Post by BieberMyBalls on Feb 22, 2013 15:30:56 GMT -5
I did once. I was pretty young, maybe 11? I was hanging out with my BIL's cousin, who was 14 and a bad influence. She stuck a bottle of perfume in my pocket and bolted, and in a moment of panic I ran after her. I was paranoid for months lol.
Post by DotAndBuzz on Feb 22, 2013 15:43:06 GMT -5
Not on purpose.
But my friends and I were those obnoxious teenagers who went to the discount store 5-10-15-20 and tried on aallll the jewelry, then each bought like one $5 item (because we were 14, and who could honestly afford *anything* from the $20 section?). So we were walking out and continuing on to the next store in the strip mall when my friend was like "I didn't realize you bought that necklace too!" I hadn't, just forgotten to take it off. I freaked out, we went back, and I was 100% sure I was going to jail and was going to be grounded for life when I told them I accidentally walked out w/ that necklace on. Much to my 14 year old surprise, they just said thanks for being honest, took the necklace back, and we went on our way.
When I was four, my mom and I were in Bradlees and I wanted a green bow that goes on presents. My mom said no, so I grabbed it while she wasn't looking. She saw it in the car, marched me back in the store, and made me apologize. I still remember it
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Feb 22, 2013 15:47:02 GMT -5
Only from places where I worked. And one place, the employees all "checked" each other out, so we all jut bagged our salon hair care products and cigarettes.
Yup. And I got caught by the manager and it scared the everloving crap out of me and stopped me from EVER doing it again.
I was at Spencer's in the mall with a friend (14, maybe 15 years old). We loved the cheap necklaces/rings at Spencers. I don't know if I ever 'forgot to pay' there before but I probably did, because I remember I felt somewhat comfortable in what I was doing. I know I had lifted a number of 'scunchies' back in the day from a different store prior to this Spencer's incident and some lipstick.
I thought I was so slick and took a necklace (I think it was $15.99). We walked out of the store and into the mall. The manager followed right behind us, turned me around and said "What do you think you're doing?" I played the "I was just looking around, I didn't do anything!" innocent routine. He grabbed me by the arm and brought us back into the store and into the back room. At this point I could have pissed myself, I was so scared. He demanded that I empty my purse of all its contents in front of him. I did and he saw that I had taken the necklace. I was very polite and apologetic (and shaky and crying), which may have been what saved me from having the police called. I had to fill out a form stating I would never enter a Spencer store again, and the manager called my parents.
All I know is after that incident, I never ever shoplifted again. Ever.
Post by sawyerthedestroyer on Feb 22, 2013 18:27:38 GMT -5
I almost walked out of Walmart without paying for a sweet potato once.
I went to get beer and some snacks and had my pregnant friend with me. DS was pissy and for some reason really wanted to hold onto a sweet potato so I let him. When we went to pay for the beer, my friend didn't have her ID so the guy wouldn't let me buy it. I was so annoyed we walked out, leaving everything at the register and I didn't notice DS was still holding the potato until he threw it out of the cart on our way out the door.