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girlfriend* but yes, a need
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- Mahmoud Darwish from 'Memory for Forgetfulness: August, Beirut c. 1982 (tr. Ibrahim Muhawi)
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Adonis, from Selected Poems; “Rage” (tr. Khaled Mattawa)
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All the info you will ever need
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Being the OCD person I am, I organized all the tips by store & various topics. I made this as a page yesterday, but the links wouldn’t work, so here’s a post.
As stated before, this is a role-play blog, & if you attempt any of these, you are doing so at your own risk. Shoplifting is illegal, especially if you’re over 18 (in the US. not sure about other countries) Thanks for playing along! :)
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Cautionary Tales
I got caught in zara (someone else’s story)
Stuff that will get you caught up
Tips/Tricks Masterpost (do NOT do #53 however)
Various store tag/LP/dressing room/methods info (US store at the top. UK stores below them. Followed by methods.)
Stores:
VS 4 (tip for bras)
Sephora (You’re better off going to Ulta)
Books-a-Million/Kohls/Michaels/Hobby Lobby/Joann Fabrics
Lifting clothes when the attendant counts the items
Solution to the empty hanger problem
Leaving the fitting room with less that you walked in with
Other:
Split credit card method for gator tags (not sure if this actually works)
Identifying undercover security
Store LP (loss prevention) info
People that use magnets have purchased them from AliExpress, Ebay, & Amazon. The most popular one is the N52 neodymium magnet.
Many stores have magnet detectors!!!
Checks for tags EVERYWHERE. Some are hidden in seams of clothing! Some are hidden underneath bar codes!
Unless you’re a pro, avoid these stores: WalMart, K-Mart, Kohls, JC Penny, Target, Macy’s, Dillards, Belks, Neiman Marcus, & other department stores.
NEVER shoplift at church sales, thift stores (except Salvation Army lmao), & yard sales. NEVER rob people.
Message me if any of these links are broken.
sephora
eucaliftus
so babes, i used to work at sephora for a short time. i didn’t want to post tips bc i don’t know how security & protocol vary from store to store and didn’t want anyone to get caught from my shitty knowledge. but you all are a smart bunch so you’ll know to use whatever i say with discretion.
okay [my] sephora only tags fragrance. all fragrance. that tiny cheapo box of philosophy spray on your way to the register? tagged. it’s one of those silver rectangle sticker tags. personally i wouldn’t feel comfortable peeling them, because sales associates are always walking around and if by some miracle you found a good blindspot i doubt you’ll be safely unseen long enough to get it off. again that’s just me and my nervousness.
to my knowledge nothing else is tagged, unlike ulta.
but say you set off the alarm. most of the time [my] sephora would just laugh and say, “oh, probably just your phone ijsdgsdhkgh!” and wave them away with a smile. but protocol states that they should search your shopping bag, and if they see something that you didn’t buy to play dumb. “oh, looks like we forgot to ring that up! can we take that to cash wrap for you? ;)” they don’t want conflict; they’re not LP.
seems like a decent bunch, right? pretty much. but if they see you being shifty and/or pocketing shit, they will of course take action. they have LP in the back watching cameras, but i’ll be talking about if a sales associate catches you.
like most stores, you’ll be referred to as NORA. if you see/hear a SA talking into her walkie, “NORA needs helps over in clinique.” that’s you. in fact, if you hear any first name needing help in an area where you are i’d be getting the hell out of dodge.
if you’re a bad lifter, lifting stuff and then coming back to sephora all the time to exchange for store credit, they will recognize you and call mall security/police/white men with authority. don’t be an idiot, and don’t do that. no one believes your mom didn’t like that unopened $75 hand cream for the 3rd week in a row.
really just be careful. there’s a reason sephora is considered top shelf lifting in this community. there’s few blindspots, many many cast members mulling about on the floor, and they’re commission-based so they’re going to be up your ass.
li1ft-car-share
Daddy issues make you a people pleaser mommy issues make you a shoplifter
sheet mask trick
cottagecorecriminal
this is the trick i use to grab relatively small things from últá, but i’m sure it would work almost anywhere!
first, go look in the skincare aisle and browse like you’re actually shopping. pick up a sheet mask or two and hold those in your non-dominant hand. then, walk around and use the grab two/put one back method with your dominant hand for the stuff you want. hide those items in your non-dominant hand behind the sheet masks. go to a blind spot/duck down & lightning conceal the hidden items, and finally go put the sheet masks back like you decided not to get them!
this method works well bc SAs will assume you found what you needed (the sheet masks) and are just browsing afterwards. also, the masks are super cheap so SAs won’t keep an eye on you like they would if you were walking around with an expensive ass palette. enjoy 😊💞
