# Re Alanis Morrisette 2 million jewelry robbery. How do you handle having very $$$ jewelry at hand? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 15, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916 "2017-02-15T17:05:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916/21 "2017-02-16T15:43:02Z")
> [@Debillw3](#): > > … they seemed to make it more convenient for the robber. Now, instead of looking all over and rooting through various drawers, everything is in one nice & handy, compact place. I’ve heard a theory that the best security scheme is to have a small safe, marginally transportable, secured in place but not too well. In it you have some valuables and cash, but nothing much (in AM’s case, say, $20K worth). The real valuables are kept in a hidden location. Burglars will naturally focus on the safe, pry it loose and carry it off to be opened later. They will probably not look for another stash. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916/22 "2017-02-16T18:29:07Z")
And then fill the decoy safe with those springy gag snakes set to pop out when it’s opened! ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916/23 "2017-02-16T19:54:42Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > I’ve heard a theory that the best security scheme is to have a small safe, marginally transportable, secured in place but not too well. In it you have some valuables and cash, but nothing much (in AM’s case, say, $20K worth). The real valuables are kept in a hidden location. > > Burglars will naturally focus on the safe, pry it loose and carry it off to be opened later. They will probably not look for another stash. If that is the plan then why put anything of value in it at all? ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916/24 "2017-02-16T19:54:59Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > I’ve heard a theory that the best security scheme is to have a small safe, marginally transportable, secured in place but not too well. In it you have some valuables and cash, but nothing much (in AM’s case, say, $20K worth). The real valuables are kept in a hidden location. > > Burglars will naturally focus on the safe, pry it loose and carry it off to be opened later. They will probably not look for another stash. You could spend a lot less than that on a safe that just makes theft so difficult and/or time-consuming that the thieves are deterred and move on. ---
**Author:** ![Pantastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916/25 "2017-02-16T21:43:47Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > They’re lockable against distraction theft scams, people accidentally (?) knocking the box onto the ground, and the like. They’re also big enough and noisy enough (with loose change inside) that you can’t just quickly grab one and slip it into a pocket, the way you could a handful of loose bills. And if you do hide one away but someone catches you, it’s going to have a name and address in it so you can’t claim that it’s actually yours, the way you could with raw cash. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916/26 "2017-02-16T21:49:50Z")
Is it so hard to have a nearby safety deposit box in a bank? Mine’s free, and I don’t have any bling at all, but if I did, that’s where it would live. You know when you need it and when you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916/27 "2017-02-16T22:00:59Z")
> [@Debillw3](#): > > (I feel the same way about those small metal cashboxes that people use to lock up their cash at flea markets and such. It’s lockable so nobody can steal the cash, but small and lightweight enough that they need only steal the box… I mean, what’s the point of even locking it? If you’re in a position where someone can steal the money out of it, you’re in a position where someone can steal the entire thing. Never understood it.) I have one for in person vending that I occasionally do and I never let it leave my sight except when someone I trust spells me for a bathroom break. On multi-day events when the location is locked up, I’ll leave my merchandise displays in place but bring my cashbox with me back to my hotel room. Also, in between events, I don’t leave more than around $100 in the box. (Sometimes people think fast food jobs don’t teach you much more than punctuality, but I picked up a few mad skillz from mine: proper cash handling, and food hygiene are two important ones.) ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916/28 "2017-02-17T00:10:46Z")
> [@Debillw3](#): > > I never understood the point of those, as they seemed to make it more convenient for the robber. Now, instead of looking all over and rooting through various drawers, everything is in one nice & handy, compact place. > > (I feel the same way about those small metal cashboxes that people use to lock up their cash at flea markets and such. It’s lockable so nobody can steal the cash, but small and lightweight enough that they need only steal the box… I mean, what’s the point of even locking it? If you’re in a position where someone can steal the money out of it, you’re in a position where someone can steal the entire thing. Never understood it.) Yeah it makes you wonder if she got some good advice that she just didn’t take. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916/29 "2017-02-18T16:11:16Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > … why put anything of value in it at all? So thieves will be convinced they got your valuables and not be tempted to try again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916.md?page=1)