Reply With QuoteA decoy safe (a cheap one) with some loose items within - in one of the usual favourite places (stair cupboard, main bedroom wardrobe) poorly secured to the woodwork………… is probably more effective.
Funny you say this as a mate who’s a jeweller said to me years ago he has done this for years and recommended doing it , fake watch and a few quid on top of a chest of drawers.
Who knows , just be careful nowadays .
A decoy safe (a cheap one) with some loose items within - in one of the usual favourite places (stair cupboard, main bedroom wardrobe) poorly secured to the woodwork………… is probably more effective.
I had exactly this when we lived in Colombia. Safes are designed to delay, and burglars usually want to be in and out in as little a time as possible.Originally Posted by blackal
Mind you, the armed guards patrolling the apartment complex were probably a bigger deterrent.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Cajones means 'drawers', not what you and he thought!
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Oh well, every day's a school day :)Cajones means 'drawers', not what you and he thought!
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I thought the go to position on here was to be vehemently anti fakes?
I have carried two wallets one with just a bit of cash and an old library card in case I was mugged.
When I joined up we had a Yorkshire lad used to carry two cigarette packets.
He kept one cigarette in one packet so if anyone asked him for a tab he could say it was his last one.
The culture among the smokers (most of us) was to huddle round on the edge of the parade square on fag break and share.
He was as you can tell a bit tight.
This is a pretty thin argument in these days if profit above all. I'll bet the workers in Cobalt mines would love a job putting fake watches together. Especially the 7 year olds... :0(
So let's hope you don't drive an EV
Ive seen a number of 911’s with Honda Jazz body kits on them. You are all hiding behind the performance arm of Honda….outrageous
That makes no sense.
Not wanting to buy a product that might have been made in a sweatshop or may be supporting criminal activity is a thin argument because other industries use similar practices, so in order to save the poor souls we should put them in another factory making other illegal products with equally dubious labour standards?
I think I can see a common problem here.
For what it’s worth, no I most definitely do not drive a EV, nor would I. Nor do I crave the latest tech.
Last edited by Sinnlover; 3rd February 2024 at 14:03.
Hear , hear...it is simple being happy, it can be difficult keeping things simple.
When my Bil was at Uni in New York he and his mates always carried separate on their person an amount of muggers money...The fag trick is a classic even when fags were as cheap as chips used to be.
This doesn’t work if you are married. You will need to replenish daily.
Just putting things in to perspective. There are so many "legal" industries that take advantage of child labour and Sweatshop conditions it's not an argument to make alone IE fake watches = bad practices. And another side of the Sweatshop and child labour argument is that a lot of families need those jobs to survive .
It's a very unfair world that appears to be getting worse regarding taking advantage of those with less.
So taking a stand against Fake Watches on the basis of Sweatshop/child labour Is a thin argument IMHO...
Strong no from me.
I don't quite agree with your premise that buying a replica watch for that reason contributes to their continued existence, if that's what you mean. People buy them because they like them and that market won't dry up. If it makes you feel safer, that's all the justification you need. I've got an old fake Deepsea you can have for free if you like, I never wear it. That way the evil drug gangs and ruthless child exploiters won't get their hands on your hard-earned. Just send me an IM.
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