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By Anonymous - 28/06/2012 02:28 - United States - Lakewood

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

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By Bucks9 - 07/05/2009 23:43 - United States

Today, I was shopping in the mall. A cute store worker kept checking me out, so after I picked a few things I went up to her and started flirting. After a few seconds, she cut me off and said, "Actually I was watching you because you look like someone who would shoplift." FML

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By lonelyheart4ever - 13/08/2016 01:58 - United States - Norman Park

Today, a man finally was flirting with me in a supermarket checkout lane, even offering to help unload my groceries onto the conveyor. Turns out he was just distracting everyone so his partner in crime could steal $200 from the cash register. I had to give a witness statement to the manager. FML

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The cat's out of the bag

By Anonymous - 26/03/2024 14:00 - United States - Milwaukee

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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By what_the_hell - 20/06/2013 08:35 - Finland - Helsinki

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

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By Gitana - 22/04/2012 19:08 - Spain - Tafalla

Today, I was trying on some clothes in the store's changing room, when someone reached under the door and grabbed my purse, shoes, and pants. FML

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By anonynomi - 19/11/2015 17:26 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I was accused of shoplifting, after the alarm started beeping as I walked into the store. FML

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Thick as thieves

By blovesg - 07/04/2009 00:41 - United States

Today, I was at the mall shoplifting when a girl who looked my age pointed to a shirt I had in my bag. "Stole that, huh?" she asked smiling. She looked pretty cool, so I nodded and asked if she stole the jeans she was wearing, which were from the same store. Turns out she didn't, she's the manager. FML

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Help!

By clip_kate - 01/07/2016 02:36

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

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Don't bother

By NoticeTheLackOfNumbers - 12/08/2009 22:43 - United States

Today, I was at the store when I saw that a cart in the checkout line next to me was starting to roll away and the owner hadn't noticed. I tried to help by reaching out to stop the cart from moving, but when the owner saw me with the cart, she began to hit me for trying to steal her purse. FML

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By Ren - 28/12/2012 07:49 - United States - Medina

Today, I went shopping. At the counter, the cashier started flirting with me and asked me for my number. He was cute, so I gave it to him. After walking out of the store, I got a text that said, "I didn't want to say it out loud, but your pants are unzipped." FML

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AugustBurnsToast 14

Thursday 28 June 2012 8:56

So what did you steal...his heart?

jkmartinjk 16

Thursday 28 June 2012 8:55

Seems like a strange thing for some guy to do... Going around accusing others of shoplifting. Especially if he doesn't work there.

Comments

rcgirl2 11

Thursday 28 June 2012 9:06

Explain to him that you just saw him following you it was freaking you out.

TheElderTROLLZ 15

Thursday 28 June 2012 10:12

What would be the point to that?

ShyAnn29 14

Thursday 28 June 2012 11:21

Well, maybe OP was acting suspicious in this guys opinion, when in reality, he was just making OP feel weird.

unknown_user5566 26

Friday 29 June 2012 6:01

42- That would be reasonable, except OP wasn't creeped out. She was just hoping to get his number.

ShyAnn29 14

Friday 29 June 2012 9:00

82, yes you are right, I appreciate you correcting me :-)

eatthemcows 4

Thursday 28 June 2012 9:14

Girl, you been shoplifting? Cause you stole my heart.

Lionesse 15

Thursday 28 June 2012 9:14

This will be a great story to tell the kids.. "Hey want to know how Mommy and Daddy met? Daddy almost got me sent to jail"

lajaynay 15

Thursday 28 June 2012 9:16

Well then. As long as you weren't shoplifting then there shouldn't be much of a problem, people steal from stores they work at all the time. Sucks that the situation turned! Instead of the attractive guy wanting your number, he wanted to accuse you of swiping.

Enslaved 36

Thursday 28 June 2012 9:44

I agree with you, people steal all the time from their jobs. My BF works at Home Depot and tells me story after story about employees getting caught stealing. And we're talking huge items, like barbecue grills and lawn furniture!