Many years ago I decided that "if you dont have it --neither do I"
I came to this decision after loaning things to others that were less prepared  and not getting them back , if at all.
If its a roadside help I will use my gear , but only if it wont get damaged / abused helping some one less prepared.

Ron