Is it normal to not think this is stealing?

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My mum had an expensive Clarins eye cream, these cost upwards of fifty pounds. I was using the bathroom in her room and I saw she'd thrown it in the wastepaper basket. I picked it up and pulled off the lid (it had a pump dispenser which didn't unscrew but had to be yanked off) and I saw there was still a significant amount of product beneath the pump and around the inside neck of the bottle. I rescued it from the bin, put it in my room and started using it. My mum saw it in my room and went mental saying I'd stolen something valuable etc...but she'd thrown it away! is it normal I don't agree that this is stealing? Just to clarify, it was deliberately discarded, it hadn't fallen there by accident.

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  • snafu
    11 years ago | pl

    Mums just cranky because she was to stupid to remove the pump.If its in the trash it fair game tell mum to fuck off

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    If she threw it away, it is not stealing. It is much like that saying "one man's junk is another man's treasure" (Please don't take that in a sexual manner).

    If her bin is just above the area she kept it, then you didn't steal it, but you did take it when she wasn't done with it. Perhaps it droped in there?

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    • bananaface
      11 years ago

      Hahahahaha omg, I didn't even read that phrase in a sexual way until you pointed it out:L That's actually hilarious:L

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      • [Old Memory]
        11 years ago

        I have my funny moments.

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    • coolio75650932
      11 years ago

      *cuts ass off and puts it in a treasure chest* *every one stares at me* me:ummmmm? one mans junk is another mans treasure? *every one laughs as a man steals the treasure chest* man:WOOT TREASURE!

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    • bleach_baby
      11 years ago

      It didn't drop in there, she said she'd thrown it away but that I should have told her there was still product in it. I see her point but accusing me of stealing is going a little far, and really, why should I? As she'd thrown it out anyway!

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  • PalestinianGuy
    11 years ago

    WTF!! she's your mom, family are supposed to share stuff even if she hadn't thrown it away. You're mom is a bitch.

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    • coolio75650932
      11 years ago

      not really only families who are poor share cuz they need each other more than anything else rich ppl keap to them selves (im poor)

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    • anti-hero
      11 years ago

      ^This

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      • DemonicFortuneCookie
        10 years ago

        ^That

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        • anti-hero
          10 years ago

          The other ^

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    • PalestinianGuy
      11 years ago

      Your*

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
    11 years ago

    She threw it away.

    If she's pissy about it then maybe she shouldn't waste it like that. Especially if it's that expensive.

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    • TerryVie
      11 years ago

      yeah, that. If it's so valuable and she doesn't double-check, why shouldn't you benefit. from that.

      Totally not stealing in my eyes, it was more of an efficient rescue operation from garbage.

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      • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
        11 years ago

        and who knows maybe she'll be less wasteful from now on

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  • Musician
    11 years ago

    If she had thrown it away, yeah, totally not stealing. Maybe she set you up as an excuse to be angry at you, or accidentally dropped it in?

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    • Musician
      11 years ago

      Oh, didn't read all the way. So it wasn't an accident. So perhaps it was a set up..!

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  • Lilybet
    7 years ago

    Take no notice she sounds like a bit greedy with her stuff , anyway it wasn't stealing it was thrown away , she should apologise to you ..

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  • TheArBuilder
    9 years ago

    What an annoying mother
    YOU'RE USING TRASH ('trash'). Why would she think it's stealing? -.-

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  • nAt2017
    11 years ago

    If she threw it away, then no, it's not stealing. She relinquished ownership.

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  • coolio75650932
    11 years ago

    i have one question what is clarins eye cream is it like eye drops? (sorry i dont know much about all this makeup crap or self care products or whatever)

    oh btw sorta is a bit of both cuz taking stuff out of garbage is a type of stealing but hay she wasnt going to use it anyway so yeah about 30% stealing and 70% not stealing :3

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  • jondoerandom
    11 years ago

    You have a very interesting relationship with your mother. 0_0

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  • smartpatrol11
    11 years ago

    You have to make sure your things are properly empty today there can be so much left behind and consider that a lot of things arent completely full when you buy them your only ripping yourself of if you dont

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  • Luke_is_Cool?
    11 years ago

    Five finger discount.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    mom is a bit mean

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