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Hi! And thanks. For KS make sure you check discreetly inside any wallets etc you want to take, there's always been a soft tag in there in my exp. Super easy to take it out and stash it somewhere else in the store. SAs will be on your booty if you don't look chic/look too young/have a backpack or hoodie or look too casual. (Basic stuff.) Respond when they talk to you, smile and be mildly perky but def make it clear you want to browse alone and they will likely let you be. At my KS stores the SAs talk to you for like 30 sec and then go back to gossiping or playing on their phones.My KS stores have no visible cameras pointed on the floor, just two non-dome ones pointed obv at the register. You can make blindspots by using your body or using shelves and fixtures. Little things like watches can slip up your sleeve easily - it's sweater weather now so use those longsleeves to your advantage girl!

(Posted publicly bc I answered the post privately, but it might help somebody sooooo.) If you don't see cameras it may not necessarily MEAN there AREN'T any...but it's obvious you thought of that or else you wouldn'tve asked! Good job taking extra precautions though. It's very possible there are "hidden" or disguised cameras (there is a post circulating about pinhole cams, and cams disguised in ceiling speakers etc.) rather than the standard black domes. That being said, it would do to go in on a recon visit and try to see if there are speakers etc in locations that would make sense for a camera to be in. Aka over the restroom entrance, over high-risk shelves - manga and fancy notebooks/moleskine are where I ALWAYS see black domes at my local B&N. It's also possible you are very lucky and there really aren't any cams at all. I've only seen one BN like this, but it was smaller and a very old shop and I guess they never expanded their cams past the registers...? But best to not assume you're lucky! You can try crouching to create a blindspot with your body, or disguising the book in a scarf. I personally like to wear a poncho and carry a totebag - I tuck the book in the folds of my poncho under my arm, and pull the totebag over the concealed book. That way I can clamp my armpit on the book to hold it, but it looks normal like I'm just clutching my tote. ...obviously this only works if you're taking one normal, or maybe at most two thin books at a time. You can also try a method I've seen here, where you go in with a bookbag or pack with some books of your own. Get the books you want and some dummy books, then take stuff out of your pack and pretend to study/research etc. (meanwhile search through and detag the books you do want, BN puts these stiff square flat stickertags that beep like hell). When done, put the books that are yours AND your wanted books casually in your bag like they were yours all along. Leave the dummy book pile. ^^^the key to this is acting natural. It may be best to wait until you have more experience before trying this, bc this can be really nervewracking since you're in the open and relying on your air of confidence/everyone around you ignoring you. Please note I'VE NEVER TRIED THIS.

No it's okay, thank you! I'm not going to lift anytime soon but thank you for the info, I know tips can always help someone out there. :)