luckystar112
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So, two days ago both my and FI''s vehicles got broken into in the middle of the night.
The guy stole my broken ipod (aw, so sad for him huh?) and my FI''s GPS navigation system.
I don''t even want to talk about how stupid it was for FI to leave that thing in his glovebox, especially since thieves are just looking for the windshield mounts and breaking into those vehicles. Anyway, it''s gone, and we''re mad, and I actually saw the kid leaving our driveway which is a whole other story....
Today I''m looking on craigslist and what do I see? The SAME brand and model of gps for sale, along with windshield mount. hmmmmmmmm. So I emailed the guy pretending to be interested and we''re meeting tomorrow at 4pm at a starbucks. Guess where that starbucks is located......yup, 2 blocks from my house! Seriously, what are the odds. I''m aware that there is a small chance this isn''t our GPS, but I can "tell" I''m going to meet a young guy because we''ve been communicating through text messages, he''s spelled everything wrong, and he used a lot of slang.
I will be able to tell if it''s our GPS in two ways. 1) Ours has a small scratch on the screen. and 2) all I have to do is ask him to see it, turn it on, and hit HOME to see if our address is programmed on there (if he hasn''t erased it). I could also ask him if he still has the owner''s manual since ours is sitting right next to me on our desk.
I have to go alone and I am SOOOO nervous. Obviously if there is no scratch it isn''t ours. I will tell him the real reason for meeting him and move on. But if it IS our GPS, how do I react???? I''m going to try to pry as much information out of him as possible. We''re meeting before he goes to work, so I''ll ask him where he works....I''ll pretend to think he looks familiar in order to get his name. Should I call the cops beforehand to let them know what I''m doing? I really think that I would be too scared to confront him if it''s our gps. This is Houston and you just never know who you are dealing with. I''m not going to bring cash, so I''ll have to write him a check. Then hopefully I''ll have the gps, I''ll get out of there, call the cops, call my bank, and the guy will get arrested.
Am I thinking this through enough? Any other ways I should prepare for this??? I''m so scared!!!
The guy stole my broken ipod (aw, so sad for him huh?) and my FI''s GPS navigation system.
I don''t even want to talk about how stupid it was for FI to leave that thing in his glovebox, especially since thieves are just looking for the windshield mounts and breaking into those vehicles. Anyway, it''s gone, and we''re mad, and I actually saw the kid leaving our driveway which is a whole other story....
Today I''m looking on craigslist and what do I see? The SAME brand and model of gps for sale, along with windshield mount. hmmmmmmmm. So I emailed the guy pretending to be interested and we''re meeting tomorrow at 4pm at a starbucks. Guess where that starbucks is located......yup, 2 blocks from my house! Seriously, what are the odds. I''m aware that there is a small chance this isn''t our GPS, but I can "tell" I''m going to meet a young guy because we''ve been communicating through text messages, he''s spelled everything wrong, and he used a lot of slang.
I will be able to tell if it''s our GPS in two ways. 1) Ours has a small scratch on the screen. and 2) all I have to do is ask him to see it, turn it on, and hit HOME to see if our address is programmed on there (if he hasn''t erased it). I could also ask him if he still has the owner''s manual since ours is sitting right next to me on our desk.
I have to go alone and I am SOOOO nervous. Obviously if there is no scratch it isn''t ours. I will tell him the real reason for meeting him and move on. But if it IS our GPS, how do I react???? I''m going to try to pry as much information out of him as possible. We''re meeting before he goes to work, so I''ll ask him where he works....I''ll pretend to think he looks familiar in order to get his name. Should I call the cops beforehand to let them know what I''m doing? I really think that I would be too scared to confront him if it''s our gps. This is Houston and you just never know who you are dealing with. I''m not going to bring cash, so I''ll have to write him a check. Then hopefully I''ll have the gps, I''ll get out of there, call the cops, call my bank, and the guy will get arrested.
Am I thinking this through enough? Any other ways I should prepare for this??? I''m so scared!!!