Borrowers blog

first and foremost, always conceal in a blindspot! if there aren’t any natural ones, duck down to create one or, if you’re with a lifting buddy, have them stand between you and the camera.

♥ clothing rack

pick up an item and walk over to a clothing rack. go to a clothing rack and, with the same hand as the item, pretend to look through the clothes. as your hand is deep in the rack, either sleeve the item or drop it into your purse. this is a great, natural way to create a blindspot. 

♥ double and sleeve

this is the most basic sleight-of-hand and is something every lifter needs to have in their tool belt. this works for long and small items, like lipgloss or mascara. grab two of the same item, hold them as if they’re one, and slide one into your sleeve. you can do this while swinging your arm to propel the item into your sleeve, or just put it subtly in with your fingers. 

♥ drop

this works for bigger items. wedge several items between your elbow and ribs.  “accidentally” drop one of them from your elbow into your bag as if you had too many items and one of them just fell into your bag accidentally. 

♥ lightning conceal

this one is literally just putting something into your purse as quickly as possible. ONLY do this in a blindspot as it’s very obvious the intent is to steal the item. 

♥ starbucks cup

get an opaque coffee cup, cut an X into the bottom, and shove little items (concealer, lip gloss, mascara etc) into it. if you do it properly they shouldn’t fall you. you can also pad the cup. 

♥ food bag

get a bag of food from the mall food court. eat some and leave some food in there. drop items into your bag. if you get sussed, you can eat food out of the bag. an alternative of this is to put a hole in the side of the bag and put items through the hole rather than just through the top of the bag. 

♥ armpit

tuck something under your armpit and either walk out with it there or walk to a blindspot and lightning conceal. 

♥ long skirt

wear tight spandex and, when squatting in front of a low shelf at sephora or ulta, push your skirt up slightly and slide a small item into it. pallettes may fit in the waistband. make sure you practice this at home to make sure they’re tight enough and nothing will fall out.

♥ phone

Skipped school today su to kill some time I went l1fting ∩^ω^∩

also got a penguin eraser nd a cute boxcutter that I forgot to show ;3

$30

Edit: $33.50.

Got a monster energy drink, another 1

here are just some things about lyfting or “shopping” at W@lmart.

LYFTING TIPS FOR Y'ALL BC I'VE NEVER GOTTEN CAUGHT EXPECT FOR LAST YR BC MY MOM WALKED INTO THE SMALL AISLE I WAS IN. 😍🤞

Okay okay so imma start off w clothes. Whenever I go somewhere like the mall, I dress like I'm middle class or higher. (As an alt kid)

you don't want workers suspecting you're poor and would steal because you don't have the money for items.

This is typically how i would dress:

Baggy but screams cha-ching. Ykwim? 🤪 if you r a broke babe go to a thrift store.

ADVICE HERE.

under these baggy clothes wear tight clothes, like leggings or tights. Shove items like face masks or anything that'll fit inside the leggings/tights

Under the sleeves wear 2-4 elastic hair bands to squeeze in concealers, lipsticks, gum, etc.

Ex (bc I'm bad at explaining.) :

Socks. You can fit a ton of shit in your socks when you have baggy pants over them. Just need to be sneaky, like go in a corner and pretend to tie your shoes.

Use big cups like stanleys or anything similar to that. Just be careful bc it makes a lot of noise if the stuff inside it moves. 😗 its jst ice trust!😺

bags: dont use huge bags, empty out a normal sized one and use that. If you're looking to lyft clothes use a zip-up tote bag and be careful <3

If your parents check your bag, like mine, after shopping I recommend just using your body to conceal shit. 😭

Pockets: jst wear mens pants atp. Men got deep pockets.

If you wanna get necklaces, rings, or bracelets just take them out the whatever they're in and put them on (in a changing room or pretend to look at stuff while unpackaging). 🤞 if your parents r suspicious hide the necklace under your shirt and rings in ur pocket, braclets under sleeves.

okay if ur big back like me and wanna get candy, start shoving the shit in your pants. If its a bag of something like freeze dried skittles YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BAG FAM. 💔

Remember large corporations only! ❤️ have fun and safe 'shopping' ;) <3 xoxo

Don’t be too friendly to employees, it’s sus

Don’t visibly avoid employees, it’s more sus

Use multiple methods, it’s good to have experience in what works and doesn’t work for you.

Having other people with you is less suspicious (make sure they’re ok with it though)

Scout out everything; where do the employees go most frequently, what things are in easy packaging, where are the security cameras, etc.

Start small, something you know is in a low security area with low security packaging. Example; pens from Pop-shelf, pins from Hot Topic, etc.

You don’t have to take barcodes off things! Remember to check for sensors though, this is why methods that involve going somewhere without cameras (dressing rooms, bathrooms etc) and taking the packaging off are safest.

To be updated later!! Happy stealing babes <3

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When i go out and lift i always hit şěpħøřą AND úłțà in order to get the biggest haul, think about what brands are úłțà exclusive, what brands are şěpħøřą exclusive, and what brands are at both. Then think about how comfortable you are lifting from the store, do u feel more comfortable lifting more from úłțà or şěpħøřą? Then i make a list of brands/products i want and which store ill get them from:

Ex:

şěpħøřą: glow recipe, one size, summer fridays, rare beauty, amika, saie, huda beauty, tower 28, gisou etc (basically i just go for the şěpħøřą exclusives because i there is a bathroom where i can make sure eveything is detagged, sometimes if i cant pull something off at ulta ill try to get it here)

úłțà: drunk elephant, charlotte tilbury, tarte, too faced, ouai, sol de janiero, etc (i go for the easier stuff at úłțà thats still good quality, concealing is a lot easier because of ulta blind spots but checking for tags is super important)

when looking for tags on products i pretend like i am examining the package to make sure nobody else has used it, i do this on the decoy products that i dont borrow so it looks like something i do for everything.

I also tend to browse a little but try not to go back to the same section more than twice, DONT BE AFRIAD TO SWATCH, swatching looks natural and can ensure your getting something youll actually wear and can help SAs think that your really thinking about the products your going to perchase.

speaking of looking natural when l1fting makeup and skincare PLAY THE PART, do a full face of makeup, esp if you can make yourself look different. SAs see someone wearing makeup and often assume if your wearing a lot of makeup you obv have money to purchase more makeup. I hate to say this but dont do too much either, you need to look basic still, unassuming, so if your alt it may be a good idea to have a “basic” persona for lifting.

Dont forget for the biggest and safest haul park far away to avoid cameras and empty your bag between stores, into a bag from the last store if you can so if anyone looks in your car it looks like you just bought it all

well i usually wear a rlly loose hoodie, the front pocket is good for smaller items, and the sleeves don't exactly hug my arms that much so i can grab things n slip them up my sleeves.

i also usually go with a friend, they take their bag with them so we can also slip things into that

also watch out for any sort of raised barcodes! those set off alarms unlike the flat stickers!

if you're going to a mall, i recommend buying something first at a store to get a bag, it makes it easier to slip items inside of that while you walk around (o´･ω･`o)

and BE AWARE OF WHO'S AROUND U!!!! if there's workers around, don't do anything yet! another thing is if they ask you lots if you need help with anything, they're likely onto you n know what you're doing

Here are some of my best tips in general. Think it may be helpful.

Stay calm - confidence is key don’t be afraid to just grab something and go. Don’t hesitate grabbing something, its gonna make you look suspicious. This includes constantly scouting out workers and cameras, small glances are fine but don’t stare. Being nervous is normal. As long as you are confident shown on the outside you’ll be fine.

Every borrowing session doesn’t need to be tons and tons of stuff, the more you borrow in one session the harder it’ll be to cover up, you also don’t need to borrow every single time you go shopping/out, don’t make a habit of doing this just at one store cause they can and will catch on.

If you’re new to borrowing and arent that confident start small, gum, lipstick, keychains, anything that can just slip into your jacket sleeve with ease, nothing to expensive. Just in the case you do get caught you won’t really be in that much trouble, and always have the opportunity to lie and say you forgot it was in your pocket.

Check tags, if you’re going for something that’s not like under 20 that shit can be tagged and you leave that store it gonna beep so it’s always good to double check. Alcohol of my knowledge is never tagged, but still be careful.

Item container to big and its just has no use?Cardboard taped to it or whatever, just take that shit off, do it while walking around so you aren’t just infront of the item display ripping it off. (Only do this if you are sure this is something you’re gonna want to borrow, don’t change your mind and leave it broken.)

Going to the mall? Buy something first and get a bag or just go into a store and ask for a bag (theyll just give it to you) than you can just slip whatever you want into the bag, works perfectly.

What to wear? Personally I dont dress up to specifically go borrowing but I’ve heard wearing jeans with leggings underneath help if you shove small things into your waist band so they don’t fall out.

Long sleeves also so you can just slip something small in there, long gloves that don’t cover your fingers make it easy to slip small things into the palms. Jacket with inside pockets also help with big hauls in one run.

Wanna bring a bag? Don’t bring some big ass bag thats gonna be obvious like a tote bag, if you’re at a mall (can work outside a mall if so please) bring a bag from another store so it looks less suspicious to have a bag. Purses are also fine. Personally I don’t wear one but when me and our friend go, she usually brings one.

Blacklist stores

• Target (They are out to get you. Cameras in the shelves. Personally wouldn’t borrow much from here.)