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El Gallo · Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 318

There's a new scam at check out lanes in superstores like WalMart and Soriana. The young person bagging items "drops" something or goes for more bags, taking one of your items with her/him. Check to make sure you have all your items when you leave the store. I lost a 52 peso can of mosquito repellent in WalMart last night this way. I guess she needed it more than I did. Sad

Prof.Gringo · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: Check Out Scam

MELEE · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject:

Also there is often no logic in the mind of a shop litfer. I had a house keeper once who I caught stealing jello packets. Shocked

I was like, look, if you're that desparate for money I can pay you daily instead of weekly so you can buy food each day. But it was some sort of "thrill" or something. I mean I certainly had more valuable things she could have taken, even in the pantry!

Prof.Gringo · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject:

Stop tipping the kids and only give money to the old people, 5 or 10 pesos. They need it a lot more than a bunch of school kids

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

Actually, many of the little tiny school kids we see bagging groceries are doing it to help with the family income and their own school expenses. Anyone doing that job needs the money.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Not-th@-m@ · Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 11

El Gallo · Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 318

This raised a good question. How much to tip the check out helpers and the people in the parking lot. My friend tells my I'm "muy codo" if I only give them one or two pesos.

Also, how about the pitiful looking, dirty little kids at intersections? I give a peso or two to them but my friend says they are pawns for their parents or others to buy drugs or alcohol.

At Guadalupe Church in Tuxtla one day when the Bishop was visiting, I gave 50 pesos to an old beggar man who showed me an IMMS prescription and an empty inhaler. My friends told me it was a scam and were pissed off when I told them II would rather give 50 pesos to him instead of the Bishop
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leslie · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 235

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

Children don't do Social Service. The program is part of the higher education process. People we know who have done their Social Service have been able to get placements in line with their chosen careers. Some of them have had to go out of the city to do this though. It's meant to be an important part of earning the degree and there is an application and approval process (explained in several of the University websites).

Here is some information and history on the program.

http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/serviciosocial/

http://www.alumnosonline.com/notas/servicio-social.php

http://mx.geocities.com/movimientoambiental/serviciosocial.htm#

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I'll tell you what a check out scam really is.

"Would you like to round up?"

Seems everyone does it now. I remember it started as a charity thing, but as everyone does it, without indicating a charity, I'm sure it's a simple way to gather less-than-pennies from the masses and turning it into big bucks come the monthly balance sheet.[/i]

TheLongWayHome · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1016 Location: San Luis Piojosi