Magical Baby

Yes! I go to Walmart a lot and I don’t like concealing in my purse or walkouts so self checkout is how I do most my lifting.

I don’t do the barcode switching thing, I just straight up don’t scan things.

My tips -

- Try to do it when self checkouts are super busy. The more busy they are the more people the SA has to watch so that’s less time they have to focus on you specifically.

- Always buy at least a few things. They will notice if you go to the self checkout with a bunch of stuff and only ring up one thing. Just scan the cheap stuff and lift the more expensive stuff.

- Pretend to scan everything so it looks like you actually are ringing it up. Just act like you’re looking for a barcode and then mime scanning it with the barcode facing away so it doesn’t actually scan.

- Most self checkouts check the weight of things you bag and will cause a fuss if the weight is off, i.e. if you bag something you didn’t ring up. To get around this you need to scan something for real and put it in the bag, then pull the bag away and put stuff in it as you’re pulling it away. If the SA isn’t looking just grab a bag and quickly stuff shit in it.

- Hold stuff in your hands as much as possible so you can easily go from hands to bag. Obviously reaching into the cart and stuffing stuff straight from the cart into a bag is a bad idea because if an SA saw you you’d get caught.

- Bag everything. A lot of stores will check your receipt on the way out if they see you with something that isn’t bagged to make sure you paid for it. If they check your receipt and notice it’s missing a bunch of stuff it’s GG (this has never happened to me but if they ever do check my excuse will be something like “oh it beeped, I thought it scanned. Machine must be acting up.”)

- Be confident. Act like you’re just checking out like everyone else. Pretend you’re doing nothing wrong. Don’t be looking around to see if the SA is watching all the time. If you are approached use the above excuse. SAs do notice when you’re nervous. When i first started this method I’d look at the SA so much that I actually got approached by her and asked if I was okay because I seemed really distressed (she wasn’t even sus, just concerned)

-LP in Walmart work only in that store unless they are being trained, because trainees will train in a different store than they will be working in. - the room w the monitors is usually stationed by the entrance on the grocery side (if yours has the two sides with different entries) -if you hear “support manager (name) to (section)” that means they either are calling LP or calling a manager to that section to investigate a suspicious person/s -assume all cameras work, but they usually don’t. -LP is plain clothes and they regularly walk the floor to check blind spots in the camera field. They use their cell phones to text or call each other. -SA aren’t trained on anything that has to do with shoplifting so we are always required to call LP. And we can only call them from a overhead speaker, unless your locations LP carry wallows but those are mostly for maintenance. -I am not sure if he lied, but he told me that unless they see you conceal the item or leave without paying they can’t bother you. Not until you pass the towers. And he said IF YOU GO INTO THE BATHROOM, CONCEAL AND THEN LEAVE THEY CAN NOT STOP YOU. at least at my location but I think it’s company wide. -most fitting room SA have other things to do around closing. They have to do all clothes returns. So going around then is best for concealing. -LP often sneak around and peer through displays and around corners to try to observe you. -some Walmart LP live their jobs. They will run, sneak, and chase. So be very very careful.

Never gotten caught with these bad boys

-Cup trick: where you take a not clear cup, like a coffee cup, and while walking around the store drop small items into your (clean and empty!) cup. 

-Elastic belt trick: take a piece of elastic from the sewing store (the good kind) and tie/sew it around your waist. Make sure it fits, but is not tight! Then, wear a semi-baggy jacket (It’s that time of year!) and when you conceal, do it on your person by sneaking this to fit snuggly into that elastic band

-The inflatable bag: Take a very large ziplock or two, depends on the bag size, and blow them and stick them in your bag to make it look full. Then, while in a blind spot, as you put things in slowly deflate the bag to make it look proportionally as full as it was when you left. 

-The Big Boots: take a large pair of non-sus knee high boots. make sure you can fit like, half your arm in the boot, because its so roomy. you know what I’m taking about. As you “shop”, drop things like jewelry, makeup, small packs of condoms, stickers, buttons, you know the drill. It may get uncomfortable in your shoe, but eh. Worth it, right?

Some (un)common knowledge:

-If you’re gonna lift clothes then for petes sake look at the price tag before you hold it up to your body or take it to the dressing rooms

-Don’t lift nail polish by putting up your sleeve it will fall out and break and BAM you’re caught

-Putting something between your thighs as a way of lifting is really hard because you have to walk out perfectly normal

-If you get shaky hands or get really nervous, pull out your phone and pretend to call/text someone to meet you at the store. This way, when you leave without buying anything, it looks like you went outside to find your friend

-Dont start pulling out your goods in the parking lot. Rookie mistake here. Wait until you get in your car with doors locked and windows rolled up. Even better, wait till you’re at home. 

-Scope the store out a couple of days before you lift

-Trust your gut

-Try to avoid backpacks; instead go for a purse type thing. Easier to slip things in

- Don’t try to avoid LP. Ask at them only one or two times, if you make eye contact with them, just smile and wave. If you think someone is watching you, go up to Lp and ask shit like “do u have wet n’ wild mascara? Is there any pink ribbon here? What foundation tone should i use?” Seem interested while they talk. But don’t get too friendly. 

-Be cautious and observant but not paranoid and jumpy

-if you get a bad vibe, leave with what you’ve already concealed. Not getting your hair dye is better then getting a fine.

-Lifting while wearing a skin tight sundress is hard mode. 

-Barcodes don’t set off alarms unless theres a RDIF under it so check!! 

-If you cant afford a hook or magnet, then use a seam ripper for what you can. If you don’t mind small holes in clothes, that is. 

This was written by an LP, i merely copied and pasted it. REBLOG AND INFORM

Despite what you may have heard, there is no perfect shoplifting method. You can be caught NO MATTER how you try to steal. A lot of it is the luck of the draw. Is LP in the store? Are they busy with another shoplifter? Are they watching you? There is no way you can be sure. You can be sure however, that you significantly increase your chances of getting yourself caught when:

10)You carry a flat purse or back-pack: Fairly obvious, right? Not only is this an attention grabber, but it also makes the LP Agent’s job much easier. Your bag was flat, and then magically became full right after all the merchandise you were carrying disappeared. Did the LP Agent watch you fill your bag? That does not really matter. The LP Agent did not need to see concealment (See my article: The 6 Steps of Loss Prevention) to confidently make a stop on you. It is fairly obvious. Most LP Agents will make that stop. On top of being obvious, entering a store with an empty bag can also bump your charge from petty theft to burglary.

9)You over-act: You pick up the item you plan on stealing. You begin tapping on it, wiggling it, playing with it, and looking around like everything is cool. Yes, people actually think this works. When you take this approach you are basically telling LP Agents “Hey, I am not going to steal this! Look, I’m playing with it out in the open. I wouldn’t be doing that if I were going to steal it.” Then you steal it. Happens all the time.

8)You under-act: You pick up the item you are going to steal and immediately palm the item, or hold it behind something. You then quickly walk off to the most deserted part of the store. The race is on. The LP Agent knows he needs to get a view of you, either on camera or on the floor to witness the concealment.

7)You are overly friendly: You come in and immediately start chatting with store employees. You’re such a nice person! You would never steal. This will work when trying to deceive regular workers but LP is not falling for it. I have even had employees try to stop me from making an apprehension because they thought I was going to make a bad stop on that “nice” person. When I see someone being overly friendly with cashiers, managers or anybody with a name tag, I immediately become suspicious. They could be a genuinely nice person but nice people steal too.

6)You fail the “scare test”: When I suspect somebody is a shoplifter I will often give them the scare test. This means I will have several people walk past the area where my suspect is looking at items. A normal shopper will pay little to no attention to who is around them. A nervous shoplifter will turn their head at everyone that passes by. Often times they will look them up and down evaluating whether or not they seem like an undercover. When this happens it is a good indicator that I should set up on this person and wait for them to “go”.

5)You are bringing non-clothing items into the fitting room: Some people actually think that if they conceal merchandise in the fitting room that they can not be arrested by Loss Prevention Agents. This is because it eliminates the possibility of the LP Agent’s step # 3. This might work on some LP Agents, but certainly not the one’s that are good at what they do. If I see someone bringing something into the fitting room that is not supposed to be tried on such as DVDs, Jewelry, makeup, etc., they have my full attention until I see them exit the fitting room carrying that merchandise. Believe me, bringing stuff into the fitting room is a false sense of security and it will get you caught.

4)You are leaving an evidence trail: You select the item you want to steal. You are not sure if the item will make the door beep or not so you decide to remove the item from the package. Or maybe you want to pretend the item was already your’s so you rip the tags off. Now you can conceal the item. However, you also need to rid yourself of the package. So you discard it on the shelf, or you hide it behind something. You just made the LP Agents job 95% easier. Maybe they did not see you conceal the item, but they did see you toss something down or hide something. They find the package. Now LP knows what the item is, they know you removed it from the package (this is vandalism and is illegal), and they know you are up to no good. When you walk out of the store, all the LP Agent needs to do is approach you with the empty package and demand that you return the item. They will likely tell you that you are on video opening it (you may or may not be). They will tell you that if you do not return the item you will be charged with vandalism (this trick is likely against their LP policy but it is completely legal). Once you produce the item you are under arrest for theft. It is a lose-lose situation that you created by leaving a trail of packages and tags.

3)You have “shifty” eyes: Everyone knows that you are not supposed to blatantly look for cameras or look around for people when you are going to steal. However, it seems that the majority overcompensates. When you look up to the ceiling and then side to side without moving your head, you have “shifty eyes”. Shifty eyes get shoplifters caught every day. In fact, if I am about to give up on a perspective shoplifter and they shift their eyes, I will watch them until they leave the store, no exceptions.

2)You use two hands: As an LP Agent, nothing catches my eye more than somebody with both hands on the sales shelf. When an honest shopper looks at a product of interest on the sales shelf, they typically take the item in one hand and remove it from the shelf to look at it in the open. When a shoplifter puts both hands on a product and does not remove the object from the shelf it is a DEAD GIVE AWAY that they are opening something. I have caught shoplifters that I otherwise would not have even noticed simply because they used two hands!

1)You just plain look like a shoplifter: You know who you are! This is by far the most common reason people get caught. If you fit the stereotypical profile of someone who would likely shoplift you are likely being watched as an “easy stat”. So if you have 10 facial piercings, and a bright green mohawk, or if you’re just a shady looking character, don’t do it.

Me: I have 2 actually

Anti lift: uh… uh… HVAE U EVER WORKED RETAIL YOU PIECE OF SHIT IT COMES OUT OF OUR PAYCHECKS

Me: both my jobs are retail lmao and no it doesn’t, companies have insurance for that and it’s illegal to pull from employee paychecks for that :)

Anti lift: *sweating* well what about mom and pop-

Me: no one steals from family owned stores

Anti lift: WELL WHST ABOUT

Me: can you even prove I’m an actual shoplifter

Anti lift: YOU SAID U ARE SO-

Me: just like how the otherkin say they’re dragons and entire galaxies, right?

Ummmm how about no.

Instead of talking about what to do when lifting clothes, let’s talk about what not to do:

-don’t give back double tagged clothes -don’t pick up any clothes without checking the price tag and/or holding it up to your body to check sizing -don’t make too much eye contact with employees, but if it’s unavoidable make eye contact and smile -don’t look at cams -don’t look around the store, and doooon’t look up at the ceiling whatsoever -don’t be too friendly -don’t be rude to employees -don’t detag when the music in store stops playing -don’t (or at least try not to) detag when an employee is near by, they WILL know the sound (this goes for customers as well, some may have worked in retail and can snitch) -if you’re not buying anything, don’t go into the dressing room more than once -don’t steal clothing without bringing a duplicate into the dressing room (ex. don’t steal a yellow top without bringing in 1-2 more of different sizes) -don’t act nervous (fidget, drop items, stretch a lot, etc). Something that may help is pretending to play on your phone

Again, not mine (source), but super helpful. I honestly believe that lifters should be reading every single piece of advice possible. With a grain of salt of course, but really… we need all the advice we can get lol.

I’ve just bolded the stores I go to a lot.

Abercrombie & Fitch With Receipt … Will exchange or refund any original condition merchandise. No time limit. It is up to the manager’s discretion whether to accept the return. Without Receipt … Store credit issued without receipt. LP … Rarely in store LP. Sale staff / managers responsible for SL. No chase policy. Cameras are not actively monitored.

Academy Sports + Outdoors With Receipt … An even exchange or refund based upon the original payment. Without Receipt … An even exchange or merchandise card. LP … Will have in-store LP. A mix of static and PTZ cameras. Sensormatic security towers with pencil tags.

A.C. More (The Craft Store) With Receipt … 90 day return with all products. All merchandise must be in new condition, in its original unopened packaging. Only defective merchandise may be returned with opened packaging. Without receipt … Items will need manager approval. They will back check system to see if item was purchased in that store. LP … Most stores do not have LP on site. Some cameras.

Advanced Auto With Receipt … Return within 90 days for exchange or refund based on original method of payment. After 90 days merchandise credit will be issued. Without Receipt … Merchandise credit will be issued. You have to show your license. LP … There is no LP in most stores. Some cameras with recorders.

Aéropostale With Receipt … Returns will be refunded in the manner in which the original purchase was made. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded with a Gift Card. There is no time limit on returns. Without Receipt … Items may be exchanged for merchandise or an Aéropostale Gift Card in the amount of the current selling price. LP … Rarely in store LP. Sale staff / managers responsible for SL. No chase policy. Cameras are not actively monitored.

American Apparel With Receipt … We do not issue refunds, but provide exchanges or store credit within 30 days for un-washed, un-worn merchandise with tags. Without Receipt … No Receipt / No Refund. LP … Rarely in store LP. Sale staff / managers responsible for SL. No chase policy. Cameras are not actively monitored.

American Eagle Outfitters With Receipt … Returns will be refunded in the manner in which the original purchase was made. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded with a Gift Card. There is no time limit on returns. Without Receipt … Items may be exchanged for merchandise or store credit in the amount of the current selling price. LP info: LP is rarely in stores. Cameras are recorded, but not monitored.

Ann Taylor Loft With Receipt… Returns accompanied by the original receipt within 60 days of the date of purchase will be credited for the price paid either in the original form of payment or a merchandise exchange. eturns accompanied by the original receipt more than 60 days after the date of purchase will be credited for the current selling price either in the form of a merchandise credit* or a merchandise exchange. Without Receipt… Returns without the original receipt will be credited for the item’s current selling price on the date of the return, in the form of a merchandise credit. Merchandise deemed Final Sale on the date of the return may not be returned or exchanged. LP…not active.

AutoZone With Receipt … Return within 90 days for exchange or refund based on original method of payment. After 90 days merchandise credit will be issued. Without Receipt … Merchandise credit will be issued. You have to show your license. LP … There is no LP in most stores. Some cameras with recorders.

Banana Republic With Receipt … Returns will be refunded in the manner in which the original purchase was made. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded with a Gift Card. There is no time limit on returns. Without Receipt … Merchandise can be returned at current selling price. A choice of merchandise exchange or Gift card. Mail check will be issued if the balance exceeds $50.00. You have to show your license. LP … Rarely in store LP. Sale staff / managers responsible for SL. No chase policy. Cameras are not actively monitored.

Barnes & Nobles With Receipt…Returns are accepted within 14 days of the date that you received your order. Books, DVDs and CDs (in their original, unopened, shrink-wrapped condition), and Toys & Games. Items That Cannot Be Returned: They will not accept returns for eBooks, magazines, downloadable PDFs for SparkNotes and Quamut products, gift cards, and shrink-wrapped items that have been opened. Please note: Once purchased, eBooks cannot be refunded. Without Receipt… Store Credit LP… Not active. Some high shrink locations will have cameras everywhere, while others will only have cameras over the checkout area. Cameras are recorded, but not monitored.

Bass Pro Shops With Receipt … You may receive either an exchange, cash refund or a credit refund. No time limit. Without Receipt … May exchange merchandise or receive store credit in the amount of the item’s last sale price. Reserves the right to limit the number of returns without a receipt. You have to show your license. LP … At least 1 while store is open. Cameras are sporadically placed and are monitored at times. No Chase Policy.

Bath & Body Works With Receipt … All returns will be returned in the method purchased. Not time limit. Without Receipt … Exchange only. LP … Has Regional LP that checks on stores. Some stores may have cameras that are recorded but not monitored.

Bed Bath & Beyond With Receipt … You have to show your license. Will take back all items in any condition, no questions asked with a receipt with no time limit. Without Receipt … You have to show your license. Will take back items and give a gift card. No limit to amount of returns. LP …No active LP in store. Cameras are recorded, but not monitored.

Best Buy With Receipt … All returns and exchanges must be in original condition and include all accessories. 30-day return period for most items. 14-day return period on computers, monitors, notebook computers, projectors, camcorders, digital cameras, radar detectors and video games purchased as used. Reserves the right to request identification and to deny any return. Without Receipt … No Receipt / No Return. LP … Has active and good LP. Always has at least 2 LP on duty at all times. Has a no chase policy.

Coach With Receipt… Unused merchandise may be returned at any time for a refund with original receipt. Without a receipt…you can exchange it/store credit. It has to be merchandise from a full price coach store (not from an outlet). LP… LP isn’t there everyday, usually Thursday through Sunday. Pretty good camera system.

Costco With Receipt … Will take back any items, anytime , except the following must be returned within 90 days for a refund: televisions, projectors, computers, cameras, camcorders, iPOD / MP3 players and cellular phones. Without receipt … You do not need a receipt to return items. You will need your membership card so they can look up your purchase. No returns without a membership card. LP … Will chase you. Will prosecute. At least 2 LP on duty at all times. Cameras are monitored and recorded.

Dick’s Sporting Goods With Receipt… Items must be returned within 90 days. Without Receipt… Store credit Has LP

Dillard’s With Receipt… 30 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt … MUST HAVE POP LABEL (Proof of Purchase) Receive store credit. May check/copy I.D LP… Has active and good LP. Always has at least 2 LP on duty at all times. Will chase you. Cameras are actively monitored.

Express With Receipt….90 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt…Exchange only. Will not give store credit. LP…None active. Some Cameras.

Famous Footwear With Receipt…30 days for full refund on most items. Without Receipt…Receive store credit. Will check / copy your ID. LP…None active. No Cameras.

Hobby Lobby With Receipt…60 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt…Receive store credit over $10.00, Cash if under $10.00 LP..active,rotates stores. Cameras placed sporadically.

Hollister With Receipt….ANY time for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt…Receive store credit. May check / copy ID. Some Hollisters use pin hole cameras that only point down. A&F and Hollister don’t mix hidden and visible cams. It’s either all hidden cams or all cam domes. So if you see any domes then that means there are no hiddens. They are also not actively monitored; only accessible by the district’s single LP officer and the Home Office, no one else.

Home Depot With Receipt….90 days for a full refund on most items. Some items will be limited to 15 or 30 days. Without Receipt…Receive store credit LP… Home Depot has the best camera security system next to Target. There is a least one active camera on every aisle, but they also have twice as many dummy cameras as real. The LP office will very from store to store … some are up front others are in the back next to the office. They do have a no touch/no chase policy and due to resent cut backs there will be only one LP on during busier hours. HD will have twice as many employees as Lowes and they are constantly roaming the store.

Gap With Receipt…30 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt..Receive store credit (non transferable merchandise credit)Will check/copy ID LP none active. No cameras.

JcPenney With Receipt…90 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt…Receive store credit. Will copy / check ID. LP … Has active and good LP. Always has at least 2 LP on duty at all times. Will chase you. Cameras are actively monitored.

Jcrew With Receipt…30 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt…Receive store credit. Will check / copy ID. LP..none active. No cameras.

Journeys With Receipt … An even exchange or refund based upon the original payment. Without Receipt … An even exchange LP … No store LP. Limited Security

Kmart With Receipt … You return the item within 28 days of purchase. The item is in resalable condition - It is unworn, unopened, unused and in its original condition. Without Receipt … No Receipt / No Return LP … At least 1 while store is open. Cameras are sporadically placed and are monitored at times. Can not chase shoplifters past the sidewalk.

Kohl’s With Receipt … A cash or credit refund, based on the original method of payment or an even exchange. No time limit. Without Receipt … An even exchange or a merchandise card LP … Always at least 1 LP. All Cameras are PTZ and are sporadically placed and monitored at all times. Kohls has video cameras that record everyone and everything entering and exiting their dressing rooms. These surveillance tapes are admissible in court. If you hear Code 500 over the intercom, and managers being asked to come to the front of the store, this is their code for shoplifters.

Levi Store With Receipt…60 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt..Receive store credit. May check / copy ID. Has district LP that rotates stores.Cameras are sporadically placed and are monitored at times.

L.L. Bean With Receipt … Will return for full refund. No time limit. Without Receipt … Will do an even exchange or a merchandise card. Will check system to see if item was purchased. Has district LP that rotates stores.Cameras are sporadically placed and are monitored at times.

Lowes LP…Lowes … this varies from store to store … some will have a sliding camera system. This is a long shiny tube running down the main aisles that cameras run back and forth on … you never know where the cameras are. All stores will have PTZ over Tools and Faucets (the two most common lifted items). There will be PTZ cameras on the outside also. Some stores will have cameras on every aisle while others wont have any. Over each POS and registers and they will tag a pic of you when you do a receiptless return. There is always one LP on while the store is open, rarely will there be two. They are plain clothed and do walk the store. The LP office in 90% of their stores is by the contractors doors. You will see a door with a key pad and an eye hole.

Macy’s With Receipt … 180 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt … MUST HAVE POP LABEL (Proof of Purchase) LP … Has active and good LP. Always has at least 2 LP on duty at all times. Will chase you. Cameras are actively monitored. Cameras have zoom but not full tilt and pan. Known for placing same sex employees in dressing rooms. In some stores (in some states) they can have a camera pointed in the direction of the dressing rooms, or they just can’t have them “recording” and they have to be watched by same sex personnel. Or they can have same sex personnel on the other side of the double mirrors or watching thru the “slats” in the door - especially if they hear a lot of commotion in there.

Michael’s With Receipt … Refunds will be offered in the original method of payment, 60 day limit. Without receipt … Refunds will be given at the item’s lowest price sold within the last 90 days.They will ask for your ID, to store in a database. LP… All cameras are static, and placed over high theft aisles.The cameras are all routed into the managers office (usually near the checkouts, in the front of the store) and theirs a monitor, that displays random aisles. Most stores will have a District LP person that comes in and conducts random inventory on items, however, some stores *may* have LP..

Nordstrom Nordstrom has possibly the most famously liberal return policy among the major retailers. First of all, there’s no time limit. And gift stickers affixed to the packaging act as receipts for the full merchandise value. Using that information, the store’s computer system can easily find anything paid for by credit card with an ID. LP… extremely good & active LP. Undercover LP is always present in the women’s dept but not always in the men’s.

Office Depot With Receipt…30 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt…Receive store credit. Will check / copy ID. LP is not active in stores. Some stores will have cameras that are recorded but not monitored.

Office Max With Receipt…30 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt…Receive store credit. Will check / copy ID. LP is not active in stores. Some stores will have cameras that are recorded but not monitored.

Old Navy With Receipt…45 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt..Receive store credit. Will check / copy ID. LP…not active. Cameras not monitored but recorded.

Party City With Receipt: items must be returned within 30 days after purchase for refund or store credit; lots of items (cosmetics, hosiery, seasonal items, wigs, etc.) are nonrefundable Without Receipt: may issue store credit without receipt, but it’s up to the manager LP: stores usually have at least one LP person working; there are cameras near registers and at a couple of other places throughout the store, there are still lots of blindspots though; some areas of the store (like the wedding stuff section or the stationery section) are pretty dead and usually don’t have cameras; most locations don’t use security tags on anything. *Info From Kaiju*

Petsmart The mega pet store offers full refunds for returns with receipt within 60 days of the purchase. After that, merchandise credit is issued. Petsmart even accepts returns of items purchased at other retailers, even competitors, with the original receipt for merchandise credit or exchange. LP..not active. In some high shrink areas, stores will have security towers and limited camera coverage. Cameras not monitored but recorded.

Sak’s LP… extremely good & active LP. At least 2 LP on duty on the weekends.

Sam’s Club Almost all items are returnable anytime with a receipt. The exceptions (besides cigarettes and alcohol): you have 90 days for most electronics and 30 days for cell phones. Without a receipt, credit is issued for the lowest price available for that product. No membership is required for returns but members bringing back fresh food items get twice the amount or a full refund and a replacement of the item with Sam’s 200% guarantee. LP… Active. Some stores have very limited camera coverage, while others will have cameras over every aisle. Cameras are recorded, and monitored. Normally 1-2 LP on duty.

Sears With Receipt….90 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt..Receive store credit. Will check / copy ID. LP..1-2 are active and will chase. Cameras are monitored,recorded.

Sports Authority With Receipt…45 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt..Receive store credit. Will check / copy ID. LP rotates between different stores. Cameras are monitored from time to time and recorded.

Staples With Receipt….Full Refund on most items. Without Receipt…Receive store credit. Will check / copy ID. LP not active. Has very limited camera coverage. Cameras are recorded but not monitored.

Target Target has revised its return policy to allow for more returns without a receipt, but still caps the total to $70 worth of merchandise annually. After that, any return without a receipt gets store credit in the form of a Target gift card only useable on items from the same department. LP…. Active. Normally 1 to 3 AP at all times. They probably have the most cameras of any retailer, but about 40 to 45% of the camera domes in newer stores will be fake. In older stores, there will be only 60 cameras for the entire sales floor.

Toys R Us Without Receipt… no return. LP… Not Active. Cameras are active and recorded but not monitored. Security Guard at doors on holidays.

Urban Outfitters With Receipt… 30 days for a full refund on most items Without Receipt… Receive store credit, must show id. LP… Active. Some cameras.

Walgreens With Receipt…30 days for a full refund on most items. Without Receipt….Receive store credit. Will check / copy ID. No active LP in store. Cameras are not always monitored, but recorded.

Being the OCD person I am, I organized all the tips by store & various topics. I made this as a page yesterday, but the links wouldn’t work, so here’s a post. 

As stated before, this is a role-play blog, & if you attempt any of these, you are doing so at your own risk. Shoplifting is illegal, especially if you’re over 18 (in the US. not sure about other countries) Thanks for playing along! :)

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Cautionary Tales

I got caught in zara (someone else’s story)

Stuff that will get you caught up 

Half Price Book Scare

Security Tag Removal Guide

Tips/Tricks Megapost

Tips/Tricks Masterpost (do NOT do #53 however)

Cellphone trick

Up your sleeves technique

Various store tag/LP/dressing room/methods info  (US store at the top. UK stores below them. Followed by methods.)

Stores:

Victoria’s Secret 1

VS 2

VS 3

VS 4 (tip for bras)

Ulta Masterpost

Walmart

WalMart/Target

Target/Ulta/Beginner tips

Forever 21 Masterpost

Michael’s & Hobby Lobby

American Eagle/Aerie

Urban Outfitters

Express

Sephora (You’re better off going to Ulta)

Wet Seal

Carsons

Books-a-Million/Kohls/Michaels/Hobby Lobby/Joann Fabrics

Lifting clothes when the attendant counts the items

Guide to lifting clothing

Solution to the empty hanger problem

Leaving the fitting room with less that you walked in with

Other:

Magnet video

Split credit card method for gator tags (not sure if this actually works)

Protecting privacy online

Lifting Masterpost

Identifying undercover security

Store LP (loss prevention) info

Your lifting bag/purse

Store policies

Haul Inspiration

People that use magnets have purchased them from AliExpress, Ebay, & Amazon. The most popular one is the N52 neodymium magnet.

Many stores have magnet detectors!!!

Checks for tags EVERYWHERE. Some are hidden in seams of clothing! Some are hidden underneath bar codes! 

Unless you’re a pro, avoid these stores: WalMart, K-Mart, Kohls, JC Penny, Target, Macy’s, Dillards, Belks, Neiman Marcus, & other department stores.

NEVER shoplift at church sales, thift stores (except Salvation Army lmao), & yard sales. NEVER rob people.