A fail I overheard.

[customersruinmylife]

I was on the bus home, when I overheard this lovely conversation from the two ladies sat in front of me.

W1: Did you hear about poor Monica?
W2: I heard she got arrested! What happened exactly?
W1: Well, she went to <store> to do some shopping, and she got arrested for shoplifting!
W2: Oh no! Was it a misunderstanding?
W1: Well...no. But she wanted to get her kids a treat so she just took some chocolate, you know, nothing of any value, and she got stopped! And THEN, after taking the chocolate bars off her, they wouldn't let her leave the store!
W2: WHAT?
W1: Yeah! The manager called a security guard and got her arrested for shoplifting! For heaven's sake, it was only chocolate!
W2: I hope she complains to someone about that. Arresting a single mother? That is not on!
W1: I know. She had errands to run and everything. They completely ruined her day!

Oh dear. The poor shoplifters day was ruined! Whaaa.

[Pairou]

.......-speechless-

[jjllbb]

the two people who had that conversation should be arrested for being idiots.

[ShadowTiger]

A tad cliche, but I approve this case of Darwinism. Also called "Educatin'"

[mariamousie1]

If it was nothing of any value, why was the store charging money for it? What complete idiots.

Wouldn't it be hilarious if she DID complain? "Hello, I had a terrible experience in your store. I was just minding my own business, casually shoplifting some candy for my children, when all of a sudden your employees called the police and had me arrested! It was extremely embarrassing and a waste of my time, as I am a single mother and I had errands to run. I would like a gift card to make up for the terrible incident."

Hehe, let's hope to see it on PFB!

[LillFilly]

Funny how many shoplifters DO complain because it's 'no big deal' or 'I didn't steal that much!' Uh-huh. I bet Monica's friends are going to be joining her in jail sometime in the future after they steal 'something of no value!'

Yep, a fail! Possibly one of the biggest fails I've ever read!

[Marszenka]

Here's my question: If it wasn't of any value, why couldn't she afford it?

Just sayin'.

[Mr Hero]

Wouldn't it be hilarious if she DID complain? "Hello, I had a terrible experience in your store. I was just minding my own business, casually shoplifting some candy for my children, when all of a sudden your employees called the police and had me arrested! It was extremely embarrassing and a waste of my time, as I am a single mother and I had errands to run. I would like a gift card to make up for the terrible incident."

Sad thing is, she'll probably get it so that they can "keep her as a customer."

What's PFB?

[fireheart]

Sad thing is, she'll probably get it so that they can "keep her as a customer."

What's PFB?

PFB=Planet Feedback. Also known as Planet Fleabag. Basically people write in, whinging about how they were inconveinienced and want something in return...usually. There's a fair few legit complaints tho.

As for the shoplifting....we had a guy arrested and charged over stealing a chicken wing (they're about a dollar from our deli department) and I also saw someone get arrested for stealing a bottle of $8 cough syrup. Not much in value?

[mattm04]

If it was nothing of any value, why was the store charging money for it? What complete idiots.

Wouldn't it be hilarious if she DID complain? "Hello, I had a terrible experience in your store. I was just minding my own business, casually shoplifting some candy for my children, when all of a sudden your employees called the police and had me arrested! It was extremely embarrassing and a waste of my time, as I am a single mother and I had errands to run. I would like a gift card to make up for the terrible incident."

Hehe, let's hope to see it on PFB!

Don't give corporate customer service people ideas.

[wagegoth]

Did anyone else picture Graham Chapman and Terry Jones in middle-aged housewife drag while reading this?

W1: Did you hear about poor Monica?
W2: I heard she got arrested! What happened exactly?
W1: Well, she went to <store> to do some shopping, and she got arrested for shoplifting!
W2: Oh no! Was it a misunderstanding?
W1: Well...no. But she wanted to get her kids a treat so she just took some chocolate, you know, nothing of any value, and she got stopped! And THEN, after taking the chocolate bars off her, they wouldn't let her leave the store!
W2: WHAT?
W1: Yeah! The manager called a security guard and got her arrested for shoplifting! For heaven's sake, it was only chocolate!
W2: I hope she complains to someone about that. Arresting a single mother? That is not on!
W1: I know. She had errands to run and everything. They completely ruined her day!

[Andrew B.]

Good. I wasn't the only one who thought of those sketches.

[bainsidhe]

I doubt I couldn't have not said anything to the idiot duo. Something along the lines of

~tut tut~ Guess she shouldn't have been stealing then.

[depechemodefan]

I wonder if there was more to the story. Like the manager asked her to pay for the chocolate and she got nasty about it. I am thinking, though, of the library I work at. Whenever someone goes through our doors to the outside and the security devise goes off, the manager just sees it as a mistake and allows the person to check it out. Of course, it happens a lot that teh person taking the library material outside says, "oh, I didn't realize I had it. Let me go get my library card and I'll be back" and they never come back.

I bet the mom would have been pissed if someone took one of her kids toys. It might have been from the Dollar Store but she will see it as something of value and get all nasty about it.

[Geek King]

Did anyone else picture Graham Chapman and Terry Jones in middle-aged housewife drag while reading this?

Actually, I was thinking of one of Heywood Banks' new songs: "Then They Tasered Her Again"

A whole song about one line her overheard in passing.