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Grand Larceny at Cantina Agave

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One time back in college a few of my less then sober friends decided to pilfer a bottle of Grey Goose from a neighboring bar. After snuggling the victim into someone’s coat and brazenly walking out of the restaurant, they returned home and triumphantly opened the bottle to discover it was filled with putrid water that stank of old socks and incrimination. Karma’s a bitch, no?

Well, looks like the payback gods are visiting another group of equally classless and moronic thieves. This time, the scene of the crime is one of the most beloved restaurants in all of Shanghai. Last night I was informed by Cantina Agave owner Kelley Lee that two nights ago, a group of morons snuck a 21,000 RMB bottle of Grand Marnier Special Edition out of the restaurant. Unfortunately for them, the entire heist was caught on security camera, and one of the geniuses in the gang paid for a portion of the bill with credit card. Both Chinese police and idiot police have been called in, reports have been filed with both, and authorities are going to start chasing after credit card information tonight.

In a great gesture of magnanimity, Kelley and co-owner Raffe have said they are willing to give a “Get Out of Deportation Card” if and only if the bottle is returned to the restaurant by 6 pm tonight, untouched and unmolested. So if you or someone you know is one of the clueless douchebags in this photo (you can see the female suspect bundling the bottle under her jacket), better check on the status of the bottle. Looks like Karma might still be on holiday, after all. Once the bell tolls on 6 pm and the bottle is absent, however, look out! I have a feeling the lowlifes will have worse to deal with than snorting nasty sock water.

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By Eric Hu in on February 23, 2010 11:05 AM

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  • angryman

    That, or they claimed they'd return it Thursday to flee the country... bit odd, waiting the two extra days

  • T

    According to St. Cavish at SmartShanghai, the thieves have been identified, contacted and will be returning the bottle Thursday.

  • thedonald

    Au revoir, le jeux sont fait.



    Thank god, two less frogs shanghai has to deal with.

  • UncleCheese

    Eric, do the world a favor and post better pics.



    Can't foreigners even make a simple 人肉搜索???

  • Kenneth Tan

    duh, that's obviously from the security camera. you expected eric to hang out there with his nikon d300 waiting to capture the moment?

  • UncleCheese

    Do you think that's the highest resolution available from the security camera? More angles would be good and would be helpful to have a clear pic of everyone's face.

  • kristhedabendan

    Doesnt anyone know the rule for pinching bottles of alcohol? It has to be from a five star hotel that can afford it!

  • angryman

    Is it just me, or do the guys look suspiciously like the Daft Punk scammers?

  • Kenneth Tan

    That's exactly what I thought when I saw the pic! Hilarious.

  • EL JEFE

    When I saw the headline I assumed it was a review alluding to the prices.

  • T

    They could've just bought the bottle with all the money they stole last time.

  • angryman

    True, but cheap scammers will always try another scam.... I do love to see morons fuck up.

  • EL JEFE

    I want to confirm the identity of the hot one on the left.



    Can we see more pictures?

  • ZOOM

    ENHANCE

    ZOOM

    ENHANCE

  • strixe

    TOO MANY FUCKING TOURISTS AND NEWCOMERS IN SHANGHAI THESE DAYS.



    I FUCKING HATE'EM!

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