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		What's more impressive -- that this woman robbed a store with her finger, or that she got $148 from the Dollar General? (mcall.com)		33
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doczoidberg		2013-01-24 01:39:53 PM

Sheoot. You could buy everything in the store for that much.

PsyLord		2013-01-24 01:46:33 PM

$148? Were they all in one dollar bills?

DanZero		2013-01-24 01:47:00 PM

$148 and it was quick, convenient, and didn't have to dress up or use a real gun as you would going to Walmart or something.

hammettman		2013-01-24 01:52:11 PM

If only the store clerk were armed with fingers, he could have fingered back.

bsharitt		2013-01-24 01:56:19 PM

To obvious solution is to ban fingers.

Snowflake Tubbybottom		2013-01-24 01:57:17 PM

See? Gun control works.

ReapTheChaos		2013-01-24 02:03:08 PM

I'm surprised she only got $148. Dollar general does pretty good business, she must have gotten there early or on a very slow day.

RobSeace		2013-01-24 02:03:55 PM

I hear the RIAA was initially interested in suing her, but then they realized she was a different sort of digital thief...

razyjean		2013-01-24 02:04:50 PM

You guys do know that Dollar General and Dollar Tree are two different stores, right. The latter is the place where the majority of items only cost $1, the former offers cheaply made crap at prices rounded to the nearest dollar in order to get people to think they are getting some kind of deal.

mafiageek1980		2013-01-24 02:05:07 PM

as someone who used to work there, I can tell you that neither one shocks me. People will steal anything that isn't nailed down, and trust me: Dollar General may be a *Cheap* store, but tons of people shop there. They make more than you think.

/worked as a key holder for a store in Odessa, Tx
//Worst. Job. Ever.
///worse than working at Wal Mart

ten foiled hats		2013-01-24 02:06:06 PM

I'm going to beat you with a crowbar until you go away.

jonny_q		2013-01-24 02:10:47 PM

razyjean: You guys do know that Dollar General and Dollar Tree are two different stores, right. The latter is the place where the majority of items only cost $1, the former offers cheaply made crap at prices rounded to the nearest dollar in order to get people to think they are getting some kind of deal.

I've been to Dollar General two or three times here in town. My thought was "I could save 20 minutes by going here and getting a couple things instead of going across town". I ended up paying more, not getting what I wanted, and what I got sucked. And after the first time, I apparently thought it would be better the next time...

mafiageek1980		2013-01-24 02:21:39 PM

Lukeonia1		2013-01-24 02:21:59 PM

"Stop! Or I'll vaporize her head!"
"With your finger?"
"With my death ray!"
"It looks like a finger to me."

KrispyKritter		2013-01-24 02:36:35 PM

MBZ321		2013-01-24 02:38:02 PM

What's with all the Dollar General hate? It's a pretty good place to get basic items (socks, box of cereal, soap, plastic household crap,) without having to deal with the crazies at Walmart.
\Although they closed the store here, but they offer even better deals on their website.
\Now only have Family Dollar to go to, which is pretty much the same, but in the 'ghetto'.

Charlie Chingas		2013-01-24 02:41:53 PM

And as the reign of Obama continues, more and more of this will happen.

show me		2013-01-24 02:52:46 PM

mafiageek1980: as someone who used to work there, I can tell you that neither one shocks me. People will steal anything that isn't nailed down, and trust me: Dollar General may be a *Cheap* store, but tons of people shop there. They make more than you think.

/worked as a key holder for a store in Odessa, Tx
//Worst. Job. Ever.
///worse than working at Wal Mart

So who was the Gate Keeper? And was Bill Murray around?
/always wanted to meet Bill Murray

Fano		2013-01-24 02:56:13 PM

Lukeonia1: "Stop! Or I'll vaporize her head!"
"With your finger?"
"With my death ray!"
"It looks like a finger to me."

It was a gub

mafiageek1980		2013-01-24 03:02:02 PM

show me: mafiageek1980: as someone who used to work there, I can tell you that neither one shocks me. People will steal anything that isn't nailed down, and trust me: Dollar General may be a *Cheap* store, but tons of people shop there. They make more than you think.

/worked as a key holder for a store in Odessa, Tx
//Worst. Job. Ever.
///worse than working at Wal Mart

So who was the Gate Keeper? And was Bill Murray around?
/always wanted to meet Bill Murray

I never got to meet the Gate Keeper. Knowing the area I was in (Odessa), he was prob a roughneck, lol. No Bill Murray though :(

themasterdebater		2013-01-24 03:05:34 PM

ReapTheChaos: I'm surprised she only got $148. Dollar general does pretty good business, she must have gotten there early or on a very slow day.

Or went to a register that only had a few people or no one there. Unless they're looking to rob the whole place, me thinks she went to an empty register and quietly told them to stuff cash from the register into the bag and out the door she went.

Sounds like an amateur.

Joe Blowme		2013-01-24 03:06:01 PM

bsharitt: To obvious solution is to ban fingers.

THIS!!!
Or maybe just cut off all thumbs and forefingers

Phantoms5000		2013-01-24 04:02:29 PM

So the Dollar General just got busted down to 50-Cent Sargent?
Or $0.25 private, take your pick.

/I got nothin'.

Raven Darke		2013-01-24 04:56:27 PM

I stole a bunch of money from those schmucks at Dollar General
Almost a hundred fifty, now I am a big shot criminal.
For those of you who might try this, I don't think this was typical,
I stole a bunch of money from those schmucks at Dollar General

/No appologies to Gilbert and Sullivan
//Seriously, none at all.

pseudowho		2013-01-24 05:09:26 PM

"Is that finger loaded?"

www.doctorwhoreviews.co.uk

downstairs		2013-01-24 05:25:48 PM

mafiageek1980: as someone who used to work there, I can tell you that neither one shocks me. People will steal anything that isn't nailed down, and trust me: Dollar General may be a *Cheap* store, but tons of people shop there. They make more than you think.

/worked as a key holder for a store in Odessa, Tx
//Worst. Job. Ever.
///worse than working at Wal Mart

Ugh. So much this. The "ugh" is for the fact that I can no longer bring my cart outside the store to my car because everyone was stealing them.

lack of warmth		2013-01-24 10:15:49 PM

I definitely had to check the location on this story. A Dollar General near me have been robbed twice in the last two days. I wonder how long this streak will last.

WordyGrrl		2013-01-25 12:03:53 AM

jonny_q: razyjean: You guys do know that Dollar General and Dollar Tree are two different stores, right. The latter is the place where the majority of items only cost $1, the former offers cheaply made crap at prices rounded to the nearest dollar in order to get people to think they are getting some kind of deal.

I've been to Dollar General two or three times here in town. My thought was "I could save 20 minutes by going here and getting a couple things instead of going across town". I ended up paying more, not getting what I wanted, and what I got sucked. And after the first time, I apparently thought it would be better the next time...

Did you find their store brand Girl Scout cookie knockoffs? Those are pretty damn good, and might have made up for the rest of your shopping trip suckage.

ladyfortuna		2013-01-25 01:23:38 AM

doczoidberg: Sheoot. You could buy everything in the store for that much.

When my credit card number was compromised in the big hack last year, someone at a Texas Dollar General charged about $1600 in ~$200 increments over a few days. Fortunately I wasn't liable for any of it, but you get the idea - I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out they end each day with hundreds in the till if not more.

Superjoe		2013-01-25 01:39:02 AM

pseudowho: "Is that finger loaded?"

[www.doctorwhoreviews.co.uk image 600x450]

I thought of the same scene, but only because I watched that just last night.

StoPPeRmobile		2013-01-25 03:13:34 AM

ReapTheChaos: I'm surprised she only got $148. Dollar general does pretty good business, she must have gotten there early or on a very slow day.

Yep. It's Walmart-lite

razyjean		2013-01-25 03:57:21 PM

KrispyKritter: razyjean: You guys do know that Dollar General and Dollar Tree are two different stores, right. The latter is the place where the majority of items only cost $1, the former offers cheaply made crap at prices rounded to the nearest dollar in order to get people to think they are getting some kind of deal.

in my wildest dreams i'd never imagine a Dollar Store snob exists. just, holy crap. people like you are why other people take drugs.

lol. I'm not a "Dollar Store snob." I'm poor, so I have to shop wherever the best deals are, and it's been my experience that the Dollar Store is not that place. Dollar Tree is great for bathroom and kitchen products. Family Dollar has a pretty good selection, too, but once they put a Wal-mart in across the street, I pretty much stopped going there.

WordyGrrl: Did you find their store brand Girl Scout cookie knockoffs? Those are pretty damn good, and might have made up for the rest of your shopping trip suckage.

No, but I'll have to look next time I'm in the area. Thanks for the tip :)

WordyGrrl		2013-01-25 06:18:46 PM

razyjean: KrispyKritter: razyjean: You guys do know that Dollar General and Dollar Tree are two different stores, right. The latter is the place where the majority of items only cost $1, the former offers cheaply made crap at prices rounded to the nearest dollar in order to get people to think they are getting some kind of deal.

in my wildest dreams i'd never imagine a Dollar Store snob exists. just, holy crap. people like you are why other people take drugs.

lol. I'm not a "Dollar Store snob." I'm poor, so I have to shop wherever the best deals are, and it's been my experience that the Dollar Store is not that place. Dollar Tree is great for bathroom and kitchen products. Family Dollar has a pretty good selection, too, but once they put a Wal-mart in across the street, I pretty much stopped going there.

WordyGrrl: Did you find their store brand Girl Scout cookie knockoffs? Those are pretty damn good, and might have made up for the rest of your shopping trip suckage.

No, but I'll have to look next time I'm in the area. Thanks for the tip :)

Anytime, honey. We financially-aware people gotta stick together. So far, I've only seen their knockoffs of Thin Mints, Samoas and Tagalogs. They're $1 cheaper than the real thing, but they're available all year 'round. Family Dollar and Dollar Tree don't carry anything similar.

And yeah, why the hell would I spend more than a dollar on friggin' dishwashing liquid? ALL soap has antibacterial properties, and most of it has a pleasant enough smell that I will enjoy for the entire 3 minutes I spend hand washing my dishes. If you're paying more just so it matches your "kitchen decor color scheme" or "my neighbors might think I'm cheap?" Well, that's just kinda snooty.

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