Zoneboy
04-26-2008, 06:12 AM
Link (http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=70288)
A Kirksville, Missouri man is facing charges of attempted stealing by deceit after he tried to buy a LCD television, valued at $517, for only $3.16 at a local Wal-Mart.
44-year old Reginald Newman had switched the UPC tags between a 26-inch Viore TV, listed at $517, and a $3.16 bottle of water. He then tried to buy the TV using the water's UPC tags claiming the TV's $3.16 price tag was correct.
Currently in custody at a detention center on a $10,000 cash bond, Newman faces a fine of up to $5000, seven years in prison, or any combination of fines and prison.
Chelsea
04-26-2008, 06:22 AM
People keep trying this, and it never works.
BarneyFife
04-26-2008, 09:14 AM
Who in their right mind is gonna let someone go thru Check out and purchase a TV for $3.16, without noticing the price? That guy is just plain stupid.:lol:
catlover79
04-26-2008, 10:33 AM
People keep trying this, and it never works.
That's right - and they never learn. :rolleyes:
80sTrivia
04-26-2008, 11:46 AM
I bet this will be on "World's Dumbest Criminals"... :lol:
PlayOn
04-26-2008, 12:21 PM
my aunt works at Wal-Mart and I showed her this. She simply said: 'some people will just try anything.' lol. ain't that the truth.
anyways: i wonder if they guy has something mentally wrong with him or he was drunk/on drugs. neither would surprise me.
OH Nuts!
04-26-2008, 05:03 PM
Link (http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=70288)
A Kirksville, Missouri man is facing charges of attempted stealing by deceit after he tried to buy a LCD television, valued at $517, for only $3.16 at a local Wal-Mart.
44-year old Reginald Newman had switched the UPC tags between a 26-inch Viore TV, listed at $517, and a $3.16 bottle of water. He then tried to buy the TV using the water's UPC tags claiming the TV's $3.16 price tag was correct.
Currently in custody at a detention center on a $10,000 cash bond, Newman faces a fine of up to $5000, seven years in prison, or any combination of fines and prison.
Anyone who would do something so blantantly stupid is not playing with a full deck.
InspectorExstead
04-26-2008, 05:16 PM
Anyone who would do something so blantantly stupid is not playing with a full deck.
lol. SERIOUSLY!
waichingliu81
04-26-2008, 05:16 PM
it's pathetic that there are people like that guy who think they can get things on a cheap by doing something like this
dawsongirl
04-26-2008, 08:19 PM
Maybe he tried to use the self-checkout. But there's supposed to be someone watching that too.
Either way....nice try, idiot.