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Man 'steals' games from HMV after they refuse to accept his vouchers

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Otto Flayshow, Jan 17, 2013.

  1. SleepySpecialK

    SleepySpecialK Well-Known Member

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    I loved my train set when I was young. I got the Intercity one from Santa just after it came out. I always wanted a huge trainset in the attic where I could play undisturbed and hide bodies.

    I didn't get the whole attic <cry>
     
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  2. Dorty Dogbreath

    Dorty Dogbreath keeper of the glow

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    **** off you soft twats with yer trainsets, Scalextric was far better. Proper F1 racing cars, I had the Elf Tyrell and John Player Lotus in my day. James Hunt or the Fat Controller? No contest.
     
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  3. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    My favourite was a black Ford Escort.
     
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  4. THFC6061

    THFC6061 Well-Known Member

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    I had that too.

    Don't forget the six-wheeled Tyrrell (four at the front) and six-wheeled March (four at the back).
     
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  5. ellandback

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    Man 'steals' games from HMV after they refuse to accept his vouchers

    Thats not stealing. Not particulary the right thing to do either, though I'm sure we can all understand it!!!
     
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  6. GroveRanger

    GroveRanger Well-Known Member

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    We were poor. Had to stick cardboard toilet roll tubes together and go "Choo-choo".

    All that DIY with toilet roll tubes was to come in handy later on in life when creating my 'bog roll, sock, clingfilm' sex toy. I still go "choo-choo" when I use it.
     
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  7. Clem Fandango

    Clem Fandango Well-Known Member

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    I had Railroad Tycoon on the Amiga which was like a sim city type game but you design a rail network. I think what this guy has bought is a train driving simulator, which is a really boring train nerd game that my dad likes to play.
     
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  8. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    That does sound boring!
    Sounds like doing a day at work, what next - a factory production line simulator?
     
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  9. grandpops

    grandpops Well-Known Member

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    absolutely right. seems to me there is a sound argument that they stole the money from those who bought them. entirely wrong imo.
     
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  10. Clem Fandango

    Clem Fandango Well-Known Member

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    My dad used to get really excited putting on the breaks and then waiting the full five minutes to see if it would crash into the Victoria St or stop on time. The crash didn't even have good effects with people dying and stuff, it just sort of informed you you had failed.
     
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  11. Waddos_legends

    Waddos_legends Active Member

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    Surely if he had left the vouchers and the £6.80 and walked away there would be nothing the Police could have done as it would then have become a civil matter and not a criminal one!
     
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  12. alwaysright

    alwaysright @ Very Angry Camel

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    Not exactly - any shop reserves the right to refuse to serve any customer regardless of their ability to pay - but I still feel that the man was morally right in his actions as HMV had been selling the vouchers in the busy pre Christmas period in the full knowledge that there was no way they intended to honour them - that in my opinion, is obtaining money by deception - which, if you read up on the Theft Act of 1968, means that HMV are the real villains.
     
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  13. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    I agree. Additionally, the stock will be sold off to pay secured creditors, much of which has already been bought and paid for by those that bought vouchers. Double whammy.
     
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  14. Rubber Johnny

    Rubber Johnny Well-Known Member

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    Tesco are now accepting HMV vouchers if you buy their burgers ( Horse Meat Voucher).
     
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