I've done this one other time, but it was at a thrift store because pants were supposed to be 9$ but for some reason mine was 12$. Thinking about it now, I'm guilty about that too. I'm a straight A student, tutors my classmates, volunteers regularly - but my family isn't exactly rich, and my parents often fight about money when they aren't in separate households. That's not entirely why though, if I'm going to be honest. I know that I'm depressed, and I acted impulsively and selfishly for some sort of thrill I haven't felt before. But now I feel guilty.
I had slapped a different sticker on an item I wanted. Didn't think of the consequences, just thought I'd do it. I smiled, felt alive for about 30 seconds until I was approaching the cashier and I began to feel awful. My mom was there, and when I decided to put my item back on the shelf, my mom told me she liked the shoes and took it to the cashier even though I argued against it. Then, I was told there was an extra 40% off that sticker price. At that point, I felt unbelievably guilty - and I mean, I almost bursted out crying. I was very reluctant and practically waited until the cashier realized the tag was wrong and took it off. I paid for the item in full price and bought another item for my mom, full price as well, with it because I felt so guilty. She didn't ask for any of my information or anything, and I'm not sure she suspected anything, but I paid with card and I'm on the cameras. Not sure if they saw me switch the tags though, but I feel like they'll call the police on me or expell me from university or take away my scholarship. Or, maybe karma will ruin my chances of getting a decent mark on my finals... but what now? Could they still charge me? I feel awful, although there's not much I can do now since I paid for the item in full price already and also bought another one.

