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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was accused of shoplifting, after the alarm started beeping as I walked into the store. 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 caught a dude acting suspicious in the self checkout at Target and took him to the Loss Prevention office. Turns out he'd paid for everything, and he turned into such a Karen at being "wrongly detained" that I ended up giving him a gift card just to get rid of him. 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
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, 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, at work, I had a customer accuse me of taking the giftcard I had issued her for her return, after spending 15 minutes trying to fix her screwed up transaction. She began to yell, and follow me around the store. Security had to intervene and I had to be locked in an office until she left. 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 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, 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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Top comments
Billsonhamsen 17
You knew it didn't register. I know when stuff doesn't register so I do it again and again or call the attendant over. Just call it what it is. You got caught stealing.
Hangryko 32
So did you, or did you not, know the item did not scan as you were leaving?
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Comments (4)
Billsonhamsen 17
You knew it didn't register. I know when stuff doesn't register so I do it again and again or call the attendant over. Just call it what it is. You got caught stealing.
Studious_Gluteus 20
OP isn't paid enough to a check-out clerk's job properly. Any store big enough to have a self-checkout is big enough to cover loss anyway.
tiptoppc 21
To be fair, walmart is in the news for pulling this crap and people are even getting accused of stealing even though it did scan with walmart claiming they stole stuff, while having police show up to arrest them while at their home. This could be the case of walmart accusing them after they paid, claiming they didn’t. More info is needed but this post could be judged either way without more information.
Hangryko 32
So did you, or did you not, know the item did not scan as you were leaving?
Gubbon 17
I stole and was accused of stealing! oh no! **** my life!
idragosani 17
There are self-checkout attendants to help with that. Just because it doesn't ring up doesn't mean you don't have to pay for it.