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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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 went to the store, but after I'd selected my items, I saw that I'd forgotten my wallet. When I tried to explain to the cashier, he thought that I was trying to steal and called the cops. My roommate had to come to the store to save me. FML
Today, while at the mall, a lady dropped her credit card while in line to buy something. I came over, picked it up and gave it to her just for her to shove it in my hand and scream, "She's stealing my wallet! My wallet!" The police came. FML
Today, I found a wallet on the sidewalk and spent an hour tracking down the owner. When I finally returned it, he opened it, counted the cash in front of me, and asked if I was sure there hadn't been more money in it. FML
Today, I lost my wallet while out shopping. Panicked, I retraced my steps and found it at a store, turned in by an employee. Grateful, I opened it to find a note that read, "We left the money but took one dollar for karma." I checked. They did actually take one dollar. FML
Today, I realized I'd lost my wallet when paying for groceries. I had to put all the items back and leave the store feeling so embarrassed in front of everyone. FML
Today, I walked into Best Buy to buy a 42" widescreen TV I'd been saving up for many months. As I walked in, a man stopped me and handed me my wallet that I'd accidentally dropped. I thanked him. Five minutes later at the checkout, I opened up my wallet to realize it was empty. He had stolen everything. FML
Today, I felt a tug on my backpack and found my wallet missing. A nice stranger pointed to a guy running down the stairs and said "There goes the guy who took your wallet!" I ran to catch the supposed offender. The 'nice' stranger was the actual offender distracting me as he got away. FML
Today, I found a wallet containing an ID card. I managed to track down the owner, who now is threatening to call the police if I don't return the 400 dollars that he insists were also in it. 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
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Teffie 0
Didn't the sales person remember you?
dragon_fml 0
yea, ask for the salesperson. ask the security to check the cameras. there is always a camera above the cashier.
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kittyshock 0
there wouldnt even be an fml here if: 1) he had already put contents of old wallet into new one and 2) if said wallet was purchased by credit card or check- that would have been WAY to easy to prove. now the fact that the wallet was surrendered that easily makes this kinda deserved. did you try to explain? ask for management? anything? if not-sucks but totally deserved. depending on amount paid for the wallet i would have caused hell in that store until i got my shit back and then launched a formal complain against anyone who made the ordeal more difficult.
QDogg119 0
No. You deserve this one. If you can't think to talk to the sales person or look at the security camera OR EVEN JUST DON'T GIVE HIM THE WALLET! People like that make me sick. Blame it on someone else. Use your brain.
poison29 0
isn't the last 4 digits of your credit card on the receipt?
firstnlast77 0
UM don't you have a liecence (or even if u didnt have a car) some kind of school i.d and or some sort of photo identification on you. i agree it sucks for you but really that could have been handled
Pandarsenic 0
I call BS or deserved on this. There are about a million ways you could've proved your point - most mentioned above already.
tifferneelee 0
inb4coolstory
konekohotaru 0
So put your receipt away next time, and this won't happen.
carmel 0
Yuo shouldn't have dropped your receipt. I'm just joking, that dude was an asshole.
supershocker75 2
In both Canada and U.S. They have to prove that you stole it. People cannot just take it away from you. If the security guard took it from you then he was in essence robbing you unless he was taking it for evidence as a police officer (which he most likely is not)
24788 7
Say no and walk away. Security guards can only use a phone and a flashlight.