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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/seraa3 on 2026-07-11 16:51:16+00:00.

This happened just a couple hours ago, I (22F) went on a solo trip for the first time to an island 14 hours away from home. Today is actually my last day on this island and being in this hotel.

After a day long guided tour, I was extremely exhausted and wanted to go back to my hotel room to take a shower and rest.

I noticed that my window was open which was closed before, and my bed was made assumingely because of the housekeeper.

There was no vault to lock your expensive items in, so I hid my iPad under the covers and pillows. As I went to look for my iPad it was no longer where I assume I left it. I immediately looked at the find my app and didn’t see my iPad listed. After that, I thought for sure my iPad was stolen.

I’m stressed and I scurry downstairs to tell the front desk receptionists, I can’t even speak the language here so everything was done through translation. Told them I believe my iPad was stolen, after an hour of stressing everyone out, the cops eventually arrived at the hotel.

We did a whole police report, they took photos of my hotel room, and then one of them asked to look around the room. Which to my surprise they found the iPad under the covers just on the other side that I did not check.

I was and still am extremely embarrassed and feel terrible about the whole situation. Not only did I waste everyone’s time I also blamed an innocent housekeeper for absolutely no reason.

I went down to apologize to everyone, I bowed multiple times while crying. They barely even acknowledged me after that which is COMPLETELY fair but damn I fucked up real bad even if it was an honest mistake.

I think this is by far the most embarrassing situation I’ve ever been in and I still have to check out in a few hours and see the disappointment in their face. I have a flight at 8 am and I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight, because this is all I can think about.

If anyone has any embarrassing stories please feel free to tell them haha please!!! Or if anyone can relate?

TL;DR: Called police because I thought my iPad was stolen only for them to find it in my hotel room. Ended up wasting two hours of everyone’s time.