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My Toys R Us Nightmare —Tim Coats

A couple of months ago I bought some Lego from Toys R Us. Later that afternoon some sleazebag broke the window of my car and stole it. (They broke a $165.00 window to get $15.00 worth of Lego, the asshole) Anyway, what is even worse is, since it was (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Eric Brouwer

No offnse, but how was TRU supposed to know the item they were refunding was stolen? I agree that it sucks you were robbed, and I hope you find the culprit, but I don't understand why TRU should lose money in the deal. That is what you wanted (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Doug Finney

(...) Are you serious? That's not as ridiculous as suing McDonald's for spilling coffee in your own lap but is still pretty out there, IMO. Yes, they screwed up. I thought their attempt at damage control ($100 gift certificates) was a fine gesture. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Dave Schuler

(...) The beauty of the coffee lawsuit is that you _know_ that same person would have brought the coffee back if it was just a little too cold! Dave! (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Mike Poindexter

Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:FoCFKn.FLt@lugnet.com... (...) spilling (...) would (...) I am tired of hearing about that coffee incident being a frivolous lawsuit. The lady got $300,000 which was later reduced to $100,000 in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Tim Coats

(...) I am glad to hear that, as I thought the dumbass spilt it on herself, but it was still "frivolous" regardless of how much she got. She should have been jailed for wasting court time and required to pay all of McDonalds' legal fees. Timbo (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —David Eaton

(...) It just causes cancer in lab rats :) DaveE (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) I thought it just dissolved labratory pennies! Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Kya Morden

(...) Ah, now I have to ask, are you making that up or has someone found that it really does do that? I'm tempted to try that if it does. =P (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Shiri Dori

(...) I don't know about pennies, but my sister's boyfriend (so he claims) had left his tooth (milk tooth, after it fell out) in Cola and after two or three days it was rotten. Or maybe it disentegrated - I forgot ;-). Anyway, Sprite is much better. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Jeff Stembel

(...) Umm... I think someone told me the same thing... :) Anyway, I prefer Mountain Dew and Frostie Root Beer. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Jeff Stembel

(...) Umm... I think someone told me the same thing... :) Anyway, I prefer Mountain Dew and Frostie Root Beer. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Selçuk Göre

Shiri <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FoD1op.2su@lugnet.com... (...) left (...) days (...) If you ever had a chance to taste Elvan, Uludag, Yedigün or Camlica (1), you would immediately realized that you hadn't taste a real pop to the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) Sounds intriguing. Any chance it could be found outside of Turkey? Has anyone seen these brands in Turkish stores or restaurants in the U.S.? There's this Brazilian soda (Guanara? or something) that I had once and thought was incredibly keen. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Larry Pieniazek

(...) I dunno if it dissolves them but if you put a dirty one in (all the way to green with oxidation, even) overnight, it will be shiny again. (...) I agree. Go clean your pennies off and spend them! (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Tom McDonald

(...) It dissolves *teeth* rather than pennies, and AFAIK, right now you can't get new real living teeth for mere pennies. :-) But yes, given enough time, it'll dissolve the lab rats themselves too. (...) Phosphoric acid, an ingredient listed on the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) ! 2 servings per can, to reduce the amount of junk per serving... Marketing in the nutrition info. :-P Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Mark Rendle

"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:FoCGE5.J74@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) Rendle rendle2000@hotmail.com (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Dave Schuler

(...) That's interesting; I hadn't heard that previously. (...) What people generally regard as frivolous, I think, is the fact that she held the coffee between her legs--do I recall correctly? To many people's view this seems to be simply asking (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Frank Filz

Dave Schuler wrote in message ... (...) lawsuit. (...) That (...) it (...) warn (...) the (...) which (...) at (...) time, (...) be (...) coffee (...) I also recall that one of the big issues which always gets left out is that McDonalds had (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Adam Hoekwater

(...) There are a lot of things that, if spilled, could kill a baby. That doesn't make them morally wrong. They gave me a knife at the steakhouse and I managed not to chop off my foot. Does that mean the steakhouse got lucky? (...) I doubt that they (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Lindsay Frederick Braun

(...) In fact, wasn't the award thrown out completely at some point? (...) I almost married someone about five years ago who had a rather large scar on her left hip (yeah, yeah, stop it, peanut gallery), believe it or not, from a McDonald's coffee (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

RE: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Doug Finney

(...) Not that I've seen, though if anyone can provide evidence of either of these ($100k or thrown out) I'd love to see them. From what I've been able to dig up, the original award was for almost $2.9 *million*, $200k for compensatory damages plus (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Tom Stangl

All I did was type "coffee mcdonalds lawsuit" into the URL bar on Communicator, and the first match back was (URL) - everyone go read it. Can we PLEASE now take this to off-topic already? It has buggerall to do with Lego or shopping anymore. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Scott Edward Sanburn

< cross posted to off.topic.debate > Mr L F Braun wrote: < snipped coffee issues > Hmm, well I worked at the Coffee Beanery for two years, when I ws 16 to 18 years old: (URL) business based in Flushing, Michigan, where I grew up. I still love it! (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Adam Hoekwater

(...) Oh yeah. The little family-owned roasting shops are always better than the big guys. [Shameless plug for] Schuil Coffee in Grand Rapids, MI is a fantastic shoppe. (...) get WARNINGS printed on the front of The Holy Bible, telling potential (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Richard Franks

(...) Teeheehee! *ahem* Richard (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Scott Edward Sanburn

(...) Hmmmm... May I suggest DNC pamphlets as well? Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator/CAD Operator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) Page -> (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Richard Franks

(...) Anything really.. following any organised or non organised philosophy may be hazardous to your health. But you can't regulate against unorganised philosophy because there's nothing there! Hope that clears it up! Richard (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Paul Davidson

(...) lawsuit. (...) That (...) it (...) which (...) at (...) Only 150 degrees? That shouldn't be a serious burn -- anyone who frequents coffee shops (as I do) knows that the "normal" temperature for a latte is 160 degrees. I myself order them at (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

RE: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Doug Finney

(...) I believe it was closer to 190 degrees. Doug (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Lindsay Frederick Braun

(...) Perhaps he meant *centigrade*. ;) (this would be a trick--those newfangled coffee machines that produce coffee under 12 atm pressure...) best Lindsay (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Paul Davidson

picky. (...) set (...) frequents (...) is (...) be (...) newfangled (...) I was about to challenge you on your physics until I saw you were joking. :) Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Lindsay Frederick Braun

(...) Had I been serious, I would have checked my physics. I think (IIRC) that at 190C water is always gas. At the very least it would be much more than 12atm needed to keep it liquid. Then again, it's been six years since I had to figure any of (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Jeff Stembel

(...) A friend of my father's had his window broken so someone could steal two quarters once. (...) How are they supposed to check? How would they know who purchsed the set? For all they know, you could've given the set to that person. They aren't (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Eric Kingsley

(...) This is a very good point. Many stores don't even require a reciept any more. One somewhat funny story I have is of a warehouse worker at a company that I used to work for got caught stealing some relatively expensive consumer product. The (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Larry Pieniazek

(...) hehe. I was in a Target the other day, I inadvertantly left my wallet in the car. I had a bunch of Droid Developers and one RIS in my cart, took it over to Cust Svc and asked one behind the counter person to keep an eye on it (it was unpaid (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Bruce Schlickbernd

(...) I'm not sure that you are blowing this entirely out of proportion, but file a police report and demand the return of the stolen item. That's about as far as you can go with it. Bruce (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Tim Coats

(...) I have already done that. But buying stolen goods is not legal and reselling them is even worse. It doesn't matter if they "know" or not. The reason they should check ID is so that they verify the person who they are giving the refund to is (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Frank Filz

(...) Most stores are pretty flexible on returns because many people want to be able to return gifts. How do you propose that be allowed? The illegality of buying stolen goods is an interesting one. If it is clear that the goods are stolen, I can (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Tim Coats

(...) I had bought the ONLY items left of that type and knew the time I had bought them. No one else could have possibly claimed to buy the same item at the same time because there weren't any more. That should be in the police report because I told (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Bruce Schlickbernd

(...) The you have a legal case - but by the time all is said and done, it won't have been worth it. Don't ask for a refund: demand the item back. Be prepared with a police report. If they won't budge, my advice is to move on. It's a minor item. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Lindsay Frederick Braun

(...) Tim, didn't your car insurance cover the window and any items stolen from the car? After the $50 deductible, mine does--including merchandise inside the car. Thank God for Michigan insurance laws! best Lindsay (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Tom Stangl

And I thought Kalifornia's laws were socialistic and ridiculous! Most states I've lived in, anything loose in the car is NOT covered. And I for one agree with that statement, I wouldn't expect an insurance company to have to pay for something you (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Lindsay Frederick Braun

(...) Well, that's part of the catch. You see, Michigan's not really much of a socialist state--so this kind of comprehensive coverage does cost me. However, it costs me less to have full coverage with all the bells and whistles from Michigan that (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Frank Filz

Tom Stangl, VFAQman wrote in message <388113B3.23F0F572@vfaq.com>... (...) for one (...) to pay for (...) to prove (...) In North Carolina, personal possessions in the car are covered by homeowners/renters insurance, at least by State Farm. There (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Lindsay Frederick Braun

(...) Even if an accurate description of the culprit (which I'm sure it is--and then some), I'll raise the killjoy-spectre of "please watch the language." That's a word that I think should have remained in the not-for-prime-time lexicon. (...) This (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Adam Hoekwater

(...) While I and the other vocal on-lookers don't see any wrongdoing on the part of TRU, I'd bet any judge in Michigan would find for you on this one. Their track records seem to imply that they have some sort of agenda against corporations. Not (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Keep in mind... (was: My Toys R Us Nightmare) —Erin Windross

(...) Tim, next time in the future could you not swear? (Just recently there was a huge debate on swearing on Lugnet) So please in the future keep it to a minimum. (Man, am I sounding like Todd or what?) Erin -- (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Keep in mind... (was: My Toys R Us Nightmare) —Richard Franks

(...) I didn't notice - talk about de-sentistisation! :( Richard (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Keep in mind... (was: My Toys R Us Nightmare) —James Brown

(...) I noticed....I didn't say anything because last time I got jumped on for being a over-sensitive jerk. also :( James (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Joel VanAtta

(...) Well, how were they supposed to know it was stolen? If he's got a receipt, that means somebody bought it. Most cases, the person returning it was the person who bought it. I know, they should have checked ID, but the returns area (at least in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Mike Walsh

Joel VanAtta wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) My local TRU (Cary, NC) is very diligent about checking ID on returns. I recently returned a couple things and how to show my NC Drivers License before I received my merhcandise card (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Paul Davidson

What about people without ID? (like kids) -- Paul Davidson Mike Walsh <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:FoCq40.JFK@lugnet.com... (...) receipt, (...) the (...) returns (...) to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Mike Walsh

Paul Davidson wrote in message ... (...) Reasonable question ... My son (who just turned five) received two copies of the Ultimate LEGO Book for Christmas. We returned one copy to TRU in exchange for a merchandise credit (used to buy LEGO of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Jeff Stembel

(...) adult. Dunno if an age is attached or not though. Jeff (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Doug Wilcox

Wait a minute. How is TRU responsible for what happened to your Lego set after it left their store? They certainly could not (not would they be expected to in any case) have verified that the receipt holder was _not_ you. There is something, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Bruce Schlickbernd

(...) Receiving stolen goods: They can't keep something that belongs to someone else. Proving that or getting them to admit to it or getting them to return the item or payment is something else entirely. Bruce (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Dave Stiles

(...) Hmmm...so lets see,the store accepts an item they carried even though it is now out of stock, and this makes the first one returned to them after a car was broken into stolen? Yes, more likely than not it was PROBABLY the stolen items, but (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Mike Walsh

The WordMeister wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) use (...) I am actually okay with the fact that TRU charges more. That means that TRU will tend to have older stock longer than Wal-Mart, Target, and K-Mart, etc. Anytime I am on the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare —Tony Kilaras

Timbo wrote in message <387F845C.281F@cyberis.net>... (...) Don't get me wrong, I think what happened to you sucks, but even if TRU checked ID and he/she used real ID, can you prove that he/she is the one who ACTUALLY broke into your car? Assuming (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)