Today, my boyfriend called me to ask if I knew the serial number for my laptop. I had given him my $650 gaming laptop to sell in his electronics store because I didn't need it and could use the money. Apparently it was stolen at some point yesterday and his cameras were turned off. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, the man who stole my laptop at the train station yesterday used the contact information I had written on it to call me and ask for the password. FML
Today, I walked into pawn shop and found a nice laptop which I inspected after I thought I lost mine months ago. Turns out my ex pawned it after having it at her place all this time. FML
Today, a "friend" tried to sell me a digital camera that I recognized that was stolen from my home a week earlier, along with a few other things. FML
Today, somebody broke in to my house and stole my laptop, which had years worth of family photos on it. Where was I when it was stolen? At Staples, buying supplies that included CDs to finally back up my pictures. FML
Today, I stayed at my boyfriend's house after mine was broken into. The robber took my laptop, jewellery, and tons of clothes. When I walked into his house, I was greeted by his brother, wearing one of my stolen shirts. FML
Today, I got my laptop back after lending it to my friend. It wouldn't boot, and after investigating I found out it'd been stripped of its hard drive and all its memory. When I confronted my "friend", he accused me of lying and trying to ruin his reputation. FML
Today, my neighbour casually mentioned that he sold my car's GPS that I'd let him borrow. He figured I wouldn't be needing it anymore since I lost my license. FML
Today, I came home to find that my roommate had picked my lock and stolen my new laptop. When I tried to take it back, he called the police. They sided with him since he had also taken the receipt, which was "proof" that it was his. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I were chatting on MSN. He had to go run down to the corner market but left his webcam on. Shortly after he left I watched his mother steal 60 dollars out of his wallet. He doesn't believe me. FML
Today, I visited my girlfriend's apartment for the first time. I guess she forgot to do some spring cleaning before I showed up, because I saw my laptop on her couch. The same laptop that was stolen from my house along with several other valuables last week. FML
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rivaraven 35
His cameras being turned off sounds awful convenient... I do hope you get your laptop back.
david66_fml 20
I hope that you/his store have theft insurance because that's a pretty substantial loss!
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Comments (59)
RainbowLibster 17
Sorry OP, but do you know for sure it was 'stolen'.
Goblin182 27
Sorry your laptop was stolen at the same time his cameras were off. On the bright side, I have some beach property in Arizona I can let you have cheap.
Sora_McKain 36
And if you'll buy that I'll throw the golden gate in for free.
xn3x 10
Tell him you go on a vacation and hide somewhere in your place. Then see if he breaks in and starts unplugging your TV.
Lightyuriman 9
i see what you did there
noonenoeone 22
What would the cameras being on have mattered? Cops don't care if they have a burglar on video they wouldn't find the stolen merchandise anyways. The only real chance you have of getting it back is hoping someone is dumb enough to pawn it with the serial number still on/inside it. I had a full color HD video of a guy breaking into my apartment twice in a week and stealing a lot of cash. They never even tried to find him. That's pretty standard from what I hear.
klutz44 28
The cops didn't even dust for prints when I showed them several items that the burglar had touched (a butter knife on the ground and a Diet Coke left on the stove). The burglar even stole some chocolate bacon I had in the fridge :(
noonenoeone 22
I think you could probably get carjacked at gunpoint and once they find the car they wouldn't even try to fingerprint it. TV and the movies lead the uninformed to believe that the police have WAY more resources at their disposal than they actually do. If it doesn't benefit the police force financially or get them media coverage they could give 2 ***** about citizens problems. It takes murder or a high profile victim to convince the authorities to spend money trying to catch them. I literally had a freeze frame of the person in my apartment where you could see his entire body head to toe clear as day. I also had 5 other friends that were with me that could corroborate my story. All it would have taken was releasing that photo to the press and asking if anyone could identify him, but even that was too much for the Hamilton County TN Police Department.
RabidLimaBeans 16
$650? Doesn't sound like a "gaming" laptop to me. Or a cheap-ass one. . .
bandaidstations 28
Laptops specifically made for gaming are usually more than $650, yes. But if she had it for awhile it would be dated and have older technology and wouldn't be worth what she paid for it. $650 sounds about right for a gaming laptop that probably cost upwards of $1000 but is a few years old.
9a_1z 12
I was going to say... either laptops are much cheaper in America or I've got a different idea of what 'gaming laptop' means.
Vegetarian27 24
That's what I thought. They're upwards of $3000 in New Zealand.
RabidLimaBeans 16
**** FML's comment editing. **** FML
XxDanno316xX 27
Calm yourself bud.
SecundusSecunda 27
650? Does it include the advanced potato graphics, with jam-cooling? Or is this a different model? Just kidding, OP. I hope you get your potato back.
avatarwill5 23
A $650 gaming laptop?? Ya no, that's not a gaming laptop. You'd have hard time building a tower yourself that cheap with stellar specs, let alone buying a prefabbed laptop made for gaming.
Frid_Kun 7
Careful, snobs here will teach you what true gaming laptop should be like. Demand insurance money, he's got to have one.
worldclassrager 41
I record serial number for things over 500$ god forbid I need to use them but it's a good thing to have on hand