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I was with my sister today in TKMaxx and we very very stupidly and wrongly decided to slip a few items into our bags without paying. I admit that this wasn't my first time shoplifting but after getting caught today we both most certainly won't be doing it again. They had seen us putting things into our bags while we were in the shop but only confronted us when we tried to leave.They told us to empty all our bags when in the security room and we did and we gave them everything we had taken back and no damage had been done. I am 18 and she is 16 and before knowing this the security guard told us we could only leave if a person over 18 signs our release or otherwise police would have to get involved and to this i told them i was 18 and showed them ID. He then said okay thats fine you're over 18 and told us to sign papers explaining how we're now banned from any TK Maxx stores for 12 months from now which we both did. I then asked the security what will happen now and he said you will get a letter from RLP to pay a fine and that if we paid that everything would be okay basically. I asked how much it'll be and he said he isn't sure and that it depends on how much damage was done and the time spent for all of this but he himself said that there's no damage so that's good. They then gave us a copy of the paper we signed and kept one for themselves. since police weren't involved im hoping this isn't a criminal offence or a formal caution. The only problem is now that i cannot pay the fine. And since we both took things im guessing we will be getting a fine each (im so hoping this isn't the case). I have seen on plenty forums where people are saying to ignore RLP and how they have no legal claim and that i don't have to pay the fine. It's just every thread where the person is ignoring the letters they don't follow up on what happens eventually and in one case i read a thread where this whole thing lasted about 5 months where RLP kept sending letters and notices threatening legal action but the author of the thread stops posting eventually about whether letters stopped coming or if actual legal action was taken from TK Maxx. So i am just wondering what will happen eventually after i keep ignoring the fine letter ( which i will do because i cannot pay it whatsoever). I have definately learnt my lesson and won't be shoplifting again. Can someone please give me advice preferably someone who has been in the same situation or anyone who can help really as i am very scared and i literally feel sick about this whole thing. I can't even tell my parents as this is not an option (it'll make things worse and they won't pay it) so im hoping the letters stop quickly because if they end up opening an RLP letter my life is over lol.
I was with my sister today in TKMaxx and we very very stupidly and wrongly decided to slip a few items into our bags without paying. I admit that this wasn't my first time shoplifting but after getting caught today we both most certainly won't be doing it again. They had seen us putting things into our bags while we were in the shop but only confronted us when we tried to leave.They told us to empty all our bags when in the security room and we did and we gave them everything we had taken back and no damage had been done. I am 18 and she is 16 and before knowing this the security guard told us we could only leave if a person over 18 signs our release or otherwise police would have to get involved and to this i told them i was 18 and showed them ID. He then said okay thats fine you're over 18 and told us to sign papers explaining how we're now banned from any TK Maxx stores for 12 months from now which we both did. I then asked the security what will happen now and he said you will get a letter from RLP to pay a fine and that if we paid that everything would be okay basically. I asked how much it'll be and he said he isn't sure and that it depends on how much damage was done and the time spent for all of this but he himself said that there's no damage so that's good. They then gave us a copy of the paper we signed and kept one for themselves. since police weren't involved im hoping this isn't a criminal offence or a formal caution. The only problem is now that i cannot pay the fine. And since we both took things im guessing we will be getting a fine each (im so hoping this isn't the case). I have seen on plenty forums where people are saying to ignore RLP and how they have no legal claim and that i don't have to pay the fine. It's just every thread where the person is ignoring the letters they don't follow up on what happens eventually and in one case i read a thread where this whole thing lasted about 5 months where RLP kept sending letters and notices threatening legal action but the author of the thread stops posting eventually about whether letters stopped coming or if actual legal action was taken from TK Maxx. So i am just wondering what will happen eventually after i keep ignoring the fine letter ( which i will do because i cannot pay it whatsoever). I have definately learnt my lesson and won't be shoplifting again. Can someone please give me advice preferably someone who has been in the same situation or anyone who can help really as i am very scared and i literally feel sick about this whole thing. I can't even tell my parents as this is not an option (it'll make things worse and they won't pay it) so im hoping the letters stop quickly because if they end up opening an RLP letter my life is over lol.
They seem to have given you the 'store copy' , and haven't completed the date and time field. The RLP letter sounds pretty standard, if you want an idea of what the next letters will be like have a read through here 
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