At Midsouth Makers we (luckily) haven't had any theft issues to deal with. We do have 6 webcams covering our space that are often discussed. Members are definitely aware they are on camera so it acts as a decent deterrent. My years in retail management taught me if you eliminate the temptation / opportunity, you'll help eliminate the shrink (theft / loss). The only thing of real value we have would be tools / computer parts. Both of which are covered by a couple of the cameras. The only other thing is our soda cash collection box. Myself and our treasurer both check this box at least once a week and we collect the money if it's ~>$30. If someone did clean it out, it's not like they would get a whole lot. We'd definitely struggle more with why someone would raid that than recovering the little they'd get. We also carry some insurance, so in the event something major does happen to us, we'd have a way to recovery. While cheap things like you mentioned aren't worth filing insurance claims, maybe some web cams (or more cameras / different locations) may help you all out a bit more.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Tim Saylor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tim.saylor@gmail.com">tim.saylor@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Pumping Station: One has had a few things disappear in the last month or so. Mostly small cheap things like usb sticks or webcams, but notably a large sum of cash from our soda fridge. We've made the cash harder to take but we can't bolt down everything in the space, so we're thinking of ways to solve the problem. Have any of your spaces had this problem, and what have you done about it?
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