This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/01/gold-vibrator-stolen-robber-brazil
The article has changed 9 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| $4,000 gold-plated vibrator stolen by armed robber in Brazil | $4,000 gold-plated vibrator stolen by armed robber in Brazil |
| (about 1 month later) | |
| An armed man in Brazil has stolen an 18-carat gold-plated vibrator selling for $4,000 (£2,600) at a luxury sex shop. | An armed man in Brazil has stolen an 18-carat gold-plated vibrator selling for $4,000 (£2,600) at a luxury sex shop. |
| Police say he walked into the Erotica Luxo store in Brasilia, tied up a sales assistant and took the item from its display case. He stole nothing else. | Police say he walked into the Erotica Luxo store in Brasilia, tied up a sales assistant and took the item from its display case. He stole nothing else. |
| It's high season for erotic shops in Brazil as it celebrates its own version of Valentine's Day in less than two weeks. | It's high season for erotic shops in Brazil as it celebrates its own version of Valentine's Day in less than two weeks. |
| Store owner Vanessa Baldini told the G1 news website the robber might get no satisfaction from Wednesday's theft – the Swedish-made sex toy has a stainless steel core, making it difficult to remove the gold plating. | Store owner Vanessa Baldini told the G1 news website the robber might get no satisfaction from Wednesday's theft – the Swedish-made sex toy has a stainless steel core, making it difficult to remove the gold plating. |
| And, she noted, the robber forgot to take the vibrator's charger. | And, she noted, the robber forgot to take the vibrator's charger. |
| "I really don't know what he'll do," she said. "I'll leave it up to his imagination." | "I really don't know what he'll do," she said. "I'll leave it up to his imagination." |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. | |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. Enter your email address to subscribe. |