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By Anonymous - 10/05/2009 20:36 - United States

Today, I got stopped for shoplifting at a department store. They took me back to the security room and showed me the tapes. I was taking my own designer lipgloss that I had bought a month before out of my purse. FML

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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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By sailinggsoul - 02/08/2019 00:01

Today, I bought a box of tampons and went to the store restroom to insert one. I then put the box inside my purse. On my way out, I got stopped by security, who yelled at me to empty my purse. He grabbed my bag, spilling the tampons everywhere. Apparently, he thought I was stealing. 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 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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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 - 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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By Anonymous - 24/07/2013 20:56 - United States - South Hadley

Today, I was buying condoms but was a little embarrassed so I went to the self-check. I scanned the condoms, then a magazine and tried to put the condoms under the magazines to hide them. The store guy saw me, thought I was shoplifting and I was kicked out of the store. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/04/2011 21:05 - United States

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

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By Recon - 17/03/2009 12:16 - Switzerland

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

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so_me_fml 0

Monday 11 May 2009 2:38

Meanwhile the kid ACTUALLY shoplifting quietly walks out the door...

stephfml 0

Monday 11 May 2009 2:29

What how could they do that?! I hope they let you off, because they had no proof that it wasn't already yours...

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avoid567 0

Monday 11 May 2009 3:25

mall cops are braindead idiots. it's why they're mall cops.

IllegalLight 0

Monday 11 May 2009 3:52

this is not an FML... move on.

josface 0

Monday 11 May 2009 3:53

I moderated this one. :D

azadiscool 0

Monday 11 May 2009 3:58

And then you explained and they let you off scott-free. OH SHIT **** YOUR LIFE FOR SURE!

Casualt1234 0

Monday 11 May 2009 3:59

I agree with #24, it's astonishing that FMLs like these make it when I've moderated dozens of better ones.

Casualt1234 0

Monday 11 May 2009 4:01

And #13, no one really cares. You should be ashamed you clicked YES for this one...

24788 6

Monday 11 May 2009 4:08

If you were truly taking it out of your purse it would have shown on the video. They can't do anything unless they've proven the whole cycle.

aback 4

Monday 11 May 2009 4:14

Sue!

the_question_mar 0

Monday 11 May 2009 4:21

**** THEM SUE.

invisibledamage 2

Monday 11 May 2009 4:25

me too # 13 :D

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