Stolen mittens

I bought a pair of winter mittens at TJ Max last October. The cashier never removed that big security hunk of plastic from them when she placed them in the bag. I never set off an alarm when I left the store so I didn't notice until I got home. I went back to TJ's a few times after for some Christmas stuff, but always forgot the gloves because it wasnt that cold outside.

I finally started wearing them last month, with the security chunk hanging from it everywhere I went. It was on the inside wrist so I could at least hide it a little. I tried removing it myself with a butter knife...nothing. Ive set alarms off at staples and victoria secrets in the last few weeks...Ive asked all of them if they have the machine to get it off...they all try but none have the exact match as the TJ Max system...I figured they were all the same.

So Ive basically been walking around looking like I stole mittens. I was on my neighborhood walk the other day and passed a neighbor who walks the neighborhood about the same time I do...he put his arm out for a side five as he was approaching....of course it was the hand with THAT mitten. I didn't want to be rude, so I stuck my big mitt out with the security tag hanging off my wrist...there was no way around it! We side fived and I just kept walking. No explanation, we were power walking, it just all happened so fast! He probably thinks Im a criminal now. It did motivate me to get back to TJ Max yesterday and finally get it clipped off.

I'm free from my mittened shackles of shame!!!