[i-can-lift-anything]

Hanger PSA

I just read a post about how a lifter here conceals hangers (I literally just read it and then now I can’t find it, sorry) by pinning them to her back.

I just want to warn everyone to check hangers thoroughly. I was at a store that i frequent (for actual shopping) not to long ago just browsing, and I happened to pick up a shirt and look it over. For some reason I decided to take a peek at the hanger (shouldn’t have done this on the floor but curiosity got the better of me) and I noticed a small hole in the bottom of this wooden hanger. The thicker plastic ones had them too.

For some reason it struck me as odd, so I looked closer and there was a very faint flashing light inside the hole. I ended up taking it to try on so I could look closer. The fitting room was dark so I took the opportunity to ask the attendant why the hanger was flashing. She was okay talking to me because I always chat people up and make friends with atrendants.

IT’S A GPS TRACKER. It’s like those little tags you can get to put on your things and use an app to find where they are!! Not only will it set off the alarm, but they can pull up a program to see where it is.

Then she said they are working towards getting more discreet ones that are basically undetectable. They’re expensive but they have helped catch more people.

I left after chatting with her and got curious. I went into several other stores and 5/7 of them had some kind of security device on the hanger. Whether it was just a soft tag or a full on GPS tracker.

It’s becoming more common in my mall because it’s near a few high schools so the theft rate is really high.

What I’m trying to say is BE CAREFUL.

[novicelifter-blog]

BOOST BOST BOOST OMG

[makeupalleyliftrp-blog]

Wowww. I almost always take the hangers too because I don’t want to leave evidence. Can you describe what the hangers looked like? Where they clear? Plastic? Would?

[nasalift-blog]

WTF. Lifting the hanger is one of my favorite techniques. I usually ditch it in the bushes outside of the store anyway, but I will start checking them because this is crazy

[lift-that-kitten]

TAKE THE HANGERS. Don’t LEAVE EVIDENCE. DUMP IN A NEAR BY DUMPSTER OF A DIFFERENT STORE! MAKE SURE THERE ARE NOT CAMS WATCHING THE DUMPSTERS.

[why-pay-blog]

Holy shiT

[daneeeeelifts]

Ok but,, who’s stopping you from leaving the hangers in store before you go to a fitting room with ur items…… no need to worry about them then and easier to get more stuff at once

[liftedmood]

SA’s could see you do that, they could find random hangers before you make your exit, empty hangers on racks will alert them to theft sooner, you’re leaving evidence before even taking anything,… worst case scenario they either see you do it, or they notice before you enter the fitting room and are immediately sus, and you don’t know who’s waiting outside of your fitting room. Inspecting and taking the hangers with you and dumping them somewhere that can’t be traced back to you is still the safest way imo. I’d be nervous while detagging and worrying that there’s already security when I leave the room :/

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Hi, I love your blog and tips! I was wondering if you could tell the tags hidden in a thermos (aluminium or stainless steel travel mug, bottle, food container?) would set the towers off or not? I’m a lil bit paranoic so I haven’t tried this yet but… Do you think this method would work?

short answer: maybe, depending on the thickness & if it’s entirely coated. i’d test it with your phone or smth to check

long answer: rfid uses radio waves to communicate from the tag to the towers, and radio waves (as we know from driving under bridges and such) can be easily disrupted by a bunch of different things. basically anything could block radio waves if it were thick enough, but certain things (mostly things that are conductors of electricity, if you’ll remember your grade 6 science class for me) have a muuuch easier time of this. aluminium, copper, etc are very good at blocking radio waves because they can reflect those waves back at the emitter & absorb a bit of the wave as well. this is why everyone who says anything about rfid blocking talks about aluminium foil, because it’s a common household item, easy to use, and does a great job.

however ! radio waves (and anything on the electromagnetic spectrum, for that matter) are tricky bastards. they’re strong & they’re good at getting through tiny gaps, which is why effective rfid blockers go all the way around the tags inside. if there’s a gap, the radio waves will get through. if the aluminium is too thin, some of the waves will be blocked and some will squeak through. this is why the posts that talk about making booster bags or cups etc talk about using a few layers of foil (ive seen anywhere between 3-8 layers be recommended, id suggest you figure out for yourself what works best). so, if your thermos is thickly coated in aluminium and there’s no gaps when closed, yeah it should work. but the only way to tell for sure is to test it—not with tags and a store tho lmao

to test any rfid blocker: use ur phone, or something similar that gives off waves like that. a controller & remote controlled car will work too. stick that thing in ur rfid blocker & try to get it to respond (call ur phone from another phone, wiggle the joystick on ur remote, whatever). if it goes through, you’ll know. if nothing happens, ur in the clear. i’d test it a minimum of 3 separate times because dear god do u not want a false positive result lmao

disclaimer here, i aint a scientist and i don’t fuck w rfid blockers. i don’t know from experience if any of this works, but i do know that the fact is conductors stop radio waves, and rfid works by using radio waves. be safe out there kids

[americasgreatoutdoors]

Just because we rarely feature national fish hatcheries doesn’t mean they’re not important. Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery in Washington produces millions of upriver bright and Chinook salmon that are a vital part of the environment and economy of the area. Visitors to the hatchery can learn all about its operations and history, as well as try to catch their own fish in Drano Lake (be sure to follow state regulations). Challenging whitewater for expert kayakers is another available thrill. If that’s too much excitement for you, just relax by the clear waters and enjoy a beautiful fall day. Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

[dildolifter-blog]

I steal food, tampons and socks from grocery stores and put them straight into the donations box out front.

I know how rough being homeless is.

[liftintuition]

Wholesome

[anticapitalistmami]

Chaotic good

[makeupjunkielyft]

I love this so much 😂😂😂😂😂

[tocatchakitten-blog]

I went on a quick lift trip at lunch today bc bf needed some shampoo and toiletries

On the way back I used some of the money I didn’t spend on liquid soap and bought pizza for the man who sits out front of our building in the 80 degrees sunshine every day. He doesn’t eat for three days straight sometimes, but he still shares what he finds in the trash with the pigeons. He can’t even go in the drugstore without getting followed around as he buys a bag of chips, and I went in there and took $40ish of toiletries and other things.

I’m not posting this to brag. Basic human decency to help other people doesn’t earn anybody a cookie - and it’s true a lot of us want to help but can barely afford ourselves. I wanted to share bc I want to ask my fellow lifters to pay it forward if you can.

The truth is we don’t need $54 makeup palettes. But that $54 we didn’t spend is now more $$ $in our pockets - more for us, more for our actual needs and necessities that we now don’t have to waste on overpriced nice things to make our lives a little more fun. Because we can take those things when and if we choose to.

Yeah we operate on a lot of skill, but we also operate on a SHIT TON of luck. If you have that little bit of extra capability to spare, maybe if you can, share some of it with someone who’s so far down on their luck that they can’t even manage to lift to survive.

I watched the VP of our company walk down the steps past the homeless man a couple days ago, and after he was far enough away he laughed at the “stupid hobo who isn’t smart enough to get out of the sun”. This man who is perfectly capable of buying someone a $5 subway, who makes 90k a year, and he mocked someone who could have been himself if the situation had gone differently. It’s horrid.

Sorry this isn’t very lift help related but I wanted to post it….

[writing-is-okay-deactivated2018]

This is very important!!! Alternate ways to help the less fortunate are to lift school supplies before back-to-school season. Lots of local charities/churches collect supplies for those families in the community who can’t afford them.

During the holidays, you can lift extra food/warm clothes to donate (again, to local places. While I may not be religious or necessarily support churches, I can acknowledge that they do a lot for my community). Same thing with toys!! Every year at my school our class would “adopt” a family for Christmas and get them gifts. The family was kept secret, we knew ages and gender. Lift your local kids some nice toys/clothes!!

Be Robin Hood Santa Claus!!!

Be the Chaotic Good you want to see in the world.

[angel-lift]

possible tip? : my grandma used to tell me stories about how when she was younger , her friend used to sew pillowcases inside of her maxi skirts and use it to conceal. lmao

[opps-i-lifted-again]

Brilliant 😳💖

[lifting-madjick-deactivated2024]

If someone tries this pls update us 😩

[heavenlylifter]

heavenly can i please have some tips on anthropology as i'm going to london and i really wanna lift there ? thank you xx

henlo bby!!💕 i frickin,,,, LOVE Anthropologie, everything is so luxurious and ethereal (even though their clothing sizes are Wack😭😭)

I can tell you this: all Anthropologie branches I have been to (like, five?) have been entirely devoid of cameras. They use non-ink tags (super easy to tear out), and tag big accessories and bags and stuff the same. I’ve never encountered an rfid at Anthropologie.

They have SAs who roam the shop floor, including a manager with an earpiece. I’ve never seen or heard of actual LP there. SAs are meant to approach you to greet you and ask to start a fitting room for you, so don’t get too scared if you feel like you’re being customer serviced (btw I usually say no thanks and add that I’m still deciding on my items.) If someone is at the fitting room entrance they will ask you how many items you have, physically take them from you, and hang them up individually on the fitting room hooks - this means double hanging is useless. They also ask for your name, and write that and your item number on a little mirror by your fitting room in whiteboard marker. I always give a fake name. They check up on you about five minutes after leaving you in the fitting room - they’ll call you using your name, so remember what your fake name is so you don’t get confused.

Lifting jewellery, accessories, and home items is very easy imo. They’re kept near the tills, which isn’t a massive stumbling block. I usually use the sleeve method to pick up two of the same item, look at one while concealing the other, and then put one back. Most are small enough that you can get away with doing this without sleeves. With hairbands, I try a bunch on and hang the ones I like on my arm. When I judge I’m not being watched, I pick one or two from my arm and pop it in my bag, and put the decoys back. With most things I just toss stuff in my bag when possible, I’m sorry😖😖 I carry my bag on my arm with the straps apart, since lightening concealment is easier that way.

Clothing is more difficult. The main risk is that a lot of it is bulky, making it hard to conceal. Nevertheless, on-floor concealment is your best bet. They have tall racks that create blind spots from employees and customers, which is nice. I have concealed many a plate or sweater behind a handy rack. The sale section is often a gotdamn mess, so it’s easy enough to hide behind a rack, roll up a dress and shove it in your bag, and leave the hanger in the section. I have also detagged clothing in the fitting room, brought it out with me along with some decoys, and concealed it on-floor and left.

If you’re having trouble getting rid of tags, look at the fitting room mirrors - they have wires and sunken shelving perfect for hiding tags. It’s crass but it works!

The layout of the store varies - some are cramped with large racks close together, and some are big and airy with everything a suitable distance apart. The amount you can get depends heavily on the layout, so keep an eye out for that.

I’m sorry this is so long, I hope you can get a lovely luxurious haul💕💕

[witchlifts]

“Still deciding on my items” so simple but so powerful

[fckcapitalism-liftshit]

Repost so it’s in community

[p-i-n-k-cocaine]

Lush Returns Info🌺

So yesterday while lifting & chatting up the SA I learned that you can return stuff to lush !

The SA said as long as the product has some “integrity” (which I’m assuming means it looks like you tried it a few times, not like half the product is gone) obviously they can’t resell it but they’ll accept it back !

With a receipt is a refund & without a receipt is store credit !

I figured (since the gorgeous moisturizer doesn’t work for me & it’s expensive) I can lift it & then bring it back to another location for store credit & then buy a bunch of bathbombs since those are really hard for me to lift ! I’m super excited, I didn’t even know you could return stuff to lush ! 🌻🌼🌹

[pinklifter-blog1]

friendly reminder that mom & pop shops are friends, not food

[junkyardlifts]

end of august haul! 👼🏻

some of this is over the past two weeks and some is more recent. my biggest haul yet! i’ll add in a few things i learned over the month at the end <3

urb@n 0utfitt3rs:

floral cropped sweatshirt - $69

venus eyeshadow palette - $38

lime crime metallic velvetine - $20

mario badescu drying lotion - $17

n0rdstr0m:

new boyfriend jeans - $85

tom ford shimmering body oil - $100

Iu$h:

sea spray hair mist - $17

honey trap lip balm - $7

mask of magnaminty - $46

ocean salt face scrub - $38

bIo0mingdaIes:

calvin klein panties - $20

dark pink lace panties - $34

polka dot floral panties - $25

calvin klein padded bra - $36

calvin klein mesh bralette - $36

total = $532

ok so a few things…

1) lush is crazy difficult, especially for newbies like me. the store is so small and mine has no bottom shelves so i can’t make a blind spot by bending down or anything. this was the first time i’ve gotten nervous enough that my hands start shaking so all in all i don’t recommend it.

2) bloomingdales was hella sus. i probably got this lucky bc it was the end of the day so nobody really paid attention to us but the way all the different areas are separated is so weird and we got hella side eye from the sa. did manage to snag some earrings that aren’t pictured tho. p.s. they have rfid’s under the stickers on the tags of the bras

3) urban outfitters is laughably easy, they forgot to tag the sweatshirt and i was so excited. i just have to remember not to get too cocky, especially when i get my magnet lmao

4) nordstrom is kind of sus, especially in the makeup department where they’ll most likely be up your ass for the entire time you’re there. also most of the makeup and stuff isn’t displayed unless it’s a sample. i walked out of there with the tom ford body oil shoved down my shorts lmao

5) to sum it up, i would recommend bringing a shopping bag with you to put things in, especially if you plan on getting clothes. i asked the nike store for one and they gave me a pretty good sized bag so that helped a LOT :) also bc it’s summer and long sleeves can look sus, dressing rooms are your absolute best friend for concealing so use those to your advantage and stay safe!!

[heavenlylifter]

oh so pretty😭

[rosebudlifts]

the aesthetic 😍😍😍

[heavenlylifter]

hmm…

[weenie-lifts]

sis is enlightened

[liftingdiva-deactivated20181024]

the real padre

[lovely-lifts]

a little trip to ulta !

- ABH brow gel $22

- ABH single shadows x2 $24

- origins super spot remover $18

- nars climax mascara $24

- nars concealer $30

- too faced born this way foundation $39

grand total before tax: $157

[liftingdiva-deactivated20181024]

MUTHA 

[witchlifts]

Those single shadows are just asking to be lifted

[roselift]

$400 :)

lifting forces me to get creative because I had to explain to my parents my I got home two hours after my doctors appointment ended. they totally bought it though lol. also I only got two things at Sephora because I spent a grand total of 15 minutes talking to various employees.

not pictured: hanger I stole from Levi’s. I always take hangers with me but typically I throw them out, this one was super high quality though, 10/10 you guys should check that out.

[witchlifts]

I love pacficia stuff

[mollymonsterliftz]

do you guys think it would be sus to try on clothes from the mens section in a store? like i feel like in 2018 it shouldnt be but idk I feel like Id get watched more walking to the dressing rooms. I just want to get my bf some new gym clothes.

[sugarflift]

No lmao sometimes I grab mens stuff on purpose because I like the fit. I once started talking to a woman trying on all the mens Adid@s stuff because it just looked cooler and honestly it’s not a problem with SAs at all.

[liftedmood]

I was wondering about this too, didn’t think it’d be an issue either but it’s always good to have more input! Haven’t done it yet but my man could use some new clothes and I like the fit better too. I claim a lot of his old clothes so 😂

[little-blue-lifter]

I actually do this at H$M. I grab what I want from the women’s side, then wander over to the mends side to grab a few things I find cute + decoys. Then I just walk into the men’s fitting room. At my location they count at the women’s side but not the men’s so it’s also easier that way. 😊

[mollymonsterliftz]

Thank y’all sm I’m gonna try it this weekend. He’s about to look fresh as FUCK sweating in the gym

[heavenlylifter]

i like this happy ending☺️💕

[heavenlylifter]

Hey I’ve lifted from brandy melville a couple times and everything’s been fine I just wanted to know what your tips are for brandy melville! a lot of the time they count!

Okie dokie, so lemme first link you to this post:

https://heavenlylifter.tumblr.com/post/177251300740/hi-any-brandy-melville-tips-please#notes

It’s got pretty much everything I know about Brandy on it!I’ve only ever had one experience where Brandy counted my clothing - they asked me how many I had, and then counted the hangers in my hand. This wasn’t an issue for me, bc I double hanged some items and had also concealed a few tops in my bag! On-floor concealment is the best way to go, imo. Brandy has many tiny, flimsy tops on tables without hangers - what could be easier than to pick one up and conceal it in your bag in a blind spot? You don’t even need to pick two up at a time to hide the missing top if you already have a lot, since many of them have the same colours and aren’t particularly noticeable. Their small sizes and slithery fabric makes them easy to slip under your arm or through the handles of a bag too.

If your Brandy is low on blindspots, double hanging is your next best option. Again, the small clothing sizes come in handy - it’s easy to double hang several things against something large and cover it up with a long sweater or something. If you pad out your clothes with a lot of decoys, the double hanged items will become harder to find.

Hope this helps!💕