catliftpurr's guide 2: being a sneaky lil liftin' novice
Somebody asked me how to start lifting and general tips/advice/etc. So here u guys go i hope it is helpful ꒰◍•̤ु௰•̤ु꒱
Don’t look suspicious or shady, act and dress like you’re actually be shopping. Dress nicely in a cute outfit that won’t bring much attention to you and do your makeup and hair well. Wear a natural looking wig if you have it!
Look for cameras with your EYES. Do not move your head unless you’re pretending to look at a display that’s up high.
ALWAYS be cautious and aware of everything. Always be listening and watching for LP AND customers. I can’t stress enough how important hearing is to detect footsteps, a bag shuffling, carts, or somebody talking that is nearby and can soon catch you that is blocked out of view. Seriously it saved me from a customer once who could’ve been a snitch.
Make sure the shelves don’t have holes or anything that can be peeked through! As a kid I was fascinated with “spying” on people through the holes in shelves(lol i was into being a sneaky lil shit for some reason and pretending i was a spy or thief(and here we are)) so I wouldn’t be surprised with LP doing that.
Check for security tags/stickers! I mean EVERYWHERE. Hold every tag, even the washing instructions, up to light to make sure there’s nothing embedded into it. You’ll know it when you see it. I like to rip every paper tag anyway to disrupt a possible signal just incase since you can never be too careful. Check the seams, everything.
Be courteous and polite, but don’t overdo it! People will remember rude customers and overly nice ones. Just be casual, only say what is needed.
If you think somebody is following you, or you’ve been caught, or if you just get a really bad feeling, ditch everything and walk out with nothing. We are doing ILLEGAL stuff and it’s better to just go home with nothing than go to prison with nothing but a fine and shoplifting on your record.
Research stores before you go! Know what you’re getting into. Do not try to take on anything you have even the slightest of doubts about. Know what their LP is like, what is usually tagged, how busy they can get, etc. etc. Remember though that not every single store is the same and you can just get either lucky or unlucky with yours.
Blindspots! Make sure you are completely out of the cameras view to conceal. But try NOT have only one blind spot. People will get suspicious if you keep going to the same spot without taking anything from it. Also don’t walk directly to it. Make your way throughout the store, like you’re really shopping. If you do go to the same blindspot twice, grab something from it you don’t intend on buying and have it visible that it’s in your basket/cart. (i prefer always using baskets)
If you go to a mall, have some shopping bags with a couple of your own shirts ready. Don’t just walk in with them ofc, keep em in your bag, go straight to bathroom, then pull them out in the stall. Stores are very less suspicious of people who seemingly already purchased from multiple stores.
Check what the dressing room attendants are like BEFORE you get stuff you’re stealing. What I mean is, don’t double hang or hide a lot of stuff in your pile first thing because if they take your stuff from you and count and see you were trying to sneak stuff, you probably should just ditch the store because now they’re probably onto you and you wasted a store.
^ Remember each attendant is different! Some may be good with counting and always do it, some just take your word for it and let you go in without ever counting.
Don’t get cocky, don’t get sloppy! After awhile, people get over-confident and start to forget how illegal what they’re doing is and how to be careful.
These are stores I’ve been to that are easy FOR ME. These may be different for your area. I live in a le classy rich white neighborhood so honestly the only crime that goes on here is speeding and bored high school/college kids smoking weed and doing psychedelics when they get the rare opportunity. Therefore everything is laid back for the most part.
Walmart. Little to no LP. I’ve been going to my local Walmart my whole life too though, so the people there know who I am and trust me, especially when I go with my mami. I’ve heard that I just may have gotten lucky though with this and most walmarts have a good LP. Also they won’t prosecute if you take under $25 so definitely do this store as your first to test out your lifting.
Michael’s. Hardly any cameras, super easy to find multiple blind spots, no LP that I noticed.
Target. Lazy/overly casual employees. The lady didn’t even glance at my stuff when I asked “hey do I need a number?” to enter the dressing room. Nor did she ask how much I had. And I asked one employee where something was(i actually intended on purchasing it) and he just seemed really tired and bored of working and didn’t care lol. Again I heard I think I may have just gotten lucky with this and Target is usually on point(geddit).
Bath and bodyworks! If you go at the end of the day, like in the last half hour before closing, all the employees are tired and packing everything up and too busy to offer to help you so their backs are always turned and you literally just drop whatever you want into your bag. No cameras.
Victoria’s Secret. No panties are tagged. Dressing room lady doesn’t count. I just tightly fold all the panties i want and clutch them all in my fist and put a pair of pants or smth over it so it can’t be seen what I’m holding. I saw somebody else just uses a VS shopping bag and puts what they’re “buying” into there and the attendant still doesn’t check.
Aaand I think that’s it for a beginner post! If I remember anything or if anybody suggests anything I’ll add an “*edited” or smth.
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