Money, Capitalism and Miscellaneous: Thick as thieves

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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You deserved it 539 697

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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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You deserved it 7 143

By disciplinaryaction - 21/11/2011 07:02 - United States

Today, a woman and her daughter came into the store I work at. The girl placed a pair of underpants on the counter, and confessed she had stolen them earlier. Assuming she had already heard a lecture, I simply thanked her for bringing them back. Her mom yelled at me for not yelling at her. 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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You deserved it 3 011

Stars of CCTV

By Stfu lil brat smh - 26/03/2024 05:00 - United States

Today, while I was shopping, I spotted a lady who had the last of an item I wanted in her cart. She went off to the dressing room, so seeing my opportunity, I went and grabbed it from her cart, and put it in mine. I hadn't noticed her bratty-ass daughter next to the cart, who then yelled, “I saw that! Mommy! Some lady's stealing from your cart!” FML

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You deserved it 1 972

Are you new?

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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You deserved it 2 531

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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You deserved it 3 601

Snitched

By Anonymous - 10/02/2024 21:00

Today, I caught a grubby, evil-smelling, foul-mouthed woman blatantly shoplifting by stuffing electronics into her coat pockets, so I detained her and called the police. Less than an hour later I was fired. She was the shop owner's mother and “had permission” to just take stuff. FML

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You deserved it 108

By disappointment son - 19/05/2017 12:00

Today, I caught and kicked a shoplifter out of my store. The shoplifter was my mom. FML

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You deserved it 248

Jedi mind trick

By Anonymous - 12/04/2018 19:00

Today, while covering lunch for the self-checkout host, I noticed a customer walking away. I smiled and said, "Have a nice night!" A few minutes later, I saw that she'd left without paying on her machine. I'd smiled and waved at a lady as she stole from me. FML

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You deserved it 819

It's not what you think

By Shopper - 23/05/2012 22:50 - United States

Today, I was shopping with a friend. We snuck into the same fitting room so we could give our opinions on each other's clothes. The suspicious saleswoman knocked on the door and asked how many people were in our room. I quickly answered, "It's OK. She's just watching." FML

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You deserved it 7 710

Endymion_fml 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 9:47

You deserved that one hundred percent, you thieving bastard.

PhoenixLE 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 9:47

You're a moron. YDI.

Comments

troubledcrystal 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:24

seriously? that's so dumb.

Monty_Python 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:28

YDI for being a dumb ass.

itsTiffany 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:38

Really?

Acerbitas 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:39

o_o............there are no words for you stupidity. Like most of the people here, I stopped reading after shoplifting, clicked YDI and went on reading the rest of it. Still, YDI. Seriously, shoplifting was never cool. If you're that bored and that strapped for money, I'm sure there are other ways get things.

Howdyplz 2

Wednesday 8 July 2009 18:41

That's exactly what I did. Shoplifting always makes the OP deserve it XD Seriously, you were right about the "easier ways to get things." I'm 13,and when I need some cash for something, I generally wait for a babysitting job to come up (theres a lot of little kids around, generally takes less than a week), and I can make 30 dollars just babysitting a kid for a couple hours. It's easy to make a few bucks even when you aren't at legal working age. OP deserved it 100 times over.

bassmaster_pat 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:41

**** you idiot!!

kelseysue92 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:44

you make me sick.

Hydra_fml 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:45

I can't imagine any way this could be anything but your fault. Friggin' idiot. Points to the manager, though. She must have gotten a kick out of getting an idiot to admit to stealing right there.

MizzHollywood 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:47

You are disgusting. I hope you learned your lesson. You completely deserved that one.

Chadling 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:49

http://images.starcraftmazter.net/4chan/for_forums/tactical_facepalm.jpg I've been waiting for weeks for the perfect moment to deploy a Tactical Facepalm on someone. I think a stupid criminal story is appropriate. Thanks.

thequeenofscots 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:51

...You are actually expecting people to believe this is an FML? You realise, by shoplifting, you drive up prices of items for the rest of us because the store must compensate for the merchandise you've gotten for free? D:. FOL for having to pay for your dumb mistake. If you can't afford it, then don't buy it. It's not like you were stealing food because you're homeless and starving. You were stealing a shirt. Believe me, you can live without it.