Sorry to hear about your loss. Sadly, I too have been stolen from- both hybrids and perfect pears. I don't mind giving things away, just ask before you take them! That's why I spent the last 9 months working on creating hybrids, with 2 extras in my museum (to make sure I can always grow more). However, given how long it's taking me to grow these, even though I could grow more, it would still anger me quite a bit if someone just took them, because some of these have taken months and months and months to finally grow!!
If you ever suffered STEALING! (read from post 88)
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Cherry-Blossoms
Galactic
Once someone dug up my bushes, I managed to flick the switch when I noticed though. And back in August, the same person stole bells that my friend had just dropped onto the ground for me. They also stole my clothes that were meant for dream visitors. I couldnt flick the switch because the firework show was on and I had just won loads of redd's fortune cookie prizes so I couldn't flick the switch and lose everything.
My friend, who has been the victim more than me, gave me some advice
If you can't see them on your screen and they decide to wander off, flick the switch.
Before you let them go home, check your town, if something is missing then flick the switch
If it is on a forum, check their wifi rating, if it is less than 100% read their negative comments. This way you can see if they are trustworthy or not before even inviting them
If it is a villager trade, check if they actually have the villager before dropping your money, many people have lost money believing they would get their dreamie wen the person doesn't even have the villager they want
If it is an item trade, check that it is the item that you have asked for, not a cheap piece of furniture or something
If someone had scammed you, make sure you remember their name, town name and friend code. It could help prevent some other poor victim getting scammed if you warn people about them.
My friend, who has been the victim more than me, gave me some advice
If you can't see them on your screen and they decide to wander off, flick the switch.
Before you let them go home, check your town, if something is missing then flick the switch
If it is on a forum, check their wifi rating, if it is less than 100% read their negative comments. This way you can see if they are trustworthy or not before even inviting them
If it is a villager trade, check if they actually have the villager before dropping your money, many people have lost money believing they would get their dreamie wen the person doesn't even have the villager they want
If it is an item trade, check that it is the item that you have asked for, not a cheap piece of furniture or something
If someone had scammed you, make sure you remember their name, town name and friend code. It could help prevent some other poor victim getting scammed if you warn people about them.
I..... do feel sorry for you, but right now I'm mostly just baffled at the fact that you actually did that. Leave your gates open for anyone to wander in?
Isn't it, like, a given that online game communities are generally horrible and that there are obvious precautions you need to take in order to avoid most of their ****?
Isn't it, like, a given that online game communities are generally horrible and that there are obvious precautions you need to take in order to avoid most of their ****?
McMuffinburger
Senior Member
i was delivering flowers to a girl and someone from her list came in and visited and i had dropped a axe for her and that person took it talm bout i didint know
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PlasticPinkPiggy
Gala <3
Ive had two bad experiences.
My first one was partially my fault for leaving my town open with the gate open while I went out to the convience store to get some food. Blue roses were stolen plus a few purple roses and one black rose. Over 40 blue roses were stolen! Basically all of my blue roses. I was upset, but i bought some more and yea
My second experience was when I was having three of my friends (who mind you had come over before) and one of them snuck off in a game of hide and seek to steal some bells left in the corner of my town plus my breeding pair of orange pansies. He said he "had to go" and then left. Another of my friends saw it first and we managed to get the flowers back.
Before I joined this forum I attempted to steal from someone who was really rude. I got one purple rose and two blue roses xD of course I got guilty and when I told her she said to keep them for breeding. After getting stuff stolen from me, i would never do it again.
I also have had people trample my hybrids "by accident"
My first one was partially my fault for leaving my town open with the gate open while I went out to the convience store to get some food. Blue roses were stolen plus a few purple roses and one black rose. Over 40 blue roses were stolen! Basically all of my blue roses. I was upset, but i bought some more and yea
My second experience was when I was having three of my friends (who mind you had come over before) and one of them snuck off in a game of hide and seek to steal some bells left in the corner of my town plus my breeding pair of orange pansies. He said he "had to go" and then left. Another of my friends saw it first and we managed to get the flowers back.
Before I joined this forum I attempted to steal from someone who was really rude. I got one purple rose and two blue roses xD of course I got guilty and when I told her she said to keep them for breeding. After getting stuff stolen from me, i would never do it again.
I also have had people trample my hybrids "by accident"
snapdragon
Senior Member
I just don't get why people would steal... ;_; most of the time you can find anything you want on this site (and a lot of people will just give it to you!) and more importantly--would you steal in real life?! It's just really awful. Sorry to everyone that has had this experience...!
So, yes... I am barely a month registered in this site, and already happened to me. That's why I preferred to go other's towns instead allowing in mine. Few days ago I thought maybe I was exaggerating, I couldn't be the only person out there having MORALS... and look at this! Not even a week after opening my station, and I already noticed things missing!
I don't know about other people, but I remember perfectly what I did or didn't in my town, and how should look at given moment. Today, after having some visitors yesterday, I saw two Jacobs Ladders were missing and a few hybrids, plus perfect peaches on my trees. I can't know who exactly did it, if it was on purposed theft or running accident (though I specifically asked to not run).
I am not asking to someone give them back to me, I guess they will grow again eventually... but for the people out there doing this, I HOPE YOU FEEL ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES!
I can't believe it, but... I am re-opening this old thread because it happened again!
Yesterday, I was doing this "Last day of year" visit again, plus my turnips were selling by 261, the highest I ever got. I felt happy, and I wanted to share it. I invited people over and let them roam free, because I didn't want to play the police and chase after everybody one by one. So people... why did you do this to me?
I had like a dozen visitors. All seemed kind, friendly and respectable. I thought we were having fun together, fishing, selling turnips, getting grapes and New Year hats, or visiting main street. Obviously one of you lied (and I'm hoping it was a single person alone). Well, 23 of my hybrids disappear, plus some fruits and two Jacob's ladder, and since I have all the flowers in my town lined up, it's very easy to notice the hole when one is missing. I can understand if two or three were destroyed by accident, even if I begged not to run, but all of them and even in secluded places? Please, don't insult my intelligence.
I know I can hybrid them again over time, it's not hurting so much about the flowers than the fact you stole even after promising me you'll behave. Tell me, were you really that desperate to the point of stealing? Couldn't you just ask me instead? There was a person who asked for fruit and I gave it! Even if you stole unsuccessfully, because most of my paths are covered in design. Was a shock for you seeing the fruit vanish in thin air? You shook my trees for NOTHING
And one last thing, about the two Jacob's ladder. They're not coming back like the hybrids, and I'm proud to say I had 11 growing in my town. Do you know what that means? It was a gift due I tried my best over a long time, giving my all to my town... now you tainted it, all my effort. Truthfully is a loss for you too, because now you'll never feel the joy of receiving a deserved reward for your hard work.
Sorry too for all the people who visited me and were having fun innocently, that later got their visit ruined knowing something like a thief deceived us
macdewhacko
jasper
some people are just so inconsiderate... the other day when I was in a friends town giving him IGB for a villager I wanted, some stranger shows up from the train station and starts picking up all the bags of bells w/o saying anything???? my friend didn't know who it was because he adds tons of peeps so it was hard to determine which came in & stole the bells..
I see threads like this and consider myself honestly really lucky and blessed on here, because I have yet to encounter or experience any real negativity on the site. I always seem to somehow miss it, or it just never happens when I'm around. It's obviously happening though. I wish I could really help, maybe with some bells, but I don't have any hybrids to give since my entire town is covered in only white flowers now... And I'm using every single one of my Jacobs ladders... Lemme knowe if I can do something for you
NeonxVandal
Li'l Big Paws
Hi! Saw your post on the new years stuff and followed you to this one. So sorry to hear. It sucks that people are like that. I can give you 2 Jacobs ladders if you want though. I don't tt so they grow once in awhile. You are welcome to come to my town to pick them up as well. ♡
I'll be back in an hour, pm or vm me if you'd like them. ^__^
I'll be back in an hour, pm or vm me if you'd like them. ^__^
This is extremely ****ty. Why are people such douchebags? Honestly? You are so kind to let people come over and how do they repay you? By stealing.
I always feel really scared when someone dashes off my screen. I don't wanna play police but I wanna cover my butt. Luckily I have never had anything stolen or anyone misbehave.
I always feel really scared when someone dashes off my screen. I don't wanna play police but I wanna cover my butt. Luckily I have never had anything stolen or anyone misbehave.
Aleigh
sans n pap need to be protected under all costs
I usually follow everyone very closely. I've noticed someone trying to pocket my ore (I had hit a rock and not had enough room in my pockets to pick them up). I'm a considerably nice person, so I took my gold ores and let them have the rest. Even though I shouldn't even be rewarding one who was caught stealing, it really doesn't teach them anything. But whatever, they obviously needed it more. If it were my flowers, however, the switch has been turned.
LinkToTheWorld
The past is obdurate
I've had people steal from me when I first started playing. It wasn't on here though, I've had very few problems with the people I've met on this site and the wifi rating system helps massively. I had somebody from another site come over to my town to supposedly pay me for a spare golden rod. They ended the session without paying me and being new at the time I had no idea about just turning off the ds (have no wifi switch). I had other tools so it wasn't a massive issue, it's just why do it?
Some people do try and take advantage if you're new though. I've had that here before. I think I was looking for something basic like the cabin wall and was getting pretty desperate, of course I didn't know there were shops I could have got it from at that time. Somebody really ripped me off only I never realised it until much later. They actually wanted to trade it for some 7/11 items, and I was silly enough to do that if it wasn't for the fact I'd only just got them. Instead they got 2 pieces of dlc in return for an ordedable wallpaper well, you learn from these things
Some people do try and take advantage if you're new though. I've had that here before. I think I was looking for something basic like the cabin wall and was getting pretty desperate, of course I didn't know there were shops I could have got it from at that time. Somebody really ripped me off only I never realised it until much later. They actually wanted to trade it for some 7/11 items, and I was silly enough to do that if it wasn't for the fact I'd only just got them. Instead they got 2 pieces of dlc in return for an ordedable wallpaper
well, you learn from these things
drowningfairies
rest a while.
I have never had anyone from the forum steal from me, and I really never feel weary of anyone from this forum. The encounters from here have been amazing, so nothing from here.
When I had my town Twilight, someone from instagram cut down a bunch of trees, dug up bushes, and tore mulitple hybrids up while I accidentally left open my gate. I didn't realize it until too late, as I had my ds on rest mode and in another room charging. Luckily I had people help me gain back what I lost and then some. I was more than grateful for that.
Last week I let in people who tried to terrorize my town, and when I caught them I hit the power on them. I don't tolerate destroying towns, and it was of course on purpose when they did it.
I had someone from the forum pick up items they shouldn't but they didn't mean to since their items were closeby, and they realized it wasn't theirs and came back and dropped them for me. It was very nice of them and now I let them in my town as they wish. Never again had one problem.
When I had my town Twilight, someone from instagram cut down a bunch of trees, dug up bushes, and tore mulitple hybrids up while I accidentally left open my gate. I didn't realize it until too late, as I had my ds on rest mode and in another room charging. Luckily I had people help me gain back what I lost and then some. I was more than grateful for that.
Last week I let in people who tried to terrorize my town, and when I caught them I hit the power on them. I don't tolerate destroying towns, and it was of course on purpose when they did it.
I had someone from the forum pick up items they shouldn't but they didn't mean to since their items were closeby, and they realized it wasn't theirs and came back and dropped them for me. It was very nice of them and now I let them in my town as they wish. Never again had one problem.
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