Did you ever shop-lift stuff when you were a kid?

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Nomada

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I've stolen a few pair of steel-toes to get some temp labour. Food when hungry. Coats when in need. Oh yeah, lots and lots of beer out of cube-vans!
 

BRObedoza

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Apr 16, 2004
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when i was a kid i stole a michael jordan jersey from Champs sports.

it was the #45 one :(
 

nakedfrog

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Apr 3, 2001
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When I was younger than ten, there were a few times we'd go into the local Stimson's (I think) and jack stupid little items like a thing of marbles and such.
 

Armitage

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Feb 23, 2001
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My little brother boosted a box of cracker jack when he was a kid - probably less then 10 at the time.
My dad chewed him out and made him keep the box on top of his dresser as a reminder. He was really traumatized - couldn't even look at it.
 

BurnItDwn

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Oct 10, 1999
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No, never ever shoplifted.

I would never shoplift.

Shoplifters piss me off. I believe in corporal punishment for shoplifters.
 

BigJ

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Nov 18, 2001
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Well I wouldn't exactly call it shop-lifting, and it happened this previous year in college.

A bunch of us were drunk, and we were hungry, so we went to the North Campus Dining Hall. I took a chicken sandwich, started eating it, got my other food and by the time I got to the register, I was done. Forgot to tell the cashier I ate it, and was not charged for it.
 

codeyf

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Sep 6, 2000
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Got busted taking football cards from the grocery store back in elementary school!
 

SaltBoy

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Aug 13, 2001
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I shoplifted a copy of Leisure Suit Larry 2 when I was 13. I took the disks (5 3 1/2" disks) and manual out of the box and stuffed them in my pockets. Never got caught, but I still regret it to this day. The game wasn't that great, either.
 

deadlyapp

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Apr 25, 2004
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yes and yes....

Bawls from a local store, buy like 6 and grab one extra for my sweatshirt.

a few other places that I'm not going to mention as well.
 

cavemanmoron

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Mar 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: frischauf
yes

I got caught twice,
:| had to learn the hard way.

Did you shop lift when you were a kid/ teenager? (Total Votes: 101)
Yes, I shop lifted at least once during my childhood/ teenage years
67 votes 66.34 (%)
No - I never engaged in shoplifting
34 votes 33.66 (%)

Do you shoplift now? (Total Votes: 100)
Why yes I do
12 votes 12.00 (%)
Certainly not!
88 votes 88.00
 

Scouzer

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Jun 3, 2001
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i stole a 2 litre bottle once by walking right out of the store with it unintentionally

i went back and paid for it
 

AmigaMan

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Oct 12, 1999
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I stole a Penthouse with a friend when I was 10. Got caught by an undercover cop who made me call my parents to pick me up. When I got home, my dad beat the crap out of me with his belt. I learned my lesson and never did it again.
 

AU Tiger

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Friends and I used to shoplift from grocery and drug store near our school in junior high. That only lasted for a month or so. Later, at my first job at age 16-17, we used to sneak beer out the back with the produce trash at night, stored cokes in the produce cooler and ate cookies out of the back room. No telling how much grocery stores lose to employees. Can't remember ever stealing anything after that job at Winn Dixie.