Property Break In!!!

[Luke Harrison]

I am currently DIY renovating a property to BRRRR. I was there at noon yesterday and came back at about 2pm today. When I got there the door was ajar. When I went into the house, it didn't immediately seem like anyone had been in the house. Upon further inspection I started noticing missing tools, and of all things a missing toilet which was still in the box (who steals a toilet)! After making a police report and giving a full list of stolen tools and inventory it was approximately $500 worth of missing items. Also around $3k-$4k worth left behind (not stolen).

I proceeded to go to home depot to buy a new door handle and deadbolt installation, as I was walking in I decided to check my pro Xtra account. First thing that popped up on my account was... You guessed it, a returned toilet! I went straight to customer service and told them what was happening and what had happend. Found the exact time the toilet was returned, and after further inspection of the transaction found out that the return was credited to my home depot card, lol. So they stole a toilet and returned it and I got the money for it. Can't make this stuff up! But this is not where the story ends.

After telling my story to the store manager, he asked if I came for a new toilet. I replied no I came to buy a new door knob and deadbolt. The manager said ill follow you over there I feel bad for you so "ill mark it down for you". So he suggested a deadbolt drill kit for me, and thats when I remembered "shoot I have no drill it was stolen". The manager laughed and said "oh yeah I forgot". He then asked what kind of drill it was so I told him. He grabbed a new one off the shelf and said "follow me". He then proceeded to "mark down" my items 100%. He literally comped me $300 in tools. This guy is THE MAN! Made my day.

In the end I lost $500 but $120 got returned to my credit card from the thief, and the store manager gifted me $300 in tools, and my girlfriend borrowed my truck and filled the tank for me ($100). A whole bunch of hassle to break even and miss out on a day of work on my soon to be rental property. Also the police are sending a detective to home depot to see if they can get footage of whoever returned a toilet at 8:59am today. Overall I can't help but laugh at the whole thing and am feeling incredibly blessed after a very discouraging and frustrating start. What a strange and intersting day!