As many of the student body already are aware, I am presently employed at the Finish Line Corporation. Along with the job come many interesting people of all shapes and sizes. On Dec. 9, I had met two women, and a man at work. Now ordinarily, this would just be any other satisfied customer in the Finish Line store choosing and buying athletic shoes and apparel. There was nothing erratic about how they were shopping, but it also wasn't quite normal. The two ladies and the gentleman were shopping like someone on a shopping spree, grabbing different styles of shoes with different sizes. Not trying anything on at all, just demanding and grabbing. Most of the shoes that they wanted were Nike Jordans, which were mostly well over $100. The gentleman decided to choose a pair of classic Timberland boots, and that particular style costs $129.99. In total, the entire purchase cost over $900.00.
When it came time to ring up the purchase my boss immediately manned the register. As she was scanning the shoes and apparel my boss whispered to me to stay up front because “something was fishy.” As she scanned the final item, my boss asked for the method of payment, already anticipating the response. “Credit," the woman said. My boss and I immediately knew what was going on at this point: the card wasn’t theirs. My boss replied, “Im gonna need to see some I.D. to process this transaction.” The older of the two ladies was infuriated by this response, saying “Na u don’, is credit," and “Don’ wo’ry bou’t it." My boss replied, “Sorry, I can’t do that miss, but I’ll hold your stuff until you go and get your I.D.” They immediately left without saying a word. I have witnessed credit card theft, and I must say, that wasn’t cool at all. That was too illegal, stealing someone’s identity and all. Now someone’s kid will not have as big a Christmas. Wow, that ticks me off!
By Paul Maiellano
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