Spoon Rest Thief

I was a thief for about three minutes tonight.
Shopping in the 80% off section at Cracker Barrel, I found a spoon rest that I decided to buy. Knowing that I was going to purchase it for a whopping 60 cents, I put it in my pocket so that I could continue shopping with free hands.
I said to my friend, “Don’t let me forget that I put this in my pocket.”
Needless to say, I forgot.
After I had paid for the other things that caught my eye and started walking to my car, I reached into my pocket to make sure I had everything.
In addition to the essentials—wallet, keys, phone—I found my new spoon rest.
“Oops,” I thought. “I just stole this.”
“But…it’s okay. I’ve given Cracker Barrel enough money over the years. It’s only 60 cents. They’re not going to miss it. They’re trying to get rid of the product anyway. I don’t really need to walk back into the store through the rain just to pay for this,” I thought.
A few minutes later, after saying good night to my friend and her kids, I re-approached the check-out counter at Cracker Barrel, spoon rest and new CD in hand.
I figured that if I bought something in addition to the spoon rest, then I wouldn’t look conspicuous.
But I felt so guilty that I immediately confessed my crime to the cashier.
“I momentarily stole this,” I said. “I put it in my pocket to free up my hands and then forgot I had it.”
The cashier smiled and said, “At least you brought it back. Most people wouldn’t have done that.”
“Well,” I said, “I’ve been teaching my kids about integrity this week. And I didn’t think that stealing a spoon rest—albeit completely unintentional—showed much integrity.”
And, well, I want to be a person of integrity.

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I’m curious: Have you ever accidently stolen something? Please share. I don’t want to be alone in my no-longer-a-crime-crime!