People are loving this dude allegedly stealing venetian blinds

The alleged thief dropped the blind, which was damaged during the pursuit.
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Brian Koerber
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If you've ever been shopping for blinds, you'll be shocked to learn that a little shade can cost a lot of money.

Police in Northampton, England, are searching for a man who allegedly stole a venetian blind from a store on Sunday afternoon.

CCTV captured footage of the man, who did a pretty great job concealing the blind by stuffing it down one leg of his pants and up the back of his jacket. The blinds were quite large, but luckily, his hooded jacket provided some added coverage.

According to a statement from police, employees of the store noticed the alleged thief leaving the store without paying for the blind. When followed, the man ditched the blind and made a run for it.

The police tweeted a photo of the man, and Twitter reacted with its best puns possible.

Bonus: Stranger Things but with hamsters

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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