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Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining...
Published on Monday 21st July 2008
As I sat in Starbucks with my little sister last week I thought the couple sat on the table next to us who had no food, no drink and who were messing around with an extra chair – hanging a coat over, then poking the inside of it – seemed strange.
Me of all people (I’m totally neurotic about safety) should have twigged what they were up to.
My Belen Echandia  was right by my feet but our table (and theirs) was tucked in the corner so I was a little less cautious than usual.
Perhaps it was his smart navy blue quilted cord coat that meant I didn’t question him... Weren’t we always taught not to be deceived by appearances?
It wasn’t until I went to pay for something in Sainsbury’s next door afterwards that it dawned on me what they’d been up to. The CCTV confirmed it.
By the time I’d cancelled all my cards (x5 HSBC cards that each had to be cancelled individually – yes they all went missing from the same place – argh!) they’d already hot footed it to Sloane Street and racked up over £2.5k on my Amex at Cesare Paciotti. On CCTV there too.
The police told me there was a 50% chance of it turning up (yeah right, I’m never that lucky – it rained on my wedding day!) and would you believe it, last Friday I had a call from an ex colleague saying some lovely chap had found my old business card and taken all my cards and receipts (the accountant will be pleased) into the office.
 So Ray, whoever and wherever you are, thanks a million. There ARE some decent people left in London.
And after they’d had their grubby mitts all over it, I was actually quite glad Ray didn’t find the wallet itself.
Anyway it meant I could treat myself to a new and far nicer Miu Miu one instead! (Every cloud has a silver lining...)
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