Man attempts LCD TV theft using water bottle UPC, fails

Oh, shoplifters of the world -- you're not going to unite and take over with these kinds of tactics. A Kirksville, MO. man was arrested on Thursday for trying to boost a $517 Viore (yeah) LCD television by swapping the UPC tag with one from a $3.16 bottle of water. Apparently, cashiers weren't fooled by the admittedly paper-thin maneuver, and after four swipe attempts, a replaced paper spool, and one PA announcement for a store manager to come to register 14, they had the super-genius switcher thrown in the big house. If convicted, the man faces up to seven years in prison plus a hefty fine... and the lifelong shame of having tried to pull this stunt off.

[Via Fark]

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 26th 2008 9:11AM]

What an idiot.
Anyone working at a store that sells tvs would know that no tv sells for $3.16.
If he was going to bother, he sould have reduced the price by $50-$100 not divide it by over 100!
People this stupid shouldn't be allowed to procreate.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 26th 2008 11:05AM]

Thank god that criminals are stupid! $3.16 for a TV, I would have loved to be the next person in line, just to see the look on the cashiers face! He must be related to the guy that tried to rob the bank from the drive through.?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 26th 2008 11:21AM]

Don't Viore LCD panels sell for $3.16?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 26th 2008 8:52PM]

Shouldn't any store (except maybe a small grocery or convenience store) have point of sales that describe the item being scanned? So if it did scan, the cashier would know right away what the UPS was for. Why four scan attempts?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 26th 2008 10:42PM]

Since when does water cost $3.16? Are there gold chunks in it?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 26th 2008 10:54PM]

lol this is hilarious...