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You get a case of beer for ski techs, but

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SofaKingSick
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what is appropriate to get a police station that is cool and did you a favor?

I lost my wallet in vt this past weekend after a little too much day drinking at the peace pipe jam, and a really great vt resident found it and took it to the police station, and then a really chill cop there found me on facebook and made sure to get my wallet mailed to me asap.

generally i'd like to thank them with a case of beer but I'm not sure how that would be received at some police stations.. the boss could be a tightass for all i know

any ideas? especially if there are any windsor vt people around here, any ideas for a nice substitute thank you gift?

PS big shout out to vt, you guys are always chill as hell
May 29 2014 11:45AM
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theabortionator
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Send him the new NWA album and a gift certificate to dunkin donuts.
May 29 2014 11:52AM
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the.hellion.
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A tumbler of coffee and dare I say.... Donuts ?
May 29 2014 11:58AM
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pat_in_the_hat
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yea, bring a case of donuts, it would be humorous
May 29 2014 11:59AM
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~Gotama~
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box of donuts.


One time I lost my car keys at this sledding hill where me and a buddy had set up a pvc rail. A couple days later I decided to go to the police station to see if they had been turned in. There was one old guy in line in front of me, and I heard him tell the officer that he was turning in a pair of keys he had found. I said "Whoa! keys for a Subaru with a Black Diamond bottle opener and a grey carabiner?!" and he was pretty shocked that some random kid behind him described what was in his hand. The cop said it was the easiest case she's ever closed, and everyone went home happy.
May 29 2014 12:05PM
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shredschralp
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A couple fatty nugs should do the trick
May 29 2014 7:16PM
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acualywasdolan
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Counterfeit money
May 29 2014 7:23PM
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Blake.P
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dont bring beer if you are under 21. while they might appreciate it, you dont want to give them a reason to give you a MIP

if he got ahold of you on facebook, and used his personal account, send him a message and ask if you can give it to him sometime besides when he is at the station, or if it would be apprortiate at the station. also dont bring a case, get a 6er of something nice.
May 29 2014 7:59PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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I like you kid. Always feels good to give a little gift to people that help you out.


Like said above, if over 21 get him a nice sixer of a vermont IPA, if not get him a $10-15 gift certificate to Dunks. Just show you appreciate the effort he put in (I know you do).
May 29 2014 8:08PM
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japanada
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If you think cops don't drink, you are seriously mistaken. If you're 21 Plus that's the ticket
Feb 17 2015 4:49PM
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.Hugo.
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japanadaIf you think cops don't drink, you are seriously mistaken. If you're 21 Plus that's the ticket


Well i would hope he already gave the officer a gift by now....
Feb 17 2015 5:21PM
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Peter.
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could send over one of those edible arrangements to the station. everyone likes those
Feb 17 2015 5:39PM
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Casey
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Starbucks card.
Feb 17 2015 6:02PM
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Phil-X-
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Peter.could send over one of those edible arrangements to the station. everyone likes those


CaseyStarbucks card.


Feb 17 2015 6:54PM
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Casey
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Phil-X-


Yeah. On second thought I would send an email to his boss or write a letter to the editor of the local paper thanking the officer for his exemplary public service.
Feb 17 2015 7:49PM
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Static
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This season alone I have tracked down the owners and returned 3 loose IDs, 2 wallets, a kindle, keys, and a phone;

and no one gave me a damn thing.

that's why i stopped trying to reunite stuff from the lost and found. fuck em' all.
Feb 18 2015 7:59AM
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saskskier
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japanadaIf you think cops don't drink, you are seriously mistaken. If you're 21 Plus that's the ticket


I know plenty of cops who don't drink.
Feb 18 2015 10:36AM
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SofaKingSick
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japanadaIf you think cops don't drink, you are seriously mistaken. If you're 21 Plus that's the ticket


haha no believe me i know plenty of cops drink like fish, it's just that i imagine the bosses in those offices range from super cool dudes to huge tightasses

i don't know, i just wanted to play it safe. which is why i just gave them a bag of weed and one of those guitars that's like, a double guitar
Feb 18 2015 11:26AM
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seward
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dont buy a bunch of cops alcohol...

bring some donuts and a couple coffees into the station.
theyll love ya for it.
Feb 18 2015 11:33AM
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Phil-X-
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StaticThis season alone I have tracked down the owners and returned 3 loose IDs, 2 wallets, a kindle, keys, and a phone;

and no one gave me a damn thing.

that's why i stopped trying to reunite stuff from the lost and found. fuck em' all.


Found a cracked S3 in the snow yesterday, battery popped out too. Brought it back home, starts right up, throw it into airplane mode so it cant be tracked to my front door. Rather than clearing it up/unlocking it and flipping it on eBay (like I would have done at prob any other point in time) I find the kid on Facebook and message him asking if he lost his phone and then my address to pick it up. I genuinely felt bad for the kid. Maybe its cause he's a fellow student or maybe its because it was a cracked s3, but I felt pretty good about it.

threw me 5 singles after, which I tried not to accept but he wouldn't take a no.


Really weird part, I added him on FB so he'd see my message. A few minutes after accepting it, some random girl "accepts" my friend request.. which I have no recollection of ever sending (5 mutual, goes to my uni) so it must have been like 1.5 - 3+ years ago that I tried to add her.

The sp00ky part..?

That girl was the girl who he as actively texting / hooking up (did a lil snooping of course after I found his phone) No clue how I know/knew her, no clue how she managed to realize I sent her a friend request after all this time, no clue why he'd tell her "oh this kid ___ ___ found my phone" just minutes after I added him... idk super trippy tho...
Feb 18 2015 5:44PM
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mousetrapkilla
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even if i was a cop nothing would say thank you any better than a nice six pack
Feb 18 2015 6:00PM
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3oh3
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Cops aren't usually supposed to accept gifts from people (at least where I'm from) so if he says no it's not because he's a dick or anything but it's just that they can't take stuff.
Feb 18 2015 6:49PM
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assatrailz
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A big bag of cheap crack they sprinkle that shit on everything
Feb 18 2015 7:07PM
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L0gic
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Shoulda given him your mixtape.
Everyone wins.
Feb 18 2015 7:27PM
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assatrailz
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mousetrapkillaeven if i was a cop nothing would say thank you any better than a nice six pack


How about a 12 pack?
Feb 18 2015 11:00PM
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cool_name
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Special brownies, obviously don't tell them that they are special though
Feb 18 2015 11:12PM
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theabortionator
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CaseyYeah. On second thought I would send an email to his boss or write a letter to the editor of the local paper thanking the officer for his exemplary public service.


I hope this is a joke. This is like getting a wallet turned into lost and found and calling up the owner and telling him to come pick it up.
Feb 19 2015 12:05AM
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