Management nightmare of the week II: Ice machine thieves
Restaurant visitors have been known to pocket such mementos as silverware, a menu or even a plate or two. But the pair who walked into a Philadelphia establishment carried things considerably farther by walking out with not one but two ice machines.
The duo reportedly told employees of Honey’s that they were there to collect the machines for a cleaning. Then they hauled out the devices, each of which weighs about 350 pounds.
To add insult to injury, the machines were carted off in a truck as two policemen were arriving for dinner, according to a report on Philly.com.
The thieves were not exactly criminal masterminds. They were clearly videoed on a closed-circuit camera.
The theft actually occurred right before Christmas, but one of the thieves was nabbed this week. The nightmare aspect: Honey’s had to go ahead and buy another $4,200 ice maker, even though the pilfered devices will be returned.