Today, I went to the store to buy a phone I saw last week. I looked around a little first, then continued to the electronics section. I couldn't find the phone I saw, so I went to leave. Halfway to the exit, I was detained by security and grilled for ages over my "suspicious behaviour". 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, 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 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 detained by a security guard. I heard him trying to justify detaining me to his boss and it was basically, “She was eyeballing me, so I showed her who’s boss.” I'm now banned from the shop, which is a 30 yard walk from my home. My weekly shop is now a 4 mile drive away. 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, 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, 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 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 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 was leaving a clothing store when the security guard stopped me and demanded that I surrender the clothing I was "trying to steal" by hiding it under my shirt. It turns out, he was just looking at my pot belly. FML
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myusername83 10
Not finding what you came in for: didn't you know that was an awful crime for business?
IllestRated 17
That's what happens when you have Rent-A-Cops
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Comments (71)
kakakarotcake 17
You could have walked out when ever you wanted they can't detain you
MNEMSGuy 4
Must have been leaving Walmart & black
RedPillSucks 33
SWB?
jaredofmo 22
I suddenly don't feel bad about making my last major electronics purchases online and having them shipped to my home. (No, not rolling in dough, I just found some good deals.)
EdenCrystal 21
One time I went to a store and looked around. Since I am young, the salesperson literally followed me around the store to keep an eye on me. I feel your pain, OP.
fmlgiraffe 23
Sadly that's pretty normal these days :(
Lili_love 14
as someone who works in retail, the proper thing to do when you suspect someone is stealing is to go use your customer service skills on them. If nobody offered to assist you then their customer service is awful.
FlyingPie 17
They must have been really bored.. I suppose that's a sign that the place where you live has a low crime rate?
jesuslover5000 5
There is no "u" in behavior.
killeensp 3
look it up. I lost a bet on the word "colour" once and had to buy my teacher a king sized Butterfinger candy bar.
Zebediabolical 45
There is in Canadian.
AvatarNicole9 30
There is in Canada (which is where this FML is posted from), and in almost every other English-speaking country in the world. And is that really worth commenting anyways?
killeensp 3
the following line is a great way to avoid the harassment: "am I being detained, or am I free to go?" If they say anything but "you are being detained..." waltz on away.
SBittick 20
Only halfway to the exit...they didn't even know you were leaving at that point!