Oh, Glenda! How awful. Just by having an honesty box there you were declaring your trust for these people. Did ?they? also pinch some of the mandarins?

I think I?d be putting up an apt little notice explaining to those innocent parties, who?ve been supporting you with their custom, what has happened but, at the same time, hitting out at the culprits. Perhaps mentioning how your absolute trust in the kiwi integrity has been destroyed by this thoughtless and selfish act. Saying that this is how your children earned their pocket money might bring it home that the thieves have targeted the children and now their income has been curtailed as you can no longer carry on your business. If nothing else, you?d probably gain the sympathy of supporters who might take care to look out for the security of your ?orange empire? in the future and may even have an inkling as to who might have done it.

Is it far to the road from your house i.e. could people still visit your property (maybe have your mandarins inside your gate within sight of the house and a notice at the road directing people in)? I hope you can sort something out, as it?s important that these knuckleheads don?t get the upper hand and put you out of business. They've done enough damage already.

Nil desperandum. Illegitimis non carborundum.