not only do the honest pay for theft from disney stores- but apparently also from disney's visitors.
At Fort Wilderness in Dec. we left our Coach diaper bag in the golf cart while we walked and looked at decorations. when we returned, it was gone. we called security, and they assured us it "would show up". When we told him that we were sure it was stolen as we knew it was there when we walked away, he said yes, it probably was but it would indeed be found. Guess they've dealt with this before, but it shocked the heck out of us at Disneyworld! thought folks there were honest- wrong.
In the meantime, 30 min later and no diaper bag- the security guard asked about what was in it and what did we need. we were leaving the next day so it had the end of the diapers, end of the wipes, end of the formula and baby food, the only sippies that weren't packed etc. we were understandably upset, and he said, "no problem"- walk around the store and pick whatever you need. everything you need. he told the cashier to charge it to security. we were beyond grateful and while trying to figure out the minimal we could get by on (yup, WE are honest, could have taken them for a lot!), someone found it thrown in the bushes and returned it.
Needless to say, the thief were disappointed, sure they figured a large Coach bag would have an iPhone, wallet, goodies, instead it had formula and diapers- even a wet one because we had just changed the baby in the cart and not been near a trash can yet- served em right!
bottom line- we didn't accept any of the things we had gathered- even though they told us it was alright to take, for our time and giref- but if we had- THE HONEST GUY would have paid for the thief! I am sure we are not the only ones experiencing theft at Disney, that Disney offers to help, and this goes right into the price of the items in the stores.
but hats off to Disney for being so kind and helpful when we really needed a little TLC, almost as much as the diapers!
One of the first things a responsible Loss Prevention program will tell it's detectives is to not chase people out of the store. If that person gets hurt or someone else gets hurt while you were chasing them then you can be in a lot of trouble. I watched one of my fellow LP detectives chase a man across the parking lot of Meijers and the guy nearly got hit by a pickup truck. My supervisor was already on the phone with corporate HQ to start the termination process before he got back to the store front. It is dangerous. Plus, that person that is being chased may have friends waiting for them. The person doing the chasing may end up being the one running in the end. LOL
