Money: Today, I had gone to the store and bought a new wallet. 5 minutes...

By Recon - 17/03/2009 12:16 - Switzerland

Today, I had gone to the store and bought a new wallet. 5 minutes later a security guard asks for my receipt. Turns out I had dropped my receipt. Some guy had picked it up and pretended I had stole his wallet. The guard confiscated my wallet because the guy had "his" receipt to prove it. FML

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Today, I told a customer that we don't do refunds. He responded by throwing his wallet at my face and accusing me of stealing it. FML

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By lobotomized - 13/07/2009 03:15 - United States

Today, a couple came into the gas station where I work to ask for directions. While I was giving the woman directions (and even writing them down to be as helpful as possible), the man stole my wallet out of my purse that was sitting on the other end of the counter behind a display. FML

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By Shopgirl - 06/08/2009 13:14 - Australia

Today, I found a wallet on the train. I called the owner, who said he would come around and pick it up. When he finally did, he looked inside and screamed that his money was missing, and that I was a dirty thief. I never took a cent. He's filing theft charges against me. FML

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Teffie 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 20:07

Didn't the sales person remember you?

dragon_fml 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 20:11

yea, ask for the salesperson. ask the security to check the cameras. there is always a camera above the cashier.

Comments

csigabajnok 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 0:17

Creativity at its best! I feel for you, though... :(

nnefj9 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 2:05

Its the economy.

Mish_fml 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 2:05

Wow. :/ Yeah you shoulda checked the tapes or at least with the cashier. That police officer's pretty dumb too, depending on ONE piece of evidence. Anybody could have taken the receipt and gotten the wallet.

spartan2600 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 2:22

actually, you had ZERO legal responsibility to hand over the wallet, you didn't have to show your receipt to anyone, at least if you were in the US, though I don't think most countries would be much different. security guards have zero legal authority, they can't detain you, and even if they called the cops and you stayed for that, the police can't make you hand over the wallet.

WeStayCrunk24x7 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 2:24

oh no! you lost like 40 bucks, you're right your life is F******

crazydoug 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 2:35

lol i would kick that guys ass

Lion_fml 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 2:39

why didn´t you kill the guy? you should at least kick his ass

mondope 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 3:41

Why did you even hand it over? I would've laughed at his face because they wouldn't have been able to prove that you had stolen it. The receipt didn't mean anything. I hate to say it, but you deserved that one if you let it happen that easily.