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How often have you felt you’ve been observed by security when you left a store without buying anything? Let’s not even talk about the experience of purchasing a pregnancy test while NOT trying to conceive. These are just some of the awkward situations and things that feel illegal but aren’t that people face daily. And frankly, we’ve all been in weird situations where we felt like we shouldn’t be doing something, although there was, in fact, nothing wrong with it!

Hence, when someone on AskReddit asked, "What feels like a sin, but isn't?" thousands of people jumped on the thread to reveal the many odd and funny situations in which they felt they’d committed a vice, which, clearly, wasn't the case at all, ranging from things such as taking time off work, skipping a workout, and not leaving a tip to wearing Crocs in public. (Truthfully, the latter might be the 11th unwritten Commandment.)

Below, we've compiled some of the best answers from the thread, sharing things that feel illegal but aren't. Do you also feel the same about the examples left by the people? Let us know by giving them an upvote! Also, anything else you would like to add to the list featuring what feels illegal but isn't? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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#3

Walking Out Of The Store, Without Buying Anything

Walking Out Of The Store, Without Buying Anything

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#4

Setting Boundaries Or Disconnecting With Family For Your Own Mental Peace

Setting Boundaries Or Disconnecting With Family For Your Own Mental Peace

meemnoon , Lucas Pezeta Report

#5

Not Feeding The Doggie A Snack When He Is Sitting There Looking At You With Those Big Eyes

Not Feeding The Doggie A Snack When He Is Sitting There Looking At You With Those Big Eyes

mthomas1217 , Zen Chung Report

#6

Getting A Food Sample And Listening To The Person Talk About What’s In That Food And How They Made It And Then Not Buying The Product

Getting A Food Sample And Listening To The Person Talk About What’s In That Food And How They Made It And Then Not Buying The Product

jesshlolz , Shane Rounce Report

#7

You Feel Like You Are Comitting A Sin When You Are Casually Walking And There Is Police Somewhere. Or Is That Just Me?

You Feel Like You Are Comitting A Sin When You Are Casually Walking And There Is Police Somewhere. Or Is That Just Me?

teaandbiscuits1 , Jacoby Clarke Report

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#10

Speaking Up For Yourself And Asking For Things

Speaking Up For Yourself And Asking For Things

monit12345 , RODNAE Productions Report

#11

Buying Something You Want Because You Want It, And Not Because It Is Required

Buying Something You Want Because You Want It, And Not Because It Is Required

taneth , Tirachard Kumtanom Report

#13

Taking Time Off Of Work, Doesn't Matter If It's A Medical Emergency Or For Vacation, I Always End Up Feeling Some Guilt Over It

Taking Time Off Of Work, Doesn't Matter If It's A Medical Emergency Or For Vacation, I Always End Up Feeling Some Guilt Over It

"Unless it's an assigned day off, seems to be the only exception. Even then, I'd I get called in I'll feel guilty if I reject the call in (sometimes I have to just that for my sanity)."

Crestego , Towfiqu barbhuiya Report

#14

Not Going With A Friend To Do Something Because You'd Rather Be With Another Friend

Not Going With A Friend To Do Something Because You'd Rather Be With Another Friend

CakeDuckies51 , Joseph Pearson Report

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#16

Saying To The Barber That You Don't Like Your Haircut

Saying To The Barber That You Don't Like Your Haircut

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#17

Not Playing With My Daughter Because I Am Tired

Not Playing With My Daughter Because I Am Tired

ciofu , Andrew Neel Report

#18

Being British And Not Saying "Sorry!" To Inanimate Objects When You Bump Into Them

Being British And Not Saying "Sorry!" To Inanimate Objects When You Bump Into Them

jollygood321 , Erik Mclean Report

#20

Eating Something Super Decadent Like Those 4826294 Calorie Fancy Donuts. Feels Like Gluttony Even Though It’s Just A Donut

Eating Something Super Decadent Like Those 4826294 Calorie Fancy Donuts. Feels Like Gluttony Even Though It’s Just A Donut

Wit-wat-4 , Nishant Aneja Report

#22

Not Putting The Trolley Back At The Supermarket

Not Putting The Trolley Back At The Supermarket

thejesustrolley , ready made Report

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Benita Valdez
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're a lazy dīck if you don't. A lazy flaccid useless dīck. Sorry unless you have a serious medical issue, it takes what, 30-60 seconds to return it. And you're a real scumbag if you leave carts in handicap spaces; people who need those spots already deal with enough c**p and don't need more.

Thegoodboi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I lol'd at this but I fully agree! When I worked retail, I had to go cart hunting one time. Definitely teaches you a lesson..

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User# 6
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's just being a prick and you should be ashamed of yourself.

JoJoB
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You just pushed the stupid thing all over the store and you can't go 10 more feet to put it away?

Jon Drachenberg
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rude AF. Next time you complain about prices at the grocery store, STFU. Picking up after you absolutely is rolled into the price of everything

Stay Off My Lawn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes it is. Especially when you leave your cart in the open parking spot right next to the cart corral.

Jack S
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm an atheist and I still fully believe you're going to hell if you do this.

jenestra too
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nuh uh. If there's no cart return in the parking lot, I walk that sucker all the way back to the store. I'm no monster.

Stephanie Did It
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Down vote me if you must, but I'm disabled with severe asthma and by the time I get through the store and struggle to unload the cart, it's all I can do to just get in the car. And the cart corrals are never near the disabled parking. Can't this exception be made?

Stay Off My Lawn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Leaving a cart in the zebra stripes at the disabled parking spaces isn’t a big deal, and it actually keeps motorcycles from parking there. But I’ve actually seen people push their carts into the parking spaces. That’s a total a$$hole move.

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Theresa Stephenson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I work inside a grocery store and if I can I park next to shopping cart corral and when I shop. This way I know I will put in creep and remember where I parked.

Khall Khall
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is like tipping. Or bussing your own table at a fast food restaurant. Culturally it makes you a bad person to not do it. But...it's really the business owner passing a cost of doing business onto the customer and I'm not sure that's right. It's not ok to just abandon it in the parking lot so the wind blows it into some innocent person's car but sometimes you're a long way from a cart return too and it seems like there should be a better option.

Bradford B
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

@Cat Meyers - So where are you leaving your cart? Blocking a parking space, sticking out into the driving lane, perched on some landscaping? Sounds like entitlement unless you're just being passive-aggressive to soak up all that negative energy.

Cat Meyers
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oops. I guess my comment was misunderstood. I do agree that it's mean to leave a cart in wrong places, and out in the rain. But name calling and being told you're going to hell is extreme.

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Dad
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those who don't are condemning their eternal soul into purgatory!

Cat Meyers
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What's with all the judgemental posts? Store employees are paid to collect shopping carts left outside the store. It may FEEL like a sin, but who are you to decide that IT IS a sin?

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#23

Reaping The Rewards Of Your Hard Work While Your Relatives Are Still Struggling Because Of Their Bad Decisions

Reaping The Rewards Of Your Hard Work While Your Relatives Are Still Struggling Because Of Their Bad Decisions

"One of my cousins recently mocked us for having a 'lavish lifestyle' because we finally bought a modest home. Like he never knew all the hard work that my mom, my brothers, and I went through just to be where we are right now."

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#24

Littering. I Never Do It And I Make Sure That I Don’t Do It, But The Thought Of Doing It Just Doesn’t Morally Feel Right

Littering. I Never Do It And I Make Sure That I Don’t Do It, But The Thought Of Doing It Just Doesn’t Morally Feel Right

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#26

Having An Independent Opinion Within A Group Of People Who All Think Exactly The Same Thing

Having An Independent Opinion Within A Group Of People Who All Think Exactly The Same Thing

"It's usually because they just agree with and copy each other until they all think alike. You are made to feel like you've committed a sin because you can think for yourself."

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#27

Skipping My Daily Workout. It Doesn’t Matter The Reason, I Just Feel A Lot Of Guilt

Skipping My Daily Workout. It Doesn’t Matter The Reason, I Just Feel A Lot Of Guilt

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#28

Cleaning Your Ears With A Q-Tip

Cleaning Your Ears With A Q-Tip

Sci3ntus: "My ENT doc told me, 'Never put anything smaller than your elbow into your ear.” Pretty good advice I guess.'"

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#29

Eating A Cup Of Instant Noodle In The Midnight When I Can't Sleep Because Of That Little Hunger Inside Is Keeping Me Awake

Eating A Cup Of Instant Noodle In The Midnight When I Can't Sleep Because Of That Little Hunger Inside Is Keeping Me Awake

catastrophez , sq lim Report

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#30

Playing With Your Cat, Making Him Spin In Circles Until He Falls Over From Dizziness

Playing With Your Cat, Making Him Spin In Circles Until He Falls Over From Dizziness

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#32

Not Having A Job

Not Having A Job

"To be more specific, not having a job that pays bi-weekly and working 40 hours a week of work. Like I’m making money in other ways that only require a bit of my time and I get paid well. Also just being unemployed in general."

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#33

I Know It’s Bad But Laughing When Someone Falls. I Do Sometimes Get The Giggles When I See It But I Try Not To Do It Out Loud

I Know It’s Bad But Laughing When Someone Falls. I Do Sometimes Get The Giggles When I See It But I Try Not To Do It Out Loud

Zolome1977 , Alexas_Fotos Report

#36

Cheating In A Single Player Video Game

Cheating In A Single Player Video Game

Eternallydecent wrote: "I remember I did that when I first played Skyrim as I kept getting killed all the time, put on God mode as I was learning how to fight and how everything worked. Once I figured it out and turned it off I felt pretty bad afterward but then I was like, wait for a second, who cares?"

Glacial11 , Axville Report

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#37

Sleeping In. Especially When You Have Kids

Sleeping In. Especially When You Have Kids

Bobusbroughtmehere wrote: "I feel this, and I don't even have kids. The day just feels wasted."

Professor_Quackers , Gregory Pappas Report

#38

Using A Credit Card For A Very Small Purchase

Using A Credit Card For A Very Small Purchase

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#39

Going Into A Shop 20 Minutes Before Close And Leaving Before They Close

Going Into A Shop 20 Minutes Before Close And Leaving Before They Close

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#40

Eating Luxurious Food Once In A While. Because, You Know, Life Is Too Short To Be So Worried And All That

Eating Luxurious Food Once In A While. Because, You Know, Life Is Too Short To Be So Worried And All That

freetheshade , Rachel Claire Report

#43

Falling In Love With Your Friends Girlfriend After They Breakup!

Falling In Love With Your Friends Girlfriend After They Breakup!

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#45

Eating A Pomegranate Naked In Your Bathtub

Eating A Pomegranate Naked In Your Bathtub

fermat 1432 replied: "Exactly! And no stains."

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#46

Drinking Drinks Straight Out Of The Bottle When You Know Someone Else Is Gonna Be Using The Bottle

Drinking Drinks Straight Out Of The Bottle When You Know Someone Else Is Gonna Be Using The Bottle

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#48

Simply Entering A Candy Shop Feels Just Like A Sin To Me. Those Places Are Evil, I Can Feel It

Simply Entering A Candy Shop Feels Just Like A Sin To Me. Those Places Are Evil, I Can Feel It

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#50

When You Go To They Gym And Use One 50 Plate And Ten 5 Plates

When You Go To They Gym And Use One 50 Plate And Ten 5 Plates

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#52

Drinking After You Are Finally Legally Allowed To

Drinking After You Are Finally Legally Allowed To

AtheneSchmidt , Maurício Mascaro Report

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#53

Copying Old Code For A Computing Science Assignment

Copying Old Code For A Computing Science Assignment

ProPixel666 , Mika Baumeister Report