Today, I was accused of shoplifting, after the alarm started beeping as I walked into the store. FML
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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)
writerchic85 26
So you didn't shoplift and they'll have no proof so you'll be fine.
mylemoon26 8
They always return to the scene of the crime
yes31601 16
FYL OP. Same thing happened to me before. Did you maybe have something in your pocket/purse to set it off(not stolen)?
lunaangel 14
did you have a bullet necklace because whenever I wear mine it goes off
Rodville 28
As a retail manager if they accuse you of theft and you didn't actually steal anything you can sue the store for libel (sp?)
smoothies14 32
Sometimes cell phones can set those off. On the other hand, sometimes people will steal something and then bring it to another location and try to do a no-receipt return for store credit.
Spencer_40 14
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sirrubberduckie 37
The situation they're trying to prevent against is someone getting out of the store with stolen merchandise and then coming back to the same or a different location and returning the stolen stuff for money or store credit. Thieves will look in the parking lot or trash cans for a recent receipt, then go around the store and collect the items on the receipt so they can show it when the alarm goes off as they leave. That's why Loss Prevention really wants those anti-theft devices deactivated before they leave the store: so that if the alarm goes off as you're entering, they can be certain something's wrong. In practice, no one deactivates all of them, and they just wave you out the door as you leave, instead of calling you back to deactivate them. That's why accusing someone is a very bad idea.
cOOkiEzRgOOd 22
I used to work retail. We've caught people who stole from other stores because our security sensors work on the same frequency or whatever they use
XtremeHeat 14
Its the perfect crime!