<p>The topic of this thead is: stealing.</p>
<p>Do anyone of you guys have any experiences where your roommate/s stole your stuff? If so, how did you confront them, and what was the response? Also, is it as common as one might think (stealing)?</p>
<p>I steal my roommate's food, and then later ask her if it's okay.
I don't mean like everyday. But I had a granola bar once or twice and baby carrots another time.</p>
<p>I know people have horror stories about this type of thing, though.</p>
<p>lol...FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>I had two roommates and never had an issue with stealing. We shared food occasionally, but if you took the last one or had a bunch of something, you bought the replacement. In the end I think we all gave the same amount. And I don't recall either of them (or myself) having anything stolen because we locked the door, put valuables (money, ipod, etc) away when a roomies friend was coming over that we didnt know.</p>
<p>I don't mean food, I mean more like valuables (that your roommates stole). Is there any way you can monitor that? lol</p>
<p>umm nobody i know has had a problem with roommate theft. if you're really worried about it, take your ipod, cash, etc with you when you leave the room or hide it under your mattress or in a small lockbox in your underwear drawer or something.</p>
<p>There honestly aren't too many "valuables" that a roommate could steal</p>
<p>Easy to steal:
iPod
Cash
Ink Cartridges (they're fairly expensive most of the time)
Graphing Calculator</p>
<p>Hard to steal (by a roommate):
TV (umm...where would they put it?)
Computer (hard mainly b/c they have their own...and if you saw yours laying around in their stuff it'll raise a few flags)</p>
<p>I just want to take as many precautions as I can, because it's not like I am going to know the person that I am going to room with. </p>
<p>I guess I could just hide everything (money, credit cards) under my mattress. <as you="" can="" tell,="" i="" am="" very="" paranoid.=""></as></p>
<p>I just wanted to hear your guys' experiences about your roommates stealing your stuff. Keep them coming! <and thanks="" to="" everyone="" who="" has="" replied="" so="" far!=""></and></p>
<p>I've been working my butt off in the weight room the past year or so, because if my future roommate even thinks about stealing, he'll know that he'll have hell to pay.</p>
<p>Although, I'm a nice guy. :)</p>
<p>California-Bolt: Lol...that's funny. Maybe I should do the same thing. :)</p>
<p>I would probably take things I'm worried about with me anyway. don't leave a bunch of cash sitting around though.</p>
<p>I have had 5 roommates and didn't have a problem with stealing.</p>
<p>Wow...some of you aren't very creative with the stealing thing. I can think of several ways for the roommate to steal things and nobody ever find out it was them, and I'm no thief.</p>
<p>Anyway, I think the biggest problem with roommate-theft issues really is the food thing. </p>
<p>And don't underestimate that...because it can get to a point where you're just as ****ed as you would be if they stole something big...trust me.</p>
<p>Other than that, I'd bet that the next biggest issue is being careless and leaving the room unlocked so it's easy for someone else to steal stuff.</p>
<p>honestly, it's generally not your roommate who steals things.
at my school, the only thefts i've heard of have occurred over breaks when no one was in the dorms/apts.
the biggest way your roomie would contribute to your stuff being stolen is having friends come over who are inclined to steal, or as katho said, having careless roomies who leave your door unlocked. so be mindful, and use common sense, and lock your stuff down if it makes you feel better. know your roommates' friends and don't let your roomies do anything that makes you feel unsafe (like leaving the door open when they wander out for a minute).
also, for minor things (like "borrowing" food), come up with a policy early and stick to it. originally one roomie would just take my cereal and then tell me about it later. i wasn't really cool with that, which she soon understood, so now she always asks and i always say yes. it's the principle of the thing, though. my other roomie is cool with stuff-sharing, so it's all good between them. i don't generally get into the whole borrowing-sharing-lending-whatev thing. just set your boundaries.</p>
<p>I think liyana had some great things to say.
also... being paranoid about it probably won't help your relationship with your roommate. If you cooperate from the beginning and establish boundaries, you should be good with almost any roommate you have -- almost being the key word, of course!</p>
<p><em>Steals topic</em>
The weather outside is cold and clammy right now. How about where you are?</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the tips/help!</p>