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>>Hey! Thanks for the love. When lifting groceries, it’s important to understand what type of store you’re dealing with. Is it a big box supermarket, or a small one? A dollar store might seem easy to lift from, but many are notoriously hard on lifters. In my area, I only have big box grocery stores. I am not in a position of financial worry, so I am able to half-buy, half-lift my groceries.

If you’re able to do this, make sure you look the part. Put your purse in the basket of the cart, and put your notebook with grocery list in the child seat. As you fill your cart, plan on buying the cheap stuff and lifting the expensive stuff. Beware that meat packages may have RFID tags (Kroger does this). As you browse the aisles, scan the ceiling for cameras. Never conceal in high-risk areas, like health and beauty, near the pharmacy, or in the alcohol section. Good aisles for me personally to conceal in are in the pet aisle, bulk paper goods, and frozen.

When you’ve got your purse or bag in the basket, you surreptitiously slip the items you want to lift into your bag, when you place an item into your cart. Every so often, pretend you’re rearranging your cart. You can make it easily look like you’re fussy about how your cart is arranged.

If someone ever comes up to you and tries to CS you while you’re searching a product to see if/where/how its tagged, just tell them you were checking to see if it was cruelty free/vegan/hypoallergenic/exipration date.

The word vegan also applies to purses, bags, wallets, and shoes- if they’re made from leather they’ll have a little ‘pelt’ sign on them (looks like an outline of a sheepskin rug).

Cruelty-Free products- whether lotion, cosmetics, or perfume- should have the PETA leaping bunny on them. Make-up also expires and has an expiration date. If your face is really beat and you look old enough you can say that you were planning on buying a new palette but wanted to check the expiration date before using it on clients. If your face isn’t as beat you can say that you wanted to buy a palette but since you don’t wear make-up much you wanted to see how long it would last before it expired.

Household items: Pots & Pans Shopper bags Dish soap Laundry soap Dryer sheets Bleach Stain sticks Air fresheners Candles Air in a can Dusting rags Towels of all shapes and sizes Food in every category. Vegan, organic, non perishable, gourmet, I don’t give a FUCK you deserve to eat!! Glasses/plates/silverware Wine bottle opener! Wine and booze! Cooking utensils

Personal care: Deodorant Shampoo/conditioner Tampons/pads Body scrubs Skin care Socks Makeup wipes Whatever makeup you want because you deserve it babe :’) Toothpaste Toothbrushes Teeth whitening strips Lotions Bubble baths (for long days where you’ve earned it) Face masks

Things to spend your boosting money on: Furniture! IKEA is so awesome Cooking tools! Mixers, microwaves, coffee machines, basically anything that you can’t lift just buy.

STORES THAT YOU WILL LOVE: Household decor: Pottery Barn, World Market, IKEA Beauty: Ulta Personal care: Bath and Body Works!! Cleaning supplies: Target! Please conceal in the dressing rooms :) Alcohol & Food: AJs! It’s fine food and if you have one in your state go go go! World Market has awesome wine selections and fun food! Clothes: Old Navy! Urban! Candles (it gets its own category because I LOVE CANDLES): BABW! Urban! POTTERY BARN AGH SO GOOD

this is my lil lifting kit:

-a couple of decoy pens to make it look like a pencil case

-seven lil neodymium magnets hidden in a pen

-masking tape wrapped around a ruler (so i can fit the tape in the box + ruler makes it look like a pencil case) for sticking tags to the underside of chairs etc for hiding

-craft knife for cutting tags off

 -ribbon with elastics for removing gator tags

The things I’ve learned. Too fucking extensive guys. LP is a whole new WORLD.

Let me share with you some of the more lesser known things since taking this job.

1.) Companies ARE aware of the lifting side of the internet, they DO read our posts for clues.

2.) Lifters are usually on their game when they think they can identify LP. Those posts about like “you know it’s LP when ______such and such happens_____” they’re DEADON

3.) Know at Târget, cameras are always watched by one or two people and they communicate with at least one or two plainclothes by texting.

4.) SO, if you notice someone near you twice in a store and they are texting and not really shopping….BIG CLUE.

5.) LP make bets on how many lifters they can catch. It is a boring job, we mostly watch the cameras and find honest people.

6.) Catching a lifter gives us an adrenaline rush. It’s a cat and mouse game. Making yourself obvious only fuels us to hunt down others.

7.) Acting SUS will get our attention immediately. Distraction may work to divert our attention.

8.) BIGGEST RED FLAGS:

–> Drag queens, transvestites, people who seem like they are in wonky clothes or dressed beyond their gender. If you look weird, we will watch you whether or not we think you’re lifting. It’s simple human curiosity and entertainment.

–> Minorities. Especially minorities in large groups.

–> Large groups of pre teen girls

–> Anyone with a big bag

–> People with baby bags and strollers

–> People who wear beanies, hoods, hats, or other accessories making their face hard to see.

–> People who avoid sale sections

9.) Internal theft is investigated a lot more than shoplifters sometimes.

10.) It’s a lot harder for us to see you conceal when you’re walking in a straight line and using your hands discreetly. Walking will make us have to zoom and adjust to your movements, it’s a pain in the ass.

Here are some things I keep in mind after nearly a decade of lifting:

-Know your target as well as some alternatives. If I’m looking for something specific, I will find a different thing that’s out of stock to ask about in store. Say I want a specific beautiful blue coat? If I don’t see it around in store (or know for a fact it’s not there), I’ll ask an SA about it. They’ll either find me an alternative or recommend I go somewhere else. Now I can try things on as I please, but still have a good excuse to leave without buying anything - because I’m going to have to find my coat elsewhere. *big dramatic sigh*

-Pay attention to speech patterns, attire, and body language; when you step into a store, you’re not acting as yourself anymore. Someone who looks lost and in need of help isn’t usually stealing. Someone with a different accent in the states is probably on vacation and therefore intent on buying lots of American exclusive items. The trendy young professional woman is most likely going to buy that trendy professional bag. Someone that might lift a luxury item will check out the price and brand whereas a real shopper will look at signs of wear and tear, material content, versatility, hardware, and then all of that for alternatives too.

-Give up when you know you can’t lift something. I’ve never been caught or even hardcore sussed, but I’m sure I’ve gotten some weird glances. I once double hung 2 skirts so I could bring them into the fitting room and the SA asked me about it. I told her I wasn’t sure what size I was, but knew that was it for my lift that day. If it gets really bad I’ll just buy something. Better safe than sorry.

-Know what you can and can’t talk yourself out of, and stay calm. Before I walk out with something I make sure I have either an excuse or a good pair of shoes before I walk out those doors. OH my god, was I holding that $2000 bag in my hands? I tooootally forgot I’d had it! I’m SO sorry here you go. You should look embarrassed, not guilty.

i’m not as active as i used to be but i have years of information on this blog. from the start i wanted this blog to be a resource and i didn’t want valuable tips and tricks to be lost forever on a deactivated blog. please use these to help your skills, whether you’re new or want to brush up.

tips

my hauls

Louis Vuitton 😬😬😬😬

So I went into a LV stand alone store, I didn’t actually go in with the intention of lifting just had some time to kill so went in for a browse.

So the first thing I notice is the amount of products out on display, not locked in drawers or in glass counters. Then I notice that there’s no security person by the door or else where in the store. Next thing I notice is no (visible) cameras, and then that there’s about 2 members on the shop floor.

The store is split into two levels and I’d already picked out my concealing spot. So I wonder over to the wallets, pick a few up, look inside to check for tags and to appear as though I’m genuinely interested in the item. Then whoop, there is goes under my armpit (favourite method).

If someone ever comes up to you and tries to CS you while you’re searching a product to see if/where/how its tagged, just tell them you were checking to see if it was cruelty free/vegan/hypoallergenic/exipration date.

The word vegan also applies to purses, bags, wallets, and shoes- if they’re made from leather they’ll have a little ‘pelt’ sign on them (looks like an outline of a sheepskin rug).

Cruelty-Free products- whether lotion, cosmetics, or perfume- should have the PETA leaping bunny on them. Make-up also expires and has an expiration date. If your face is really beat and you look old enough you can say that you were planning on buying a new palette but wanted to check the expiration date before using it on clients. If your face isn’t as beat you can say that you wanted to buy a palette but since you don’t wear make-up much you wanted to see how long it would last before it expired.

so the way my dollar tree is set up, there are just random mirror domes that take up like.. half of a ceiling tile, does this seem like yours? if so, they’re fake. 100000%.