Family Dollar complaint: Wrongfully Accused

About a week and a half ago i was in the family dollar store i was going to buy a few 2 liters when i went inside i noticed mary a store work following me like she always does i went on and was looking for a sanding sponge with no luck finding any but i saw a bladed knife and was going to buy it i got it and carried it with me while i went on to get the drinks i put the knife under my arm to be able to hold it and the drinks since i didnt think to get a buggy well here comes mary borne and she asks me where the it is i said the knife its right here i tried to tell her why i put it there but she didnt care she was so rude and then told me to leave and i couldnt come back first off i am no thief i was going to pay for it i just couldnt hold it i made sure it could be seen by anybody trying to avoid something like this but i cant she has treated me like a low life for the last time i have shopped in this store all my life i have never and will never steal anything from a storer or a home thats not how i was raised and she knows that