A business that has a physical place where people can come in is within their rights to establish their own rules that don’t contradict federal laws because it’s their property. For example, they can ban certain people from entering if they suspect they are a shoplifter or a troublemaker, but not because of their race or gender.
Apparently, getting banned from places is a real thing that happens not only in movies and people had some interesting stories to share when Reddit user PsycheAsHell asked “People Who've Been Banned From Somewhere for Life, What Happened?”
Which stories did you find the most amusing? Has someone banned you from a place before? What did you do to receive such a punishment? Share with us your stories in the comments!
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#1 Put Wet Floor Signs Next To The 50 Shades Of Grey Display
My college roommate got permabanned from Target for putting Wet Floor signs next to the 50 Shades of Grey display.
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#2 Sold A Book To A Random Person In The Bookstore
In college, at the local college book store, I attempted to sell some books back to the store. After hearing what the buyback value was, a guy behind me said he'd pay $20 more for my books (he was taking the same course the next semester sand the store's mark up would by 100%). The bookstore owner warned me if I sold to this other dude, I'd be banned for life. I told him money makes the world go round and took my extra twenty.
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#3 Was Banned For No Apparent Reason
I'm banned from a cafe in a town in North Wales; neither of which I'd been to prior to this experience. I walked in and the guy behind the counter said "You! I've told you before! You're banned!" I said, confusedly "I've never been here before", but he just pointed at the door, so I turned around and left. Almost 30 years ago.
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#4 Defeated The Challenge Of Eating 72oz Steak In Under An Hour 6 Times In 2 Weeks
My uncle got us banned from a mom and pops diner in the 90's. The unintended but totally foreseeable consequence of doing their "eat a 72oz steak in under an hour" six goddamn times in two weeks. I know for a fact he does not regret it.
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#5 Prison Employee Got Banned From That Prison For Seeking Therapy
The prison I used to work at.I had tried numerous times to receive therapy to treat PTSD I gained while working the job and thanks to the HR taking their vacation was not able to get it and the administrative assistant warden told me, quite literally, "officers don't need therapy and if they do then they aren't cut out to be officers" and refused to help me find help.
When they learned (somehow) that I had sought therapy on my own, they attempted to place me on "indefinite administrative leave" citing "officer has conducted themselves in a manner unfitting their position"
So yeah. I sued them and quit and they banned me for life... from their prison.
Okay.
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#6 Banned From Planet Fitness For Trying To Cancel Membership
Planet fitness I tried to cancel my contract (this was the 10$ plan which said I could cancel anytime) with them and they said I had to pay 150$ to cancel for god knows that reason. I called my bank to tell them to not let them withdraw from my account since they had my checking account information. My bank said they have multiple situations happen with planet fitness about their Unusual financial practices. 2 months later I got a letter from planet fitness saying I’m banned from ever signing up with them again. Planet fitness is a POS corporation.
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#7 Got Banned From A John Lewis For Browsing Items
Got banned from a John Lewis (kinda upscale retail gaff in the uk) for browsing items. This was pre covid too. The jobsworth of a guard came up and told me to leave since I was and I quote "just picking stuff up and putting them back again" like no s**t sherlock thats how browsing in a physical store works. So now I'm banned from John Lewis
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#8 Cancelled The Late Night With David Letterman Show's Reservation
I was banned for life from attending Late Night with David Letterman because I cancelled my reservation. I guess it was hard to find people for the audience in freaking New York City? The intern (I assume) who I talked to was very serious: “You should know if you cancel you will never be allowed back. Ever!”Somehow I got over it.
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#9 Eating Too Much At A Breakfast Buffet
I was banned from a locally owned breakfast buffet as a kid for eating something like 6 really big plates and cleaning the place out of bacon at only 9 a.m.
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#10 Called Out A Pizza Place For Lying They Made Handmade Pizzas
There was a roller rink in town that posted on social media that they were having a deal on handmade pizzas and a pitcher of soda to try and drum up business.The picture clearly showed a digiorno pizza and I commented saying that it was. My comment was deleted, and then I went back to say, “you deleted my comment saying that this is a digiorno pizza.”
RIP stakeland memories of I’d have ever wanted to go.
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#11 I Got Banned From r/Pokemongo For Spreading Misinformation About The Covid Vaccine
I got banned from r/pokemongo for spreading misinformation about the COVID vaccine. Which I have never done! Hell I just got my booster shot 3 weeks ago. I sent messages and everything and they won't respond or unban me.
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#12 Banned From Disneyland For Hijacking A Canoe At Tom Sawyer's Island
My cross country teacher got banned from Disneyland "for life" when he was a kid because he and his friends hijacked a canoe at Tom Sawyer's island.Dude was like 60 when he was teaching us, he'd been to Disneyland dozens of times since lol.
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#13 Banned From Brookstone For Falling Asleep In The Massage Chair
I got banned from Brookstone for falling asleep in the massage chair.
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#14 Banned From r/Fortnite For Saying “Fortnite Bad Minecraft Good”
Got banned from r/fortnite for saying “fortnite bad Minecraft good”
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#15 I Got Drunk Off Of Other People's Drinks
I got drunk off of other people's drinks and announced on a microphone that I felt God at this Chili's.
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#16 Got A Ban From A Grocery Store For Shoplifting As A Kid
I was banned from a grocery store for shop lifting when I was a kid. I ended up working there like a year or 2 later.
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#17 I Posted A Logical Comment On r/Conservative
I posted a logical comment on r/conservative
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#18 Left A Car In Russia
I just got a self imposed banned from Russia, apparently you can't just leave a car there otherwise you get a very strongly worded letter from the government. Not being able to afford £20k fine and I'm too busy to be imprisoned I think ill just avoid going back.
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#19 Banned From Commenting On A Self Proclaimed Movie Star's Facebook Account
Banned from commenting on a self proclaimed movie star's Facebook account. He's basically a movie critic these days and only made a single super bad movie but according to him, he's a big shot. In one such post where he was bragging, I replied with a photo of him in which I photoshopped his face on a street vendor selling bananas. Got banned in probably an hour.
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#20 Got Fired And Banned From Lowe’s For Not Working Hard Enough
Got fired and banned from Lowe’s for not working hard enough. Honestly, if I was gonna lose my job for something, it was climbing the shelves, making myself a little cubicle in the shelves I could sleep in…and stealing hundreds worth of cold brew coffee.In my defense, however, I had 11-hour overnight shifts. Never again.
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#21 I Stole Some CD’s From Best Buy When I Was 13
I stole some cd’s from Best Buy when I was 13. I’ve gone back a million times since my ban. Never stole anything ever again though.
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#22 Banned From Best Buy For Trying To Steal A Fitbit
Not me, but an ex. He walked into a Best Buy to look at Fitbits. He picked one up, concealed it and walked into the restroom to steal it. What he didn't know was that a Best Buy employee was in the restroom and heard him opening the package. He walked out of the stall, Fitbit on his wrist and came fact to face with the employee. They charged him and he spent a night in jail. He was most assuredly banned after that.
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#23 I’m Banned From Facebook Because I Named Myself “Eric Cartman”
I’m banned from Facebook because I named myself “Eric Cartman”. From instagram, the same reason. From Tandem, actually no reason really. When I tried to log in the other day, I was already banned and could no longer sign up.
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#24 Banned From Every Sainsburys For Nicking A Couple Things
Was banned from every sainsburys for life. Got arrested for nicking a couple things. Police officer taking my prints at the station was telling me that the ban is unenforceable and not to take any notice of it. So nothing really happened except I've grown as a person and no longer do bad things
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#25 Banned From A Library For Knocking Over All The Bookshelves
Not me but a friend was banned from our local library because she was playing around and ended up knocking over all the bookshelves.
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#26 Tescos - For Ripping An Enormous Fart Onto One Of The Employees
Tescos - For ripping an enormous fart onto one of the employees who was bent down stacking a shelf. In my defence, this woman had told me to f**k off a few minutes previous when I asked where the Pepsi was.
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#27 Banned From A Grocery Story Because Child Put Toothbrush Into Mom's Purse
I got my mom banned for life from a local grocery store because apparently when i was 3 or 4 I wanted a toothbrush really bad and when she said no I put the toothbrush in her purse when she wasn't looking and then she got caught on the way out and banned from the store.
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#28 Sears, I Stole A Pair Of Sunglasses
Sears, I stole a pair of sunglasses 40 years ago
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#29 Banned From Target For Pressing On A Bunch Of Squeaky Toys All At Once
Got banned from my local target because I pressed on a bunch of squeaky toys all at once and caused a noisy disturbance.
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#30 Got Banned From Club Penguin For Cussing
Got banned from club penguin for cussing
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