Bandits Lift Piggy Bank Tip Jar from Sugar Sweet Sunshine
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TweetPosted on: December 18th, 2017 at 5:18 am by Elie
Bah Humbug.
Two thieves stole a countertop tip jar from the beloved Sugar Sweet Sunshine Thursday night. The Rivington Street bakery announced the petty, small-time hit job on Facebook with a public shaming.
The jar in question was a forty-five-year-old piggy, and staff had apparently just emptied. So there wasn’t much left for taking.
“It was the sSs tip jar for 15 years and my knickknack since childhood,” ownership wrote.
Sticky bandits?
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