Let’s experiment to see if the power of Social Media can bring my jacket back to me at the Forrester Consumer Forum!!!
Yesterday after keynote speaker Robert J. Bach from Microsoft spoke, I lost/had stolen one of my most valuable possessions, a rather expensive size 46 leather jacket that I bought a few years back. I *loved* this jacket. It didn’t have that motorcycle look, it didn’t look like it cost 8 zillion dollars. It just look professional and nice – always – and was appropriate in any type of social gathering whether upscale or downscale. That’s how you know something is perfect, you feel comfortable in it anywhere. It took me a long time to find that coat and to say that I feel like my better half is missing this morning is not an understatement.
It all happened as I was reading this awesome summary blog post by Jeremiah and I was talking to Mellissa Stock from Yahoo!. All of the sudden, Sean McDonald from Dell interrupted us and asked to inspect my laptop based on an earlier conversation in the day. As Melissa grew a bit tired of that conversation and started to get up, I asked Sean if we could finish the conversation later. I then walked out with her and didn’t notice I was missing the jacket until I was giving Karl Long a giant hug on Ustream for the world to see. I went back to the location, only about 15 minutes or so after I had left and the jacket was gone. 50 feet away was a jacket that was ready for the trash – it’s my gut feeling that someone ditched that jacket and walked off with mine. But in a crowd of people at a Forrester Consumer Forum? I would expect people to do the right thing and I’m hopeful that they still will.
I then retraced my steps in the hotel just to be doubly sure I didn’t leave it somewhere else. Then I had a talk with security who informed me that there are multiple video cameras in the Grand Ballroom and if someone did walk off with it’s highly likely that they would be able to pinpoint the person especially since the room was 3/4 empty at that point. So if it doesn’t turn up by Noon today at the Forrester coat check or hotel security, I will be filing a police report and hotel security will start the investigation.
I then took my cold trip home, I’m sure Jeff Jarvis might blog about how “Dell Hell froze over today”, but the combination of the flurry of activity, being interrupted and the fact that it’s been warm here for the past week and I wasn’t in “jacket mode” is more likely the cause. Irregardless, if it doesn’t turn up, theft is theft and it’s majorly uncool.
If anyone knows anything about this situation, please email me. My cell phone charger for my Nokia N73 was in the bag and my phone has very little juice left!
Based on the video cameras, it would be wise for whomever has this to do the right thing and turn it in – no questions asked.
Thanks in advance for everyone’s help in this manner. But hey who knows, maybe it’s a sign from a higher power that I’m about to move to a warmer climate where jackets aren’t necessary.
Oh boy, do I ever know the feeling of losing personal items!
As a friend, and a Forrester employee, I’ll help you try to recover it.
I saw a leather jacket on the table near where you were standing in front of the hall.
Later, it was underneath the T-shirts that Edelman brought along to share, that’s why you may have not seen it.
That would make my month if you’re right! I hope you are. I’m heading to the dentist now and will be there by 11AM. Call my cell if you locate it before then please!
Yeah I forgot to work the link to your lost camera the last time you were in Chicago. Good to know I have a “loss pro” on the case.
That’s right, I almost forgot. David’s a good guy, he tried to retrieve my lost camera last time in Chicago.
It has way less sentimental value than David’s beloved jacket, although the sentiment is appreciated.
I’ve alerted the team David, I promise we’ll keep you updated.
I just called lost and found, and they said a leather jacket was turned in yesterday near the grand ballroom (where you said you were at?)
Please visit the lost and found office when you get in.
Fingers crossed, it’s yours
strange nothing was there at 7:30PM…Can you tell them to hold it my name now that we have this on the blog???
It was the wrong coat – still no sign of it 🙁
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Ray Sanders, head of Lost and Found and Security the Chicago Hilton, took my descriptions and asked me to file a police report. I have done so as per his request.
I certainly hope you find your coat. Good luck!
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You see, all you scoffers and naysayers? Social media produces measurable results!
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