I"m really hoping I don't sound shitty or entitled here and for the record I do feel guilty about this and I just don't know if I'm entirely in the wrong and if I am how maybe I can make the proper reprocussions. Not sure if I am an AH or not.

Where I live, at least studio apartments don't have in unit washer/dryers so we have community laundry rooms. Generally I don't have issues with using any of the machines. However, I am literally living paycheck to paycheck and therefore have limited laundry money. Generally do laundry once a week. Two dryers are $1 and even if I can save as much as 1 (others are $2) its less likely i have to take money out to do laundry as often.

Sometimes people take multiple dryers and take forever to pick them up. Tonight, all i did was take someone else's laundry out of a dryer and set it on the counter. I DID NOT STEAL ANYONES CLOTHES. All i did was remove some to use. The issue is that there were other dryers available that were $2. I was not intentinally try to be an AH.

I wouldn't mind it if someone took my launry out to use it as long as they didn't take any of it.

Later I came to grab my stuff and a man approached me asking if I had seen anyone come in earlier to take their clothes. I may not have been eloquent but I didnt lie either and said yes I did take something out of a cheaper dryer cuz I am on a strict laundry budget. At least he didn't get angry and seemed to somewhat? accept my apology. However he went outside to talk to his partner/girlfrend.

She starts berating me that there were other dryers to use and 'why wouldn't you just use those? if I find you took anything I"m going to file a police report." I even offered both of them to check my laundry basket which I had in my had to show them I didn't steal anything. We then went our seperate ways...

I do realize i could have used other dryers I was just trying to save a little money as i'm trying so hard to save money. I did not take any of their clothes only removed their clothes.

Am i overworrying? Am AITH?

EDIT: Yes i acknowledge i did this but also want make clear that the dryer was finished and not running.