Two women brazenly snatched hangers in a daring clothing store theft in eastern China.

The CCTV footage was filmed in Shanghai on January 13.

Two women went from casual shoppers to robbers when they attempted to pilfer a few clothing hangers from a storage area adjacent to the fitting rooms in a clothing store.

Upon noticing the attempted theft, store staff intervened to prevent the unauthorised acquisition. Surprisingly, the situation took an unexpected turn as the two women escalated the encounter into a full-blown tug-of-war over the hangers.

Despite the store employees' attempts to stop them, the two women managed to make off with a handful of hangers.

Ms. Xu, the store owner, revealed that these hangers were newly purchased for displaying sample clothing and cost 20 yuan (£2.21) each. Frustrated by the incident, she had no choice but to involve the authorities.

Following the police intervention, the stolen hangers were successfully reclaimed through a phone call to the women.

However, a woman seemingly discontented with the resolution and showed up at the store the next day, pushing and shoving store employees while hurling insults.

Despite the aggressive behaviour, the police were limited in their response due to the relatively minor nature of the incident.

The store owner, finding herself helpless, opted to avoid further confrontation by keeping a low profile in the face of the disgruntled customer.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

1月13日，上海，两位大妈在逛服装店时，发现试衣间旁的仓库有不少衣架，便想着偷拿几个，结果店员发现后立刻上前制止，不料两位大妈直接变明抢，店员实在抢不过她们，只能让她们拿走几个。店主许女士称，这些衣服架都是新买的用来挂服装样品的，20元一个，自己实在没有办法，事后只能报警处理，通过警方打电话把衣架要了回来。然而报警后令人没想到的是，还回衣架的第2天，1月14日，一位阿姨觉得气不过，又上门来找事儿，推搡自家店员，还不停辱骂，性质很恶劣。但因为事情不是很大，警方只能批评教育，自己也没办法，只能躲着她了。