Police say woman cheated bottle deposit

[MedicCook]

Police say woman cheated bottle deposit

KOPING, Sweden, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Police in Koping, Sweden, said a woman was caught using a fishing line to cheat a bottle deposit machine at a supermarket while her young son shoplifted.

A police spokesman said the 42-year-old mother was spotted by a security guard at Willys supermarket using a single recyclable bottle attached to a fishing line to claim multiple deposits, The Local reported Wednesday. The woman allegedly instructed her 11-year-old son to shoplift from the store while she used the machine.

The spokesman said the woman has previously been caught cheating the deposit system using similar means.

"This time it only came to about 100 kronor ($16.14) but the methods used mean we are classifying it as fraud," police spokesman Per Vikman said.

The woman was detained at the Koping police station while social services took custody of her son.

http://www.newsdaily.com/Quirks/UPI-1-20080227-17482400-bc-sweden-depositcheat.xml

[Dave]

:giggles:

[MedicCook]

I need to see if I have any fishing line. That is an awsome idea. It's like the kids in shop class who would cut out the metal disc's for the vending machines.

[Thomas the Solitary]

Just copy the bar code. It's much easier. Maybe put it on some kind of stick and shove it in there, scan it, and pull it out real quick.

Or, just return all the freakin' empties I've got laying around. I probably have a good amount of money sitting here in bottles.

[MedicCook]

I got about 6 bags I need to return.

[Thomas the Solitary]

I got about 6 bags I need to return.
I got a living room full I need to find a home for.

[MedicCook]

I got a living room full I need to find a home for.

And you live in the $0.10 deposit state.

Newman & Kramer is all I can think about with returning can's.

[Thomas the Solitary]

Yep. I loved that episode. "It'll never work! The logistics just don't work!"
or something to that effect.

I lived in IL for a while, and got pretty used to no deposit on cans over there. Then I moved back over here, and was looking at pop at the store, right? I figure, oh, I got seven dollars, I can get this 12 pack of Dr. Pepper, no problem.
Then when it was rang up, that magical deposit was added and I must have stood there in line for a good minute or two with my mouth hanging open.

Thats not what the tag said... I had completely forgotten about the stupid deposit. Unbelievable, eh?

My first g/f used to keep all her empties in a closet and when we'd bring them back it was an EASY $20 if not more.

I've got more than that, I'm positive of it.

[MedicCook]

The Newman/Kramer trip can be done successfully but it requires you to live close to the boarder of a $0.10 state. From NY there would be too many expenses.

[Dave]

In college we used to have two big parties. One at the end of midterms and the other after finals. Both were funded by bottle returns.