In a tale of a shopping spree gone awry, two sisters from Florida found themselves facing legal trouble after a visit to a major retailer turned into an alleged theft. Despite attempting to apologize for their actions afterward, the gesture was not enough to avoid arrest, according to state officials.

Afnane Kamel, 19, and her sister Hala Kamel, 32, have been charged with grand theft and conspiracy to commit grand theft, as per the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident unfolded on November 4th when deputies responded to a call about a retail theft at a Target store on Grandview Parkway in Davenport, a small town situated approximately 35 miles southwest of Orlando. This is detailed in an affidavit reviewed by LawCrime.

When authorities arrived shortly before 9 p.m., the sisters were already detained in the store’s loss prevention office, the affidavit notes.

According to surveillance footage, the pair had entered the store around 7:30 p.m., a store employee informed the deputies, as stated by the authorities.

“[The employee] stated he witnessed Hala and Afnane to be making rapid selections throughout the store and placing them into one of two Target shopping carts they both had in their possession at the time of the incident,” the affidavit reads. “[The employee] stated he witnessed Hala and Afnane attempt to conceal some of the items in the shopping carts by taking Target shopping bags, splitting them up, and laying them on top of the items they placed in the carts.”

The employee described an attempt by both defendants to conceal two shopping carts “full of unpaid Target merchandise with the shopping bags” before “walking to the front entrance of the store,” according to the affidavit.

Just before 8:30 p.m., the pair were seen on surveillance footage “walking past all final points of sale, and continuing towards the front entrance doors with the concealed shopping carts,” the affidavit alleges. Then, the employee himself is seen on the video stopping both sisters and escorting them to the loss prevention office.

In sum, the total value of the merchandise allegedly stolen by the duo was $2,487.70 – before tax – according to the sheriff’s office.

But the siblings said they could afford it, deputies say.

“Upon initial contact with Hala and Afnane they spontaneously stated they could pay the amount owed in order to get out of trouble with law enforcement,” the affidavit goes on.

After being read their Miranda rights, both defendants allegedly “admitted to taking the items from Target” and said they “decided to steal the items while in the store and not before,” the affidavit continues.

The defendants were subsequently arrested and detained in the Polk County Jail. They were both granted and posted bond – though in slightly different amounts – on Nov. 12, court records show.

“When you walk into a store and try to leave with nearly $2,500 worth of unpaid merchandise, that’s not a mistake—that’s a crime,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a press release. “Thanks to a vigilant associate who saw something and said something, our deputies were able to respond quickly and make the arrest.”