Idea #637
I recently read that one of my online friends had her home broken into by thieves who took, among other things, her jewelry box. It appears that cash and jewelry remain a top draw for home invasion thieves.
Instead of keeping precious jewelry in the obvious jewelry box on the dresser, my idea would be to create a box that looks like a bedroom waste basket. Make it small enough that you can pick it up off the floor when you want access. Create a fake top that looks like used tissues and tags cut from new clothes, maybe some crumpled paper.
Thieves would not be inclined to look for valuable things in a trash bin, but if they do catch on to my idea, there is the possibility we could get them to start taking out the trash when they break into our homes.
Relative Something 
I can dig it. The thieves looked through every box and basket surrounding my bed and all the drawers. They took two jewelry boxes full of mostly doo-dad jewelry but didn’t get the good stuff because it was in a plain game box stacked with a bunch of old kiddie games. Scrabble, Clue, and the like. I just wish that I had left my grandmother’s watch in that box but I had taken it out to have it repaired and they snagged it. Shame of them. I fear their inner children are lacking in heart. Thanks for the wastebasket idea.
twainster
April 2, 2011 at 7:15 am