I don't know about countries outside the UK, but over here supermarkets are currently encouraging customers to use a service called 'SmartShop'.
Essentially how it works is they give you a tiny scanning device that you may use to scan your items and put them in your shopping bag as you go.
Which is great for lifters because it means putting items directly in your bag is no longer suspicious.
But to prevent you from just pretending to scan items, the device makes a very loud beeping noise every time you scan one, so obviously just slipping something into your bag with no 'beep' sound will still look like criminal activity.
But!!!
Something that I realized today was that when you use the touchscreen on the device to cancel an item, the scanner doesn't make any sound. So you can go around the store scanning everything, then just as you're about to check out (you do this by going to a self checkout machine and linking it to the scanning device, the self checkout downloads you cart and then you pay there as normal) you can just delete the most expensive items from your cart and save money! There's no weighing involved so the machine can't actually verify what's in your bag.
So long story short, I paid Ā£12 for a Ā£82 shop, saving Ā£70 š³
Honestly one of my favourite methods.
But! Stores will now do random checks, where they have to rescan a set number of items (usually between 5 & 15) to make sure you have scanned them, if they find even one item is missed they will rescan the whole shop for you.
Staff are meant to check at the bottom of the bag (Policy is actually called BOB at tesco) for un-scanned items, but most dont; especially if you have a tightly packed bag.
From experience I've noticed staff don't tend to scan duplicate items, so if I'm buying 2/3 boxes of cereal bars, I'll only scan one and then pack each box in a separate bag (I'm not sure if the quantity shows up on their scanner, but it would be kinda sus if they scanned one, their scanner showed I scanned say "2", but there's just 6 boxes all sitting together).
Some scanners allow you to increase the number of items via the touch screen, so usually I scan one, and then pretend to play around on the screen to "add multiples".
I have an old battered insulated shopping bag for cold items, there's a small tear on the inside lining which is great for hiding smaller items.
I like to rearrange items in my bags anyway so they are balanced and don't have heavy items on top, which is a great opportunity to h!de items
As for not beeping, I usually pretend to scan items (Press the scanner trigger and read near the barcodes) there's normally enough other people around that someone else is beeping to cover your lack of beeping.
Anyway, I would suggest trying it out a couple of times first without l!fting to see how your local store works, how frequently random check happen and to figure out the vibes of the staff ; are they kinda lazy; are they super thorough; Does the store have LP/ security in the self-scan / scan as you shop area? (I find morris0ns tend to have s3curity watching over).
I want to add that store checks aren't always random, in some stores the system is set up in such a way that you are automatically checked when they detect you have a certain number of products/type of product or are above a certain amount. Other stores base their checks around the activity in the scanner. I'm not from UK, but a major supermarket in my country is known to have AI software which detects suspicious behavior in the scanner. I've experienced that I got checked every time I deleted a lot of items. They printed out the history of my scanner and then went to compare it to what I was buying. So be careful with that.
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I kept seeing lists like this for USA/ UK/ Canada & Australia but never for Europe. Like whole Europe, so here we go. Keep in mind that every shop is different, this is based on my OWN personal experience. Scoop your local shops before.Ā
also. iām still a baby lifter so lol
rating based again on my own experience and my local shops.
1- very easy
10- very hard
Super/ Hypermarkets
AUCHAN 2/10 - cameras only in electronics part. Love to lift make up from there, i conceal while walking towards beverages/ snacks. RFID tags on some make-up, but can easily be peeled and eventually be stick to a random carton box somewhere. Canāt do walkouts.Ā
Carrefour 3/10 if you donāt go for make-up. - in my local one, the make up section has its own towers and checkout. Itās good for non-make-up small items. Cameras only in electronic section. Canāt walkout.
Kaufland - 5-6/10 pumped up with cameras everywhere, I did not try to lift from there.
LIDL - 5-6/10 same as above.
Make-up/ drugstores
D&M - 4/10 I didnāt lift from there, but someone i know did. Plenty of cameras, didnāt spot a blindspot, Iād conceal while walking.
Douglas - 6/10 I got sussed so fucking hard years before I started lifting. I assume itās pumped with cameras. I woudnāt try if I woudnāt have experience.
Sephora - 8/10 My local Sephora is pumped with cameras and LP. I woudnāt.
Clothing
H&M - 2-3/10 if you have magnet. magnet tags. Unattended changing rooms, the changing rooms have a lot of clothes in it. Iād go when itās busy.Ā
Berska - 3/10 hook tags. Same as above.
Stradivarius - 4/10 hook tags. LP is quite insistent.
Pull & Bear - 3/10 hook tags.Ā Ā
Sinsay - 1/10. Guys, I canāt tell you how grateful I am for Sinsay. My first lift was there. My local sinsays have carton tags withĀ āalarm securityā and thatās all. No RFIDs. No hard tags. No LP. Even not cameras my dudes. If you know when to go (my favorite time is Friday - Sunday afternoons.) you will find busy SAs, unattended changing rooms full of clothes! Itās basically all you can eat in lifting form!
TerraNova - 2/10 hook tags. The SAs seemed pretty uninterested.
Zara - 4/10 hook tags. LP walking IN the shop.
LC Waikiki - 3/10 hook tags. The shop is quite big, the changing rooms are unattended.
Special category for
Jumbo - 1/10. Carton tags with āalarm securityā, nothing else. Go when busy, conceal while walking
Please add if you know more!!! Also please donāt rb outside the community!
european lifters pls follow me, especially those im NL!!!! I may add on to this later if i remember more
stores:
$ubdu3d: 2/10, requires a magnet. Employees mind their business and dont count. Stores are usually quite small so i recommend to conceal in fitting rooms. In my store the employees dont really react when an alarm goes off.
b3rshk@: 1/10 SO EASY, requires a hook. Employees dont count, and theres usually a shit ton of tags and hangers in the fitting rooms already š
h3m@: 2/10, LP is present at the front door usually on busy days (tho probably depends on location). Plenty of blindspots. Idk what tags they use, i havent come across any tags yet so i imagine they only tag the higher value items. Always check though!
@cti0n: 3/10/?. Action is removing self scan in a lot of places which makes it a bit harder, since my go to method was using those. Its fairly easy though. they dont tag the majority of the items, and theres plenty of blindspots. Whenever alarms go off i havent seen employees react.
Åu$h: 2/10, Theres no security towers/tags, but employees tend to be extremely friendly and approach you very quickly. I go when its a *bit* busy so that the employees are helping other customers, but not when its SO busy that I can barely conceal anything. My lush has an upstairs area where its usually deserted (idk why, theres not even employees lol), so i always go there to conceal.
v1ct0rias $ecret: 1/10, theyve never had my size so i havent lifted any bras from here but Ive lifted perfumes/body care/makeup products. They have rfid stickers but no security towers so you dont need to worry about alarms going off š. If you also find bra lifting too tedious because they dont usually have your size then i recommend š§¬ing their website! Great place
bij0u br1gette: 1/10 . Store with jewellry. some locations have security towers but the vast majority dont. No rfid tags. Plenty of blindspots between displays and everything. Theres usually like 1-2 employees working, either at the cashiers desk or restocking supply.
br@ndy m3lville: 6/10, tags and security towers. Employees count and WILL chase you outside if an alarm goes off, so only recommended if you have a magnet
h0llister: 2/10, requires hook. theres security towers but theyre sooo far away from the cashier desk that they wont hear it. Still I always recommend to get rid of tags š. Theres not always an employee present at the fitting rooms, and they dont always count. If they ask I say i have one item less than what i actually have.
Bijenk0rf(department store with higher value brands): difficulty depends. Tagged items require hooks. Theres usually multiple LP officers walking around on the ground floor, where all the high end makeup and bags are. On the floors above that though theres none. Ive easily lifted stuff on the top floors since its less busy, way less employees, and no LP. Theres also not a lot of cameras, and a ton of blind spots.
S0low: 1/10 has security towers but so far away from employees that i doubt they could hear or even chase after on time. I havent seen any Lp. Lots of blindspots behind all the shelves. and stuff. I usually conceal while walking from aisle to aisle. I havent come across any tags yet but that could also be because ive only lifted low value stuff
R1tuals: ? Honestly ive lifted from here so many times and gotten so much stuff but that was back when i didnt really know what was smart and what wasnt š° ive made so many mistakes here im surprised they never said anything to me. They dont have security towers and i never see LP in the store but i always see them on smoke breaks outside so i assume they watch camera's or something? Its hard to conceal bc everything is pretty open with lots of employees so i usually did it in the back of the store. I used to take those giant ass gift boxes but i think id recommend to take individual products instead to not make your bag too bulky and full š
Cl@ires: 2/10 : lots of blindspots between the displays and stuff. No security tags/ towers. Usually like 1 or 2 employees. Im like 99% sure an employee saw me mid-conceal once and she didnt say anything
Kruidvat: Pretty easy, 3/10 Some locations tag stuff more than others. If they do tag its just an rfid sticker you can easily peel off. the majority of the jewlery doesnt have rfid (always chexk though) No lp. Employees may be on the floor to restock things. SOME places have LP on busy days
Ici paris XL: dont really recommend. I havent lifted anything from here so i cant really give a difficultyš but lots of locations have lp and tag everythinggggf including testers. Not a lot of blindspots either. Im probably going to wait for winter so I can sleeve some small items
etos: 2/10, security towers and sometimes tags. Pretry easy with plenty of blindspots inbetween shelves and displays. I conceal while walking. Some stores are easier than others.
hunkemuller/aerie i havent lifted from yet but they have pencil tags (require magnet) and security towers.
Also to add on to OP's stores:
d0ugl@s: I DONT!! recommend douglas, its so scary š. Ive only had big succes when i impulsively lifted lol. they sometimes have tags inside the boxes, so i personally only lift items that dont have a box. You can conceal behind shelves and displays.
h&m: not every h&m requires magnet. The ones in my country only have sticker rfid which you can get rid of without buying any tool
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l1fters based in the eu unite!! I feel like every post I see is from america and I can't find any tips for the st0res we have here so if anyone has any tips/tricks for eu sh0ps pls comment!!
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