hi :) do you have any master posts or know of any for beginners?
Alright here goes. First a key of all the lingo
SA- Sales associateLP/AP- Loss preventionCS- Customer serviceSus- suspiciousBlindspot- a location out of view of cams/sa/and other customersHaul-all your lifted goodiesLift/lifted/lifting- steal/stolen/stealingliftblr- shoplifting tumblrconceal- hide merchandise on your body or with your own belongings with the intent of stealing itRFID- radio frequency identification tags (they make the alarms go off and tell the sa exactly what you stole)
Alright now onto the basics:
START SMALL. I cannot stress this enough honestly. Do not think you have to start out lifting MK purses, NAKED palettes, and other really expensive things. If you feel comfortable starting out with drug store products you go right ahead boo. It’s not a race to see who can get what in the shortest amount of time since starting lifting. I’ve been lifting for 8 or 9 years and I still haven’t gotten an MK purse.
STAY A LITTLE NERVOUS. I’m not saying look mad sus because you look like you’re stealing and checking around every two seconds to make sure no one is even looking your way. Just be nervous enough to pay attention to what’s going on around you.
DO NOT LOOK LIKE YOU’RE AVOIDING SAS. Alright? They can see if you’re TRYING to avoid them and they’ll know what’s up. You don’t want that. So if you see an SA or even LP coming your way smile politely and almost shyly and if they ask if you need any help say “No I’m fine thank you so much though :)))” Politely dismissing them like this will help them to believe you know what you’re looking for.
DON’T LOOK SUS. Don’t wear baggy clothing. Don’t wear clothes that draw attention to you. Don’t have your hair dyed some insane color. Just try to blend in with the people that shop at that store and be FORGETTABLE. You don’t want them to recognize you next time right?
DON’T GO TO A STORE MORE THAN TWICE EVERY TWO WEEKS. Now I’m guilty of not listening to this one heh. Only with stores I know I won’t be really noticed going to more than once or if I go with different people who are buying things.
DO NOT GET GREEDY. I can’t stress this one enough either. Don’t go in with a seemingly empty purse and leave with it about to burst at the seams alright? That’s stupid and just trying to get you caught.
DO NO BE SLOPPY. No concealing on cams, no concealing in front of ANYONE (unless you have a lifting partner, they are the only exception to this. Other than that? NO ONE)
CHECK FOR TAGS ON EVERYTHING. I mean EVERYTHING. Look all over the packaging, open it and check inside it if you can. I’ve done this before. If you do this and an SA asks what you’re doing just say “oh i bought one of these before and the shade in he box was a completely different one than on the outside so I was double-checking it :))” Remember to be polite and smile.
DO NOT GET ANGRY BECAUSE SAS WANT TO HELP YOU. Remember that is their JOB.
KEEP TRACK OF HOW LONG YOU ARE IN A STORE. Try hard to not spend more than 20 minutes in a store. (There are exceptions to this like very large stores where you may or may not see the same SA more than once.)
Alright now for tagsThere’s a post on my blog somewhere covered in info about tags. I’ll link it I just don’t have the link as I write this out.
WHERE TO CONCEALDressing rooms are my favorite place to conceal, but when those are unavailable I’ll shop my way into a blindspot and shop my way back out, concealing while in that blindspot. If someone is in that spot I’ll usually seem to be looking for something until they leave, if they’re there for more than five minutes though seem like you gave up on finding that item and shop your way back out. You can also make your own blind spot with your body by crouching. This doesn’t seem sus if there are things on a bottom shelf or on the floor even. Though if there is a camera at both ends of the aisle make sure you have a partner or display to block one of the cameras and use yourself to block the other one. I will also only conceal on cam using the phone method, place a small product you want in your and put your phone over that and put your phone in your bag and leave it and the product behind in your bag.
NOW ON TO IF YOU SET OFF THE TOWERS WHICH CAN HAPPEN NO MATTER HOW CAREFUL YOU ARE.If you set off the towers, seem busy and keep walking. Nine times out of ten you’ll be okay. I have stepped back and looked like a dear in headlights at the sa and they all just shrugged and waved me out of the door but I would not recommend doing that because it was honestly the most terrifying ten seconds in my entire fucking life I thought I was going to jail right then and there.
I think thats everything if you want to know more please ask.
