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** Bob accidentally takes someone else’s item because it looks exactly like his.

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** [[SatchelSwitcheroo Bob accidentally takes someone else’s item because it looks exactly like his.his]].

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** "Oh no, not again! I seem to have a talent for unintentional shoplifting."



* '''Discussed:'''
* '''Conversed:'''

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'''Discussed''': Characters discuss the implications of accidental theft and the moral responsibility of the person who unknowingly takes something without paying for it.
* '''Conversed:''''''Conversed''': Characters talk about accidental theft in a conversation unrelated to the current situation, sharing anecdotes or opinions about the topic.


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* '''Reconstructed''': The consequences of Bob's accidental theft are explored and ultimately lead to personal growth or positive outcomes, showing that mistakes can be rectified and lessons can be learned.
* '''Logical Extreme''': Accidental theft becomes a common occurrence in the world, leading to a society that has complex systems in place to address these accidental thefts, such as specialized accidental theft recovery teams.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob's accidental thefts consistently result in humorous situations and comedic misunderstandings.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob's accidental theft has serious consequences, leading to misunderstandings, conflicts, or legal troubles that add tension and drama to the story.
* '''Played for Horror''': The accidental theft takes on a darker tone, with eerie or sinister implications, evoking fear or discomfort in the audience.
* '''Implied''': The audience sees Bob leaving a store with an item, and later it is subtly implied that he accidentally stole it.
* '''Unparodied''': The accidental theft is treated seriously, without any comedic or mocking elements present.
* '''Untwisted''': It is initially hinted that Bob accidentally stole something, but it is later revealed that he did so intentionally, surprising the audience.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character accidentally commits theft.

* '''Straight''': Bob leaves a store without realizing he forgot to pay for the pack of gum he picked up.
* '''Exaggerated''': All theft is accidental, even forgetting to return a pen one uses while filling out a form, and everyone who does so views it as a serious crime.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character accidentally commits theft.

steals something.
* '''Straight''': Bob leaves a store without realizing he forgot to pay for the pack of gum he picked up.
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* '''Exaggerated''': All theft is accidental, even forgetting to return a pen one uses while filling out a form, and everyone who does so views it as a serious crime.



** Bob, a very honest man, goes back to the cashier.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then it turns out that he’d accidentally stolen the wrong thing.

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** Bob, being a very honest man, goes back to the cashier.
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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But then it turns out that he’d accidentally stolen the wrong thing.



* '''Averted:''' Bob does not steal anything, and if he does, he does it with intent.

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* '''Averted:''' '''Averted:'''
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Bob does not steal anything, and or if he does, he does it with intent.intent.
** Bob does not go shopping in person during the work.





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* '''Parodied:'''

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* '''Parodied:''' [[WebAnimation/{{brewstew}} Bob rents a game from Blockbuster and forgets to return it.]]






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\n\n* '''Invoked:''' Alice sneaks another item into Bob's cart after he pays for his items.
* '''Exploited:''' ...To get him arrested for theft.
* '''Defied:''' Bob makes absolutely sure that he has paid for everything to avoid "stealing" something.
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* '''Deconstructed:''' Bob is arrested for theft, and is unable to convince the police that he did it by accident, because [[TruthInTelevision "stealing something by accident" sounds extremely stupid.]]

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** Bob still feels guilty about having "stolen" the item.


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* '''Enforced:''' To show that Bob is clumsy and forgetful, or is a ButtMonkey who constantly gets into situations that are NotWhatItLooksLike.


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* '''Inverted:''' Bob accidentally returns an item he stole.



** Bob, a very honest man, goes back to the cashier.



* '''Inverted''': Bob accidentally returns something he stole.

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** He forgets ''another'' item and ends up "stealing" that.
* '''Inverted''': Bob accidentally returns something he stole.'''Parodied:'''



* '''Averted:''' Bob does not steal anything, and if he does, he does it with intent.



* '''Averted''': All theft is intentional.

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* '''Averted''': All theft is intentional.


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* '''Double Subverted'': But then it turns out that he’d accidentally stolen the wrong thing.

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* '''Double Subverted'': Subverted''': But then it turns out that he’d accidentally stolen the wrong thing.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character accidentally commits theft.

* '''Straight''': Bob leaves a store without realizing he forgot to pay for the pack of gum he picked up.
* '''Exaggerated''': All theft is accidental, even forgetting to return a pen one uses while filling out a form, and everyone who does so views it as a serious crime.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob accidentally steals one item in the process of intentionally stealing others.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob has the item smuggled into his backpack by someone who ''is'' attempting to steal, making him indirectly responsible.
** Bob accidentally takes someone else’s item because it looks exactly like his.
*'''Subverted''':
** Bob is later revealed to have intentionally stolen the item.
** The accidentally stolen item is then revealed to have been free all along, so it wasn’t technically theft in the first place.
* '''Double Subverted'': But then it turns out that he’d accidentally stolen the wrong thing.
* '''Inverted''': Bob accidentally returns something he stole.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Some of what Bob steals is intentional, some of it not.
* '''Lampshaded''': “C’mon, you don’t think I stole that on purpose, do you?”
* '''Averted''': All theft is intentional.

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