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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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 bought a new, expensive dress for a date. I left the tag on and hidden in hopes of returning it later. Someone saw it and ripped it off for me to "save me from embarrassment." FML
Today, I had gone to the store and bought a new wallet. 5 minutes later a security guard asks for my receipt. Turns out I had dropped my receipt. Some guy had picked it up and pretended I had stole his wallet. The guard confiscated my wallet because the guy had "his" receipt to prove it. 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, 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 at a clothing store. I tried on a dress, but decided it was too much for me. Taking it off, I realize my hair was tangled in the big security button. The employees had to bring me to the front of the store, lay me on the counter, and take the button out in front of a laughing crowd. 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 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
Today, at a self-checkout, I scanned all my items, bagged them, and left. Only when I got outside did I realize I had completely forgotten to pay. I then noticed that security was running to stop me, and I had to explain that I wasn’t a thief, just an idiot. FML
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QWERTYrage 3
At least you were arrest-less
bestnameright 14
Lol like your name op!
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Comments (73)
Cryogenix 12
That's why you should always keep up with receipts! Duh. YDI
Obey_StudBoii 23
Tell her or him to run back the security camera from yesterday. Problem solved
inkedkingpin 3
Not all cameras are stationary and may not have been pointed at her at the time.
llama612 27
Tell them to look at the security footage they will see you walking into the store with it and also if they still have the footage of you buying it previously they can see that too. Also I would make damn sure once the mistake was realized that you got refunded all your money plus the dress plus store credit as well for all the undue stress, not to mention making sure some sort of action is also taken against the girl who made all this happen especially if it shows she was the one who first served you when you bought it as well.
mccrightp 29
YDI! The first thing I always do when returning something is to find a salesperson. That way I can prove I walked in with the item.
llama612 27
By the sounds of it OP would walked right up to the counter to explain the problem and was then accused of stealing, it would have looked even worse if she had just walked around the store with the dress with the security tag on it. Also she wasn't returning an item she was just going back to have the security tagged removed from it. If it didn't have the security tag still on it and OP was just returning it she wouldn't be having this problem. So OP in no way deserves it because she is in no way at fault here except for accidently misplacing her receipt.
Xeeshan_xee 5
**** your life.
michaelaranda 28
Ydi for not checking to see you had the receipt. And taking the security tag isnt hard if you have a screwdriver or knife. .
CharresBarkrey 16
Most of those security tags have ink that pops out when you try to take it off without the proper tools.
MistaKrista 8
Actually, most retail stores have stopped using ink tags because it creates such a huge mess and damages the clothes. They now use electronic tags, which yes, can be popped off with a strong magnet or by other means.
bexxiiee 11
YDI for not checking to see if you had the receipt, and also for not checking to see if the tag had been taken off. I always check before leaving the store, just to be on the safe side.
kra1985 8
I have the security tags left on my clothes before use a magnet hammer and nail and it will come right off. Best of luck!
mercsl65 7
Sometimes the innocent get bit by our societal fear of criminals
Amajean 7
That's bull and you should get in contact with management and corporate