ShopliftingWhen I was young and impressionable and on holiday in France, I followed some friends into a sweet shop and we each stole something. I was so mortified by this, I returned them.
My lack of French hampered this somewhat - they had no idea why the small English boy wanted to add some chews to the open box, and saw it as an attempt by a nasty foreigner oik to contaminate their stock. Not my best day.
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chthonic, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 11:13)
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Penny sweetsEveryone's got a penny sweet story, so here's mine.
When I was about 10, my dad used to take me and sister, then about 8, to cricket with him. One weekday night we were allowed to run the tuck shop on our own-no biggie, we'd been doing it with Dad for years. Trouble started when my sister dared me to nick a Gummy Bear penny sweet from the box. I did so, then dared her to nick 2. She did it, and we giggle away to ourselves. I then get greedy and take a whole handful and shove them in my coat pocket.
At this point a couple of the older boys, who are maybe 16, walk in. They saw me pocket these sweets and try to coerce me into showing them, but I refuse point blank. My sister disappears pretty sharpish and I start panicking and start thinking about hiding the evidence. Aha! The ladies loos were just next door. I went in, shoved all these sweets down and flush.
They're still there.
They're still there 2 flushes later. I come out of the toilets and these 2 boys go and look and see all these sweets down there. I deny any knowledge and turned on the waterworks. My dad came to find me and found me in the corner of the tuck shop room crying
"Daddy, those boys just followed me into the toilets"
Noone ever did find out what I'd done, but the boys got into trouble for being mean to and scaring a poor sweet innocent girl, and for going into the ladies loos. That story actually sounded more interesting in my head, but it is a completely brand new story-I've never confessed to my crimes.
(, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 12:51, Reply)
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