Ideas for thief prank

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Some kind of booby trap.

We had a thing about leaving mouse traps for each other (coworkers) and a few unfortunate bystanders inside boxes of junk food. Well, that's how it started but after a while they were everywhere.

Subtle electric shock would be cool, from a shiny pen or something.

Get a video of that :)
 
D23 said:
Subtle electric shock would be cool, from a shiny pen or something.

Get a video of that :)
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There was once a guy going around shocking ppl with those piezo-electric things from bbq lighters. I really really hated that
 
How about going to HR and management and showing them who is doing it. If they're stealing gum and loose change it's still theft under $5k. Also if they don't even know you and are stealing what are they taking from their friends or the company? You may not be loosing much but someone you know may lose something valuable like if they accidentally leave a wedding band…

Nail them to the wall, you are no better if you're letting people steal without reporting them.

(Tongue in Cheek response)
 
killerkeith said:
Fart into a balloon and tie it off. Then put the balloon in the drawer with the change. Glue a tack to the drawer allowing the tack to pop the balloon when opening the draw, thus releasing your fart in their face and scaring the **** out of them.
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OMG...Must...try....this!
 
D23 said:
Some kind of booby trap.

We had a thing about leaving mouse traps for each other (coworkers) and a few unfortunate bystanders inside boxes of junk food. Well, that's how it started but after a while they were everywhere.

Subtle electric shock would be cool, from a shiny pen or something.

Get a video of that :)
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Mouse trap immediately went to my mind.

We have milsim (for those not in the know, it uses paint ball bottles to blow up 2 liter pop bottles or tubes full of talc or small burst discs) and a buddy used to set traps all the time. Setting one of these up to trigger when they lift up a pack of gum would startle them, it's as loud as a shotgun.

The buddy that used to set them up on us, set one up before our tour that nobody found. He died overseas, and when we were back I was cleaning out an area of shelving and found his last trap. I got the last laugh as I spotted the trip line before I pulled on what would have set it off, but it was kind of cool to come across it.
 
silence said:
How about going to HR and management and showing them who is doing it. If they're stealing gum and loose change it's still theft under $5k. Also if they don't even know you and are stealing what are they taking from their friends or the company? You may not be loosing much but someone you know may lose something valuable like if they accidentally leave a wedding band…

Nail them to the wall, you are no better if you're letting people steal without reporting them.

(Tongue in Cheek response)
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And still, the thief can lose a job along with someone pulling "illegal" monitoring of the workplace.
 
Get some prank gum (he type that tastes horrible or super hot) to replace your usual. If they go into any drawers, try to rig something to make a loud bang when the drawer gets opened - that oughta be entertaining to watch ;)
 
Kuro said:
I have several thieves in the office that seem to rummage through the things on my desk looking for loose change when I'm not there. They also steal my gum. I've set up a hidden surveillance and its amazing how in 2 weeks, I've recorded footage of 3 different people whom I don't know that have absolutely no relation to me, come to my desk, and look through my things to take. One was a cleaner who comes only on the weekend... one who comes occasionally during the week at around 9pm and one almost every single morning at 7am.

I'm not really allowed to set up surveillance and I don't want to get anyone fired for stealing my toonies or my gum. Also, I don't want to blow my cover because as soon as they find out I know they're stealing from me, they'll probably stop ... and there goes my entertainment. Also they may tell management I'm recording my office. Anyway, its politics I dont want to get into.

To my surprise, 2 out of the 3 thieves are women.

So my question to you is .... what interesting ways can I get a reaction from the thieves on camera?
The gum thief hasn't been around lately, but I've written a note inside the pack saying "Hey F YOU Stop stealing my gum". I was also thinking of putting a fake spider in my change bin so when the perp sticks her hand in and finds a spider, she'll freak.

This is all comedy for me and my coworkers so the funnier the idea, the better.
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Make stills of them in the act (from the video surveillance) and post them on your cube walls and/or post propaganda about living the honest life and stuff. Would be funny if they were caught on video looking at their own evidence, and then perpetrating the crime after??
 
Leave a box of Tic Tacs on your desk that you put a dead cockroach in the bottom of the inside of it. After a few days, your thief will find it. If you are feeling particularly vindictive, put some rubber gloves on and roll the box around some poison ivy leaves first. Good clean family fun!
 
D23 said:
And still, the thief can lose a job along with someone pulling "illegal" monitoring of the workplace.
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Illegal? Hardly. Outside of policy, perhaps.

Theft is theft, covert recording of a person who's stealing, where they do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy, is not a criminal offence.
 
I think the OP just wants a little innocent revenge, not to lose his job. Revenge has to look like a accident.
I'm thinking domino effect. Coin / gum casually placed on ruler that is actually a teeter totter. It flips and an old flourescent bulb gets nudged and falls on the floor, breaking into pieces. Or a bottle of water with a loose cap spills.
 
Hide a needle with the ebola virus on it in the drawer...
 
put the gum on a pressure plate that is wired to a 100db horn that is kept next to you at all times...
 
women can't resist chocolate. for bonus points get a co-worker to get rid of all the toilet paper in the washroom. if you're feeling extra cruel print out a bunch of "out of order" signs and place at all bathrooms in your workplace. won't be a good day for the thieves

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