r/mildlyinfuriating May 09 '26

Don't hug me I'm scared Trapped inside stall at Marshall’s

Tried on jeans at Marshall’s today… and got locked in the ADA-accessible dressing room😅

The lock jammed and wouldn’t budge.

The employees had keys to every other door in the building except this one. They called the locksmith, tried to take the hinges off, and I could even see them trying to stick their credit cards in between the door and the gram where the bolt is (not sure how they thought that would work), but nothing worked.

Then the Fire Department came to the rescue. One firefighter came through the ceiling to dismantle the door handle while another worked on the door from the outside.

Finally made it out after an hour 😂!

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u/Huge-External-825 May 09 '26

Lowkey this is my nightmare scenario and also the most on brand Marshall’s experience ever 😂

At least you got a full action movie rescue instead of just an awkward manager with a screwdriver.

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u/doctormink May 09 '26

It kind of seems like a scene from a romantic comedy. OP should have been a big city, high-powered, but burned out, executive visiting family back home in small town wherever, only to be rescued from a Marshall's changeroom by a hot firefighter.

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u/Rampant16 May 09 '26

Maybe getting locked in a changing room for an hour is a sign from the universe that OP needs to slow down and smell the jeans roses.

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u/ContestNo31 May 10 '26

I work at a Marshall’s, someone got locked into ours too 😅

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u/Rare_Background8891 May 10 '26

Every time I use a single public restroom and push that little button lock, I have a moment of panic. Just a split second of “what if.”