I accidentally shoplifted

[Anonymous]

This is going to sound silly, but I feel horrible. I'm on a road trip and I discovered that I accidentally shoplifted yesterday.

At a gas station, I reached toward the back of the shelf for a cold bottle of water. I accidentally knocked over a few Capri-Suns that were next to the water. I picked them up and put them back. Then I paid for my water and gas, and left.

Now I discovered a Capri-Sun that had fallen deep into the Abyss of my big handbag.

I know it's just a Capri-Sun, and driving two hours to return it would be ridiculous. But I just feel like crap. And I don't even like Capri-Sun.

[Anonymous]

Donate $1-2 (the price of a Capri Sun) to a homeless person or a street musician. It'll even out.

[Anonymous]

It was an honest mistake, forgive yourself.

[Anonymous]

Are you an anxious person? This is not worth your mental energy.

[Anonymous]

Not a big deal. Pay it forward and buy someone a drink.

[Anonymous]

I don't think what you did fits the mens rea of shoplifting.

[Anonymous]

You probably over paid for something and did not realize it along the way. Now you are even.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Donate $1-2 (the price of a Capri Sun) to a homeless person or a street musician. It'll even out.

This. Good grief!

[Anonymous]

Were you driving a metallic mint green 1964 Buick Skylark convertible?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Were you driving a metallic mint green 1964 Buick Skylark convertible?

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Were you driving a metallic mint green 1964 Buick Skylark convertible?

Yes, OP is FBI’s 10 most wanted list.

[Anonymous]

When I was a kid I walked with my friend to our local 7-11, which we regularly hit up with whatever change we had to buy candy from the cheap bins. On our walk we came upon a brand new roll of life savers that someone dropped in a parking lot. I stuck it in my pocket and we went to the 7-11. The clerk got suspicious as we huddled together counting our change, reaching into our pockets, etc. When we went to the counter he made us empty our pockets. Guess what was in mine? That brand new roll of life savers. I got to talk to the cops that day, and I was beyond humiliated and embarrassed. I was not a kid who would steal, but my friend was the only one who believed that.

Anyway, OP, I have paid for a crime that I didn’t commit, and I hearby bequeath you the karma that the universe owed me for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Donate $1-2 (the price of a Capri Sun) to a homeless person or a street musician. It'll even out.

This. Good grief!

Or just give them the Capri Sun.

[Anonymous]

Thank you!
I appreciate the suggestion of donating to make amends.

I'm not generally an anxious person, but perhaps I was a bit paranoid as my license plates are from another country.
Though it is highly unlikely that a security camera saw it happen, as I didn't even notice it fall into my cavernous handbag.

Thanks again! My moments of panic are over now.

[Anonymous]

Relax. I have shoplifted a gallon of organic milk. I forgot that I put it underneath the shopping cart, and it never made it onto the belt. Did not realize it until I was loading the car. Since I had my toddler already buckled in, I just left. I did ask the cashier to ring itup twice the next time I was at that store, and she did not even blink, which made me think that it must happen to others as well. NBD.