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Pheletes is a Greek epithet of the God Hermes, meaning a plunderer; a robber; a highwayman.

[hermes-pheletes]

Intro Post

- Name: Lad (short for Ladrão)

- Age: 23

- Pronouns: They/Them

- Nationality: American (👎🏻)

- Gender: Agender

- Sexuality: Achillian

For all intents and purposes, this is a roleplay blog. Full disclosure statement can be found here.

I started “stealing” in my teens, mostly just stupid shit like putting stuff in my pockets. Then in my early 20s I had to start doing it for survival (groceries and the like).

To date my most impressive feats have been grocery hauls - but I’ve also gotten some pretty expensive electronics and a really nice set of new pots and pans.

I never steal from small businesses or family run stores - I only ever steal from big chains like Hallmart, Targot, Kruger, etc.

Asks are always open and I’d love to share my tips and methods because - not to be an ass - I’m pretty good at this 😎

[devoted-to-the-gods]

ITS HERMES DAY GO STEAL FROM THE RICH 🗝

[hermes-pheletes]

Don’t have to tell me twice 😎

[hermes-pheletes]

I don’t know where else to get these thoughts out - so I guess I’ll do it here.

I was illegally fired from my job in August - I reported two higher ups for sexual harassment and wage theft and they fired me for it.

I was already applying for new jobs before they fired me, and I’ve been applying for jobs ever since.

Hundreds of applications, 3 interviews, no offers.

I’m three months behind on rent and utilities - I’m in debt thousands of dollars after just having finalized bankruptcy a year ago. My most recent job was supposed to save me and give me a fresh start financially- and now I’m right back at the bottom. My food stamps run out in November like everyone else - and unemployment is only $290 a week.

I wake up every day wishing I was dead and go to sleep every night wishing I won’t wake up.

I have no contact with my family, and my partner is my only friend.

[depsidase]

[movedtofailhag2]

i'm not a shoplifter but i believe in their beliefs

[theworsethingsgettheharderifight]

we appreciate your support

[theworsethingsgettheharderifight]

i mean they

[aberrantemotion]

ive been online too much i thought that was a "hey girl I mean they" joke for a solid minute

[my-t4t-romance]

it's ok I thought it said shapeshifters

[hermes-pheletes]

Can someone just fucking kill Donald Trump please?!?!

[for legal reasons this a joke]

[eagle-writes]

Piracy can’t be stealing if paying for it isn’t owning.

[hermes-pheletes]

Just got, what was probably $300+ worth of items from garTet for $40

Hermes Pheletes always at my side 🫶

[depsidase]

[txxanna]

go on

[hermes-pheletes]

Some of my main shoplifting tips:

1. Never steal non-grocery items worth more than the petty theft limit in your state (where I live anything under $200 is petty theft so I try to stay at or below that amount). This will just be helpful in the event you ever are caught.

2. You are MUCH more likely to get away with theft if you bring your own reusable bags (where applicable/acceptable to do so). People see items in bags and are FAR less likely to question it or think you’re sus.

3. If you buy *something* from your cart but don’t scan/pay for *everything* you’re WAY safer.

I regularly go into my local grocery store, fill up my cart to the brim, and then do the following:

Pull a handful of items out of one of my reusable bags.

Scan said items and put them back in my cart.

Complete my transaction and pay for my items.

Take my receipt and walk out

I’ve been doing this for the past 5+ years and have never been caught. Last week I was able to get $250+ worth of groceries and only paid $10.

4. Be friendly to staff. Some people think you should avoid interacting with staff, but IMO that’s only gonna make you look more sus. When you walk in, smile casually at the staff you see and nod your head at them. This is ESPECIALLY important if it’s a store you frequent often. The staff will start to see you in a positive light (especially cause so many people are rude AF to store employees), and are much less likely to suspect you.

5. Always, ALWAYS grab a cart. Even if you’re just getting a couple of items - even if you’re not actively stealing. If you make it your norm (again, especially if you frequent a place often) then it establishes a non-suspicious baseline for employees/staff.

Asks are always open ✌🏻

*This is a roleplay blog - all disclosures can be found here.

[animentality]

[gothicaphrodite]

I hope Lord Hermes knows that every time I pirate or steal something it's in his honor. <3

[depsidase]

[khaire-traveler]

So, my friend just left their job at a certain chain of grocery stores that starts with a W and decided to share some interesting facts with me. I thought y'all might find it interesting, too.

W has had a major problem with theft since introducing the "no plastic bags". People keep putting things in their personal bags at the self checkout or even leaving them purposely in their bags at the cash registers (and most cashiers don't actually check for hidden items if other bags are inside of the main bag or if it's not obvious).

They've applied new locks to certain items that hang because people would just pull them off of the old locks. They're actually planning to introduce more security measures in the future - specifically, putting many items behind locked glass doors.

W's self checkout now has features where it can detect a ticket switch (scanning another product in place of the actual product) and a mis-scan. Pretty interesting stuff! Apparently, though, it's not always 100% accurate, and if someone were to scan the second ticket in such a way that the camera above couldn't see it, it may not be able to detect it. The machine, however, can tell when two VERY different items do not match (ex: scanning a pair of expensive headphones as a fruit). If it detects a problem, the attendant can pause the transaction and review the footage of the last item that was scanned. Definitely a helpful security feature!

The greeters at the front of the store are trained to only check a receipt if there are unbagged items. Along with that, if they see a bag or backpack, they'll check receipts then, too, and will look inside of the bag if the customer allows it. Crazy thing is that you can deny having your receipt checked! They can't and won't do anything if a customer just walks past them, and if they try to stop a customer leaving, W can get sued.

The only W personnel who are allowed to deal with shoplifters and the like are the Asset Protection Team™. No one else is allowed to touch a suspected thief, nor are they allowed to accuse a customer of stealing. If a customer is accused of stealing and forced through a receipt check yet hasn't stolen anything, W legally has to compensate them for the hassle upon request (with proof, such as camera footage, the request simply can't be denied, though W may try to prolong the process).

W employees are required to clean up spills immediately upon seeing them. I'd say most employees will just leave the spill, grab the equipment, then come to clean it up in reality, but they're supposed to "guard" the spill until they can find another associate to help them clean it up. I'm just saying, but this seems like a really unfortunate distraction that could take an employee's attention away from other matters, such as if there's suspicious activity nearby and someone was purposely creating some kind of distraction. These spills do make their jobs harder, however.

One of the biggest issues that I heard about was people scanning the quantity of certain items as less than there actually were (specifically at self checkouts). Pastries and fruits are a good example of this. Some people will enter one cookie but actually have 3, for example. I think the items this happens most often with are cookies, donuts, avocados, bananas, lemons, limes, mangoes, cantaloupes, and any items that like those that don't require a weight to purchase. This is the case with most grocery store self checkouts, however.

Although many of the cameras W places within random store aisles are fake, those that are placed near expensive items tend to be legit cameras. There was a post that circulated online about how these cameras tend to be fake, and due to that post, you'll now see lots of thieves get caught on cameras that they assumed were not real. It's so wild when you see those videos on YouTube! Those videos literally expose the identities of the people who steal to potentially thousands of people across the world and establish shitty reputations for said people. Other stores are made aware of their identities and can more easily prevent the stealing!

Speaking of those videos, it's very silly to watch those thieves try to hide things in their coats or bags just to discover that the items don't fit. It's almost as if they didn't check beforehand to make sure they'd have enough room, especially without it being noticeable! I mean, don't they practice in a mirror or even have a loved one who checks to see if it's obvious? That's so wild to me!

While associates who are at registers and self checkouts aren't allowed to intervene if they see or suspect a thief, they do have to immediately alert the managers and asset protection. It's pretty wild to see this process in action and watch how quickly the team can move! I've even heard of asset protection being allowed to tackle customers they believe are stealing, although I've never seen this in action. I kind of feel like tackling a thief, especially one you're not sure is actually a thief, would be a good way to get W sued, you know?

I feel like SOOOOO many thieves get caught by giving themselves away, tbh. I guess this isn't something my friend told me, but I've seen it happen so many times in security footage videos on YouTube where the person stealing will look around them as they're grabbing the item, quickly put the item into wherever, look around again, and use a lot of nervous body language as they try to exit the store. Like, the best thieves I've seen have always acted very confident - being aware of their surroundings before grabbing the item, grabbing the item very casually, finding a casual way to slip it into somewhere as they walk away, and walking out with the confidence that they know exactly what they're doing and absolutely nothing is wrong. They seem to walk with their backs straight and their heads held up a bit, almost as if to say "I'm not worried". Either that, or they walk with a very relaxed stride, like that of someone who's just walking into W and walking back out for no reason in particular. When they put too much thought into how they walk, however, it becomes much more obvious. A dead giveaway is probably when the thief acts fidgety, seems paranoid, displays signs of being very nervous whenever an associate is nearby or watching them, and walks very rigidly. You also tend to see good thieves going to checkout lanes that are the furthest from an employee or are in a spot in the middle. Pretty interesting!

Please share this if you'd like! This information is very important for us customers to be aware of. Hopefully, we can spot security threats ourselves and report them to employees of any store! I'm sure many of these things happen at other stores besides W.

[hermes-pheletes]

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