Grapevines!!!
One of our local HMO's dispensary gives us a professional courtesy call "heads up" that they just got robbed of a significant number of high end (no surprise!) sunglasses. They describe the thief, his modus operandi (very specific brand names and lens features, how he distracts the staff etc.), and so now our area optical grapevine disperses the juicy details of what the guy looks like and his m.o.
Next day no less, who walks through our doors?
I'm at lunch so I can't be a hero (but reserve the right to be in future tellings of this story) and return to the shop with everyone in hyperdrive over what's happened.
911 gets called and the grapevine springs into action to be on the lookout for the thief.
With incredible chutzpah (or stupidity!) he decides to try his luck at a shop in the small town he hit yesterday not knowing we're on to him.
The owner, because we have a grapevine, has a heads up and delays the thief long enough so by the time he leaves he's stopped by the police nearby.
So--- Would you call your competition and be professional?
Be honest!
Stupid Thief!!!
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