I've gotten caught twice and I've done it once in the past 6 months since I've been caught. So I'm going to just give you all the best tips and things I should of done. Please read this, it's helpful.
I do not recommend stealing from Macys, this is where I got caught. It's not even worth stealing from there unless you have a metal tag detacher. They know how to spot people, and will detain you even if they didn't see you physically put the stuff in your bag. Friends and I got caught for taking tags off items and putting them under the dressing room divider. I probably could of got out of it if I were to say something like "you never saw me put anything in my bag", "you have no proof". I was just so in shock of what happened that words couldn't come out of my mouth.
Bring a bag with, one that isn't big and doesn't look empty when you walk into the store and full when you walk out. It's not worth it at all, you lived without the things you're stealing. It's not mandatory to have all the items now. DO NOT be greedy. Take what you truly want, do not take it just to impress your friends. Think if you are actually going to use it, if you aren't put it back. Everything I stole when I got caught wasn't for me it was just to show off to my friends!
Leave the tags on if they are paper, if you leave any evidence in the dressing room they are going to stop you. You probably do have a right to leave if you say something, but I'm pretty sure you don't have any laws memorized in your head and you will be to scared to say anything. This goes for packaging as well.
If you have a security hook detacher do not put it in the same place as your stole items, put it in your bra or underwear. You will get in sooooo much more trouble if this is found. You can't lie to them and say you had no intention of stealing.
Don't look at the cameras, and go alone. Listen to music if it helps, but if it makes you so nervous you need to look up at the cameras every minute then don't even shoplift. The security people focus on young teens, but care more if they are in a group.
Take more to the dressing room then what you want to steal. I always tried to remember to bring a small coat that isn't mine to put the tags in. Also you can't walk out with everything you took in.
If you need to take the tags off, bring tape or hide them under the store's dressing room paintings. You can take the tags off and tape them under the chair in the dressing room or put them behind the paintings.
Bring money, you can say you had the intention of paying it.
Where I live the first time I got caught I had to pay a store fee, that was it. The second time I had to go to a ten hour class. If I get caught again I for sure will have to go to court and it will be on my record.
If you get caught, do not run. Instead apologize. Be semi honest You probably won't get away, and you'll just end up getting in more trouble. When I took that class the instructor said you're all here because none of you apologized for your actions. The people who caught you are doing their jobs and know excuses. They aren't all dumb. Confess to what you stole, tell them you had no intentions on doing it and it was your first time because you have seen it on your show and wanted to feel the rush.
Favorite places I shoplifted,
Sephora in Jcpenney, Target, Kohls, Nordstrom, Loft, Bath and Body Works, Pacsun, Barnes and Noble, Victoria Secret (underwear), H&M (accessories). These stores never used security on the things I wanted to steal (besides Nordstrom).
Favorite places with the hook detacher (can be bought from geekbuying or aliexpress),
Hollister, Express, Posh Love (Can't think of any others).
NORDSTORM/HIGHER END DEPARTMENT STORES, Once I stole a jacket from Nordstrom and you should really do this with all clothes is check where there is the washing instructions tags, sometimes stores put their security tags there. I looked around and from a multicolored type sticker on the jacket! Also a tip for stealing jackets is to stuff it in the jacket you bring to the store since it's winter!
When I got caught for the first time they brought me to the camera room, and I saw how they could room in and rotate all of the cameras. They had multiple cameras for all the areas of the store. This was Kohls. I just got caught here because I was being stupid and doing it in the open since I was cocky. I shoplifted from Kohls multiple times after in the dressing room and never got caught.
If you purchase something after concealing what you want to steal I'm pretty sure you're in the clear of suspicion.
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