lifting tips from a h0bby l0bby employee
ok girlies and gents and y’alls! i’ve been working in retail for a solid month now and i have some tea that’s ready to be spilled! some of these tips are specific to h/L, some can be applied to any store. anyways, here we go!!
1. if you lift something, for the LOVE OF CHRIST. please lift all of it, including the packaging. it honestly pisses us off more when you steal a single earring & leave the packaging and other earring as opposed to just taking the entire thing. if you take it all then we don’t have to try to sell the item
2. we can’t do anything to you unless we specifically see you concealing an item. if we have suspicion, the best thing we can do is cs you to death and hope you drop the item. so be wary of where you conceal.
3. this is kind of location specific but my h/L has probably 3 domes and TONSS OF BLINDSPOTS. not to mention, i am 99% sure the domes are fake because i’ve been in every little secret room in that store and there’s literally no where to watch cameras. basically, just make sure to conceal when sa’s can’t see you.
4. h/L employees are SUPER INATTENTIVE. unless you ask us a question, we basically just keep to ourselves. we’re too busy restocking merchandise to be watching your every move.
5. there are only RFID’s on really expensive things.
6. ask us questions about locations of merchandise and just random stuff about the store. it makes you look less sus if you’re willing to show your face to sa’s and ask questions. it’s even better if you genuinely act interested in what we’re saying.
7. clearance aisles are cliché. don’t conceal there, don’t ditch packaging there. it’s the first place we look if we suspect someone of lifting. you’re better off concealing in crafts, floral, party, or seasonal. maybe even frames.
8. don’t even try to use the reusable bag or walkout method. reusable bags are a red flag. we don’t have company specific reusable bags, and when you’re putting things in reusable bags it’s superrrr sus, so you’re better off just concealing in a purse or on your body. the walkout method isn’t good either because there’s always at least 1 sa near the entrance retrieving carts or sweeping the floor or some shit like that. if we see a bunch of stuff in your cart & it’s not in bags, we might ask you to show your receipt or come back in the store.
9. this is probably the most important one. if you think you’re being sussed and you feel sketched out, it’s because you probably are. we have an entire binder of BOLO’s (be on lookout) for shoplifters that we catch on cctv (which are only pointed towards the entrance & registers!) so basically, if you feel sussed, just drop&ditch, because we’re most likely onto you and we WILL remember you next time you come in.
again, some of these are LOCATION SPECIFIC!! please do your own research as well!! i’ll add more tips as i learn more! just remember that h0bby l0bby is a racist, anti-lgbt, misogynistic trash company, so rob that bitch blind!!!
tl;dr h0bby l0bby is a goldmine LMFAO
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