Customer Gives Pizza Man His Own Card

When Vegard Sjaastad delivered a pizza near the western Norwegian town of Aalesund, there was something familiar about the customer's credit card. It was his card, and had been stolen the day before!

"It was like I met myself in the doorway", the 24-year-old said in an interview.

Sjaastad, who manages a Peppes Pizza restaurant, had his drivers license and his Visa credit card stolen from his car on the weekend when he was at his father's house. He canceled the card, and reported the theft.

But as he was training a new driver this week, they stopped to make a delivery of the pizzeria's popular 'Film Package' to a customer, which contains a pizza, soft drinks, and a movie on DVD.

A man with a credit card answered the door, and handed him the card. The man clearly did not recognize Sjaastad from the picture on the back which is embossed on all Norwegian Visa cards.

"I wasn't going to play hero. I'm pretty calm by nature. I just accepted the card and said 'I hope you enjoy the meal', as we always say", he said.

With the address from the order form in hand, Sjaastad called the police to give an exact location of the suspects.

"I figured they could enjoy the pizza and film, as long as it lasted", he said.

Police arrived about 30 minutes later, arrested three people, and recovered stolen goods, at least some of it Sjaastad's.

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