Patrons ignore would-be Atlanta nail salon robber: video

He needs to polish up his MO.

A would-be crook strolled into an Atlanta salon and loudly demanded everyone’s “money” — but he left none the richer after patrons and workers completely brushed him aside.

The failed robbery at Nail First on Monday was captured on surveillance footage and shared by Atlanta police with the hopes of finding the wanna-be thief.


The robber enters the nail salon.
A would-be robber was ignored by patrons at an Atlanta nail salon.
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The robber confronts the worker at the nail salon.
The robber was also ignored by a worker at the nail salon.
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“Everybody get down. Give me all your money. Empty out your pockets,” the man yells at three women sitting up front after he walks through the door, according to the video.

After the women casually ignored him, he walked over to a worker who calmly answered the business’ phone during the ordeal.

“Where’s the money?” the suspect asks the man on the phone, who similarly doesn’t bat an eye.


The robber walks away empty handed.
The robber walked away from the nail salon empty handed.
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The attempted robber then briefly cuts out of frame, before reappearing and directing his next demands at one of the women who stood up.

“Give me the money, where’s the money?” the persistent, but ineffective suspect says again.

The woman backs away out the door and tells him she doesn’t have anything.

After she steps outside, the man sheepishly looks around before heading for the exit.

He briefly approached the woman outside one last time, before walking away empty-handed.