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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/TheEllaBullet on 2026-06-07 15:53:52+00:00.

Update to original story: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmIOverreacting/comments/1tp8tpf/aio//_for//_putting//_a//_bag//_before//_a//_friendship/

It’s been a couple of weeks since the deadline I set Clara to return the bag, and we didn’t talk that entire time…until one of our mutual friends (one that advised me to keep the peace) invited me to brunch yesterday.

When I arrived at the café, the mutual friend said Clara was on her way and we needed to talk. After hearing some of you guys say that there might be an actual explanation other than theft, I thought I owed it to our friendship to hear her out.

So here’s what actually happened…

Clara took the bag to an official Louis Vuitton store when she was in Paris, but given the fact that she wouldn’t be in the country for long, she arranged to have it delivered to her house when it was restored. She showed me the tracking information, and it arrived at hers in March.

When it arrived, she left the bag in its box in her hallway, so she’d remember to bring it when she next saw me.

Within the week of the bag arriving, Clara’s sister (we’ll call her Lola) went to Clara’s to borrow a dress for an event. Clara had to go out when Lola was trying on dresses, and trusting her sister to lock up, she left.

When Clara got home, the LV box was gone along with the bag.

She called Lola repeatedly, and got no answer. She messaged her relentlessly to no avail. Clara was panicking.

Eventually Clara went to their mother and told her what was going on, who then called Lola to tell her to give the bag back.

A few days later, a beaten up LV box was on Clara’s doorstep.

When I asked about the bag, Clara didn’t want to detail the whole ordeal because she was embarrassed. So she took the bag (which was still in its dust bag) out of the box and gave that to me.

When I called her about the bag being fake, she genuinely had no idea what I was talking about. At the time she said she’d call the store to find out what happened, but really she messaged Lola demanding to know where the real bag was.

Lola responded “you wanted a bag, you got a bag”, then blocked her on everything.

Clara was in pieces, panicking and thinking that she’d destroyed our friendship. She turned to a couple of our friends because she was scared of how I would react to her sisters actions.

At brunch, Clara showed me the messages through tears. Our mutual friend showed me Lola’s Instagram where she’s holding my bag in some of the images.

Clara was in tears, and I cried with her because I realised that I was overreacting this whole time, and that I had automatically assumed the worst.

As it stands, we’ve reported the bag as stolen and provided evidence against Lola. Clara’s parents aren’t happy, but understand that Clara has tried for months to sort this out, and that Lola needs to understand that her actions have consequences.

I begged Clara to forgive me for how I handled it, and she laughed saying she was about to beg me for forgiveness for not telling me what was happening this whole time 😅

So I don’t have the bag back, but I do have my friendship…and from now on, I’ll try not to jump to conclusions

TL;DR - I assumed a close friend lied to me to steal a sentimental item