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Did you ever steal something?

Asked by Sunny2 (18842points) May 16th, 2011

When I was 12, kids were talking about swiping candy bars at the local drug store. I decided I could do that. I went in the store; my knee shaking with terror . I swiped the candy bar and my whole insides were shaking with fear. When I got outside, I found I had taken a candy bar I didn’t even like. I never stole anything again. The stress wasn’t worth it.

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MonstrousPeace's avatar

When I was younger I was smooth-talked into swiping a necklace in the mall. Of course I got caught, and never did anything like that again. The stress and the threats from my parents were too much for a 13 year old to handle.

Blackberry's avatar

I stole bubblegum when I was 8, and my friends and I stole beer from the grocery store when we were teens.

Brian1946's avatar

1. I forgot to pay for a tank of gas in February, 1978, at a station that had pay-after pumps.

2. When I was at Fedco (a now-defunct membership discount store), I put a pair of pruning shears on the bottom rack of the shopping cart. I forgot that they were there when I checked out, and the clerk didn’t notice them either.

KateTheGreat's avatar

I’ve stolen the hearts of many men. ;) Just kidding.

But on a serious note, I stole some money from my parents when I was 6. I was mad at them because they didn’t buy me anything for my birthday, and I was being spiteful.

I also stole a skull from the Catacombs when I was younger. I am pretty sure that is extremely illegal though.

Flutherfish's avatar

I stole some candy from a kid and I stole $1 million from a multibillionair in England.
I also stole $13 from my mom when I was 5 year old. Because I was mad that I didn’t get what I wanted from the mall.
PS: it was a toy!!!! XD

rock4ever's avatar

Once by accident. My brother and all were filling up cups with water and I thought they were taking soda so I did too. I thought it was free.

ucme's avatar

I stole third base when having a game of baseball with the kids one time.
Yes, i’m that competitive! ;¬}

Sunny2's avatar

@Brian1946 That doesn’t count. You didn’t intentionally steal. You’re still pure.

Sunny2's avatar

@Flutherfish $1,000,000? There must be a story with that?

Sunny2's avatar

@rock4ever Non-intentions don’t count. You’re still pure too.

Sunny2's avatar

@ucme You’re still pure as the driven snow on the sinful stealing issue.

ddude1116's avatar

Nothing more than chap stick. But the way I figure it is the three dollar price is stealing, too, so they cancel each other out.

ucme's avatar

@Sunny2 That’s good to know, because I really do care XD

Kool_Gal's avatar

Umm…I think maybe ‘borrow’ (secretly,for a long long time) would be the right word for me. When I was in 5th grade I,along with some of my friends often stick around the class after we’re all dismissed by the teacher and after the last lesson of the day to check around all cabinets inside each table (since most kids tend to left their equipments in this place). It wasn’t that bad since we could find some pens,pencils,notebook,or even comics! But of course,we’ve agreed to not use it in front of the class and only use it at home.

And on my 9th grade we (with different comrades) often get into shopping center to ‘swipe’ things,ya’know the trick is simple and can only be done with small stuff and edible stuff. For food,some of us tear the seals and eat the food,partially,while others are keeping their eyes for ‘danger’ and cover the partially-eaten product with other new product in front of it. For small stuff,just put it in your pocket. And we also,sometimes,use ‘free’ perfumes and lotions there,just use/spray it all around your body when others not looking. All sound so easy since we only pick places where there’s no security camera,where the shopkeepers are lazy (careless),and where we’re not the only ‘guilty team’ for such purpose.

We didn’t do it for economic reasons (for god’s sake we’re rich kids,that’s why other people won’t notice our scheme),but for fun and adrenaline’s sake! Although we’ve stopped doing that since the improvements of technology for most shopping centers.

aprilsimnel's avatar

When I was a kid, I would swipe some change from the change jar every so often so I could get a bag of chips after school like the other kids. I wasn’t supposed to touch that jar, but I got tired of being called names about being poor. I just didn’t have it in me at the time to ignore them.

Berserker's avatar

A friend and I shoplifted like sixty bucks worth of cosmetics at the drugstore. I was 16 or so, and we got busted. When the security guard asked us where we got all that from, I answered; it was on us when we came in here! Then I started crying lol.
We were brought into an office in the back, and had to wait there for the cops for like two hours.
At one point, one security guard comes in with a huge bag of MacDick’s and he’s all like, you girls hungry? Thinking he was gonna give us some, we’re all like yeah! Then he just goes, too bad.
And both guards ate it all in our face. Fuckers lol.
Anyways I ended up with 50 hours of community service in a place for homeless people. I got horrendously sick at one point, since in the Winter, the homeless often have bad colds…plus I spent so many Friday and Saturday evenings doing chores…stealing sucks lol.

klutzaroo's avatar

Every once in a while I’ll find that I missed something small in my cart at the grocery store or Walmart (nail polish, a thing of paprika…). Once I got a whole baking pan because two of them were stuck together and neither I nor the cashier noticed. I haven’t stolen intentionally, but every once in a while I’ll end up walking out with something I haven’t paid for. Then again, every once in a while I’ll look at my receipt and find that things were scanned twice and I paid for two of something I only got one of. Since this is often at the same stores that the booboos happen at, I figure it evens out. Especially since I rarely look at my receipts to find errors and the fact that I do when I do look means that there are probably a lot more times where I pay for more than I get than I’m really aware of.

Sunny2's avatar

@klutzaroo Mistakes like that don’t count. You’ve never had larceny in your heart.

Zeena's avatar

My mom owned a store (women’s wear) and I was forced to stay with her and sell the products for the clients because she couldn’t pay for an employee or even for a part-timer. I thought at the begining that she will give me something at least pocket money but she was considered this as a help from a daughter to her mother. She didn’t even thank me for being all the day in the store standing up on my feet. Until one day she was out so I took a pants or I can say stole it. Two weeks later she realized that a pant was missing from the collection and I didn’t confess and I’m not intend to do till now. This story has happened a year ago. By the way I gave the pants as a donation for a poor girl.

Flutherfish's avatar

@aprilsimnel, dunno why but kids do that often. Just ignore them. Because stealing is wrong and u know it too.

Flutherfish's avatar

@Zeena. Thats true, moms do that often. It happens to me too, but never the same thing as you though. Well what u did was wrong because if u really wanted a thank you, u could have made a birthday card or perhaps buy a birthday present for your mom on her birthday, and she would say thankyou. And consider this thankyou for the time you sacrificed for your mom.

Flutherfish's avatar

@Symbeline LOL!!!!
you’re funny

aprilsimnel's avatar

@Flutherfish – It’s been many, many years since I’ve had to do that. I make my own money now. But thanks! :)

Zeena's avatar

@Flutherfish thank you for the advice. I really have a complex with the word “thank you” :-)
Do you know that according to the law stealing our parents is not a crime?And also I have acted like Robinhood:-) but I will make a birthday card for her on her birthday.

Flutherfish's avatar

@Zeena LOL, no i didn’t know but thx for tellin me :D

Flutherfish's avatar

@Zeena I was just kidding about the $1,000,000. LOL >:D

Flutherfish's avatar

@Sunny2 I was just kidding about the $1,000,000. LOL >:D

Sunny2's avatar

@Flutherfish Sigh. Okay. I would love to have heard the story. Do you do fiction?

Flutherfish's avatar

yes some times!

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