Startled shop staff chased a cheeky seagull after it walked into an HMV store and stole its door stop.
The beaky bird made off with the rubber bung after taking a shine to it.
A video shows the gull scooting across a street with the device.
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But it eventually dropped it after getting grief from a staff member.
The clip was viewed over 106,000 and had nearly 18,000 likes.
It happened at the HMV shop in Blackpool, Lancs, as reported by What’s The Jam.
A spokesperson said: “The gull had spent about a week trying to steal the door stop.
“It’s like he thought it was a game.”
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Viewers loved the clip.
One said: “I love how the bird is just messing with you.
“She could literally fly away with it if she wanted to.”
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Another added: “He so thought that was a block of cheese or something.”
While someone else said: “Maybe nest-building instinct.”
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