British broadband provider TalkTalk has come up with an ingeneous idea to get some publicity give back to the public suffering in hard times. They have deployed teams of ex pick pockets to put money in people’s pockets, on the sly.
Aware that people are suffering in the economic crisis, 20 former pickpockets have turned over a new leaf and are now trawling London’s tourist sites slipping money back into unsuspecting pockets.
Anything from £5 ($10) to £20 notes is being surreptitiously deposited in unguarded pockets or open handbags in Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden and other busy spots. [link]
This sounds like great news for the pick pocketing industry. People are going to pray to be putpocketed, and might just flash a smile as they see a pickpocketer making his getaway after putting their stuff in his pocket.
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this one is good
.. shall we ask them to do the same here ?
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Oh That was interesting
I won’t mind being putpocketed at all 
I could go back to London just for that 
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Wonder if everyone will really notice? Reminds me of the “Free Hug” movement.
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i think india has already had their “put-pocket” drive. the govt has put misery and inflation in our bags, without us noticing! shame on talktalk for stealing our idea.
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i think its a wierd idea……better to give the stolen money to a charity…
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Some one must have attended a ‘out of box’ thinking workshop. And must have been assigned a project !
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What if they are “putpocketing” the rich people? Waste then, eh?
Seriously, people do come up with these weird ideas.
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@Dinu – I wonder how the Indian public will take to such a thing. Could make an interesting case study!
@Smitha – Yes you should. And share the experience with us if you manage to get putpocketed!
@Mahendra – They will make sure people notice. A note will be attached to the currency notes handed out to people.
@ms – Come on, why so optimistic all the time?
@cutting_chai – They are not giving away stolen money. Just utilising the skills of people who can put the money in without people realizing.
@Kavi – It’s out of the box thinking, alright!
@Kiran – I would look at it as just 200,000 pounds of advertising money very well spent!
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British sure know how to do unique things…some people can do anything for attention!
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