pickpocketed in Barcelona
Jun 3, 2015, 9:59 pm
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All you have to do is google "Barcelona pickpocket" and there are rampant pages full of information. There are sites that even tell you how they target you. Good information to read before traveling anywhere, especially in high prone pickpocket areas like Barcelona.
Jun 11, 2015, 10:40 am
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All you have to do is google "Barcelona pickpocket" and there are rampant pages full of information. There are sites that even tell you how they target you. Good information to read before traveling anywhere, especially in high prone pickpocket areas like Barcelona.
Jun 16, 2015, 10:35 am
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Anyone ever get pick pocketed in Barcelona? I did a few days ago on the Metro L3 heading towards Diagonal, wallet was in front zipped pants pocket. He got 30 euro and I had to cancel a couple credit cards. Seems it's quite the problem there the courts apparently only prosecute for thefts of more than 600 euros in value.
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Jun 18, 2015, 7:11 am
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Originally Posted by mike2200
Anyone ever get pick pocketed in Barcelona? I did a few days ago on the Metro L3 heading towards Diagonal, wallet was in front zipped pants pocket. He got 30 euro and I had to cancel a couple credit cards. Seems it's quite the problem there the courts apparently only prosecute for thefts of more than 600 euros in value.
The front middle pocket?
Sorry, bad joke. But no, I've never been pickpocketed. Too bad to hear that. Hope it all worked out for you.
Originally Posted by mike2200
Anyone ever get pick pocketed in Barcelona? I did a few days ago on the Metro L3 heading towards Diagonal, wallet was in front zipped pants pocket. He got 30 euro and I had to cancel a couple credit cards. Seems it's quite the problem there the courts apparently only prosecute for thefts of more than 600 euros in value.
The front middle pocket?
Sorry, bad joke. But no, I've never been pickpocketed. Too bad to hear that. Hope it all worked out for you.
OP was to make others aware of the problem in Barcelona
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Jun 18, 2015, 9:09 am
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Jun 29, 2015, 4:11 pm
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I've lived in Spain for five years. The only place where I've ever seen anyone in my party targeted by a pickpocket was on the Barcelona metro. (Was there for a visit -- I spend most of my time in another often-visited city in the south.) In all my time here, though, I've never had anything stolen. Helps to keep a hand on your purse, if you carry one. I could see that getting awkward if you carry your wallet in a pants pocket, though.
Jun 30, 2015, 5:23 am
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I've lived in Spain for five years. The only place where I've ever seen anyone in my party targeted by a pickpocket was on the Barcelona metro. (Was there for a visit -- I spend most of my time in another often-visited city in the south.) In all my time here, though, I've never had anything stolen. Helps to keep a hand on your purse, if you carry one. I could see that getting awkward if you carry your wallet in a pants pocket, though.
Jul 1, 2015, 1:17 pm
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The question's totally genuine... maybe I've just been in southern Europe too long
Jul 1, 2015, 2:15 pm
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Originally Posted by mike2200
Yes being on guard would certainly help, but then you have to be aware of the pickpocket problem
Does that mean there are big cities in the world that attract lots of tourists and don't have a lot of pickpockets?
The question's totally genuine... maybe I've just been in southern Europe too long
Originally Posted by mike2200
Yes being on guard would certainly help, but then you have to be aware of the pickpocket problem
Does that mean there are big cities in the world that attract lots of tourists and don't have a lot of pickpockets?
The question's totally genuine... maybe I've just been in southern Europe too long
1. Barcelona, Spain
2. Rome, Italy
3. Prague, Czech Republic
4. Madrid, Spain
5. Paris, France
6. Florence, Italy
7. Buenos Aires, Argentina
8. Amsterdam, Netherlands
9. Athens, Greece
10. Hanoi, Vietnam
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/01/worst-cities-for-pickpockets_n_746918.html#s148366title=1_Barcelona
Jul 1, 2015, 4:57 pm
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Most pickpockets bump into you 'accidentially'. In this very moment you are barely able to feel if anybody reaches for your pocket or not.
Get into the habit of checking all your pockets for missing items after somebody bumps into you. Even if you slightly touch another person while walking!
This will create a habit so you naturally will check your items each time and you won't have to think about it actively anymore.
Get into the habit of checking all your pockets for missing items after somebody bumps into you. Even if you slightly touch another person while walking!
This will create a habit so you naturally will check your items each time and you won't have to think about it actively anymore.
Jul 1, 2015, 5:09 pm
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Our daughter had her wallet and passport taken on Las Ramblas (unzipped the bag without her noticing) and made it to the airport before she realized it was missing.
She went back to the Consulate and had a new passport a few hours later. And she wasn't alone that very day.
Later that year, we were in Barcelona with a guide and I noticed her giving a man
a very decided glare. She told me that he was a pickpocket known to the guides and that they knew most of them in the area. That should also mean that the police could, theoretically, know who they are but alas....
She went back to the Consulate and had a new passport a few hours later. And she wasn't alone that very day.
Later that year, we were in Barcelona with a guide and I noticed her giving a man
a very decided glare. She told me that he was a pickpocket known to the guides and that they knew most of them in the area. That should also mean that the police could, theoretically, know who they are but alas....
Jul 1, 2015, 6:02 pm
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Aug 6, 2015, 9:48 am
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I have a trip to Madrid and Barcelona coming up in the autumn. From reading various online forums, I'm getting the impression that reading an ebook on my phone/Kindle at a café or restaurant is asking to be robbed? That is, if those items aren't stolen by the time I arrive there?
Aug 11, 2015, 11:19 pm
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I have a trip to Madrid and Barcelona coming up in the autumn. From reading various online forums, I'm getting the impression that reading an ebook on my phone/Kindle at a café or restaurant is asking to be robbed? That is, if those items aren't stolen by the time I arrive there?
