im not too sure if this is the right area to post this, but this is my situation.
i live in an apartment building in nyc. everyone has a door mat outside their front door and most of us leave our shoes on our door mats. in the past 2 weeks ive had 3 pairs of pumas stolen from there. so this is what im thinking about doing.
putting another pair out there but before i do it, im gonna get my hot glue gun and glue razor blades on the inside so when they put my shoes on it dices up thier feet.
Taking your shoes inside seems like the wiser choice.
Mainly because it's a tad much on the sadistic side, and also because you could become criminally liable for what happens to someone who injures themselves on your boobytrap.
Nevermind that they stole your shoes, you'd be in some serious trouble.
awesome then when some little kid starts playing with them when their mom isnt looking, they can slice their little hands up and sue they shit out of you.
ps. if you change your socks and bathe every day, you wont have to leave your smelly sneakers in the hallway and your landlord will stop throwing them in the garbage.
I'm with hey_fukko. Boobytraps are illegal. While it might satisfy your own sense of justice, the amount of legal trouble you could catch is exponentially more than the cost of another pair of shoes, or the simple effort of bringing them inside.
Daisy said:
Why do you leave your shoes outside? And after the first pair were taken, why did you leave another pair out, only for those to be taken too?
Y'know what, i have a feeling i'm not going to understand.
No, don't put razorblades in them. Fill them with glue.
Best response possible.
STOP LEAVING YOUR FUCKING SHOES OUTSIDE!!! Jeez. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me....that old chesnut.
Erm yeah...I don't think the sort of people that will steal shoes will be offended if you take them inside all the time.
I think I'd do something a bit sillier than razors, like filling them with woodlice or something.
Okay, what's that saying "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me, fool me three times, I kinda deserved it then"
Dude, Pumas are some nice shoes, if I ever left anything outside or in the hallway, they would be some raggedy old pair I didn't care about 'cause getting them stolen is the chance you take.
youve all made good points and im not gonna do the razar blade trap.
im not gonna bring my shoes inside either. its bullshit that when i come home and its raining out and i wanna leave my umbrella or wet shoes in front of my door to dry and they go missing.
im gonna rig up a video camera and when i have proof then ill confront the person.
this is a 30 unit building that's rent stabized, so most of us are here until we die. mostly everbody knows each other too. there are packages that are left by ups, fed ex that have gone missng.
i can't believe that you'd risk losing more money on shoes just so you can avoid a miniscule puddle in your apartment. that could easily be cleaned up. for free.
and you know what would be totally awesome? if in addition to stealing your fourth pair of shoes, they stole the video camera that you're trying to catch them with.
You could put down a plastic mat or even just a plastic bag (saves on cleaning) in your hallway and put the wet shoes on it. It might not look so stylish but it keeps your carpet clean and saves you losing money and shoes.
Don't be fooled, this 96p item with minor alteration (I was thinking a sign saying "FOR SHOES D00D!") becomes a handy recepticle for wet or muddy shoes
love_is_suicide said:
im not gonna bring my shoes inside either. its bullshit that when i come home and its raining out and i wanna leave my umbrella or wet shoes in front of my door to dry and they go missing.
dragonNyc
New York, NY
March 2006
JUN 01, 2006 02:32 PM