Shopping, Relatable, Awkward and Thief: Shame! Shame! Shame!

Shame! Shame! Shame!

By Telinaa - 08/11/2010 02:25 - Australia

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

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J'accuse !

By Anonymous - 10/08/2010 21:34 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 05/11/2010 10:05 - United Kingdom

Today, I was accused of shop-lifting by an old lady in a supermarket. Having proven myself innocent, I tried to storm off to show my displeasure at the situation. In my haste to make a dramatic exit, I tried to go out of the entrance and walked straight into the automatic door. 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 Anonymous - 15/01/2017 08:00

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

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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 hoaloha - 30/07/2012 04:40 - United States - Gilbert

Today, I went to the store to buy some new shirts. I tried them on and none of them fit. When I walked out to return the shirts, everybody was staring at me. I looked down to see why. I'd forgotten to put my original shirt back on. 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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Dressed for success

By bitchsawmebuyit - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - United States - Yorktown Heights

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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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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Get back here

By Anonymous - 17/05/2009 13:21 - United States

Today, I was in the dressing room of my favorite store. While looking in the mirror at a shirt I really like, the fire alarm went off. In a panic, I ran out of the store like everyone else. The sensor went off on my shirt and I was banned from the store for attempted theft. FML

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marinus_fml 19

Monday 8 November 2010 8:46

How close were you to the door with that shirt!

FYLDeep 25

Monday 8 November 2010 9:45

A real ninja could have stolen the shirt no problem. Of course real ninjas aren't insecure enough to feel the need to declare that they are ninjas via shirt. That old man was probably a ninja.

Comments

iheartglasses 0

Monday 8 November 2010 11:40

How do you drop a tshirt and it slide so far out the door that you cant just bend down and reach out to get it?

InDenial 6

Monday 8 November 2010 11:47

Lolwut?

robc32ca 4

Monday 8 November 2010 11:56

sounds a little over thought out

mintcar 9

Monday 8 November 2010 12:20

Was it made out if silk and special fabric? I don't understand how a shirt can slide all the way out the door. Especially when the person who bumped into you was senile. It wasn't Hulk or anything.

c8750 2

Monday 8 November 2010 13:29

OP didn't say the man was senile, just elderly. Idk about you but I've seen some older people who are really in shape

mintcar 9

Monday 8 November 2010 15:54

^Truth.

some1azn 0

Monday 8 November 2010 13:12

"And I would've gotten away with it too if it wasn't for that manegy old man"

Vehicle 1

Monday 8 November 2010 13:24

Everyone's saying that this isn't possible when it is. I'm picturing a very small store (like the t-shirt store I go in all the time). Also, if she was holding the shirt, and someone caused it to fly out of her hands with enough force, it could slide. Especially if the floor was tile or hardwood or something. if the door was open it wouldn't have been that difficult. I do find those employees stupid, though for thinking you would tell them If you had been trying to steal.

angel55033 12

Monday 8 November 2010 14:38

but they said elderly man and bump, not head on crash collide into each other, and out the door for the shirt to slide? lol

wombledn 0

Monday 8 November 2010 13:42

unless the shirt had wheels on it ydi.

worldclass 0

Monday 8 November 2010 13:55

slippery shirts wtf

angel55033 12

Monday 8 November 2010 13:59

I don't get how an elderly man bumping into you somehow overpowered you and caused the shirt to not only drop, but slide it's way out the door, hahaha too funny