lol is this too gAy

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

a guide to using the 5 senses to avoid detection (and detention)

sight

before entering a store, take a solid look at the building itself. if there are cameras pointed at the door rather than out into the parking lot, that’s an indicator the store has a theft problem and most likely has someone monitoring the cameras closely.

look for police cars located near entrances/exits. if the cops are there, someone’s already been busted before you, and you’re going to want to try again a different day.

learn to move your eyes, not your head to look for cameras. practice, working on giving bitches the side eye if you have to. this tips been said several times and 15 different ways but it’s a key thing to know, i cannot stress enough how important your eye movement is!

hearing

listen to (and for) radios whenever possible. undercover lp will try and hide their radios, possibly even turn them off, but other employees may be around that you can eavesdrop on their ongoing conversation.

overhead announcements and employee conversations should be listened to. you don’t need to freeze or stop what you’re doing, but if there are sa’s near you talking about how ‘john busted that woman this morning’ or something, you now know the store has lp and the cameras are monitored.

touch

don’t linger and hold things for too long. you wouldn’t caress a sweater for 15 minutes if you were really shopping, so don’t do it now.

i’ve invented something i’m going to call the ‘rule of 2’s’: in one trip, never visit an item more than twice, never conceal in an area more than twice, and never go to dressing rooms/bathrooms more than twice.

i like to pick up an item i have 0 intention of lifting and visibly leave it somewhere in the store, on camera, so it looks like i’m just lazy and will put shit wherever.

taste

don’t bring any food/beverages with you unless you’re going to use them to your advantage! if you plan on putting small items in the empty cup or you’re going to throw the wrapper and trip on it to create a distraction, then go for it. you need access to both hands at all times for quick and easy concealment, don’t hinder your ability to do so because you’re holding that white mocha frap.

smell

…just smell good. i don’t know.

!! disclaimer: these are what have worked for me, i say try this after a little bit of lifting experience !!

☁️ okay so, here are some tiny rules for this (and in general for lifting): ☁️

🌱 don’t get greedy

- if they see you carrying a whole bunch of books around the store, they’ll keep their eye on you. stores want to make their daily goal and depending on the location, the b&n may have more attentative employees.

🌱 grab some books you may not want

- this is best if you conceal on the floor instead of the cafe, because they might see you w/ like 4 books but suddenly 0? have like 2 you’re not gonna get and put them back where they belong and leave.

🌱 check for tags

- from the tips ive received any book that is above $40 dollars, is hardcover, or in the medical section, all have rfid tags embedded in them. do not attempt!!! for paperbacks, “read” through them. you might find a rfid sticker in there, just peel it out. you’ll find these more in manga, but always check!!

☁️ now time for blindspot and concealing tips!!: ☁️

🌱 b&n cafe

- in my opinion the best place to conceal is inside the b&n cafe, you find a table not too close to the cafe register and place your bag and books on the table. then what i do is take out my wallet (leave my bag open), head to the register and order some food, a snack, or a drink. get my receipt and go back to my table. i then put my wallet on one of the books, hold it together and put it in my purse.

- while eating you can read through the books, making sure there’s no rfids, and slowly put them in your purse or shopping bag.

- what ive done once is ask my partner or friend to call me and i fake having to rush and leave, so i stuff the books in my bag and leave while on the phone w them (do this after checking for rfids)

🌱 concealing on floor

- find your blindspots!! this is a known rule here but it bears repeating, find your blindspots!!! if you’re going to conceal in an aisle, make sure theres no cameras above you or infront of you (there’s bookshelf cameras!!)

- i like to conceal while sitting on the mini sofas because your purse is in your lap and its a quick sleight of hand to put the book in it. find a chair/sofa in a blindspot!!

- and i see teens do this a lot, sit on the floor in the aisles and “read”, its so common to see that at b&n that some SA’s wont bat their eye

🌱 kid’s section

- this has its own part because the kids section at b&n usually doesnt have cameras, but they do have: at least one SA walking around (and the kids section isn’t exactly the biggest), and parents and kids who might be able to see you conceal. so be careful here

LP, general/regional management and store management are the only ones allowed to stop you. LP, RM, GM only come to the store during thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas, New Years and summer.

There are normally three managers in the store at all times they wear all black or black and white and have a headset on them. Head cashiers are the only other people who wear headsets.

When you go in you’ll normally see a monitor behind where the cashiers stand they are watching fragrance, they have no way to change that view it stays on fragrance.

Management is usually behind the registers helping or in the back taking conference calls, doing interviews, watching cameras or doing payroll.

In the whole time I worked there I was either behind the register or doing go backs. The only ppl who work there that really have free range to move around are salon, whoever is on register for salon, MUA’s or ppl doing facials. You will occasionally see someone who does freelance makeup for a company but they never go too far away from where they need to be.

If you’ve ever been in Ulta and heard a binging/pinging noise stay calm

1 bing noise means - I need another cashier up here the line is getting long 2 bing noises means - I need a manager now before you panic when you hear 2 all that means is I need an override or I need more money in my register.

They get new shipments in every Monday, so if you want to get in and get out go Monday morning. Why? A. We had to be there no later than 5 am to get all the stuff off the truck unbox it, stock it and clean up. We normally would be done around 9 am B. There’s usually still small boxes of stuff still out with merch in them (naked palettes etc) C. SA’s are so tired and delirious by 9am and just want to gtfo they won’t even notice you.

You’re biggest concern is Johnny Boy Scouts customers who snitch if they see you concealing.

broken link

link to outdated advice that’s no longer accurate

“DO! NOT! TELL! THE SAS! YOU! ARE! STEALING!”

how to lift copic markers (if your store leaves the cabinet unlocked and doesn’t monitor the section)

more deleted blogs

Walmart/Target/JCP Sephora tips

broken link to putlocker version of the Bling Ring 

This one is made by CONTROLTEK.

Some stores have towers that can detect booster bags. These will not be at the dressing room, but will be installed at the enterence!

This is the foil detector made by Sensormatic. It is installed WITHIN the towers to the same router.

Below is another kind of foil/booster bag detector.

I want to start seeing NEW updated masterposts for any and all stores, no matter how weird. Someone else probably has one near them.

I want to hear about your personal lives, like how your boyfriend just surprised you or how you got your first kiss or just saw an amazing concert. (Obviously safety first)

I want you to talk about whatever you want. If you wanna share sex advice, beauty advice, DO THAT! So many of us refuse to follow other accounts on stuff we may like. We’d love to see those things on our dash.

It honestly baffles me when I see antis saying we’re horrible, selfish people like have you SEEN this community?????

literally everyone is so nice and supportive, giving eachother tips, hyping eachother up, telling others to stay safe and care for themselves, y’all are so cute, I can’t even.

like nobody judges you for what and why you steal, if you’re a newbie or a pro (not like SOME gatekeeping fandoms who say you’re no ‘real fan’ if you’re not the ABSOLUTE EXPERT in that tv show or whatever)

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Go to a different store

Sttàrbuckś

Pink glass - $27.95

Ceramic traveler - $27.95

Ridiculously overpriced turquoise water bottle - $53.95

White traveler with logo - $17.95

Overpriced snacks - $6

Black mug - $29.95

Subtotal = $163.75

Hair care

Fekkai x 2 = 58.88

Aussie 3 min miracle -$5.00

Arian magic $9.99

Phyto conditioning treatment - $21.95

Kpak conditioner -$22.99

Living proof nourishing oil - $38

Hair elastics = $3

Subtotal $159.81

Nail polish

Yes I lift the same colours lmao, and no I’m not recycling hauls.

Essie - $10x 9 = $90

CND x 2 = $22

L’ôoreal =$6

Subtotal = $118

Body care

Deodorant x 3 = $15

Hawaiian body wash =$5.99

Smoothie scrub = $20

Bath bomb x 4 = $28

Subtotal = 68.99

Cleansers, toner, and nail polish I found deep in my purse that wasn’t included in my other photo

AND A CLARISONIC MIA 1 = $169

Toleraine cleanser = $25

Purity cleanser = $24

Jurlique cleanser = $35

Essie = $10

Ooriigins zero oil = $23

Subtotal = $286

Serums

Serums from w1nners x 6 = $80

Eistee Lauder advances night = $85

Eistee Lauder capsules = $138

Elizabeth arrrden 90 capsules = $146

Elizabeth arden eye capsules = $77

Subtotal = $526

Masks

Charcoal clîinique x 2 = $72

Avene mask = $26

Skin balancing mask = $15

Freshhh sugar polish mask = $76

Ren glycol lactic $68

Cocoa mask = $80

Subtotal = $337

Makeup and perfume

Flower bomb = $165

Stila liner x 2 = $32

Stila lip x 2 = $44

Bad gal lash = $24

Burt’s bees x 8 = 40

Lip tubes x 2 = $16

Clinique lip = $22.5

Clarins lip = $25

Kopari = $16

Fresh sugar lip treatment = $29

Fresh lip serum = $46

Bare minerals x 2 = $52

Lip scrub = $5

Okeefes lip = $5

Farmacy lip = $15

Subtotal = $536.5