Home Depot did the math and has decided not to ban a Lawrence man for a year after he accidentally walked out of a Metheun store with a 41-cent, used pencil in his pocket Thursday.
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td height="8"><spacer type="block" height="8" width="8"></td></tr></tbody></table> We will not be pursuing any claims against Mr. Panorelli for this incident, read a statement from Home Depot. We welcome Mr. Panorelli back as a customer in our stores at any time.
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td height="8"><spacer type="block" height="8" width="8"></td></tr></tbody></table> On Thursday, Michael Panorelli, 51, a regular customer, was treated like a common thief by the stores security detail and, despite a corporate apology, hes fuming.
That apology doesnt mean much to me, he said. Im not happy with the way I was treated. I didnt deserve to have a security guard asking me why I needed a pencil so bad I had to steal one.
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td height="8"><spacer type="block" height="8" width="8"></td></tr></tbody></table> Panorelli said that after he was stopped by security, he was escorted into a back office, where he was instructed to sign a document that banned him from Home Depot. He was told that the companys lawyers would be contacting him in within the next two months and might pursue civil charges.
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td height="8"><spacer type="block" height="8" width="8"></td></tr></tbody></table> For Panorelli, it was a clear case of plain ol common sense gone awry. It all started when he went to the store early Thursday with George Salas, a homeowner who hired him to do window replacement. The two ventured to the molding and trim aisle and Panorelli asked Salas for a pen or pencil so he could jot down calculations and make markings on lumber. Salas picked up a sharpened carpenters pencil and handed it to Panorelli.
Im not sure where he got it from. I was in the middle of reaching for something in the bins, so I put the pencil in my pocket to free my hands. Within 15 to 20 seconds, I forgot about it, Panorelli said.
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td height="8"><spacer type="block" height="8" width="8"></td></tr></tbody></table> We will not be pursuing any claims against Mr. Panorelli for this incident, read a statement from Home Depot. We welcome Mr. Panorelli back as a customer in our stores at any time.
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td height="8"><spacer type="block" height="8" width="8"></td></tr></tbody></table> On Thursday, Michael Panorelli, 51, a regular customer, was treated like a common thief by the stores security detail and, despite a corporate apology, hes fuming.
That apology doesnt mean much to me, he said. Im not happy with the way I was treated. I didnt deserve to have a security guard asking me why I needed a pencil so bad I had to steal one.
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td height="8"><spacer type="block" height="8" width="8"></td></tr></tbody></table> Panorelli said that after he was stopped by security, he was escorted into a back office, where he was instructed to sign a document that banned him from Home Depot. He was told that the companys lawyers would be contacting him in within the next two months and might pursue civil charges.
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td height="8"><spacer type="block" height="8" width="8"></td></tr></tbody></table> For Panorelli, it was a clear case of plain ol common sense gone awry. It all started when he went to the store early Thursday with George Salas, a homeowner who hired him to do window replacement. The two ventured to the molding and trim aisle and Panorelli asked Salas for a pen or pencil so he could jot down calculations and make markings on lumber. Salas picked up a sharpened carpenters pencil and handed it to Panorelli.
Im not sure where he got it from. I was in the middle of reaching for something in the bins, so I put the pencil in my pocket to free my hands. Within 15 to 20 seconds, I forgot about it, Panorelli said.
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