r/poland • u/ThinKingofWaves • 5d ago
Piotr Szczerek, the Polish Millionare that stole a signed cap from a kid at a tennis game
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u/szopen76 5d ago
Funny thing his company got millions of PLN in support from the government.
It's easy to be a businessmen when gvt funds you.
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u/VieiraDTA 5d ago
Socialism for them, capitalism for us.
See how these cunts work? They say socialism is bad, meanwhile he’s enjoying his millions proveniente from government public funding progtams. Hahahahahha
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u/Altruistic_Law_7702 4d ago
"Publicly subsidized, privately profitable. The anthem of the upper-tier, puppeteer untouchable. Focus a moment, nod in approval. Bury your heads in the bar codes of these neo-colonials."
Propagandhi was right about *everything.
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u/SweatyNomad 5d ago
There is a certain strain of Polish biznesmen that seem to think it's ok to be cunts as you don't match their closed idea of who is important, let alone just common decency - enough of them act like that they think it's acceptable behaviour. Went to a meeting recently at a corporate skyscraper in jeans and a t-shirt stand some law firm jerk literally pushed me away from the lift scanners, while I was scanning songs could go first. He was trying to impress some Japanese clients, and he was oblivious to how shocked they were at his behaviour.
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u/ThatDree 4d ago
There is a certain strain of
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u/PandiBong 4d ago
This guy is the model of the piece of shit Polish boomer businessman to be fair... he's even doubled down and said he taught the kid a valuable lesson.
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u/ChameleonCabal 4d ago
Polish biznezmen… have a lot of them here. Wealthy, buying one building after the other while their workers look like bums; riding a bicycle which is older than me while earning close to nothing.
What drives me mad is how they represent themselves… as some form of accomplished high society while giving a fk about their workers. Don’t let me get started regarding how their wife’s behave… it fits the typical Polish naive stereotype.
Oh and the show in church on sundays…. similar to those who work in another nation who visit their family in Poland.
I need to think about making a video and destroying all this bs.
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u/eric-cranston 4d ago
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u/Sad-Raise-754 4d ago
I swear, 2025 is the year for exposing CEOs as the worst of humankind.
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u/eric-cranston 4d ago
May be a good thing. Most are indeed pure scum. Apparently because of all the backlash he’s had, the hard man turned snowflake has backtracked and said he will auction the hat for charity now.
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u/CaliGirlNYAttitude 4d ago
This is amazing because I just read an article where he said it was an accident and it was only in the heat of the moment and he didn't realize what he was doing. I'm so glad I saw this because clearly he's full of s*** and Newsweek did not do a good job of investigating this guy.
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u/ThinKingofWaves 5d ago
Right?
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u/Tulpah 5d ago
I feel like Kamil Majchrzak should sue Piotr for Stealing "His Signed Cap" for $2 million with interests each day it remain unreturned
Then once it's back into Kamil Majchrzak's hand. Give it to the young fan while the money go to a charity or whatever.
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u/Pale_Investigator433 5d ago
Would you trust a guy that steals from kids to run your company?
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u/Lower_Background2847 4d ago
Many trust them KNOWING that they fuck kids, not just steal from them, so yea they would, money trumps morals 100 to 1 unless you get caught, then your Epstein
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u/JackStrawFr0mWichlta 4d ago
Kinda shitty to say, but someone as ruthless as that is probably what it takes to run a company and survive in a capitalist economy
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u/Pale_Investigator433 4d ago
Well if he can steal from a kid, makes you wonder whats stopping him from stealing from his investors. Certainly not morals or ethics wouldn't you say?
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u/GentrifriesGuy 5d ago
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u/hetseErOgsaaDyr 4d ago
Poor impulse control, letting his mask slip like that.
If he is willing to steal from a child, when hundreds of cameras are rolling, I only fear to speculate what this man is doing when nobody is watching.9
u/exessmirror 4d ago
Government should really look into his company. It wouldnt suprise me if he embezzled and lied to get the millions in Government subsidies.
As a matter of fact, is there a place where we can ask the relevant agency to look into it?
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u/Tulpah 5d ago
I feel like Kamil Majchrzak should sue Piotr for Stealing "His Signed Cap" for $2 million with interests each day it remain unreturned
Then once it's back into Kamil Majchrzak's hand. Give it to the young fan while the money go to a charity or whatever.
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u/JackStrawFr0mWichlta 4d ago
He already gave the kid a separate hat but I do like your plan
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u/Old_Wish5098 4d ago
Yes, exactly like you said it’s a separate hat. It’s not the hat worn during the game.
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u/ThinKingofWaves 5d ago
Exactly! How detached can you be
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u/GentrifriesGuy 5d ago
Wealth etc will do that to some people, sadly. It really is mind boggling. I will interpret his lack of self-awareness and lack of comprehension to why he shouldn’t do such things to the likelihood that he has probably done similar things in running his business and other aspects of his life. Thankfully most people don’t operate this way.
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u/ThinKingofWaves 5d ago
Yup, he’s used to doing this. In business behind closed doors he may consider himself „an alpha male”. This explains why he’s genuinely mad about public outcry.
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u/GentrifriesGuy 5d ago
He definitely fits an overly competitive profile. I am sure his or crisis team will use his past philanthropy or future philanthropy to show he is not a “bad guy”
Imagine the audacity to this in front of your wife and one of your children and think this is fine.
Hopefully he learns a lesson here.
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u/ThinKingofWaves 5d ago
Wouldn’t count on it lol. The only lesson he may learn is how to hide better.
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u/Right-Smoke8132 4d ago
Even better- this guy’s company is one of the biggest sponsors of Polish Tennis Association. So he should be aware on how it works.
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u/Some_Function_9451 4d ago
Because this dumb stupid motherfcuker was thinking about money. Ten bucks says he wants that for a cash grab and not a memento
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u/relentless-dude 5d ago
If you can steal from a boy so casually, you know that paving company is defrauding their customers
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u/ThinKingofWaves 5d ago
Add employees and government subsidies to the list!
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u/exessmirror 4d ago
The government should really really look into this guy. Is there a place where we could request an audit?
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u/TheTanadu 4d ago
He even stated “first come, first served”. Piece of shit attitude.
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u/smoothieeeee12 4d ago
This is when its a little boy. Im pretty sure that , if its some adult that can argue he will act different. "First come , first served" is easy when its a kid.
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u/sohowitsgoing 5d ago
I'm impressed that the Internet tracked him down
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u/ThinKingofWaves 5d ago
I mean, I really appreciate that but it’s a pretty obvious thing for the internet to do ;)
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u/JackStrawFr0mWichlta 4d ago
Eh he's a somewhat public figure it's really not that impressive. If he'd been someone with less publicly available information it would be impressive but with how far OSINT has progressed today you can track down the majority of unrecognizable people.
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u/fatsopiggy 4d ago
Man geoguessers can literally figure out what pebble you're standing on if you dare them and you live within north America 😂
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u/Leamhein 4d ago
Wpadłem ostatnio na info, że firma Drog-bruk w ostatnich latach dostała grube miliony z różnych dotacji — zarówno z kasy UE, jak i z budżetu Polski. Jeśli ktoś ogarnia te tematy albo ma dostęp do dokumentów, warto przejrzeć, jak firma rozlicza te projekty. A jeśli znajdziecie coś podejrzanego, można to anonimowo zgłaszać tutaj:
Europejski urząd ds. nadużyć finansowych: https://anti-fraud.ec.europa.eu/
Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości: https://www.parp.gov.pl/
Najwyższa Izba Kontroli: https://www.nik.gov.pl/
Nie chodzi o to, żeby rzucać oskarżeniami bez dowodów, tylko żeby sprawdzić fakty i zadbać o przejrzystość.
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u/Vivid-Archer1715 4d ago
Stary , do dzieła. Wlazisz w wyszukiwarkę KRS online i dlubiesz tak długo aż znajdziesz
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u/cargdad 4d ago
To be clear - he warned everyone with his actions NOT to do business with his company. Anyone who would steal from a kid would happily steal from suppliers, customers and employees.
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u/InfamousFault7 4d ago
He's apparently also got a bunch of grants from the government, and im sure a swarm of people have made requests for him to be investigated
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u/The7thSaiyan 4d ago
Anyone doing business with this guy needs to reconsider, if he’s heartless torwards a kid IMAGINE what he’s doing to you behind your back.
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u/x_Animefreakgal_x 4d ago
I hope most of the people who left comment attacking his company were past clients.
I’m sure he lost several clients after this.
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u/Outrageous-Story3325 5d ago
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.drogbruk.pl
The company he is working for, tell them what you think about it.
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u/Substantial_Brush692 5d ago
Went to check origins of Szczerek
"The name Szczerek likely originates from Polish, derived from the word szczur (rat) or szczurek (little rat)"
big lul
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u/Right-Smoke8132 4d ago edited 4d ago
Hey, Polish guy here.
Eh, not really. „Szczerek” is not a modern polish word. The only known use of this word is for some random river in Ukraine, which I’m certain most people don’t even know that (and I don’t blame).
Also, I don’t think it came from „Szczurek”. Those words sound similar, but that’s just it. It’s like saying that „morze” (which means „sea”) and „może” (which means „maybe”) are the same, which they are when you say them without any context, but they actually mean completely different thing.
It’s more like this. Polish surnames usually originated from first names, nicknames connected with personality, appearance, behavior, place names or occupation. Based on that, we have two possible origins:
From the adjective „szczery” (which means „honest”). It may have been used to describe “a sincere, straightforward person.”
From Old Polish or East Slavic nickname. Like „szczer-” was associated with broken tooth or baring teeth. So „Szczerek” could be used as a nickname for the person with such characteristics.
Either way, I find it even better when you think about it. Someone sincere doing such thing is quite… something.
…anyway, thanks for coming to my TED talk. Didn’t expect to write as much.
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u/Gamer_Mommy 4d ago
Wouldn't be surprised if he legally had his name changed from Szczurek to Szczerek. Which only brings to mind the scene from "Boys don't cry" and the Psikutas confusion.
With a surname like that (Szczurek) it's eerily fitting that he is a scavenger stealing whatever he can get his hands on.
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u/Destroy666x 4d ago
Yeah,and Smith must be derived from "shit", they have 4 letter in common after all. Who/what told you that, ChatGPT?
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u/Any_Artichoke2136 4d ago
If he’s stealing a hat from a kid, I can guarantee that he’s stealing from his customers and probably doing illegal things within his company.
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u/MrArgotin Wielkopolskie 5d ago
I jeszcze zobaczycie ze koleś to zmonetyzuje i wyjdzie na plus xD
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u/Free-Design-9901 5d ago
To zależy ile takich jak ty kupinakcje jego firmy, bo będzie myśleć że to zmonetyzuje
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u/Andrimaxus 5d ago
Bylbym wdzieczny za jednak nie wprowadzanie takiego pojęcia, biorąc pod uwagę że moja rodzina ma to samo nazwisko pomimo żadnego pokrewieństwa z tym typem. Jestem pewien że jest takich rodzin więcej. :)
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u/notTristram 5d ago
Przepraszam, masz rację, nie pomyślałem
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u/Andrimaxus 5d ago
Dziękuję, niestety moja żona już jest ofiarą hejtu od dziesiątek kont w social mediach (ja osobiście za bardzo z nich nie korzystam), mimo że mamy inne imiona i wyglądamy zdecydowanie inaczej od tej fatalnej pary czapkowych złodzieji.
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u/notTristram 5d ago
Ja pierniczę, naprawdę?! Zawsze zapominam jak bardzo przeciętny użytkownik internetu jest głupi! Moje poprzednie przeprosiny były szczere, naprawdę mi przykro
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u/Andrimaxus 5d ago
Nie ma sprawy i jeszcze raz wielkie dzięki! Niestety jest ogromna masa bezmyślnych osób które nawet nie patrza na komentarze innych które wyraźnie mówią że to nie Ci ludzie i żeby dać niewinnej dziewczynie spokój. No cóż, uroki internetu :D jedna czapka i taki arogancki bufon a tyle problemów
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u/Cultural-Chicken-974 4d ago
My god, it has escalated fast. This dude has gone viral all around the world. Even India Times wrote article about him.
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u/someonewithapurpose 5d ago
Has he already come forward to apologise? Because if it had been something impulsive, the apology should have already come. He must be thinking that he probably did nothing wrong and doesn’t owe anyone an apology
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u/Ok-Maize-8199 4d ago
His wife also came forward to call Polish people poor and dumb for not appreciating the life lessons her husband gave this boy for free, and she plans to sue people over it.
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u/xomitsux 4d ago
You know it’s a fake including that lawyer statement. Why people don’t use brains and try to verify things before spreading false info.
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u/sokorsognarf 5d ago
Oh, that’s the best bit - what he’s said in response the furore. No apology. Essentially just “you snooze, you lose”
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u/DoTheVelcroFly 4d ago
Is there an actual proof that he had said that?
Because on GoWork, where the post originates from, anyone could pretend to be him. There's no accounts there etc. Before that 'you snooze, you lose' there was another post supposedly by him, yet it had a spelling error in his name.I don't doubt the guy is a complete and total douchebag but that comment seems to be a troll. A funny one, though.
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u/Spoke_ca 5d ago
He bragged about it. He said he was faster than the kid. Then he threatened to sue people for calling him out for his shit.
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u/JackStrawFr0mWichlta 4d ago
Are we sure that that was him saying that though? I don't think that's been verified
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u/SeaPace1424 4d ago
No.But his layer treathened everyone on facebook to delete their negative comments about all this.Which only tells us, what a t*at he is.
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u/payingtheman 4d ago
Karma hits hard! This story is going pretty viral. At the very least he’s bound to sit down at a restaurant somewhere and get a nice fat HAWK TUA in his meal. The negative publicity should make his life fairly uncomfortable for the next few weeks. Enjoy the hat c$&$sucker!
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u/Shark_eagle927 4d ago
Inexcusable behavior from CEO and an unconventional name that I find difficult to pronounce, damn it.
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u/Jazzlike-Owl2008 4d ago
The Polish piece of scrap should be deported to Poland and put on a "no entry" list, this is unacceptable behavior and to release a statement saying it's justified... again he is a piece of scrap human being... then to say that US citizens can't express our opinion about what a piece of scrap this guy is... unbelievable.
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u/BitCryst 4d ago
sportsmanship - crazy guy. letting the kid have it, would have been a sportsmanship.
first come, first serve - he has gone all nuts.
public figure probably doesn't know how to behave or speak in public
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u/garyryan9 4d ago
Just came here to say that if this is how he treats kids from his own country I can only imagine how he treats adults.
Selfish POS for sure.
Def not his first time running over someone for his benefit.
Wife, if you're reading this, divorce for sure.
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u/CochainComplexKernel 4d ago
just in case some of you are interessted about his company profile and what they are doing - Im quite sure they want to have new customers...
https://www.drogbruk.pl/kontakt/
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u/Acrobatic_Airline605 4d ago
His instagram is new (6 days old) now, as piotrszczerek .
Here is his company (https://drog-bruk.pl/?fbclid=PAZnRzaAMhhNlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp0Jq7E4dMuymfmReJDf9gM0ql_uGR-HIWw9xYXulPBnFg8WPGi8Xf5blmWlv_aem_dGx7uBQniyDK0zXY6mqGrA)
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u/Competitive_Bit_526 4d ago
Ludzie wzięli sprawy w swoje ręce i widać jak szybko pikowały opinie o jego firmie
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u/jeffreyianni 4d ago
US open should step up and ban him for stealing at their event.
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u/Sleep_Sex_Eat_Repeat 4d ago
Imagine what this guy does when there are no cameras to capture him….. I would not have let him do my driveway…. He may steal your whole freaking house.
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u/Snoo81938 4d ago
He's a disgrace to Poland. His response was way worse. This asswipe deserves all the negative consequences for his narcissistic behavior!
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u/IlikeShrek2022 5d ago
Ktoś zna kontekst tego ?
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u/HadronLicker 5d ago
dorosły, bogaty polski przedsiębiorca zabrał dziecku czapkę od sportowca i zdobył ogromny rozgłos na całym świecie :)
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u/Double_Screen_8542 5d ago
Quest individuo va licenziato e se è il proprietario gli acquirenti non devono più comprare niente e trovare altre alternative
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u/DrNCrane74 4d ago
Da gibt es dann noch die wunderbaren Postings seiner Frau im Netz, die ihn tapfer verteidigt und arme Menschen hasst. Unfassbar, als ich die Szene zuerst gesehen habe, dachte ich der wäre der Vater und steckt die Kappe ein zur Sicherheit.
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u/Hefty-Equivalent6581 4d ago
See how easily he just steals the hat right from the little kids hands, he didn’t take, he literally snatched it away. He likes taking things that don’t belong to him. His first statement is who he is, a bad guy who enjoys taking things from others.
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u/jubizota 4d ago edited 3d ago
So typical of bullies. Only sorry when they're caught.
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u/plasticjet 4d ago
Point is he is not sorry at all. The responses he gave made him look even worse.
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u/Competitive_Juice902 4d ago
Funny, how it is. They tolerate you until you show no regard towards the defenceless person. Then all the bets are off...
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u/No-Palpitation9834 4d ago
The servers are down for reviews, but i got their email [sekretariat@drogbruk.pl](mailto:sekretariat@drogbruk.pl)
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u/IWillDefenestrate 4d ago
https://youtube.com/@drogbruk.?si=XtAR-Sjxr7UBTZX2
This is the company's Youtube. Their trustpilot got closed because of too many reviews.
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u/Outrageous-Story3325 4d ago
Hi polish people can you help us get more information, about Piotr, how to get in touch with him, I would like to give him some kind words
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u/Cowboy_From-Hell 4d ago
Wiadomo już o jakimś potwierdzonym zerwaniu jakiegoś grubego kontraktu? A nawet małego kontraktu? To zawsze będzie cieszyć.
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u/Specific_Raw 4d ago
What a jerk!! Hope he goes back to "humble" beginnings, with his bank account being at zero!
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u/Appansson 4d ago
If it looks like an asshole, walks like an aswhole, acts like an asshole. Is it an asshole?
In Piotr Szczerek case all signs points to yes
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u/Kevinjunkyes 4d ago
Can you, and ALL the media outlets, PLEASE get something straight before posting!! It was NOT a "signed" hat. He took the hat straight off his head and handed it to the kid. At no point did he sign the hat, with anything!! Just stop already.
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u/batvseba 3d ago
stop spreading bullshit. he did not stole anything. there is a statement but of course reddit "experts" know better.
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u/Personal_Accident220 3d ago
There is a German proverb, which reads as follows: Kaum gestohlen schon in Polen [ English: Barely stolen already in Poland ] The video is sufficient proof.
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u/Necessary-Rip-6612 5d ago