Karaoke nights in Brickell usually end with lost voices and questionable song choices. For one group of guests at Sweet Caroline, the night ended with a side of petty theft. The popular local bar took to Instagram this week to call out a small group that allegedly walked out with three framed vinyl covers on Tuesday evening, around 1:45 a.m.
The post included surveillance photos showing the guests exiting the bar with the frames clearly visible in their hands. The bar owners did not hold back in their Instagram caption, noting that while they appreciate the guests enjoying the atmosphere, the decor is not for their taking.
“We see you,” the bar wrote in the post. “We get it. The vibe at Sweet Caroline is that good. But so are our cameras. We have video. We have pictures. You didn’t get away with it.”
Small Business Struggles
While swiping a piece of bar decor might feel like a victimless late-night prank to a drunk guest, the team at Sweet Caroline is quick to remind the public that they aren’t a faceless corporate entity. As a small, locally owned operation, they consider the theft an unnecessary drain on time and resources…