i don’t think anyone’s done a video like this before but!! this is a good method!! basically you take a jacket that either already had a layer inside or you put a hoodie inside of a jacket and rubber-band an arm on the inside layer shut and then use that arm to conceal!! I CONCEALED VERY OBVIOUSLY IN THIS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW YOUD DO IT!! the more things you put in the more full it could look/more noise it will make so move carefully!! if you want to conceal something larger (a soda can, etc.) put it in first so it slides in noiselessly. i got the idea from someone but i forgot who, i’ll tag them though!!
Can’t wait to use this method with my new denim jacket that’s perfect for it 💞💞 I actually think I like this more than my most used method (scarf/purse method)
If you frequently lurk in the L(oser)P spaces you've likely heard people mention the five elements or steps before. These are used generally for all LP when it comes to making a stop or apprehension on a l1!fter. The steps may be a little different depending on the store but generally this is what I saw most often.
1. Enter Store or Alert Signal
The reason why the "enter store/department without merchandise" step exists is to make sure someone isnt entering with something that belongs to them that they might just put down, look around, and pick back up.
Alternatively, some may have the first step be "alert signal" which is when LP decides to observe someone. This is because that person might have something "suspicious" about them, whether it be wearing a big coat in warmer weather, looking around for cams, wearing a backpack....looking outside the 'norm'... ..not being white...... etc.!!
2. Selection
Next, LP would have to see you actually pick up the item from the shelves, rack, or display. Depending on what it is they may be more focused on tracking the item itself than they are tracking you.
3. Concealment or Intention
In the pockets, bag, purse, or other places to put our items. This is the step LP watches the most for. Remember that depending on what the laws are in where you live that concealing itself may be enough against the law. Do NOT let yourself be seen doing this on cams!
If not concealing, there is also Intention. Whether this is removing tags, switching or replacing barcodes, or preparing a walkout.
4. Maintaining Observation
Most of the time this means that LP has to have close and near constant observation on you all the way up to step 5. This is the stage where you'll sense that you aren't being left alone if they saw you at step 3. Sometimes theyll be obvious, and sometimes theyll keep watch from afar with someone on cams. One of the best ways to break this however is entering a the restroom, which means they would need to start all over again.
However, some stores may have it where they don't require constant observation and instead making sure the person didn't dump it or still have the item in possession when at step 5. Though I still think using the restroom interrupts this as well.
5. Passing last POS
Point of Sale, from the checkout lanes to the eas gate to the exit doors. It depends. This is where LP would try to stop you. But remember, if it isn't the 🐖🚔 then know you can always say no (or nothing) and walk out anyways! Especially if they try to call you out to come back, at that point they're just hoping you'll obey.
Keep this in mind and while some LP may try to skip through their steps in hope theyll be successful, know that they're only putting themselves more at risk doing so. Stay safe and have fun! ☆
DISCLAIMER: This is a post I created for my own personal use that I'm now sharing to help others. This means that you may recognize some of this information from other posts (or your own!), because I like to compile and rephrase any information I find helpful. I don't list sources for everyone's safety, but that is in no way because I want to pass off some of this information as my own. Feel free to comment or message me if you think someone should be credited and I will gladly do so <3 Any additional info is always appreciated!
General Tips & Tricks:
Remember, no ID, no case. Avoid using your credit/debit card whenever possible, as they can ID you this way and case build. You can either pay with cash, load up a V1sa credit card, or don’t pay at all ;)
Park away from camera view in the parking lot.
Act like a normal shopper. Browse, look at prices, and don’t look around at other people.
Avoid looking at the doors if there is beeping, most normal people wouldn’t notice or pay attention.
Always do your research before hitting a store. Scope out the location ahead of time, check out the cameras in the parking lot and in the store, get an idea of how vigilant they are about checking receipts, find out when they’re the busiest, check for LP and security.
On weekdays when it’s slower some stores won’t have security, but will bring them in on the weekends. This is true for stores like Tom Finger and Kroh-ger.
Self Checkout:
Use reusable bags. Place the less expensive items/the ones you plan on actually paying for at the top of the bags. Scan those and “forget” the items at the bottom.
Bring a new looking receipt, or create a fake receipt of the items you’re taking (buy a receipt printer and print your shopping list using the store's template/format for receipts)
Create fake label stickers at home. Take a picture on your phone for barcodes and get a label sticker. Make your code for whatever dollar amount you want (like $1 each).
Scan things quickly and cover the barcode with your hand on “accident” when scanning. This is riskier because sometimes the camera or machine will catch this and stop your checkout process to replay video of you skipping an item (which is so embarrassing lmao).
Get a packet of dressing or gravy (which runs .30 to .50 cents) and hold it under the item you're scanning. This is also a little more on the riskier side just because an employee or cameras can physically see the price of the item scanned versus the item you’re holding.
If you’re satisfied with a nice self-given discount, it’s lower risk to tear the tag off a cheaper item similar to the one you’re getting. For example you can hold the barcode for a cheaper pillow against the actual tag for a more expensive pillow.
A good rule of thumb for self checkout is to act as quickly as possible. Your actions will be much harder to catch if you’re hard to keep up with. Don’t come off as frantic or worried though, just look like you’re busy and have someplace to be.
Place smaller items underneath cheaper bigger items or underneath the cart and “forget” to scan them at self checkout. This creates very realistic plausible deniability. One good example is placing a pack of toilet paper on top of a dozen sheets of pimple patches or face masks. It’s not going to occur to anyone to look underneath such a big item.
Likewise, you can place smaller items into bigger items and buy that one bigger item. For example, buying a large plastic bin or laundry hamper and placing items inside. This is higher risk though, because you will have to conceal the smaller items on the floor. Finding blindspots can be difficult, and hidden cameras are a thing. If you are seen doing this, it will be obvious what you are attempting to do so be sure you are being tactful. This may also draw attention because this is a common and well known thing that people do, even if they are not experienced lifters.
To create more plausible deniability, wear earbuds/headphones and play music. If you're caught you can pretend you didn't hear that the scanner didn't beep on the item.
Pretend you’re shopping for 2 people and need to do 2 different orders. If you're caught trying to leave without paying for something, just say the rest of the items are for someone else. Scan them, take the L, and move on.
Buy bulk. If you have multiples of items, it's easier to make it less obvious you stole something. So if you have 5 bottles of the same soda and only scanned 3, it looks less suspicious than if you only had 1 and it never left your cart.
Body Concealing:
Go to the freezer section, as you are “looking for ice cream” have your bag of choice situated on the side of your body where the door is blocking you; the condensation should block your actions. The items you want to conceal should be in your hand, so then just drop it in. Make sure no one’s on your other side.
Get two meat packs and have them facing each other for easy concealment.
The makeup aisle is highly monitored, for the love of god don’t try to conceal until you’re in another section. Don’t get too much makeup at one time either, try to grab moderate amounts like someone spending their own money would.
Carside Pickup:
Tell them that you have store credit, most will never check and as long as it’s less than like $50 they’ll probably give it to you. It might be more believable if you say “last time I picked up you guys forgot to give me my “xyz”, and I didn’t want to come back to pick it up so you said you’d take the $10.99 (or whatever amount) off this order”.
You most likely will not get ID'd at carside.
Walkouts:
Find a store with a Stardollars inside. Have a drink and have your bag already filled and leave after you’re finished. This works for smaller hauls, don’t attempt with a whole cart, it will be more obvious. To my knowledge, this is a well known method by employees so in some situations this might be higher risk.
Don’t stop if they ask you to. Wave them off (as if you couldn’t be bothered and you find them an inconvenience), pretend not to hear, quickly flash a receipt, etc.
Be patient and fight your window of opportunity. Don’t rush out, wait and see when no one is paying attention to the doors.
You can have someone watch your back as you leave. Meaning, they can stay back to see if anyone notices and follow you out after or if it’s a high risk situation, they can block the exit with a shopping cart and tell you to run.
The best approach is to do walkouts when no one will notice. This means going when it’s busiest (the weekends, specifically Sunday afternoon) and at higher income areas where they will not be on high alert.
Do not double dip too often at the same stores, rotate the stores you hit unless you are going in disguise. The same logic applies with lifting anywhere, dress nice and blend in. Face masks are preferable.
Some stores have shopping carts with wheels that will lock up for one of these two reasons:
1. You attempt to leave without paying (meaning the wheels will lock at the store doors). This is meant to prevent theft known as “pushout” or “walkout” theft.
You can get around this by either walking out with a basket or reusable bags instead, or by going through the point of sale areas to deactivate the locking mechanism. Either walk through an empty cashier aisle so it appears you paid, or through self checkout.
2. You attempt to leave the premises. This is meant to prevent shopping carts from being taken off the lot, so unless you’re trying to steal the cart too or you parked far from the store it shouldn’t be an issue.
Usually there will be signs throughout the store notifying shoppers of this, or you can tell by looking at the carts’ wheels. There will be two out of the four wheels either on the front or the back that look different from the others, like there is some sort of clunky shield on them.
You can learn more about how this works at:
How Do Anti-Theft Wheel Locks on Shopping Carts Know to Trip at the Edge of the Parking Lot?
Local Fred Meyer stores are rolling out a new device to hopefully keep shoplifters from leaving with merchandise.
RETAILERS like Walmart and Target have used anti-theft shopping carts with rollercoaster-style wheels that are small but stay strong for 35,
***This is a new idea I have not tested yet, but I will edit this portion of the post when I do. Wear a F@/vor or insta-nt-cart shirt/cap and bring the company bags to fill up (you can probably find these items online on eB@/y, etc). Routinely check your phone as you shop like you are collecting an order for a customer that already paid online. Walking out will raise less questions when you seem like a mere worker carrying out someone else’s order. That way you can also claim the items have already been paid for online if you are stopped. You could go as far as to have a fake item pulled up on the app or create a fake picture/screenshot.
Best places to go grocery shopping:
Trade Joey's (best for body concealing as there are few, if any, cameras)
Sproots
Worst places to go grocery shopping:
Fuckin’ T@/rget. I’d only attempt low risk methods if there’s something you REALLY want.
W@/m@/rt, unless you’re only occasionally skipping items at self checkout.
Kroh-ger. They’re known to case build.
Stores that have locking carts (this will not apply to every location):
y'all this girl found out i was gay so she wrote “lesbo” on my kindle in sharpie and told my whole French class that i was a f*g when the teacher was gone
so i brought an rfid that i’d taken home to study (electrical engineering and compsci are my bitches) and stuck it on the inside front pocket of her backpack when she went to gym… have fun beeping every time you go into a store bitch
(So real, my mom would be so mad if she found out I 🏋♂️ things 😔)
I don't have a lot of good advice for this, but if your mom doesn't regularly go in your room or go through your stuff I can recommend some places that I use to hide 🏋♂️ed stuff. For me, no one ever really goes in my room, like ever, so I can have things on display and no one will know it's 🏋♂️ed (I also have good excuses when my mom asks about something I have, if you want advice on that). For hiding places, I use two empty drawers on one of my dressers that I never use for anything, and since those got a little full, I moved on to using a decent sized box and I set it on an empty space on my floor and covered it with a cute little blanket so it seemed like something normal and not suspicious. But for suggestions of other places, I'd say spaces in closets work, in drawers in your room, with other clothes or makeup or ect. (so people will just think you bought that or that you already owned it or ect. It's good to hide them in plain sight sometimes) and maybe in old shoe boxes or old shopping bags. That's all I can really think of tho :^ ! If I manage to think of any more places, I'll let you know!!