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as said on the title of the topic verry embarising but roughly a year ago i was banned for ermm borrowing stuff i know outrageous but i was a poor and delinquent person then and the regret i got that day was unimaginable. i absolutely love playing and painting but the past months i feel like im the old man in the cave who was throw out of town. *plus was in hospital and had surgery now i got bionics in my leg!*

now heres where i need your help - otherwise i would not have posted this thread >.>

how do i attempt to lift the ban

am i marked as traitor extremist for life?-will i have to repent my self in a silly costume *k sorry getting a bit off topic*

would i call or show up at the shop

would it be good if they do let me in that i buy some stuff to show that i buy stuff?

see i am not very confident on what to do so if any one can want to understand/hate/love/PURGE AND CRUCIFY me add some advice or personal oppinion

flaming and lectures are allowed

I'd say find a new store, and sin no more.

Though I have to ask. Were you "borrowing" from the store itself or from other players?

An Australian, stealing things? What's the world come to?

Hah, but seriously though, just buy online. I see no reason why they'd let you back for asking nicely.

Yea... find another shop. And start praying to the Emperor.

How old were you when you were banned?

How do they remember you after a year? were you a regular?

I'd say find a new store, and sin no more.

Though I have to ask. Were you "borrowing" from the store itself or from other players?

store itself, off players would have been worse so i'd never go there

An Australian, stealing things? What's the world come to?

Hah, but seriously though, just buy online. I see no reason why they'd let you back for asking nicely.

welcome to australia we stole this country . yeah the only reason i want to go back is that its a battle bunker and is so much more conveniently easier to game and stuff than at other clubs, and easier to travel to

plus i buy all my stuff of ebay now its so much cheaper!

Yea... find another shop. And start praying to the Emperor.

as said above about other clubs, but i will try that

How old were you when you were banned?

How do they remember you after a year? were you a regular?

was aboot 14-15 im 16 now, i wouldnt say regular but i have gone enough times to be noticed. so they would remember me? i gues

Your fethed in that shop then, at least, if it were me calling the shots.

Assuming the same manager/staff are there and you are known to them:

It may be better to phone and speak to the manager first.
Apologise, and ask if it would be possible to arrange a probationary period

If the manager says no then so be it. The worse that can happen is that things stay as they are.

Hopefully you will get another chance to prove yourself trustworthy and that the lesson has been well learned.

Have you ever asked them directly what you asked us?

Like if its perma ban and such or for how long or what can you do to lift the ban etc etc

Yeah, I can't really think of a good reason for them to let you back into the shop - you've stolen from them, and you've just admitted that you buy all your stuff on ebay. So you basically want to just hang out there? What's in it for the owners? If it was my shop, and you tried to come in again, not only would I kick you out, but I would kick your head in for good measure.

Find a new shop, and try to be less of a ball-bag in future.

Your fethed in that shop then, at least, if it were me calling the shots.

exactly what i thought

Assuming the same manager/staff are there and you are known to them:

It may be better to phone and speak to the manager first.
Apologise, and ask if it would be possible to arrange a probationary period

If the manager says no then so be it. The worse that can happen is that things stay as they are.

Hopefully you will get another chance to prove yourself trustworthy and that the lesson has been well learned.

was my plan to do that

Have you ever asked them directly what you asked us?

Like if its perma ban and such or for how long or what can you do to lift the ban etc etc

as said atop so not yet, but i thought maybe the internet people around the world can throw in a opinion
as for the ban it was stated that im baned form all gw in australia so i dont know the exact measures but i think its liftable

Yeah, I can't really think of a good reason for them to let you back into the shop - you've stolen from them, and you've just admitted that you buy all your stuff on ebay. So you basically want to just hang out there? What's in it for the owners? If it was my shop, and you tried to come in again, not only would I kick you out, but I would kick your head in for good measure.

Find a new shop, and try to be less of a ball-bag in future.

watchout i do karate!, yea i understand you but i would still buy paints brushes and occasional blister/box there, just bulk minis and army starting off ebay

If you really want to go back I would offer to pay for all the minis you took. (even the ones they don't know about.

Oh and the obvious apology followed by groveling

Clthomps wrote:If you really want to go back I would offer to pay for all the minis you took. (even the ones they don't know about.

Oh and the obvious apology followed by groveling

only did the one and they got it back, it was one of those ARGH the one time and it goes BAM ur outa here

watchout i do karate!, yea i understand you but i would still buy paints brushes and occasional blister/box there, just bulk minis and army starting off ebay

Again, if it was my shop I would consider it too much of a risk - in my imaginary gaming shop, shoplifting karate experts are NOT welcome! DAS IST VERBOTEN!



EDITED FOR THE DUTCH GUY WHO LOVES GERMAN SO MUCH.

Albatross wrote:

watchout i do karate!, yea i understand you but i would still buy paints brushes and occasional blister/box there, just bulk minis and army starting off ebay

Again, if it was my shop I would consider it too much of a risk - in my imaginary gaming shop, shoplifting karate experts are NOT welcome! DAS IS VERBOTEN!

ROFL

Albatross wrote:

watchout i do karate!, yea i understand you but i would still buy paints brushes and occasional blister/box there, just bulk minis and army starting off ebay

Again, if it was my shop I would consider it too much of a risk - in my imaginary gaming shop, shoplifting karate experts are NOT welcome! DAS IS VERBOTEN!

IST*

Soladrin wrote:

Albatross wrote:

watchout i do karate!, yea i understand you but i would still buy paints brushes and occasional blister/box there, just bulk minis and army starting off ebay

Again, if it was my shop I would consider it too much of a risk - in my imaginary gaming shop, shoplifting karate experts are NOT welcome! DAS IS VERBOTEN!

IST*

lol that's what I was about to say

German classes FTW

German classes? Tss, I live close to the border, and my dialect is 50% German

Funny thing is, I knew it had a 't' on the end - I must have left it out in my haste. I've fixed it now.

Suuuuure you do

If it was my shop, I'd let you back in...but rest assured you would be working for me for free until I felt you had "redeemed" yourself.

If it was my shop... it would be out of business

FITZZ wrote: If it was my shop, I'd let you back in...but rest assured you would be working for me for free until I felt you had "redeemed" yourself.

aslong as it has nothing to do with toilets and beartraps....

If it was my shop... it would be out of business

D: 1 blister does not destroy a buisness, besides i had this old idea of big businesses can afford the loss but stealing is not worth it in the long run

Well , i know you want to play in the battle bunkers badly...
but you arnt humiliated to show up at all?

I mean... everyone there will know who you are and what you did if you plan on going back.

corpsesarefun wrote:If it was my shop... it would be out of business

Too many shoplifting karate experts visiting you??

The problem with "big business can afford the loss" is that they really can't.

I love the people that say they shoplift because the prices are too high.

Duh. If Best Buy wasn't dealing with 1,000's of shoplifters across the world on a daily basis cd's and movies wouldn't be as high as they are.

Not to mention if you feel the need to steal a $10 cd then get a job bum, work for an hour or 2 and voila...enough to buy a cd.

physcosamatic wrote:[D: 1 blister does not destroy a buisness, besides i had this old idea of big businesses can afford the loss but stealing is not worth it in the long run

Reading that sentence makes me sad.

Seems like you didnt regret your actions after all.

Sure you regret getting caught and dealing with the inconvenient consequences , yet your sentence speaks another story.

The problem with "big business can afford the loss" is that they really can't.

I love the people that say they shoplift because the prices are too high.

Duh. If Best Buy wasn't dealing with 1,000's of shoplifters across the world on a daily basis cd's and movies wouldn't be as high as they are.

Not to mention if you feel the need to steal a $10 cd then get a job bum, work for an hour or 2 and voila...enough to buy a cd.

ehh back in the day i used to steal my lunch! plus i was not in much of a state of mind to have a job

Reading that sentence makes me sad.

Seems like you didnt regret your actions after all.

naww that was my old thoughts, like i said atop it was a habbit i had

gak it seems harsh to admit but i was a BUM with a house.

I guess arrange a meeting with the store manager and have a chat with him.

Lets face it, with the extortionate prices GW have, we've all thought about nicking there little plastic men

Theres nothing for it but to get on your hands and knees and lick the dirt from the store managers shoes until he lets you back