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Robbers use fur handcuffs to tie up sex-shop workers
The gunmen took the fur cuffs off the adult novelty shop's shelves. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
September 28, 2006 | Permalink
Comments
I guess they're just glad they didn't work in a gun shop.
Posted by: M E-L | Sep 28, 2006 7:55:18 AM
"The robbers then held the employees at bay with a leather whip and chains. They informed the clerks that they had been bad and need to be punished..."
One question....scales?
Posted by: Paul Johnson | Sep 28, 2006 7:56:29 AM
sounds like they were selling a bit more then just sex toys there. reminds me of the other day when i went into a mom and pop liquor store ... and they had something on the counter labeled 'tobacco cutters.'
but all of the tobacco i've seen is cut already.
Posted by: lester | Sep 28, 2006 8:22:54 AM
I was at a small store a few years ago near the WV border that had an AK-47 on the shelf above the dusty jars of pickles and BBQ sauce. One stop shopping!
Posted by: Bob | Sep 28, 2006 8:56:02 AM
Glad to know they were yelling "verbal" comments.
Posted by: ssw | Sep 28, 2006 9:05:42 AM
bwahahaha! That was a good laugh. Needed that today!
And the best part is, I know where to go to get some great holiday gifts! Who knew--handcuffs with fur! Leg irons! Just what every girl wants under her christmas tree!
Posted by: Soo | Sep 28, 2006 9:39:29 AM
scales = head shop/ adult book store
Posted by: Rocky | Sep 28, 2006 9:52:17 AM
Those cuffs are so easy to get out of. Me and my friend were into magic stuff back in the day, and you could get out of a pair of those things with a bobby pin up your sleeve in like 30 seconds. And that was when we were 12.
maybe the furry ones are harder to get out of?
Posted by: boynamedsue | Sep 28, 2006 10:26:59 AM
i worked in a similar type store for awhile, though we had gotten rid of all the sketchy stuff we used to sell. people would still come in asking for the weirdest things: jewelry bags, those little glass tubes with the rose inside, herbal ectasy, whippets, etc. one lady even came in asking for "something that looks like meth". i guess they assume an adult store will carry naughty things of all kinds.
we also had the furry cuffs and leg irons. however, if they fall under the "adult novelty" category, they're always 1) of crappy construction and 2) easy to release yourself from.
we got robbed at gunpoint once, but luckily no store merchandise was used against us.
Posted by: natallica | Sep 28, 2006 11:45:50 AM
When my son was 5 and we were visiting my sister, he saw her red furry handcuffs hanging off her bedpost. I explained carefully they belonged to the red fuzzy police.
I am not good at improvising.
Posted by: WZ | Sep 28, 2006 11:59:13 AM
Pffffth...the stuff sex shops sell are crappy. For good quality gear, I get that stuff online or have it custom-made.
Oh, I don't know, WZ...I think the red fuzzy police is cute!
Posted by: pnwgal | Sep 28, 2006 12:08:59 PM
Or perhaps the Elmo police?
Posted by: Swangirl | Sep 28, 2006 12:52:51 PM
At least no one was asked to 'squeal like a pig'!
Posted by: Rusty | Sep 28, 2006 2:49:59 PM
