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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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myusername83 10
Not finding what you came in for: didn't you know that was an awful crime for business?
y007346 6
Are you implying that op was going to steal the phone once they found it?
myusername83 10
No I was saying that he couldn't find what he came in for, and like most people would in that situation, he didn't go buy something he didn't need just to give the company business. It's wrong of the company to accuse him for stealing just because he didn't buy something
IllestRated 17
That's what happens when you have Rent-A-Cops
TourettesGuyFTW 26
And ill-placed stereotypes. Baaad combination.
mnwlf13 3
Everybody looks suspicious when they walk around at a store. Get in and get out don't waste time.
zBLAKEz 23
Yeah, don't take your time looking for what you want. That's a horrible thing to do and you're a horrible person if you do it. If you're not in and out of a store in ten seconds with your items then you're automatically a waste of space. Did I make it obvious enough that it's sarcasm or should I go on?
swaggalikethat 22
Maybe a mix of that and Op possibly being black
mnwlf13 3
Oh you were using sarcasm!? I have never used it. people do hide some truth behind sarcasm.
SheTheOtaku 21
Oh my, not buying something every time you go to a store! How very suspicious, an unAmerican!
Welshite 40
OP is in Canada...
Ian7890 23
actually ya it is a little suspicious if you don't buy anything in a store, but that doesn't mean they are doing something wrong every time
TourettesGuyFTW 26
^ holy contradictory complex Batman!
thesinginguy 18
Did you know that Canada is actually in America? Because America is a continent, not a country. The United States of America is a country, not America. So this person was in no way wrong here.
angelicdevil 16
Technically its North America. Not just America.
MissStephanie 10
46 does that mean all Canadians are Canadian American, and all Mexicans are Mexican American, hell what about in South America, then all of them could be considered Americans too? I'm kidding but what you said sure made me think a bit
DaTerrier 7
To be fair that is a little suspicious, walk around the electronic section for a while then walk out with out paying? You have to look on both sides.
doctorhook86 25
#6: Considering both perspectives is always a good idea, but in this case, the other side is still reprehensible. "Innocent until proven guilty" is the foundation of justice, but the store assumed the OP was guilty before proving it.
gpg5 19
I've walked into Frys Electronics, looked around the game section, and left.
Next2No1 6
Sorry OP! Sue for harassment and get some cash $$$ :)
j_cat187 20
That comment was repulsive.
fucMyLifeSoHard 18
Yeah, OP, so we can all be greedy little ******* who don't want to work for our money because a store made an honest mistake!
itcomesinthrees 10
People don't sue over stupid shit like that in Canada. (Or at least, it's pretty uncommon..)
BrotherPhil 35
There's making an honest mistake, and there's giving someone shit to try to cover up your embarrassment.
Deadpool47 23
just say you're sorry
fucMyLifeSoHard 18
Sorry for what? OP didn't do anything wrong.
warsun 27
People get suspicious when someone walks out the store without buying anything
xafibx 2
what store ? call them out.
EndOfSekrets 13
"Watch the cameras if you're that suspicious!" You should've told them. But not in a cocky way. That doesn't get a good response either.