Way overblown hype.
Why only one time in 20 years have I been given quartz crystals that the guy said was crack, and that was because my regular dealer was in jail.
Posted on 04/04/2006 3:28:33 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A rash of oven-door thefts may be linked to a recent case in which a woman bought what she thought was a flat-screen TV, only to discover that the package held an old oven door, police said.
South Bend detective Sgt. Jim Walsh said police arrested a suspect Thursday they believe sold the door to the woman. Police said an oven door and packaging materials were found in the trunk of the man's car.
Oven doors are an increasingly hot item in burglaries targeting vacant properties. Walsh said oven doors were among the items stolen in five recent burglaries.
Police have had two reports of the doors being sold as flat-screen TVs, and it's likely that others went unreported by the embarrassed buyers, Walsh said. Officers are investigating at least two other suspects who may be disguising oven doors and selling them.
Walsh said it's risky to buy products off the street, particularly without opening the package first.
In the case of the bilked woman, she was approached by the suspect Feb. 20 at her workplace with an offer of a flat-screen TV for $500. The suspect settled for $300. But when the woman unwrapped the packaging, she found a cord, a controller -- and an oven door.
My sympathy overwhelms me!
You have GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! Is this an old April Fools joke...well don't answer that anyone who would buy anything sight unseen..anyway a fool and his money...what do you want to bet that you and I pay for her "necessities"
Way overblown hype.
Why only one time in 20 years have I been given quartz crystals that the guy said was crack, and that was because my regular dealer was in jail.
"Yo! I got a TV here that's Hot! Really hot! You want plasma? Everybody wants the plasma. Plasma is some hot stuff, man. I got it right here in dis box."
I hear channel 350 is popular on these TVs. Can only watch it for about an hour then I'm done.
A friend of mine bought a stereo system from some of these guys on the street only to discover there were no speakers in the cabinets.
Reminds me of a story a friend told me about buying a brick. It seems in Italy this guy show him a really neat pistol he has for sale cheap. The guy buys it in a box and when he got back to the ship he opened it and it was a piece of brick. Funny thing is the other sailors on the ship all had bricks too.
So if the buyers are only going to watching the cooking channels, is it still fraud?
Sounds like a bargain.
Much better things come out of my oven than my TV.
If the deal is too good to be true, it probably isn't
Confuse Confucius say, "Never buy TV from man on street who is out of breath!"
What's worse, I went to Best Buy looking for an oven door, and they sold me a $900.00 flat screen TV. The reception is terrible while I have a roast going.
Great for watching TV dinners...
"I hear channel 350 is popular on these TVs. Can only watch it for about an hour then I'm done."
HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW I laughed so hard the cat woke up.
Thanks for a great giggle.
[Sounds like a bargain.
Much better things come out of my oven than my TV.]
Hey, $300 is a good deal if you are in the market for an oven door. I don't know what the victim is worried about. Sell it on E-bay for $325.
To save space, I bought a flat-screen microwave oven. So far, all I can do is melt cheese slices with it.
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