#lyftblr

(Edited July 15)

These are all of my l1fting/b0rr0wing tips. I’m making this for me to come back to, and for some friends.

FULL HAULLLL FOR THIS WEEK!! ^^ also looking for mootssss!!

(an ethical l!fter guide to intersectionality and privilege)

we do not want to recreate the same systems we want to dismantle

• remember that most people who st3al need to do so to survive. not everyone is a white girl on tumblr st3aling for fun. i see so many tips that go like "NEVER st3al if your (insert: anxious/alone/you don't know the store/paranoid/etc.)" which instead should be "here are the ways you can reduce risk if you are (anxious/paranoid/unfamiliar with store layout/paranoid/etc.). "

everytime i see someone on here say "maybe 🏋️‍♀️ isn't for you" when someone voices a barrier to 🏋️‍♀️ i want to scream.

not. everyone. is. so. lucky. to. have. an. alternative. option.

harm reduction is ALWAYS the way!

• basically an expansion of the first point, but acknowledge your privilege. are you white? are you able-bodied? do you have access to resources other people don't (money/food/housing)?

who are you l!fting with? are they a poc? black? Indigenous? disabled? if they get fined/taken to court, do they have less resources than you to help them get through the legal system? do they live in unsafe housing where if they get caught and their family finds out, their safety is at risk? do you understand they will be targeted more than you, and will you use your privilege to help protect them if they get caught? will you say you put that in their bag? are you willing to take the blame? if they aren't physically able to run after getting caught, have you discussed how to both get out safely?

these are examples of what true "allyship" look like. you can't claim to not be racist if you aren't actively and consciously acknowledging and using your privilege to help marginalised peoples.

• how do you redistribute your resources?

i personally ask those around me what they need (or even just want). sometimes that looks like groceries/medical supplies from the chemist/clothes for work/or even just mascara! remember that people dont need to be on their last cent in order for you to help them.

if you happen to be surrounded by people who are well off, expand your circle! you see someone on the street experiencing houselessness? ask them if they'd like anything from the store, and go 🏋️‍♀️ if for them. ask them for their name, ask how they are going, TREAT THEM LIKE A HUMAN PERSON not a charity case! find mutual aid groups/projects in your area (there will ALWAYS be something) and ask them what they need.

• and for fuck sakes, do not sell the shit you 🏋️‍♀️. you cannot be an anti-capitalist capitalist. "they get it for cheaper it's a win win / I need money to survive too!" are bs reasons. you cannot dismantle a system by profiting off of other people's labour. you cannot ethically sell things. at the VERY least, introduce a sliding scale that starts at 0.

you cannot make radical change while operating and perpetuating the same system you want to eradicate. you need money to survive? put effort into building a support network, a COMMUNITY around you. build real, supportive, genuine and revolutionary relationships with people. maybe you bring them food sometimes, and maybe they sometimes help you pay your bills, maybe you help them clean and maybe they take you to your doctors appointment.

don't buy the lie that capitalism tries to sell you, that the only way you can survive is by profiting off of people. you can do better than that.

• acknowledge when you're participating in consumerism. this is something im currently really struggling with. i feel driven to get more and more and more and it never feels like enough. it's problematic because it does tie in with capitalism. sometimes we don't need to go to the mall, sometimes we need therapy/hang out with a friend/sit with our own heavy emotions!! and that's a tough fucking truth (I feel like a hypocrite rn but ik it's true so whatever i gotta deal with that at some point lol).

finding the balance between the fact that we all deserve nice things and it feels good to have nice things, and the need to have as many things as possible because of whatever internal beliefs we have (like the more things we have = the more we are worth as a person). also hoarding. i feel like hoarding is so prevalent in the 🏋️‍♀️ing community because it's so much easier to when you can constantly get new stuff. try to let stuff go! try to use things till they finish! remember how nice it feels to give things to friends/people who also like nice things!

i always try to get a gift for a friend whenever i do a haul. it feels NICE 💗

• are you on stolen land? ACKNOWLEDGE IT. you are stealing on stolen land, you are living on stolen land, do something about it. ask the Indigenous peoples of the land what they need, donate to Indigenous mutual aid posts, protest for them. you cannot be anti-capitalist if you are not pro land back.

• be true, but easy on yourself. you will make mistakes. you will hurt people. you are human and it's how you navigate yourself afterwards, take accountability and change your behaviour that matters. we are all capable of the change we want to see in the world.

• 🏋️‍♀️ing is not the only way to acquire resources out of the system! dumpster diving is very real and i have much information and resources on that if people would like? but that's a whole thing in itself.

please think about some of these things 💗 i believe there is a world for us where we don't live under the current oppressive systems at place, and i believe that collectively all the decisions we make play a big role in that happening. we are powerful together. go bake something for your neighbour, send your friend a sick basket, smile at strangers and ask people for help when you need it. you got this ❤️

$30

Edit: $33.50.

Got a monster energy drink, another 1

get a bunch of panties in your shopping bags, about two bras your size, and ya but you wanna be dressed FOR that store. i was dressed rlly professionally (apparently) that a worker asked if i was there for an interview. it really helps especially if you were any lace tops or lace embellishments, be sexy and cute! but basically i was as nice as possible to the worker in the dressing room and LITERALLY SHE DIDNT COUNT MY SHIT. this depends who you get but if you make an effort to be kind and genuine and u got a lot of stuff, literally u can have an experience like me and ur staff will say “ill just say you have 20:)”. my rule for panties is for every 3 borrowed, grab 8-9 decoys. maybe 5 borrowed and 15 decoys, but some of the decoys should be bras cuz itll look weird if its just underwear. ask for a panty liner!!! if they dont already have it inside there.

atp how i got away with it fully was the fact theres 1. no cameras in the changing room LOBBY. 2. if you have your vs bag with you inside the room, it doesnt super matter how much u take, as long as u leave a few decoys in the changing room because your worker can assume youre taking any they dont see, with you to checkout unless they will also check u out. honestly th whole key is playing your cards right and EARNING a worker who wont count, and wont bug you.

what i did next was actually go in line to buy everything, and i personally said i wanted to put one of the bras back to get it in a different color online and i wanted a reference, because i want my bf to buy it for my birthday. but you will actually go to purchase your decoys, but make sure your card is declined!!!! and be really embarrassed and apologetic once it does and honestly i just left.

OH AND PLEASE. IF YOUR VS HAS KIOSK TVS INSIDE THE CHANGING ROOM, that employee who checked you in, if they dont count and log each item you have, you will be able to see what they think you have, sometimes they don’t even clear off all the items from a previous customer. just pray that something you wanna lift isnt what they saw! i tried to put the stuff i wanted in the kinda middle of my bag. also it definitely helps if you get multiple different styles of the same print, or relative color. so everything just blends in together in the bag and even if they take stuff out to count it. try to put one or two boxers as decoys bcz u want them to focus on the wrong things

im really creative on the spot and normally lift on shop floors but this vs has a lot of cameras, anyway thats my advice!

this is my first time establishing this method on the SPOT, based on preemptive information, so i only got two unfortunately:(

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