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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/schmeekygeek on 2026-05-18 18:29:28+00:00.

a little background,

whenever I go to buy something in a shop here in India, I usually pay via Google Pay UPI

I would scan the shop's QR code, wait, until I get my item(s), enter the amount, pay and leave

so I went to this general store to get some cat food which is worth 200 INR, (about 2$), I kept the app open, and I don't know how, but I must've touched someone else's 'pay' screen by mistake while not looking at my phone, and the amount window got opened (don't know exactly how I missed scanning the QR completely, I was on complete autopilot mode : ((, didn't even see and confirm the receiver)

I got the item, gleefully entered the amount, paid, and was almost leaving when one of the workers told me that you have to wait for the AI voice to play (they have these small devices that play "rupees X received via Y) to confirm that the amount paid was received, and I was like, "I paid, I gotta go..." and showed him the successful transaction screen that I got, but then they saw the screen and were like, "who did you pay?" I looked back and then it hit me like, "oh shit I paid someone else"

so now obviously and naturally, the owner's thinking that I showed a fake transaction screen, was leaving in a hurry without actually paying the amount, ultimately trying to pull off a scam

I went back, and scanned the QR, paid the amount, but then everyone, the customers and workers were looking at me like I'm some kinda scammer

the owner got angry, like, "don't do this please, wait for the amount to be received before leaving" "whatever that is that you're trying to do, don't do it please" and I was trying to explain my screw-up but he was just going on and on

I just feel like shit now, I lost 200rs (probably recoverable, so no big deal), but I still have this guilt of something that I didn't even do. I feel super humiliated too. not sure why I didn't double check the receiver when paying, just completely missed that whole QR scanning step

don't know what to do now, I paid the amount too, I don't even care about the money I lost (FORTUNATELY) since it wasn't even that much tbh

I even go to this shop on a regular basis (well kinda, about once every 2 months), I have a good track record too

I just feel so awful right now

TL;DR: I accidentally paid someone else while buying cat food, and the shopkeeper thought I was pulling of a scam, lost some money and self-esteem