Work: Today, I was working as a cashier and a woman brought up a suitcase....

By WesJaz - 08/01/2010 16:35 - United States

Today, I was working as a cashier and a woman brought up a suitcase. As I was ringing her up I checked inside like I'm supposed to and I very jokingly say, "Look at all the stuff you're stealing." She laughed nervously then hit me in the head with her heavy purse before running out of the store. 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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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 ihatemyjob - 12/09/2010 07:23 - Canada

Today, at work, an elderly lady came up to the cash register with a flyer in her hand, and asked if we had a certain item. I told her we did not have any left, and we would be getting more next week and if she wanted, I could give her a rain check. She hit me in the face with her purse. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/09/2010 04:59 - United States

Today, at work, an old lady came through my line to buy some groceries. She told me she lost her purse and was a little short. It was busy, so I pulled out my little purse and gave her the money she needed. A few minutes later she returned with my boss, insisting that my purse was hers. FML

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By Retailhell - 22/12/2014 06:25 - United States

Today, since it's company policy, I had to go to the back of my small store to retrieve an item for a customer, even though I was working by myself. I came back to find that since she couldn't get into the cash register, she found and stole my purse instead. 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 NoMoney4Me - 24/09/2012 10:48 - United States - York

Today, I went for a job interview. Before giving me a tour, the manager pointed to my purse and said, "Better leave that in my office." I didn't know why it was safer in her office than on my shoulder, but I complied. Later, I went to buy coffee and discovered that all my cash was missing. FML

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By whaaaaat111 - 09/03/2013 12:04 - United States - Vienna

Today, while at the mall, a lady dropped her credit card while in line to buy something. I came over, picked it up and gave it to her just for her to shove it in my hand and scream, "She's stealing my wallet! My wallet!" The police came. FML

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Pranks for all ages

By atleastshelldiefirst - 13/10/2012 00:18 - United States

Today, I was grocery shopping, when an elderly lady walked up to me and tripped over her own feet. I caught her by the arm, at which point she shrieked at me for "groping" her. She ended up smirking as security threw me out of the store. FML

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Weird old lady of the day

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom - Swindon

Today, I was at the supermarket when an elderly lady asked if I'd grab some coffee for her from a high shelf. The moment I took my hands off my almost-full shopping cart, she made off with it. I ended up getting thrown out by security after she claimed I was trying to steal it from her. FML

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eduardo2k 0

Friday 8 January 2010 20:00

employee of the month - should ask for a raise

hXcsoccerplaya 0

Friday 8 January 2010 20:15

stupid consumers. cashiers don't get paid enough to put up with the shit they already go through

Comments

eduardo2k 0

Friday 8 January 2010 20:00

employee of the month - should ask for a raise

PeopleRSoDumb 0

Friday 8 January 2010 20:32

This is my favorite FML cuz it happened in Wisco. =D

deathmajestic 0

Sunday 10 January 2010 7:47

look on the bright side instead of a thief it could have been a smart thief

containsnosoy 0

Tuesday 12 January 2010 3:17

Actually, (from my retail experience) you're never supposed to accuse someone of stealing something even when it's obvious that they are....

CandidateForWax 0

Tuesday 12 January 2010 18:26

Agreed, obviously you were joking, but I was always told NEVER to suggest a customer had stolen anything. What if she'd been some hyper-sensitive woman, taken it the wrong way and kicked up a fuss? I still think this is a FML though.

noobgang7 5

Saturday 27 February 2010 2:59

I think the words "heavy purse" indicate she had stolen stuff in her purse

alisonyankee 0

Friday 8 January 2010 20:02

LOOOOOOOOOL

hockeychic156 0

Saturday 9 January 2010 2:18

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA this is awesome hahaha this belongs on MLIA hahahaha

SKYblue_fml 1

Friday 8 January 2010 20:04

Was there actually stuff inside?

pancakes_n_syrup 0

Friday 8 January 2010 20:52

Exactly..ha The OP is supposed to check for stuff inside..so if there is stuff in there..what other reason is there except that they are stealing it

Atamix 0

Friday 8 January 2010 21:16

so that it takes up less space in the shopping cart? lol that would have been my excuse

Mustardnight 3

Saturday 9 January 2010 11:35

Yeah she ran out with an empty suitcase.. Aftet hitting the employee to get away.

bfabb 0

Sunday 14 August 2011 20:12

No shit. That's why the person said that.

dkane 12

Tuesday 31 May 2016 6:34

Not in the suitcase, but I assume the purse had stuff in it

Libelau 0

Friday 8 January 2010 20:08

Good to know you don't notice it when people actually -do- steal stuff. Where do ya work?

sadistmonkey 19

Saturday 9 January 2010 0:14

um...she DID notice it....and then got hit in the head

daydreamstar 7

Friday 8 January 2010 20:12

keeping the pimpette hand strong??????? O.o fyl.. but karma will get that lady, dont worry :)

postaltubealex 0

Friday 8 January 2010 20:13

fantastic job. send that stealing biatch to the authorities.

hXcsoccerplaya 0

Friday 8 January 2010 20:15

stupid consumers. cashiers don't get paid enough to put up with the shit they already go through

maplebaby 0

Saturday 9 January 2010 8:45

agreed. cashiers can't do shit all about verbal abuse or anything like that from customers. OP, FYL...and good job.

commonman 0

Thursday 4 August 2011 6:40

I'm one and I agree it sucks

quesidias 0

Saturday 20 August 2011 10:16

Not exactly where I live most cashiers should have their sorry ass fired for all the 'work' they ever do

lil_ham1644 29

Tuesday 12 May 2015 18:11

Spoken like someone who's never worked retail in their life.

idkweird 0

Friday 8 January 2010 20:20

Ouch, fyl! That sucks!

TrollTrollTroll 0

Friday 8 January 2010 20:24

******* old people man.

TheLetterZero 7

Friday 8 January 2010 20:26

YDI for not knowing the difference between "your" and "you're".

strength413 8

Friday 8 January 2010 20:42

i was going to say the same thing, other grammar mistakes are acceptable, but that one drives me insane it's misused so much, and it's so simple.

TheLetterZero 7

Friday 8 January 2010 20:50

No problem! :P

Kingdutch 3

Friday 8 January 2010 21:13

Hahaha, you shout at a FML poster for making a grammar mistake. When a FML Staff member misses it you just say, no problem :) Sorry, that just made me laugh, grammar people, go ahead on this message and point out all my mistakes. :D

jms08 0

Friday 8 January 2010 23:17

Im so confused... Why was this comment flagged?

TheLetterZero 7

Saturday 9 January 2010 2:42

#22, nah. It's only fun to point out simple mistakes. It gets less fun when you become more strict.

newsgit 0

Saturday 9 January 2010 3:14

but you don't honestly think that OP deserved it because of a grammar mistake, right?

Islander_fml 5

Saturday 9 January 2010 19:22

The grammar mistake that gets me more than anything is its vs. it's. It's is a contraction of "it is." Its is possessive, used to describe something that belongs to "it." So basically, if you're trying to say "it is" use an apostrophe, but for everything else use no apostrophe.