FML : Today, I was using a public toilet when someone entered the stall next to mine. Instead of using the facilities, the person in there reached under the...

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Today, I was using a public toilet when someone entered the stall next to mine. Instead of using the facilities, the person in there reached under the stall to steal my bag. Fortunately, I was holding the strap so they couldn't take it. Unfortunately, they decided to take my right shoe instead. FML

I agree, your life sucks

You deserved it

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Hey guys, I'm the OP, for those worried about the grossness of the floor, the cleaners had just been in (the wet floor sign was still there), so I just took off the other sandal and looked a bit of a bogan, but better than replacing everything in my wallet! And for the record, my bag was not on the floor, it was resting on my (previously sandalled) feet. I've never noticed any hooks in the stalls, but then I've never expected someone to try and nick my bag either.

By fordneagles - / Monday 11 June 2012 05:56 / Australia - Perth

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By AsianCookie247 | 14

#4551679 - Monday 11 June 2012 11:56

Who the fuck does that?!
File, OP.
That's some strange shit.

By Keevarou | 16

#4551678 - Monday 11 June 2012 11:55

Better than your bag!:)
Be glad you escaped with only one shoe stolen and not your bag, still rotten of a person to do though.
And you got enough common sense to hold your bag even at places like that, so cheers:)

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By Keevarou | 16

#4551678 - Monday 11 June 2012 11:55

shayshayshazam | 14

#4551698 - Monday 11 June 2012 12:02

No kidding. But still. Wtf.

thatgirlinoregon | 21

#4551764 - Monday 11 June 2012 12:29

That's a seriously dick move on the thief's part...or (since it's the ladies room) would it be a pussy move?

thesubconscious | 9

#4551778 - Monday 11 June 2012 12:36

Not really better when you have to walk through a disgusting bathroom with one shoe.

bioboy725 | 10

#4551857 - Monday 11 June 2012 13:02

Exactly what I was thinking 30. I've heard that throughout the day the foot gets the dirtiest but this just makes it worse.

ImaginaryFoe | 0

#4551879 - Monday 11 June 2012 13:07

It's stll much better, #30. Washing your foot, or even hopping on one foot, is a lot easier than cancelling credit cards, closing bank accounts, issuing credit fraud alerts, getting new identification, getting locks changed, etc.

Wrap some paper around your foot and check the bins. The thief may have chucked the shoe there.

evilplatypus | 36

#4552042 - Monday 11 June 2012 14:08

30 - Get your wallet or purse stolen then come back and tell us which is worse. I've had A credit card stolen and that was a lot worse than a stupid shoe and having to walk in the floor. It's not like you're going to lick your foot afterwards (I hope). I can't imagine how horrible it'd be losing my whole purse.

Z03y | 7

#4552089 - Monday 11 June 2012 14:19

59 - unless said person suffers from foot-in-mouth disease.

Lilwolfyyy | 0

#4552158 - Monday 11 June 2012 14:42

Having a credit card stolen isn't such a big issue. I'm pretty sure you can get it blocked/de-activated.

nancyschmancy | 9

#4552228 - Monday 11 June 2012 15:08

Obviously, lil, you've never had one stolen. Even turning the card off, the charges made immediately after it is stolen (thieves use them right away) have to be disputed. It is a huge pain. I would rather have my shoe stolen any day!

TheGITP | 0

#4552263 - Monday 11 June 2012 15:17

Is it just me or is there a lot of fml's about people reaching under stalls/changing rooms and taking things?!

smileeee_fml | 0

#4552338 - Monday 11 June 2012 15:43

Lmao what a freak... Oh well he can have your smelly shoe just aslong as he doesn't have your bag!

Drigr | 8

#4552383 - Monday 11 June 2012 16:01

I'm curious how the person managed to remove your shoe..

ElmoSaysSquishy | 28

#4552732 - Monday 11 June 2012 17:08

89 maybe they tried to kick the thiefs hand away and the angle made it easy for the thief to grab the shoe.

syley | 5

#4553827 - Monday 11 June 2012 21:09

Honestly i think it would have been best to finish your business quickly and inform the security or a worker of what transpired and wait outside the restroom for the thief, if the thief already ran away (best option for the thief, but there are plenty of dumb criminals) it would still be worth telling a worker of the restaurant or where ever you were, maybe they would reimburse you for your lost shoe.

thatkidceleste | 2

#4554112 - Monday 11 June 2012 22:50

should of stomped the hell outta their hand.

Rickilynn1 | 10

#4555811 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 3:55

so stealing your left shoe wouldve been okay?

thatoneguy79 | 10

#4556343 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 6:31

157 - Yes. With many vehicles Having automatic transmissions these days, not having your right shoe can disrupt you foot placement, causing erratic driving. Missing your left shoe simply increases your chances of talking on your phone while driving.

By AsianCookie247 | 14

#4551679 - Monday 11 June 2012 11:56

Who the fuck does that?!
File, OP.
That's some strange shit.

sirpantselot | 22

#4551717 - Monday 11 June 2012 12:10

It's some Cinderella shit, really. The culprit is Prince Charming.

mango260 | 9

#4552034 - Monday 11 June 2012 14:03

And I thought America was worst.

wallandpiece | 16

#4552307 - Monday 11 June 2012 15:34

Sorry, OP but I couldn't suppress a laugh at this one.

Colonel_Lexi | 18

#4552485 - Monday 11 June 2012 16:21

2-Quagmire.

Rowdey | 10

#4552917 - Monday 11 June 2012 17:59

Me.

RS795 | 8

#4553885 - Monday 11 June 2012 21:31

Bitch

loludunnomeee | 18

#4554012 - Monday 11 June 2012 22:07

57- I'm guessing your one of those "hurr durr stooped american" people who have never even been to the country.

ilovesuju | 10

#4555549 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 3:00

I would step out of the stall to chase her even if I didn't wipe, no bitch be taking my bag OR my shoes.

G0v3nat0r | 7

#4556171 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 5:24

It could have been worse. I've heard before that a woman has had her Achilles Tendon cut clean through by someone reaching under just so they could steal her bag. Consider yourself lucky OP.

By craphappened | 4

#4551683 - Monday 11 June 2012 11:58

You put your bag on the floor? Next time hang it. So thieves and bacteria cannot get to it.

peachesncreem | 21

#4551907 - Monday 11 June 2012 13:16

That's not all that safe either. My friends and I walked into a public toilet and caught a teenage girl stealing another persons bag that was on the hook.

craphappened | 4

#4551922 - Monday 11 June 2012 13:20

How does one do that? Are their arms that long? :O

xStaciexLynnx | 15

#4551993 - Monday 11 June 2012 13:46

If the hooks are high on the inside of the door and the thief is moderately tall then it's fairly easy to reach over and grab it off the hook. That's why a lot of new places put the hook lower or on the side now.

craphappened | 4

#4552024 - Monday 11 June 2012 14:01

The hooks on the sides are the best! I don't know why more cubicles have those added in.

Ninjasaurus18 | 9

#4552305 - Monday 11 June 2012 15:33

55- Because not every place with a bathroom thinks its important. We have them at my school, but not every one does.

ergo_fml | 13

#4552563 - Monday 11 June 2012 16:34

There was an FML once where someone reached over the door and stole the purse... Nowhere is safe!!

stuner56 | 22

#4552679 - Monday 11 June 2012 16:55

3 people have their profile pictures as cats

ElmoSaysSquishy | 28

#4552744 - Monday 11 June 2012 17:10

103 congratulations you have eyes.

beelee1988 | 13

#4552983 - Monday 11 June 2012 18:19

103- Unless someone changed their picture before I seen this, only 2 people have their pictures of a cat.

DogsPaw | 16

#4552994 - Monday 11 June 2012 18:22

Well... Cats are the shit.

cr3ativity | 15

#4553489 - Monday 11 June 2012 19:47

Personally, I think that the hooks ought to be on the wall behind the toilet, rather than on the sides or on the stall's door.

evilplatypus | 36

#4554329 - Monday 11 June 2012 23:51

55 - Some places don't do the side hooks because people knock into them which rips them off the wall eventually, they get snagged on them, or their clothing gets snagged on them. The ones behind the door are less likely to have those issues.
I agree with the person who said put them over the back of the toilet; that makes the most sense to me.

llamafish | 25

#4555297 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 1:59

"Cats are the shit."

Says DogsPaw. Okay.

Peachy2392 | 26

#5724032 - Monday 21 October 2013 3:08

@123. Do you have any idea how disgusting the walls behind the toilet are? Side hooks or lower hooks on the stall are probably your best bet. Not that those surfaces are particularly clean either.

By TheDog6 | 23

#4551684 - Monday 11 June 2012 11:58

I swear I have read this on FML before.

By zandalee | 19

#4551685 - Monday 11 June 2012 11:58

Gosh darn it! Just when u thought it was safe to have a wee.
Is nothing sacred anymore?!

reallytho3 | 11

#4552694 - Monday 11 June 2012 16:58

This has gone too far...

skoob1 | 12

#4552780 - Monday 11 June 2012 17:15

She could've thrown the pissey toilet paper at the thief :)

wlddog | 14

#4556234 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 5:43

This never happens in the men's restroom.

frankothetanko | 0

#4557079 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 11:27

your right, much worse happens in there

wlddog | 14

#4557159 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 11:58

LoL. I guess you have heard about the bathroom gangs that roam from men's room to men's room. You never know when they will strike. Not only do they leave phone numbers about supposed good times to be had, they never come true. They also make fart noises when you are trying to focus.

By Doortje | 28

#4551686 - Monday 11 June 2012 11:58

What an idiot. Well, I hope she's happy with that one shoe.

ohSNAPyall | 26

#4555243 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 1:46

What a heel.

JayBear14 | 11

#4559953 - Wednesday 13 June 2012 4:34

Then he went to the other stall and took the other shoe :)

By KBeatz | 5

#4551687 - Monday 11 June 2012 11:59

Some people just have no shame. :/ Maybe karma will smite them

rhaemese | 9

#4558623 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 20:11

"And will strike done with furious anger to those who hath done wrong!" I read that somewhere. It seemed to fit the situation.

By Damien1398 | 4

#4551692 - Monday 11 June 2012 12:00

Too many negative votes, comment buried. Show the comment

Lilwolfyyy | 0

#4552173 - Monday 11 June 2012 14:46

Pooped on what? The hand?

BunchieRules | 31

#4554023 - Monday 11 June 2012 22:11

68 - I think 8 meant the shoe, but this probably happened too fast for OP to react that way...

rhaemese | 9

#4558629 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 20:13

Yes, because pooping in ones own shoe, just KNOWING that someone will end up trying to steal it, is in all ways, a smart idea.

By sutianneli | 13

#4551694 - Monday 11 June 2012 12:00

Too many negative votes, comment buried. Show the comment

chupachup_fml | 0

#4552448 - Monday 11 June 2012 16:13

lol that would make for an interesting FML

EliHak | 0

#4552616 - Monday 11 June 2012 16:43

No, she should have stepped on the persons hand. Fyl op.

lukep135 | 6

#4555294 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 1:59

No she shouldve pissed on it. Hopefully she has amazing precision because that would really freak the thief out

grace12898 | 0

#4556118 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 5:15

Today, I tried to steal someone's shoe in the stall next to me. I didn't realize they held the Olympic gold medal for pissing, cause she managed to pee in my hand. FML

YDI level: thru the roof

leadawg75 | 12

#4556372 - Tuesday 12 June 2012 6:45

Haha lmfao I just invisioned that! Lol

By PotatoSupahNinja | 3

#4551696 - Monday 11 June 2012 12:01

Better your shoe than your bag! Also, why would you put your bag on the gross bathroom floor? Hang it up on the door next time.

shayshayshazam | 14

#4551700 - Monday 11 June 2012 12:04

People have reached over before and taken bags from off the hooks. It was a pandemic in a local mall for awhile. Plus, sometimes women need their bags for feminine reasons...

PotatoSupahNinja | 3

#4551712 - Monday 11 June 2012 12:08

I am a woman and I know what they need their bags for. I always just take what I need from it and hang it up. It's literally inches away from you. It's not like the door is ten feet from the toilet.

shayshayshazam | 14

#4551720 - Monday 11 June 2012 12:11

Haha didn't realize. :) no harm meant, was just sayinnn

Ninjasaurus18 | 9

#4552319 - Monday 11 June 2012 15:36

10- Maybe there were no hooks, or maybe OP isn't a germophobic pussy like a lot of the people here. You don't lick your purse, sniff your purse, rub your purse all over your face and if you regularly use hand sanitizer, you'll be fine.

eggmarie | 25

#4552375 - Monday 11 June 2012 15:56

It's the same as setting your phone on the nasty floor. You carry your purse EVERYWHERE. You come home and set it on the counter, maybe the one you make food on. So oops, now you ingested whatever germs you've been in contact with.

Try again.

SammyS2012 | 21

#4552561 - Monday 11 June 2012 16:33

Plus, you shouldn't excessively use hand sanitizer. The alcohol will dry out your hands and cause cracks in the skin that allows bacteria in. When you over use hand sanitizer for no reason, you're doing more harm than good.

evilplatypus | 36

#4554335 - Monday 11 June 2012 23:53

87 - You don't wash your counter before preparing food on it? That's a lot more nasty than putting your purse on the floor. The stuff you prepare on the counter you KNOW will wind up in your mouth; with a purse, the odds are significantly less.