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Glorious haul today girlies :P got underwear to last me two weeks LMAO the candle from pink smells saurrrr good too 🤤

Total-$490.07

DON'T GET CAUGHT: sensory edition

SMELL: don't wear perfume! i KNOWWWW you want to smell like you fell through a vanilla bean farm (same) but if someone is trying to find you and can't see you, they may just be able to smell you. not to mention scent is one of the strongest memory triggers; you may look totally different, but if you smell exactly the same, LP or an employee may just remember who you are if you were sus before. and also, like... wear deodorant

SIGHT: you know this one already really lol. just don't look like someone who would shoplift you know??? don't do crazy makeup, try to hide (colored) dyed hair, it's been said that red dyed hair is something LP watch out for. do you have distinctive piercings or tattoos? cover the tattoos if you can! i also try to move my legs around adequately when im in a changing room instead of just standing around.

SOUND: they can hear your clicky clacky heels and your squeaky ass sneakers, or you just generally causing an auditory scene. try not to wear jingly bracelets, necklaces, or too many keychains on your purse/bag. try not to be too loud or quiet in the changing rooms. and don't, like, start screaming

TOUCH: don't be picking up every little thing! it's kind of an inexplicable red flag but if you think about it it's just kind of sus. picking up a few products to look at labels is one thing, but why are you picking up and putting down pizzas and shit? chill. you are a normal shopper. and feeling like the normal shopper that you are affects your body language so much, which is so important!

TASTE: don't be kissing the fucking security. we've all been there but i guarantee you he's going to lie awake at night thinking of the one that got away (YOU) and what will he remember? EXACTLY. he'll be looking for you everywhere. he'll be wanting more. maybe you'll even get sloppy in hopes he'll catch you, so then YOU TWO can get sloppy. it's just not worth it.

6TH SENSE: your gut feeling! of course you're going to be nervous (unless you've hardened the hell out of your nerves or are somewhere where it's just stupidly easy) but do you just feel... watched? off? years ago a study was done that shows your gut feeling is 60% accurate - that's over half! you may be wrong... but you may be right, too. it is ALWAYS better safe than sorry. there will be better opportunities. that said, i am quite a nervous person and have walked out feeling quite like it's so over and nothing has happened. it's important to know your anxiety levels and intuition to be able discern between "this haul is crazy and I'm so nervous and excited" and "something is wrong, something is off"

TEMPERATURE: you were already shocked i went beyond 5 senses, let alone a 7th! yes, this is a distinct sense, and it's an important one - pay attention to the weather, both for your own comfort and for techniques. is it cold enough you can get away with a jacket? sleeve method! is it rainy? bonus umbrella method! chilly? get a hot drink cup and do cup method! hot and clammy? maybe DON'T do the jacket method because you'll be suspicious. you're selling the idea of a sensible character to bystanders; would a sensible person wear a hoodie and baggy jeans in 35°C/100°F?

PROPRIOCEPTION: GOOD GOD AN 8TH SENSE! be aware of your surroundings! are there cameras? is there anyone nearby?

Here’s my ranking of ALL the stores I’ve ever lifted at. Varies a lot from state to state but I just put all my experiences together for the overall rating.

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Kohl’s: 5/10

I don’t really fw it. I only go there if there’s a Sephora in it. Sometimes the jewelry here is kind of good if you’re looking for something super basic, but take it out of its packaging because here they almost always have a tag.

Costco: 11/10

Never tried and never will. Genuinely seems downright impossible to me.

Burlington: 6/10

The jewelry is easy if they’re not tagged. I actually managed to get 2 pairs of shoes here because I had a big target paper bag with me. Don’t fw the bags duhhh and the clothes are just not worth it. All of the home stuff is way too big and if you’re getting the candy/food here… are you okay????

Dollar tree, five below, etc: 4/10

It’s actually not a free for all like most ppl say. I dont think it’s worth it bc these stores are always so small and I use big store spaces to my advantage. Even if there’s only one other person in the store, you can literally keep your eyes on them the whole time just by knowing generally where they are. So yeah I really do not like it here.

Fred Meyers: 6/10

I will never forget the day that I was trying to shove a pair of pants into my bag, and I heard from the speakers above “security check to section B.” That scared me so mf bad I literally rushed out of the store and went home. I looked it up later and it’s just kind of a thing they use to scare shoplifters off which definitely worked on me lmfao. Best for just small stupid things like candy and toys.

Hobby lobby: 3/10

Surprisingly, really easy for me. There’s literally never any employees but if there are you can lose them super easily in all the aisles. They lowkey have fire stuff and nobody is really ever in there. I loveeeeee this place for jewelry stuff. They lowkey have a better selection than Michael’s and none of it is ever tagged LMAO.

Target: 2/10

I know target likes to think that they’re all big and bad… But I have genuinely never had a problem here. I’ve definitely reached “the limit” if you know what I’m talking about.. and knock on wood but nothing has happened so…. Maybe I just fit the demographic (early 20s white girl) but employees never bat an eye at me.

Walmart: 7/10

Man FUCK Walmart. I hate all the LP here. It’s totally different in my home state but in the more populated states I’ve been to they have LP at every fucking entrance and exit. Really not worth it anymore. I just go anywhere else at this point. Every fucking thing you can think of is locked up. Makeup, baby formula, etc. Pisses me off.

Home Depot/lowes: 1/10

I literally just got some poster hangers and shit. I never ever go here.

CVS/walgreens: 5/10

Again, I hate how small most of the stores are. All the aisles are really low and super close together which I kinda hate too. It’s really not the worst in the world and personally I’ve never ever seen the towers go off for literally anyone but then again I’m like never in here so yeah.

Apple: 10000000/10

Dude you gotta have a DEATH WISH to even attempt this.

Ulta: Guys….. I used to w*rk here. Yeah. I know. I had a whole j*b here for a year. That’s why I have so much makeup. Yeah. The secret it out.

Main takeaway: we’re not allowed to confront you or even hint that we suspect you of lifting anything and we are DEFINITELY not allowed to chase you😭😭 ulta workers are really underpaid actually for everything that they do. Pro tip: isles in mass skin care are usually the tallest ones. If not then all the hair stuff have really tall isles as well. So those are my favorite concealing places. So yeah, literally if you look somebody in the eye and take something right in front of them, all they can do is go over to their manager and the manager will probably tail you the rest of the time you’re in there. At my store, my manager used to “ban”people, but all this means was that she would have pictures of you in her phone (💀) from the security cameras and if you tried to come in again, she would pull up the picture to confirm that it’s you and just kick you out. It wasn’t anything official lol. The store I worked at wasn’t in a mall so idk how it works exactly with mall security and whatever. But standalone stores can’t do jack shit even if they see you. Oh yeah.., our cameras were shit too😭😭😭

So yeah, with everything being said, and because I know how every little thing works 1/10. For me. Obviously do not go for the locked up fragrances or locked up anything. I’m gonna leave you guys with this and all I’m gonna say is that multiple employees not just me were committing internal theft, aka lifting from the store while they worked there LMAO.

Petsmart/petco: 3/10

It’s always empty as shit in here and I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of the stuff tagged before. It’s perfectly normal to just go in and pretend to do research for your pet I guess. Like it’s not abnormal if you’re standing in the same aisle for 10 minutes yknow. As you guys know I continuously got stuff for my fish from these stores. I went back multiple times and either the employees do not give a shit or they never check cams.

Sephora: 6/10

Definitely depends on the location and how big it is, but I try to stay away from here as much as I can and just go to Ulta because obviously I know it a lot better. Things here are generally more spread out because they only have prestige products. I recommend going during the weekend because if a Sephora employee sees you alone in the store, they will try to help you and just generally unconsciously track you because you know. You’re the only other goddamn person in the store. I never feel bad lifting from here bc the employees here are all hoes and they were super racist to my friend at the location in my home town.

Michaels: 3/10

Do not fuck with the jewelry unless you’re pretty experienced because the jewelry is always going to be pretty close to the cash wrap plus they all have fucking tags on them (usually rfids). Everything else is pretty fair game though. Some aisles will have those stupid little TV monitors so just stay away from concealing in those aisles obviously. I feel like Michael’s is probably gonna die out soon because I genuinely have never seen more than two employees working there at a time.

Bath and body Works: 7/10

It’s just really annoying because of how big all of their shit is. I love their body washes. That’s probably my favorite thing to lift because they’re not too awkward or bulky yknow. I really only lift here just to stock up. I don’t recommend it actually bc the layout provides you with no blindspots and employees are always keeping an eye on you to see if you need help.

Lush: 8/10

Yo. This is unexpectedly hard as shit. The layout of all lushes is super super open because they have most of their stuff on the walls. And of course employees are super nice and attentive but yknow if you’re lifting that’s not so good. All of their stuff is just kind of bulky and awkward for me. Plus it’s pretty obvious when something is missing from the shelf because instead of constantly restocking they’re actually focused on helping people.

Sprouts: 8/10

I’ve only been here for one singular thing, and that was teeth whitening stuff on a whim, but everyone here is scary. It’s all like grandmas and scary ladies. I don’t like it.

Lululemon: 6/10 *for me*

I would say that I’m pretty advanced in lifting at Lululemon. I think I have probably over 3K worth of lifted stuff from them. It’s super super daunting at first so for newbies I would rate it a 10 out of 10, but since I’ve been there a lot and kind of know how it’s run,, I’ve definitely gotten more used to it. Go on a busy day, get a dressing room and then just exit when the dressing room attendant is busy with something else because that is the easiest I’ve ever had it. The girls here are either the sweetest in the world or total bitches and hoes. I never talk to anybody here beyond a few words because it can leave an impression which is bad in our case lol.

Aerie: 7/10

I’ve only ever lifted the underwear from here, but it’s really annoying because the layout is not good at all for lifting. Best underwear in the world though in my opinion. Literally everything else is tagged.

Victoria’s Secret/pink: 9/10

Same thing as aerie only ever lifted the underwear. I literally will not fuck with anything else because everything has tags and now basically all the stores have those stupid computers that know exactly what you bring into the dressing room.

Hot topic: 7/10

Not horrible, but definitely not my favorite obviously if you’re gonna lift anything lift the jewelry because that shit is getting taken 24/7 365.

Box lunch: 9/10

Again another store that’s so unexpectedly hard for no reason other than everything LITERALLY every fucking thing has tags on it.

Silly mall haul

Okay gamers. I did my first walk out at se4uh today lmao. There were a SHIT ton of people. Like… more people than I’ve ever seen in a makeup store before… crazy. So I picked up what I wanted, acted like I was walking back from the cashier and followed the other people going out. I wouldn’t recommend this bc it’s honestly just kinda stupid. It was impossible for me to conceal bc of all the damn people everywhere, but yeah don’t do that and if you do you should have a random receipt to flash on your way out.

Empty keychain ~ $1

Phone charm hooks ~ $2 (realistically I do not have to 🏋️‍♂️ from daiso LMFAO)

Clinique cleansing balm ~ $44 (??)

Dm chrome flakes ~ $26

Contour ~ $42 (?)

Bra ~ $68 (???)

WAHOOO recent hauls hehehe.. about 295ish in the first pic and the second pic is only about 20.

Super hype haul

Guys I’m soooo happy w everything I got today!! Some of these were impulsive but most of them I had on a list hehe. I also have an interview at a mega cool bookstore tomorrow so I’m feeling good!!

The cranberries shirt ~ $12

You like it darker ~ $30 (ily stephen king but huh)

Brushes ~ $18

Revolution palette ~ $15 (guys istg this is the best rainbow palette EVER)

Cat pencil case ~ $25 (??)

Hairspray ~ $9

My fav chocolate lol $3 ~ x2 $6

Contact solution ~ $5

Pasties ~ $15

Fashion tape $10 ~ x2 $20

Face cleanser ~ $5

Anime lashes ~ $14 (??)

Nails ~ $20 (???)

Kvd bronzer ~ $36 (??)

Mini deodorant ~ $2

Cover-girl gloss $12 ~ x2 $24

Canmake mascara ~ $15

Juvias lipstick ~ $15