Today, I was accused of shoplifting, after the alarm started beeping as I walked into the store. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was accused of shop-lifting by an old lady in a supermarket. Having proven myself innocent, I tried to storm off to show my displeasure at the situation. In my haste to make a dramatic exit, I tried to go out of the entrance and walked straight into the automatic door. 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 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, I was in the dressing room of my favorite store. While looking in the mirror at a shirt I really like, the fire alarm went off. In a panic, I ran out of the store like everyone else. The sensor went off on my shirt and I was banned from the store for attempted theft. FML
Today, I accidentally left the store with a bag full of groceries without paying. I realized this halfway to my car when an employee chased me down, thinking I was a thief. Turns out, I had spaced out and walked out during a fire alarm drill. 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, 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 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, while walking around the local thrift store, I noticed an attractive guy watching me and following me through the aisles. As he followed me to my car I was sure I would get his number. He then asks me to bring my purse inside as I had been tagged as a shoplifter. I work at the store. FML
Today, I was holding on to a shirt that I planned on buying, when an elderly man bumped into me. The shirt fell out of my hand, and slid just out the door. I went to the counter to explain what happened. Everyone accused me of trying to steal it anyway. FML
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Top comments
sythe511 28
Most people just look around and keep walking if it happens while they're entering
Psycocharger 19
How does this happen as one enters a store? Was anyone else exiting as you came in?
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Comments (63)
fml_user_name455 3
Yeah, I had that happen to me. I had bought a purse that still had an alarm gadget in it The old lady at the Walmart was all "I want to see in that bag." and I was all--"uh, no." She then proceeded to call security. I laughed and left. Sorry. You don't get to go thru my bag as I am walking in the doors.
Shade1982 21
Security may not be allowed to, but technically they are allowed to detain you until the real police arrive. They actually can do that.
Sandman2015 12
My response when it comes to security/random employees wanting to check a bag is "not without a warrant sport" and keep walking. They want to call the police, be my guest. By the time they get around to showing up two or three hours later I'm more than likely long gone.
jkzr555 10
They do always return to the scene of the crime :p
mmoses12 11
ive always had a paranoia of the beepers going off for some reason no matter the situation. im sorry that happened must have been embarrassing
emmeelgee 10
They seem as dumb as their own security system. Kinda beats the purpose then.
Malahkaa 19
I work in a store and it is not uncommon for professional thieves to ensure the sensor goes off when they come in, make a big deal about it so everyone sees they came in when the sensor goes off. They then leave with stolen goods and say it went off when I came in remember..
croyal10 13
Ouch
luvlu444 24
faith in humanity: dead
Dexter83_fml 17
Tell them to review the cctv footage. They will be able to of traced your movements. Then when its revealed you haven't taken anything ask about your compensation for deformation of character and embarrassment you had to endure......assuming your innocent of course.
Shade1982 21
You probably mean 'defamation'? You can only claim that if you can show you actually suffered due to their actions, which I highly doubt...
takeittoem 8
I hope you gave 'em hell when they realized you didn't have a single item of merchandise on you.
boredgirl_02 14
Happened to me once. These kids took the sticky detectors and put in front of the door. So I got it stuck to my shoe going in and of course going out too