another small mall haul <3
— zoom113z, h4wt t0wp1c, ech + emm, sp3ncrr'z, h0ll1⭐
literally came in to lyftt ONE black shirt for a uniform and somehow 10 other things floated out of the mall with me how crazy is that??! anyways bigger hauls coming soon i swear </3
n/p: two more sets of nails and a white tank top
total b4 tax — $302 (why is true religion so expensive.)
That has got to be the most ridiculous title for myself.
Anyway.
GOOGLE MAGIC TRICKS. LEARN SLEIGHT OF HAND THROUGH MAGIC TUTORIALS.
Guys I was OBSESSED with magic as a kid and I practiced it until I was a junior in high school.
You know how easily I took to lifting? Ridiculously. I’ve fucking concealed with employees staring me in the eye during my first ever haul. They can’t tell shit. And they had no idea.
There’s tricks you can learn that are INVALUABLE. Of course don’t go running up to lp and concealing in front of them right away. I’ve been playing with sleight of hand and illusions for years.
You’d be amazed how much better you can get at lifting if you learn tricks similar to it.
Penny behind the ear? Oh no. I pulled a fucking nAKED PALLETTE OUT OF YOUR DAMN ASS HOW’S THAT FOR A TRICK.
Now go learn from the pros my precious babies ilysm ❤❤❤❤
To add to this: look up Apollo Robbins and the sort of stuff he does: he explains diverted attention really well, and basically how to direct others’ gazes to particular areas while doing something else. Of course, Robbins uses it for stage effects, but if you take the basic premise and get creative with it and apply it to lifting… you’re all set. Practice this shit in the bathroom mirror at home and stuff, too, with items around the same size and weight as stuff you’re lifting. (If you don’t have those items yet, use small packets, or lipglosses or pens or whathaveyou.)
And get very, very good at not looking at your hand while you’re doing stuff (including removing and even finding RFID tags, as well as concealing). Ideally you want your attention– and anyone else’s– focussed on what you’re doing with your other hand, which should be looking at a product/price/etc.
This is very good advice. I’ve also used the same philosophies as professional pickpockets (they use sleight of hand, same as magicians) and been very successful with it.
So as alot of you know DNA stands for Did Not Arrive, its when you order something online and then tell the company it never arrived. Most places will instantly refund, sometimes they may do an investiagtion, but this isnt something to worry about. Its a must to be able to lie easily and make up things on the spot.
♡ what live chat may say ♡
• "contact your local post office" you never actually have to contact them, you can just say they said they never received the package or that it was lost in transit.
• "by accepting a refund you agree that you have told the truth, police may be involved" ive only seen shein say that (they would not contact authorities over £100 of sweatshop clothing) and it means absolutely nothing. Police will never do anything even if reported, its impossible they will do something but if they were to investigate you can easily say you found the parcel, you truly never did receive it, or you received it after you got the refund.
•"we will proceed to an investigation" this also essentially means nothing, an investigation can mean a different team will just look at the reported situation and decide if a refund will happen. The delivery service may be contacted but all they can say is "well we delivered it"
♡ how to actually go about a refund ♡
•message livechat: usually on a website or app there will be a customer service live chat, this will connect you to a real person that you will message. Usually you can get an instant refund with live chat. You always have to confirm your details such as address, email, and phone number.
•call them up: ive personally never called up for a refund but it works in a similar way to livechat. Always remember to stick to your story.
•email: email is usually significantly slower than live chat or phoning so essentially you shouldnt do email but its not impossible.
♡ how to act ♡
•"Always remember to be kind and respectful" customer service already deal with alot. Remember we are criminals not meanies. The customer service will be way more helpful and smooth if you are just respectful, ive been thanked by customer service for being understanding and had a convo about how shit people can be to customer service.
•"confident" remember to always be confident in what you want and in your story. If they offer reshipment ask for a refund instead, if they offer store credit say "no thanks id rather not order from here again". Dont accept anything that isnt a refund. Still be kind but push for what you want.
•"emotional" remember you're acting like someone didnt receive a parcel they needed and were excited for. Dont get angry, just seem upset and disappointed.
♡ methods ♡
The only way to get a refund isnt DNA.
•"PEB" parcels are always weighed so this can be sticky but saying that one of your two items didnt arrive. Ive seen people for example order airpods and an ipad, say the airpods werent there and then have airpods reshipped. You can then if you want return both the reshipped airpods and the ipad and boom you got free airpods.
•"damaged" this can also be sticky, companies will usually ask for items to be returned so they can reship. Id personally only attempt this for aliexpress/wish or if you are buying something electronic you can say the battery leaked (you cant post things that have battery leakage due to toxicity.) Also you can say that you got blood on the item and you have HIV so it would be incredibly dangerous to return. If electronic make sure you say that it didnt cause any damage that there is just blood on the item.
•"unmatched" you can say the item isnt as the listing indicated, sent the completely wrong product, the wrong colour, wrong size ect ect. For example you can take a top you bought that youre trying to get a refund on and find an item of a different size and take picture of that size lable as proof.
•"EB" same idea as peb but you say there was absolutely nothing in the box/package. Good ass success rate.
Make sure you know what you want to say, i personally first go with DNA, and then if that doesnt work say that your package didnt have the item (empty box or partially empty box) and then damaged. With damage you have to get creative, in a bag ive cut a lil hole on the inside that is with the seem and then its easily sewed back up. I saw someone else say the same example and ive done it so many times but if you order a black shirt, grab an old piece of black fabric and cut a hole in it and take a photo of that implying that its the same item.
I know i have some whack dna hauls like an ipad and multiple laptops but please remember that this is fraud at the end of the day. To be good at online scamming and shoplifting is to just be able to adapt to the situation and improvise when needed. Doing this too much with the same carrier can get your address blacklisted so keep that in mind.
DISCLAIMER: This is a post I created for my own personal use that I'm now sharing to help others. This means that you may recognize some of this information from other posts (or your own!), because I like to compile and rephrase any information I find helpful. I don't list sources for everyone's safety, but that is in no way because I want to pass off some of this information as my own. Feel free to comment or message me if you think someone should be credited and I will gladly do so <3 Any additional info is always appreciated!
General Tips & Tricks:
Remember, no ID, no case. Avoid using your credit/debit card whenever possible, as they can ID you this way and case build. You can either pay with cash, load up a V1sa credit card, or don’t pay at all ;)
Park away from camera view in the parking lot. Better yet, park down the street or around the corner and walk to your car so they can’t identify you with your car (this is if you can walk a ways with reusable bags, bc it’s obv harder with a cart)
Act like a normal shopper. Browse, look at prices, and don’t look around at other people.
Avoid looking at the doors if there is beeping, most normal people wouldn’t notice or pay attention.
Always do your research before hitting a store. Scope out the location ahead of time, check out the cameras in the parking lot and in the store, get an idea of how vigilant they are about checking receipts, find out when they’re the busiest, check for LP and security.
On weekdays when it’s slower some stores won’t have security, but will bring them in on the weekends. This is true for stores like Tom Finger and Kroh-ger.
Self Checkout:
Use reusable bags. Place the less expensive items/the ones you plan on actually paying for at the top of the bags. Scan those and “forget” the items at the bottom.
Bring a new looking receipt, or create a fake receipt of the items you’re taking (buy a receipt printer and print your shopping list using the store's template/format for receipts)
Create fake label stickers at home. Take a picture on your phone for barcodes and get a label sticker. Make your code for whatever dollar amount you want (like $1 each).
Scan things quickly and cover the barcode with your hand on “accident” when scanning. This is riskier because sometimes the camera or machine will catch this and stop your checkout process to replay video of you skipping an item (which is so embarrassing lmao).
Get a packet of dressing or gravy (which runs .30 to .50 cents) and hold it under the item you're scanning. This is also a little more on the riskier side just because an employee or cameras can physically see the price of the item scanned versus the item you’re holding.
If you’re satisfied with a nice self-given discount, it’s lower risk to tear the tag off a cheaper item similar to the one you’re getting. For example you can hold the barcode for a cheaper pillow against the actual tag for a more expensive pillow.
A good rule of thumb for self checkout is to act as quickly as possible. Your actions will be much harder to catch if you’re hard to keep up with. Don’t come off as frantic or worried though, just look like you’re busy and have someplace to be.
Place smaller items underneath cheaper bigger items or underneath the cart and “forget” to scan them at self checkout. This creates very realistic plausible deniability. One good example is placing a pack of toilet paper on top of a dozen sheets of pimple patches or face masks. It’s not going to occur to anyone to look underneath such a big item.
Likewise, you can place smaller items into bigger items and buy that one bigger item. For example, buying a large plastic bin or laundry hamper and placing items inside. This is higher risk though, because you will have to conceal the smaller items on the floor. Finding blindspots can be difficult, and hidden cameras are a thing. If you are seen doing this, it will be obvious what you are attempting to do so be sure you are being tactful. This may also draw attention because this is a common and well known thing that people do, even if they are not experienced lifters.
To create more plausible deniability, wear earbuds/headphones and play music. If you're caught you can pretend you didn't hear that the scanner didn't beep on the item.
Pretend you’re shopping for 2 people and need to do 2 different orders. If you're caught trying to leave without paying for something, just say the rest of the items are for someone else. Scan them, take the L, and move on.
Buy bulk. If you have multiples of items, it's easier to make it less obvious you stole something. So if you have 5 bottles of the same soda and only scanned 3, it looks less suspicious than if you only had 1 and it never left your cart.
Body Concealing:
Go to the freezer section, as you are “looking for ice cream” have your bag of choice situated on the side of your body where the door is blocking you; the condensation should block your actions. The items you want to conceal should be in your hand, so then just drop it in. Make sure no one’s on your other side.
Get two meat packs and have them facing each other for easy concealment.
The makeup aisle is highly monitored, for the love of god don’t try to conceal until you’re in another section. Don’t get too much makeup at one time either, try to grab moderate amounts like someone spending their own money would.
Carside Pickup:
Tell them that you have store credit, most will never check and as long as it’s less than like $50 they’ll probably give it to you. It might be more believable if you say “last time I picked up you guys forgot to give me my “xyz”, and I didn’t want to come back to pick it up so you said you’d take the $10.99 (or whatever amount) off this order”.
You most likely will not get ID'd at carside.
Walkouts:
Find a store with a Stardollars inside. Have a drink and have your bag already filled and leave after you’re finished. This works for smaller hauls, don’t attempt with a whole cart, it will be more obvious. To my knowledge, this is a well known method by employees so in some situations this might be higher risk.
Don’t stop if they ask you to. Wave them off (as if you couldn’t be bothered and you find them an inconvenience), pretend not to hear, quickly flash a receipt, etc. If they are not cops, you are not legally obligated to stop.
Be patient and find your window of opportunity. Don’t rush out, wait and see when no one is paying attention to the doors. Your biggest tool will be confidence, if no one notices you because you are not acting out of the ordinary you can get away with a lot.
You can have someone watch your back as you leave. Meaning, they can stay back to see if anyone notices and follow you out after or if it’s a high risk situation, they can block the exit with a shopping cart and tell you to run.
The best approach is to do walkouts when no one will notice. This means going when it’s busiest (the weekends, specifically Sunday afternoon) and at higher income areas where they will not be on high alert. This will not always be possible, so in times it’s not just make sure there is no security to stop you.
Do not double dip too often at the same stores, rotate the stores you hit unless you are going in disguise. The same logic applies with lifting anywhere, dress nice and blend in. Face masks are preferable.
Some stores have shopping carts with wheels that will lock up for one of these two reasons:
1. You attempt to leave without paying (meaning the wheels will lock at the store doors). This is meant to prevent theft known as “pushout” or “walkout” theft.You can get around this by either walking out with a basket or reusable bags instead, or by going through the point of sale areas to deactivate the locking mechanism. Either walk through an empty cashier aisle so it appears you paid, or through self checkout.
2. You attempt to leave the premises. This is meant to prevent shopping carts from being taken off the lot, so unless you’re trying to steal the cart too or you parked far from the store it shouldn’t be an issue.
Personally I like to fill up reusable bags as I make my through the store, and not all at once since that to me looks more sketch. Have some items at your cart until the end then bag the rest before you’re getting ready to leave, but bag a majority of it as you go.
Usually there will be signs throughout the store notifying shoppers of this, or you can tell by looking at the carts’ wheels. There will be two out of the four wheels either on the front or the back that look different from the others, like there is some sort of clunky shield on them.
You can learn more about how this works at:
How Do Anti-Theft Wheel Locks on Shopping Carts Know to Trip at the Edge of the Parking Lot?
Local Fred Meyer stores are rolling out a new device to hopefully keep shoplifters from leaving with merchandise.
RETAILERS like Walmart and Target have used anti-theft shopping carts with rollercoaster-style wheels that are small but stay strong for 35,
***This is a new idea I have not tested yet, but I will edit this portion of the post when I do. Wear a F@/vor or insta-nt-cart shirt/cap and bring the company bags to fill up (you can l find these items online). Routinely check your phone as you shop like you are collecting an order for a customer that already paid online. Walking out will raise less questions when you seem like a mere worker carrying out someone else’s order. That way you can also claim the items have already been paid for online if you are stopped. You could go as far as to have a fake item pulled up on the app or create a fake picture/screenshot.
Best places to go grocery shopping:
Trade Joey's (best for body concealing as there are few, if any, cameras)
Sproots
Worst places to go grocery shopping:
Fuckin’ T@/rget. I’d only attempt low risk methods if there’s something you REALLY want.
W@/m@/rt, unless you’re only occasionally skipping items at self checkout.
Kroh-ger. They’re known to case build.
Stores that have locking carts (this will not apply to every location):
