Stealing Drinks in the Pub/Club

xoixo · 2010-05-13 14:46:39

Do you do this? Or what do you think of the people who do? One of my mates steals anything he can get his stingy hands on every time we're out and may be harsh but to be honest I'm hoping he gets spiked or ends up horrifically ill so he'll learn his lesson!

13-05-2010 03:46PM

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xoixo

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Do you do this?
Or what do you think of the people who do?

One of my mates steals anything he can get his stingy hands on every time we're out and may be harsh but to be honest I'm hoping he gets spiked or ends up horrifically ill so he'll learn his lesson!

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#2 13-05-2010 03:47PM

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Its a knacker-ish thing to do.

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#3 13-05-2010 03:48PM

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I wouldn't steal anything. One knacker did accuse me of stealing his drink once upon a time though.

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#4 13-05-2010 03:49PM

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Nice "mate" you have there :rolleyes:

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#5 13-05-2010 03:50PM

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If you're leaving a half pint down and not coming back to it, just make sure you phlegm it up real good. They can take your drink but they'll pay for it once it passes their lips

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#6 13-05-2010 03:50PM

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xoixo wrote: »

One of my mates steals anything he can get his stingy hands on every time we're out and may be harsh but to be honest I'm hoping he gets spiked or ends up horrifically ill so he'll learn his lesson!

How about instead you just tell him you won't be in his company and that he should f*ck right off?

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#7 13-05-2010 03:53PM

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monkeyfudge wrote: »

How about instead you just tell him you won't be in his company and that he should f*ck right off?

I've got really mad about it before and started fights (I'm a girl btw, in case that sounded physical) but he's one of those people who pays no attention to what I or anyone thinks of him, really obnoxious... I would just stop seeing him but friend circles means thats not really possible.

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#8 13-05-2010 03:53PM

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no, as Im not a scroungy scumbag

I seem to recall another thread, in which a girl noticed her drinks getting pinched, so diluted it via a trip to the bathroom (!) and left it get robbed..

/edit yay

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#9 13-05-2010 03:55PM

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This actually happens?

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#10 13-05-2010 03:55PM

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Wossack wrote: »

I seem to recall another thread, in which a girl noticed her drinks getting pinched, so diluted it via a trip to the bathroom (!) and left it get robbed..

Yeah, a friend of a friend did the same one night in a club in Cork. Had several drinks stolen so took a piss in an empty bottle and left it out...and it was taken too. Justice served

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#11 13-05-2010 03:56PM

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I know of two people that do it, There is two sides too this.

One you should be able to leave your drink down without it been taking.

On the other hand you have to remember this is Ireland, and your drink should never leave your side. (At leased this is what I do)

Also, if your drink has been taking, you could count yourself lucky in a way, it could have been spiked. So it is a lesson to be learnt from the whole experience.

Personally I think they should ban pubs, clubs & offos. Messy drunks, waste of Garda time and government money dealing with these yobs that are off their heads on all types of alcohol. Just have a look how well the Head Shop ban worked, I have not seen one person off there head, there is no druggies or drug dealing taking place any more.[SIZE="-3"]Citation Needed [/SIZE]I just see people off there heads on alcohol as this is one of the legal drugs left.

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#12 13-05-2010 03:56PM

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No cause

A. I'm not a scrounger and
B. I'm iffy enough about leaving my own drink down for a second for fear of some scummer slipping something into it.. I'm hardly going to go downing a random drink I've just found on a table.. Not to mention what you might catch off the glass.. Herpes etc duuurrrty

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#13 13-05-2010 03:57PM

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Its a scummy thing to do. So no, I've never stolen a drink.

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#14 13-05-2010 03:58PM

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Pint-thieves should enjoy the pint.

Because if they get caught, they can choose between two options: paying back the drink with extremely high interest or extreme pain.

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#15 13-05-2010 04:00PM

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I'd never leave my drink down except you know how in some clubs they don't let you bring it outside into the smoking area, so you've no choice.
Said friend will also wonder over to that table everyone leaves them on by the doors and take as he pleases. Free bar! :mad:

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#16 13-05-2010 04:00PM

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Hell no, it could be anything in there.
I once mistook my mates Budweiser for my Carlsberg *shudders*

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#17 13-05-2010 04:01PM

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Never.

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#18 13-05-2010 04:02PM

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biko wrote: »

Hell no, it could be anything in there.
I once mistook my mates Budweiser for my Carlsberg *shudders*

Carlsberg is top of the range!

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#19 13-05-2010 04:02PM

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msg11 wrote: »

Personally I think they should ban pubs, clubs & offos. Messy drunks, waste of Garda time and government money dealing with these yobs that are off their heads on all types of alcohol. Just have a look how well the Head Shop ban worked, I have not seen one person off there head, there is no druggies or drug dealing taking place any more. I just see people off there heads on alcohol as this is one of the legal drugs left.

:pac: I really hope you are joking, or else I want to live, work, shop and socialise wherever you do. Just at lunch I saw some scrote looking junkie spit a manky big pile of junkie spit on the groiund as he zombie walked by me.

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#20 13-05-2010 04:03PM

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xoixo wrote: »

Said friend will also wonder over to that table everyone leaves them on by the doors and take as he pleases. Free bar! :mad:

Have a discreet word with one of the target tables. Your mate gets a kicking and you can just say they spotted him.

Result.

It's going to happen sooner or later anyway.

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#21 13-05-2010 04:03PM

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Spiking is a myth, anyway pubshops are going to be banned for selling bike to underage gluesniffers

This forum makes my brain cry ...

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#22 13-05-2010 04:03PM

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Did it one night years ago when quite drunk, didnt get caught, my friends though it was funny, I didnt.

Havnt done it since and wouldnt entertain the idea of doing it TBH.

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#23 13-05-2010 04:03PM

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NothingMan wrote: »

:pac: I really hope you are joking, or else I want to live, work, shop and socialise wherever you do. Just at lunch I saw some scrote looking junkie spit a manky big pile of junkie spit on the groiund as he zombie walked by me.

****e, forgot to add this too that part of the post [SIZE="-3"]Citation Needed[/SIZE]

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#24 13-05-2010 04:10PM

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When the auld BZP Party Pills were on the go, we decided to slip one in to a friend's drink to spice his night up a bit, so to speak... Anyway, long story short, a lovely young girl decided to try robbing my drink right in front of me, I told her to fcuk off, so the brazen cow necks my mates drink right in front of us... Needless to say, it didn't sit too well with her, she freaked out, puked everywhere and had to be rushed off with her mates!
Yeah, I suppose I felt slightly bad and worried at the time, but now I laugh at the story... She'll think twice about doing that again, won't she??

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#25 13-05-2010 04:11PM

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Scummy thing to do. As others have suggested, if you're done with your drink then leave a little present in there if anyone is out on the hunt for free drink. Might put a stop to some of them.

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#26 13-05-2010 04:12PM

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Don't do it, haven't had it done often since I drink the black stuff. Last time was years ago in Naas. Caught the chap, but wouldn't take it back. He could keep the pint, but I marched him up to the bar to buy me a fresh one. It was either that or he got a slap.

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#27 13-05-2010 04:12PM

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i take my friends drinks all the time just to make sure they dont get too drunk

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#28 13-05-2010 04:15PM

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xoixo wrote: »

Do you do this?
Or what do you think of the people who do?

One of my mates steals anything he can get his stingy hands on every time we're out and may be harsh but to be honest I'm hoping he gets spiked or ends up horrifically ill so he'll learn his lesson!

Jees I'd be totally mortified and wouldn't be caught dead in their company :eek:

Can he not afford his own? Does he just take a sip and put it back or does he take the whole thing? Not that it matters, I'm just nosey

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#29 13-05-2010 04:15PM

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I have once or twice but I was fluttered on these occasions. I had a boyfriend who used to finance his nights out this way, god I loved him....

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#30 13-05-2010 04:16PM

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DarkJager wrote: »

If you're leaving a half pint down and not coming back to it, just make sure you phlegm it up real good. They can take your drink but they'll pay for it once it passes their lips

oh jees ....we need a puking smiley

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#31 13-05-2010 04:16PM

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sky88 wrote: »

i take my friends drinks all the time just to make sure they dont get too drunk

We all need a friend like you

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