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I was asked to leave B&Q, mortified

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chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:23

I was approached by a member of staff who said that he just reviewed footage that 3 months ago, I was recorded not scanning an item at the self checkout and they believed it was intentional and just asked me (quite nicely and compassionately I might add) to leave.

Whoopsie! 😬

I note that they have no scales at B&Q self service which makes accidents easy.

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chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:38

Frangle · 07/05/2026 18:37

You must have a vague idea of what you bought (or thought you'd bought) that day? How often do you go in B&Q?

It was three months ago, I believe that I had bought some paint and paintbrushes that day.

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Frangle · 07/05/2026 18:37

You must have a vague idea of what you bought (or thought you'd bought) that day? How often do you go in B&Q?

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chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:37

StripedVase · 07/05/2026 18:36

🤣
it's riveting & I want a Netflix adaptation

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What should I have done? Start arguing and shouting like a fishwife? The guy had a bodycam.

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rwalker · 07/05/2026 18:37

I’m impressed they caught you chances are they have a rouge’s gallery of pictures of people who rob from them in the office and customer service
but not sure what you want from this thread you stole you got caught
tbh you’ve had a lucky escape they could of called the police
wether you meant to or not irrelevant to the police and B&Q they won’t be interest as that what they all say

as you proudly say you don’t give a fuck

StripedVase · 07/05/2026 18:36

ProudAmberTurtle · 07/05/2026 18:35

To sum up:

After voting Reform you went to B&Q, where a member of staff asked you to leave for stealing something three months ago, you didn't ask what or how he knew it was you, you just left safe in the knowledge that you probably did steal something and he was shaking because you're so attractive. And you found this experience mortifying while at exactly the same time, you didn't give less of a fuck

🤣
it's riveting & I want a Netflix adaptation

ProudAmberTurtle · 07/05/2026 18:36

chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:36

More or less. I didn't want to argue or make a scene so I just accepted forgetting to scan something and left. Would you have made a big scene instead?

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If I genuinely didn't remember stealing something, I would have asked to see the footage

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chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:36

I just wanted to drop that I'm a proud Lloyds Premier card holder, I make about £81,000 per year.

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SnappyUmberLion · 07/05/2026 18:36

chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:35

😂
I'm a consultant.

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A pretty, young consultant who shoplifts and then boasts about it? Ok then.

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chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:36

ProudAmberTurtle · 07/05/2026 18:35

To sum up:

After voting Reform you went to B&Q, where a member of staff asked you to leave for stealing something three months ago, you didn't ask what or how he knew it was you, you just left safe in the knowledge that you probably did steal something and he was shaking because you're so attractive. And you found this experience mortifying while at exactly the same time, you didn't give less of a fuck

More or less. I didn't want to argue or make a scene so I just accepted forgetting to scan something and left. Would you have made a big scene instead?

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Butchyrestingface · 07/05/2026 18:35

chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:35

😂
I'm a consultant.

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And Winona Ryder was an actress. Side hustles gonna side hustle.

FirePoppy · 07/05/2026 18:35

Aw, a young pretty consultant.

ProudAmberTurtle · 07/05/2026 18:35

To sum up:

After voting Reform you went to B&Q, where a member of staff asked you to leave for stealing something three months ago, you didn't ask what or how he knew it was you, you just left safe in the knowledge that you probably did steal something and he was shaking because you're so attractive. And you found this experience mortifying while at exactly the same time, you didn't give less of a fuck

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chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:35

Butchyrestingface · 07/05/2026 18:34

I suppose the occasional banning is an occupational hazard in your line of work. Gotta take the rough with the smooth.

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😂
I'm a consultant.

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Seeingadistance · 07/05/2026 18:34

chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:33

No idea, I don't remember.

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Was it a door?

A bath?

10ft ladder?

Butchyrestingface · 07/05/2026 18:34

chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:27

Couldn't give less of a fuck. I'm okay with being banned from B&Q, there's other home stores.

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I suppose the occasional banning is an occupational hazard in your line of work. Gotta take the rough with the smooth.

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chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:34

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It was mortifying at the time, but looking back it's amusing which is why I shared it. I didn't realise a massive B&Q shareholder would be in here a-logging me.

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HedgehogMugs · 07/05/2026 18:34

Blimms · 07/05/2026 18:26

So you did steal something

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Stop being so dramatic

SunMoonandChocolate · 07/05/2026 18:34

It's so easy to make a mistake like that when you're not concentrating OP. I once went out with my Mum for a day's shopping. We were in M&S, and I saw a cardi I liked, tried it on, and hung it over my arm ready to go and pay. We wandered around a bit more, looking at various things, and were so busy chatting, that I completely forgot the cardi, in spite of it hanging over my arm. I was about 30yards away from the store when I realised, so red faced, and mortified, I rushed back in and paid. Looking back, it was obvious that no one in the store had noticed me walking out with a brand new item hanging over my arm, so I probably could have got away with it, but I'm not the sort of person to do that, and me and my DM used to often giggle about 'that time when I NEARLY stole a cardi from M&S'.

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chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:33

Empress13 · 07/05/2026 18:33

What did you steal?

No idea, I don't remember.

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Empress13 · 07/05/2026 18:33

What did you steal?

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chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:33

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Are you the CEO of B&Q or something why are you foaming at the mouth spamming me

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LondonSymphony · 07/05/2026 18:33

“Accidents”.

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chickenandapples · 07/05/2026 18:32

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Okay? So what. It's not life ending.

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