hi there!! i’m a very beginner lyfter and i have a kinda dumb question: every lyfter tip i see says to grab your items and then conceal in a blind spot, but i’m kind of confused by that as wouldn’t staff/cameras see that you have it in hand and then it’s gone when you come out of a blind spot? i’ve only taken small things so far by palming some things and putting it in my pocket by pretending to reach for my phone, and the other day i made a blind spot by crouching over where the camera was pointing and stuffing a plush in my bag lol. does staff not normally pay attention to that kinda thing? i’d like to take bigger items but i have crazy bad anxiety and also am autistic so i need specific instruction lol
firstly that is so valid lol i get confused with instructions easily like it’s bad
when you conceal in a blind spot staff will not remember what you had UNLESS it is an item of high value or an item which is stolen frequently i recommend staying away from legos, pokemon, DND that kind of stuff
additionally if you are, for example, at s3ph0ra you must grab a basket and put in the stuff you want with decoy items so staff will not notice whatever items you actually wanted missing. afterwards feel free to leave the bag somewhere and if you must just tell a worker you forgot your wallet and to please hold your bag up front so you can come back and pay (which obviously you won’t lol)
when you are taking small stuff you will always want to hide it from staff and cameras even before you c0nceal. that means if you are taking lipstick take two out of the lipstick holder thingy, make sure one is positioned infront of the other and look around the store a little while longer. then you can conceal your item and walk back and put the decoy lipstick back on the shelf.
i will also say it heavily depends on how busy the store is. always aim for a happy medium where staff are tired and burnt out they likely will not care at all, but that does not mean you should be sloppy assume there is always a hidden camera / LP officer
i hope this helps please lmk if you need more clarity on anything