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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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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...

Comments

perfectwinds 0

Monday 11 May 2009 23:55

40- Why not? It's usually better for your lips, lasts longer, more rich in color, and better products are used. This sucks. I'd hate if that happened to met. I have so many designer lip glosses in my purse that I don't have receipts for. >.

melissa0309 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 0:41

Just so you know, Since they wrongly accused you, you can sue them. Or at least you can write a mean letter! I used to work with Loss prevention at my old job. :)

Icalasari 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 1:57

Those saying these FML's suck: I know I sometimes read FML's, not because the FML is good, but because the comments are

Corinna_Bella 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 1:52

You deserved to get caught just for calling it designer lipgloss

syed121417 22

Sunday 2 November 2014 3:44

If it's a designer brand who created the gloss, than it IS designer lip gloss. If that company created a shirt, would you blame OP for calling the shirt designer? The point isn't that in the FML, the point is that she got accused. Please stop hating on people just because the can say they can afford more expensive things.

Watermeat 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 23:15

That's why I never do ANYTHING in a store. Except shop, obviously. Like, I'll never eat in a store, even if it doesn;t sell food :/

gothymama 0

Friday 15 May 2009 7:19

Wow that sucks. Technically, they should have to let you off, because unless they had footage of you actually taking it off the shelf and putting it in your purse, they have no proof that you stole it. And what thief is dumb enough to use something they just stole at the store they just stole it from??

rakhil11 7

Monday 18 May 2009 4:26

er...and then u were proven innocent and went on with ur shopping...FYL y?

sb_rph 0

Tuesday 26 May 2009 7:11

yeah are they STUPID?? they should give you a HUGE gift card or something for doing that because you can seriusly damage their company's rep...btw which dept store was this? i would really like to know...

Avenging_Angel 0

Monday 22 June 2009 10:07

Designer lipgloss?? Really? Wow. FYI, there are starving children in Africa.

VittoriaMioCore 0

Wednesday 16 December 2009 5:29

I highly doubt the starving children would enjoy eating her lipgloss.

mangobells 0

Saturday 26 September 2009 4:51

whenever I get out of stores like target and stuff they always check my handbag but not all the other shopping bags I have which makes it kind of pointless I think