After having my purse stolen out of our truck it took me over 3 yrs to get things straightened out-you can't get a birth cert.or a new SS card without picture ID and you can't get pic.IDs w/o a birth cert.I felt like a mouse in a maze. After getting it all back I made copies of everything at the bank and they notorized it.-And at this time of year I don't carry a purse my wallet goes into the inside pocket of jackets and coats

I used to say "Watch your purse!" to women when they would turn their backs on their purse sitting in the cart, but so many of them gave me dirty looks that I quit.

We took my 86 yr old mother shopping on Black Friday and made her leave her purse at home. She fretted all day because she didn't have it but it's just too easy for someone to grab it. My sister and I paid for whatever she bought and she wrote us a check when we got back. I know they don't like to lose their independance but some things have to be done. Now if we could get her to stop letting people into the house. She doesn't remember who people are and if they say they need to be there she opens the door. We have a caretaker who comes in from 10 to 4 but a furnace repairman came at 9:30 and was already in the basement. We didn't need repair!

I learned my lesson carrying a purse around with me. When I go shopping I only take my debit card, driver license and cell phone and make sure the clothes I wear have pockets. I love the jackets with the inside pockets. They are my shopping jackets. I leave my tote/purse in the trunk of the car when I go in a store. If I need anything from it I can always go back and get it. I don't take a purse in anywhere anymore. I had my walled stolen at a funeral visitation, a friends anniversary party, and from a church nursery while helping out with the kids. It's a pain to replace the things you need and hurtful to lose pictures and other personal items. And the darn wallet and purse are expensive to replace!

My friend had her purse picked at Joann fabrics while in line and on her body. Someone distracted her by talking and someone else picked her wallet. At first she thought it may have fallen out in the car or at home. She had to go out for the day and when she got home that evening there was a message on her answering machine that her wallet had been found hidden in another store. She did had only one credit card and she notified them and everything was taken care of and the purchase was very minor, something like $5.00 or $10.00. So again always be aware of your surrondings, I have since taken my credit cards out of my wallet and have them in a change purse that is hooked to the inside of my purse so no one can take it out. I am going to remove my drivers license & other id from my wallet and do the same thing with another change purse.

This is so sad. It is also that time of the year for big theft regardless of your age or store or location.

Please make sure you put your purse in the trunk before you leave the house. DO NOT do it in the parkinglot where you are shopping. Also in the restrooms don't put your purse on the floor or on the door hanger. To easy to snatch & run.....You kinda get caught with your pants down. LOL glenda

I hate that this happened to your Mom. So many sorry people in this world. I wonder if you got an old purse & just put a garter snake in it what would happen when a theif opened it up. LOL. By the way your social security number is on most medical cards. Hopefully they will be caught.

Sorry to hear this happening to your Mon.

Thanks for the reminder.

I would love to put a dye in my purse that sprayed the thief! How would I get that to work? LOL