Since I had three newbies with me last week in St. M, I constantly stressed the fact that nothing should be left in the trunk of the rental car.
One day, on the way back from Philipsburg, we stopped at Market Garden for some grocery shopping. I opened the trunk so they could remove their purchases (jewelry, clothing, etc.)
After shopping for about 1/2 hour, we returned to the car to see that the trunk was wide open ... no one had ever closed it, or it hadn’t been closed tightly and it had popped open.

Also, I then discovered that one of the newbies had left her purchases (including new Zhaveri jewelry) in the trunk!

This does not end how you’re anticipating ........................ everything was still in the trunk, untouched. Perhaps it was because it is such a busy area, but I’m chalking it up to dumb luck! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />