Today, I got stopped for shoplifting at a department store. They took me back to the security room and showed me the tapes. I was taking my own designer lipgloss that I had bought a month before out of my purse. FML
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Today, I realized the dress I bought yesterday still had the security tag on. I returned to the store to get it removed, only to realize I'd lost my receipt. The lady at the counter thought I stole it, called security, and had me escorted out, dress-less. FML
Today, I bought a box of tampons and went to the store restroom to insert one. I then put the box inside my purse. On my way out, I got stopped by security, who yelled at me to empty my purse. He grabbed my bag, spilling the tampons everywhere. Apparently, he thought I was stealing. FML
Today, I was shopping with my husband. At the self-checkout, one of the items I was buying for him as a gift didn’t register. As we were walking out, I get stopped and escorted to the loss prevention office, where I was accused of stealing. FML
Today, I was detained for 20 minutes by security for stealing shopping bags. I didn’t, I used my own bags-for-life, so he thought I didn’t pay for them. They were from a different shop entirely. Twenty fricking minutes. FML
Today, while bagging my groceries at a store, a lady came over to me, took a good look at the food I'd bought, picked out an item and put it in her bag. When I confronted her, she called security on me and told them I wanted to steal her stuff. I got thrown out and she walked away with a smirk. FML
Today, I was accused of shoplifting, after the alarm started beeping as I walked into the store. FML
Today, I was shopping at a store from which I had previously bought a shirt. The clerk accused me of trying to steal my own shirt and called security. They examined it and argued with me for so long I was late to work. FML
Today, after getting home from shopping, I noticed a security tag was still on one of the shirts I bought. I decided to take it back and ask them to remove the tag. They then accused me of trying to steal (even after I showed them the receipt) and kicked me out of the store. FML
Today, while shopping, I was grabbed and dragged off to a security room with no warning. Apparently, the way I was dressed and walking was suspicious. FML
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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so_me_fml 0
Meanwhile the kid ACTUALLY shoplifting quietly walks out the door...
stephfml 0
What how could they do that?! I hope they let you off, because they had no proof that it wasn't already yours...
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Jazzydude 0
Something similar to this happened to me at JC Penny. I was actually taking clothing I bought from another store out of a bag I had with me as I was attempting to match it with clothes at JC Penny. When they took me back to view the video and they searched my bag, they saw that I had a receipt for the merchandise and that it wasn't even theirs then the police academy rejects let me go.
ditlihi 0
Did you stick it in their face?
SiLveRStaRLIGHT 0
I /ALWAYS/ get paranoid about that! Every time I go into a store and use something that I already had, I get paranoid that the police will think I stole it! Augh god... Just calmly explain to them that you already had it! Although they probably won't believe you... FYL. I don't know how you could have gotten away with that...
yummm 0
SUE SUE SUE.... its the American Dream... do nothing and get rich.... they can afford it
PenceyXD 0
That sucks.
dgdreamgirl 0
Ew this has happened to me too. Then they see that whatever I'm using is half empty...
clairebear096 0
maybe you shouldn't be so suspicious.
becca718_fml 0
Why would you buy designer lipgloss?
syed121417 22
Because they can? Why does it matter?
amy_shmamy 0
you can sue them for that
haxxx041 0
so what happened?!?! Did u get charged with anything??