[Market-farming] We got robbed at the market, don't let this happen to you

Coylie Ries sassyniowa at iowatelecom.net
Mon Sep 3 10:02:36 EDT 2007


I always use a carpenter's apron, really it is a black waitressing apron 
with two large pockets in the front.  I keep ones on one side and five 
dollar bills or larger on the other.
This way it is always with me, in front where I can see it and if I 
should take a stroll around to see what the other vendors have to offer 
I don't forget it and I have the money with me if I see something I want 
to buy.
I love handling my cash this way.  I don't offer things that I have to 
deal with change though, although I used to and if you keep things in 
quater increments it works pretty well.
I do have a cash box I keep locked in the car out of sight though, just 
in case I get too many bills in my pocket.  But the more you keep your 
money out of the public view, the less likely you will become a target.
Sassy
> Paul,
>
> Sorry for your loss. You've had more than your money stolen; the 
> thieves
> almost surely also stole some of your peace, too -- at least 
> temporarily.
> I've left money unattended, too, but always got by with it. Since 
> taking a
> bit of self-defense training, never again do I intend thus to tempt 
> fate.
>
> To everybody: My wife and I (and our market's main booth, where they 
> sell
> coffee, caps, aprons, etc.) use a cash box, but we've considered going 
> to
> a carpenter's apron so we never turn our backs on the cash. Anybody 
> else
> use 'em?
>




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