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howdy outlaws, here's a haul. read more for the total.

there’s been a lot of new/returning activity in the community, and though i’m somewhat new to DNAing myself, i thought i’d make a very basic overview, since i’ve seen a lot of lifters asking questions about it.

feel free to reblog with additions/your own experiences!

Plainclothes on “trying to blend in”

this is the story about how these anime pyjama pants saved my fucking ass

(this is a repurposed discord chat log bc i’m lazy lol)

my intention [in dilards] was i was gonna try to get a handbag but a dumb bitch got distracted by the mac counter :,) they dont have shopping baskets so im carrying these things around and considering them and whatnot. its always been super chill for me at dillards so i was complacent i guess :,)

i decided handbags were too risky, so im wandering around looking for the bathroom and concealing as i go along, and dropping decoys as i go along. i legit could not find the bathroom lmao. finally this lady asks me how im doing and im like oh im good, thanks. WAIT ACTUALLY bathroom plz? 

and let me tell ya: these assholes tried to entrap me

first she told me the wrong direction to head in. like straight up she told me to take a left instead of a right. so i took a right where i should have taken a left and encountered another sa, who was like you looking for something? i was like [genuinely relieved] yes maam im a little confused bc this lady told me the bathrooms were to the right but i havent found them yet. so then she takes this nasty tone, points behind me, and says “back there. that wall.“ and im like [squint] that grey wall with a bathroom sign so small i cant read? ok cool thanks

i turned back to her after i looked where she was pointing bc i make a point “making eye contact” with sas and smiling at them

this bitch was looking into my bath and body works bag

i was like ah, okayyyy i see. yall set up a barricade for this lady to catch me after the other one sent me in the wrong direction lmao

so i nonchalantly (key!) make my way to the bathroom, and i take my pants down and piss lmao. and IMMEDIATELY some other lady follows me and is loudly talking on her phone. no pissing sounds, no water from sink or paper towels, just standing there talking. i was like ah, and theres lp

so i take these pyjama bottoms out of my box lunch bag. yall know how they bound up pyjama bottoms and like, wrap it around this plastic hanger, and theyll put cardboard around it? (see pictures lol.) so i put what i lifted from dillards inside of the pants, and rewrap them around the hanger and put the cardboard on

meanwhile a bitch is humiliating herself grunting acting like shes shitting lmao

so then i wash my hands lah dee dah and exit and IMMEDIATELY the lp chick follows me out, an lp dude is like “maam” and theres the lady who lied to me about where to find the bathrooms

i kept it cool. i was like hi yall sup? whats good? 

“we know you had things in your hand and you entered the bathroom with them”

me: [internally] hmmm i concealed before then so that’s a lie they were “in my hand” but w/e lets see how this plays out

im like nope :) youre mistaken :)

“well wheres the stuff?”

idk :) ive been setting things down around the store :)

“well where is it?”

and this is something I DONT RECOMMEND unless you took a precaution like i did. but ngl it’s a mad power move. i asked them “do you… want to look in my bags…?”

me: [playing dumb/confused/upset] them: well we want to call the police… me: okay, do that then…?  them:  me: go ahead, ive got all night. idk about yall since stores closing in 10… :)

so then i hand over my bags and they look and they dont find shit

they keep asking me wheres the stuff? and i keep saying idk, all i can tell you is you just confirmed with your own eyes and hands i dont have it ┐(◕◡◕)┌ 

them: BUT me: the only other thing i can suggest is you all pat me down…? [turns to the manager that lied to me about bathroom] maam no offense to this gentleman but id prefer for you to pat me since youre a woman her: uhhhhhh me: go for it :) go ahead :)) check for yourself :)))

so finally lp guy tells her “look. we legit searched her bags and didnt find anything…" so then she gets all hmph and is liek YOURE BANNED FROM THIS LOCATION

me: how presumptuous her: what do you mean? ):< me: how presumptuous youre assuming id ever desire to return here after yall have humiliated me publicly like this. are you a manager? her: yes… me: whats your name? her: [name but pointedly does not tell me her last name] me: ok cool thanks. if you dont mind im leaving now

then they follow me but dont do a good job of hiding they are lmao. like i can hear them behind me. manager was like “but i wanna call the pigs  ” and lp was like and what will we do if they come here and dont find anything on her like we didnt, even if they pat her? im not calling them

so then to make a point i purposefully go to where i knew i left a decoy, and strutted my happy ass back to the mac counter like “excuse me maam i took these from this dept and i didnt know that would get me in so much trouble so im sorry, but heres one of your things. im sorry i left various things around the store ):”

then i filed a complaint with mac, and asked who the other managers of the store are, and how to reach a regional manager. i was being foolish not concealing sooner but rip. i knew it was near close thats a magic hour for places but damn if this bitch didnt have a vendetta against me lmao

another note from going over this with someone else: when i complained at the mac counter, and then described this manger and told her her name? mac lady was like oh… that’s the head of the makeup dept

ie, this bitch LEFT HER DEPT and TOOK IT UPON HERSELF to PHYSICALLY FOLLOW ME AROUND THE STORE. her intuition was good but i was more clever, but were it not for thinking fast and having a good hiding spot, i might not be a free woman right now lol. this lady was gunning to take me down. shit felt personal lmao

what i did wrong: had things in my hands too long, was too greedy, was too obvious in taking something away from the dept it came from, was too cocky, took too long to pick up on them following me and what they were up to. under normal circumstances NEVER let someone look through your things, but this was a case of the pro outweighing the con to me, hence my offer, so i won’t say that was something i did wrong here. i think it helped prevent police involvement, so if you find yourself in a sitch like this use your head and determine if it’s better to offer

what lp and the manager did wrong: they didn’t wait until i tried to leave the store. now, technically, this was legal to stop me after the bathroom, but a lot of places have the policy of stopping someone once they go past a point of sale, ie exit the store. they do this bc then it’s easier to prove someone had no intention of paying. they also didn’t search me very well, thankfully, but… they opened themselves up for a defamation lawsuit. i won’t pursue that, but that’s the reality. they thought they were so certain but in the end couldn’t prove it

what lp did right: they backed down once they realized cops would be involved but it might be fruitless, and they didn’t touch me. ie, they avoided getting the pigs pissed at them, and they avoided a possible sexual harassment and/or assault lawsuit from someone touching ,e. they didn’t take me to their office, ie they avoided detaining me, and a false detainment case as well

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🏋️ THIRD MALL HALL 🏋️

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BREAKDOWN:

- Pacsun cargos 59.95

- Zumiez sweatpants 64.99

- Brooks Brothers’ straight down pants 89.50

- Zara 🤮 bomber 89.90

- little… Japanese figures?? (I forgot the right names 😭) 2*6.99 = 13.98

- Spray paint 10.19

- Starbucks cup 16.95

- Body cream 15.50 (there was an identical one for 16.50 — the SA I talked to about that started roasting “the corporations” before covering her mouth LMAO I think she knows what I was going to do but she turned to help a different customer after I put my finger to my lips)

- Ulta foundation (I dont even wear makeup) 43.00

TOTAL: !!403.96!!🤠

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EXPERIENCE:

Okay the cup, makeup, and spray paint was from Thursday when I needed a serotonin boost after a REALLY bad day making the one person in my life angry at me, so strictly the mall was… 333.82. My goal of 200 was absolutely destroyed. Was surprised to see that most stores just didn’t have towers, I walked out with the bomber on (hidden beneath a larger bomber I was wearing) with tags. Was going to lift from a few others stores without towers but my bag was completely stuffed and I couldn’t fit anything else. I forgot to bring cash and bought a smoothie using Apple Pay which I’m shitting myself over because it was right after the Uniqlo SA found a pair of gloves hidden between 2 changing room items that also made me shit myself, but ultimately the experience was really good. This is a third mall, separate from my previous two posts, and has definitely become my favourite. The lack of towers makes me think that this was just a considerably low security mall, so TAKE THE BELOW LIST WITH A GRAIN OF SALT! No info on cameras because for this method I did not look.

I went on a Saturday, it was crowded (always a +) and brought a black, structured, zip up computer bag (from Chico’s) that matched my outfit. Put a book in there as a cover if prompted, as the mall had a Barnes and Noble. Finally worked up the nerve to lift clothing and FUCK is it fun.

STORES WITH NO TOWERS:

- Zumiez, SAs count dressing room items one by one before you go in but they do not count when you come out. Low security.

- Pacsun, SAs ask you how many items you have but wont count if it’s believable. About half-two thirds of items are tagged. You put the items on hangers right outside the dressing rooms and there’s a box to drop pieces without hangers into. Pretty much zero security.

- Lululemon, SAs will help you find stuff, all items are tagged (HIDDEN in pockets if its not easy to spot. ALL ITEMS are tagged, just find the tag) dressing room attendants count the amount of items you have when you go in but not when you exit. There’s about an 18” gap at the bottom of doors that lets SAs monitor your feet. Medium-high security but again… no tower and if you can sneak in an extra item to the fitting room you can easily walk out with it.

- Bannana Republic, no towers but SAs all over the fuckin place. Medium security.

- ZARA, crowded, weird lighting, SAs are easy to avoid. Low security.

- Hollisters, weird lighting, SAs are hard to find (usually behind counter), tags on everything but again, no towers. Low security.

- Abercrombie & Fitch, weird lighting. Bag was full so didn’t go in.

- American Eagle (had towers at the other two malls I went to).

- UNIQLO (shit myself over SA finding a hidden pair of gloves) crowded, thin, tall isles. Low security.

- Brooks Brothers’, not crowded, a number of SAs, but dressing rooms open and not attended. Was going to lift a second pair of khaki straight downs but I thought it was too easy so only went for the black ones. Kinda wish I had gone for the other pair because it was easy. Low security.

I made a little diagram about something that I think is very important but have never seen discussed, which is how to properly leave a store

I find this is extremely important when you know you are going to beep, think you might beep, or have a feeling they are onto you. If you were never even seen leaving there is no way for them to stop you. I find this works best in mall stores which tend to have the big open exits with displays near them but the concept can be applied to any store.

because i just noticed someone followed me yesterday with their likes and follows on and from just looking at them for a brief moment, this person also follows so many other active lìfťing blogs.

these are just 2 screenshots. there are many more people who are followed by this person.

i can not stress how important it is to be diligent with BLOCKING THESE PEOPLE. if you're feeling nice, you can send them a message telling them to turn off their likes and follows.

but at the end of the day

THIS PERSON HAS ESSENTIALLY CREATED A PUBLIC DATABASE OF EVERY ACTIVE ĹIFTIÑG BLOG.

and i want you guys to understand that i am not exaggerating when i say that. tumblr is an incredibly public space for us to be posting what we are. its only a good platform for us to stay on so long as we are staying anonymous, keeping our community to ourselves, and excluding those who dont know what the hell theyre doing.

its double the issue when i see so many newer blogs putting weirdly specific identifying information in their bios/posts as a way to differentiate themselves from others. if you choose to do that and ALSO choose to not block people like this, you are no longer JUST in danger of having your blog mass reported/deleted. you are now in danger of being doxxed by creeps online who want to see you harmed (financially, legally, emotionally, even physically sometimes) for posting your silly little hauls.