don’t get caught afterward
can i stress enough that after you leave you successfully it may be possible for you to still be caught?
safety precautions for all lifters:
Don’t park where cameras can see your license plates. Furthermore, park it between lots of cars. (Great if you have a tiny car… like me… haha)
If you wanna park closer- cover license plate somehow. Fake license plate (be careful, attach at gas station nearby? or in empty parking lot idk) If in cold weather, USE SNOW!! PACK IT ON your license plate after you get out of car. This might just work for me because I’m from a BRRR climate…
Don’t return to places too quickly if it’s obvious SAs know you’re a habitual shoplifter at their location.
Disguises. Don’t be the cool alt-person ever. Straight outta white-straight Pinterest. Neutral clothing, natural-ish hair. Hairdos that cover your face from cameras (Long wispy bangs). Distracting, but not crazy lipsticks (Plums, colors that distract from face). Appear larger, appear smaller with certain clothing. Wear shoes that change your height but not crazy platform boots or stilettos. I love uggs because they’re sturdy and I can stick makeup in them.
Don’t pay with card. Only cash, if you really need to pay. And give them a fake number if they really need it.
Don’t boost things under your legal name. God, please don’t name your mercari/depop/poshmark with your full name in the user. I ran a shoppee and my name was only connected to the Paypal. My packages even said my shop name, no problems experienced.
Stay active on your local crime forums. Facebooks pages for your area may have a photo of you on them already if you haven’t been careful enough. Especially if your hauls were blatant and exceeded a certain threshold.
If SAs look at your license plate, pop the trunk.
When removing security tags, just rehide them on other clothing in the store. Trust me, SAs know you put them on top of the mirrors and under the seats of dressing rooms…
Bag concealing should be done will full knowledge that in the USA it is extremely easy for LP to approach you and accuse of seeing you concealing and search your bag. (Known from my LP friend ((he’s OK with shoplifting… just not at his job where he doesn’t usually prosecute, he just scares haha)))
Understand higher value items have serial numbers. Try not to return them without receipt. Stores may have a database with these serial codes.
If caught, ball your eyes out and pretend it’s your first time and you’re poor. Or just run the fuck outta there preferably.
