Idiots Steal Ridiculously Expensive Bottle of Booze from Taco Shop, Caught On Video

by Christopher St Cavish
Feb 22nd, 2010
in Dining

UPDATE, 6.07pm: Idiots didn't give the bottle back in time. I think they drank it. Back to the cop shop for Cantina.

If you were in Cantina Agave Sunday night around 11pm, and you're in either of these pictures, you're fucked. (Click the links!)

Some idiots -- glorious idiots! -- yoinked a bottle of booze off the shelf, hid it under their jacket, and walked out. Here's the kicker, you stupid, stupid idiots: that bottle you woke up with this morning -- because hopefully you didn't drink it already -- is worth 21,000rmb. It's a Special Edition Grand Marnier something. There are like two other bottles in China, and you idiots -- phenomenal idiots! -- were caught on Cantina's security video slipping it out of the taco shop.

Guess who's been watching that today? The police. They've also been looking at the imprint of the credit card your friends paid for your meal with. Geez, you're dumb.

So, here's the deal. Cantina wants their bottle back. Co-owner Kelley Lee called just now to relay the story, and said that if you return it, unopened, by 6pm tomorrow today, Tuesday, Feb 23, Cantina will consider calling off all this pain-in-the-ass police stuff. If you don't, well, then you're basically fucked. Start packing your bags, cuz your China Adventure is over, kids.

Here's their number, stupid.

Email me here if you want Kelley's mobile to do this all in private.
 

leander83

Feb 22, 10 - 18:47

Aren't those the French guys who brought Daft Punk to town?

morgan

Feb 22, 10 - 18:52

Leander for the win...

Ahuille

Feb 22, 10 - 19:10

I'm french and I say they look like french :p

Gmann

Feb 22, 10 - 19:29

Sounds like they will be bringing Daft Punk or whoever to some other town outside of China! Hopefully after some crazy hard time in the Chinese pokey (never mind pardoning that pun!)

chinaman

Feb 22, 10 - 23:56

I think the French part was given when he said they stole a bottle of Grand Marnier... Americans get the death penalty for even drinking Grand Marnier...

djsexypaul

Feb 23, 10 - 05:29

i bet if they were Chinese they would get away with it

ty_canadian

Feb 23, 10 - 10:21

Cantina Agave for the win !

Didjelirium

Feb 23, 10 - 12:04

I think they stole it as an explicit request from Daft Punk, waiting in their hotel for a few months already, desperately trying to know the secret place their hidden concert is supposed to happen... They WANTED that Grand Marnier so they shall have it. Put it on the Daft Tab at Cantina Agave....

latindance

Feb 23, 10 - 14:06

Watch ICS news at 9pm tonight. The thief video will be shown in the news report.

ohio10

Feb 23, 10 - 16:02

let me know if they return it or not!!

Treamer

Feb 23, 10 - 16:29

Look at the coats they are wearing in the pics from Cantina and then look at the pics from Daft Punk's scammer's offices. They are identical colors and styles (all 3 guys!). Plus the first guy looks very, very similar. If they are caught the cops should get some of the witnessed from the Daft Punk scam to see if they recognize them. Pics: http://www.layabozi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/daft-punk-scam.jpg & http://kennygrant.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dafthidden03.jpg

Burn86

Feb 23, 10 - 16:38

what an embarrassment ...

acideiffel

Feb 23, 10 - 17:14

C'mon, Mr Chris, don't believe everything you're told. The most expensive special edition Grand Marnier available, made with 50 year old Cognacs is only worth around 2000RMB. It's pretty good, too. Good on the grabbers, anyway - don't give it back! What kind of restaurant owner would go to the police over a bottle of booze. If it was that valuable, it should be locked in a glass case or at least put well out of reach.

Gmann

Feb 23, 10 - 18:45

Chinese pokey time. They will find themselves locked up with Long Wang and serve their time the hard way! ... I hope.

108

Feb 23, 10 - 19:01

Great viral guys ! !

pedro88

Feb 23, 10 - 19:52

Grand Marnier for 21,000rmb... no way! http://www.thefind.com/food/info-grand-marnier-cognac looks like a viral... Thats lots of pubilicity for Cantina, great job!

vjy

Feb 24, 10 - 03:49

A crime is a crime- whether it is a piece of candy or a bottle of expensive liqour. As for the store being stupid for not taking care of such an expensive asset- I say even the most secured safe will not deter a determined thief.

doudou974

Feb 24, 10 - 12:58

Haha unbelievable, people can be really stupid just for a bottle of booze~

high_touch

Feb 24, 10 - 17:57

Foreign devils behaving badly. I can't wait till China's Human Flesh Search Engines gets after them. They will be tarred and feathered and shamed back to their country of origin.

playmaker71

Mar 01, 10 - 11:31

Teacher's salary = teacher's salary drinks = stick to free drinks till 11pm venues
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