so uhhh my recent trip to walmart self checks shed light on a new security measure they are using. There are overhead cameras on every single self check and they are watching for you to underscan something. If it 'senses' you underscanning it freezes your self check and calls for assistance from the current self check host. There is a brief video recording of the 'discrepancy' so the self checkout attendant can verify, very annoying.
this underscanning seems very sensitive so I would not recommend trying to underscan at walmart self check outs anymore. About two years ago walmart stopped weighing the bagging area which made underscanning so fucking easy but now Id say the easiest method is just concealment or leaving whatever item you nabbing under some shopping bags you brought yourself.
if you intend on stealing always remember to wear a hat (something non distinguishable like a plain color cap or a beanie) and ofc wear a face mask. Always wear a change of clothes you wouldnt ever wear outside of shoplifting and, something ive been doing on my own escapades, try to walk with an abnormal gait. Just a walking style different enough from your own. If you plan on hitting that walmart very infrequently that last step may be a bit much but i know for a fact places like target check gaits.
also the door greeters cant legally stop you, and AP cant stop you as is company policy so if you suspect you are getting tailed just keep walking
i always recommend parking your car as far as possible from any cameras (walmart does have cameras in the parking lot but they typically have a loud speaker blasting their propaganda and also solar panels attached for power so just dont park near that...)
if anyone else has any other COOL SHOPLIFTING TIPS feel free to post them here and i plan on compiling this in to a semi regular thread
im a brown latino meaning the employees track my every step like predator but whatever takes the waltons down a peg is fine by me keep at it comrades
funnily enough my experience at walmart taught me that latinos steal far less than white people
either that or they are really good at getting away with it lol
still good. Every POC should just walk around and simply exist, draining the energy and vigilance of the Pinkies who are tailing them
just take an uncomfortably long time around the expensive stuff. When covid's over of course. Which will probably be never so maybe it's a moot point
partner up with a white girl. Distract LP while she fills her pockets
Apparently target has really great lifting prevention so it's never worth stealing from them
White? idk just seems like getting arrested for travel-shampoo wouldn't happen to white ppl
target won't call the cops until you've lifted enough (total from when they started tracking you) for it to count as a felony
Don't they wait until you steal enough to qualify for jail time or something
@spez has infiltrated the modteam and will ban c/shoplifting to remind us of the good old days of :reddit-logo:
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WalMart waits til your total amount stolen can be counted as a felony before they prosecute typically
the garden area never had cameras at the store i frequented before moving states
There was this anarchist cookbookesque website i used to get on in junior high, can't remember what it was called but it recommended the pet food/litter aisle as one that almost never has good camera coverage
Nothing too bad. It just sucks because any time you have to deal with a court it’s a huge headache. Months of waiting, multiple times having to go there, maybe having to make bail to get out of jail after you get arrested, etc. shit sucks.
AP can’t stop you at Walmart, but they can certainly stop you from Palestine solidarity if you work for them
The inventor of the SCOTTeVEST needs to be awarded Hero Of Socialist Labour.
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Pick up an expensive item where there's going to be cameras, walk it to somewhere with less expensive stuff and leave it on the shelf
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Give a signal
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Bad bitch picks the item off the distant shelf and walks out of the store with it
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During busy hours they tend to not notice if you "forget" to scan a 12 pack of soda under the cart
(in my experiences at one store)
Scan fresh goods as cheaper fresh goods, like scanning a croissant as a bread roll instead, or a chocolate donut as a plain one.
In the UK a lot of products seem to have a weight margin rather than a proper weight, for example I hypothetically scan my mince meat with a light flavour packet underneath it. The machine doesn't bleep if the total weight you put in the bag isn't exactly 500g (or whatever it's meant to weigh).
scan honey crisps as red delicious
when weighing anything slightly lift the bag while placing it on the scale
all donuts can be rung up as the cheapest donuts ( i even did this as a cashier cuz i didnt give af, i even scanned muffins as donuts)
yeah self checks here dont do the weight discrepancy thing anymore, makes the koolaid packet tricket super effective tho i dont know how well the scan discrepancy thing is now
In the winter time - coats and slight of hand are great for lifting shit. I have a special inside pocket sewn for larger items.
Outdoor garden centers are a cool way to get to the parking lot. Depending on the place and how confident you are it's also not that hard to just openly walk out with stuff.
You can change your gait a little bit by putting things in your shoes. Just as shoe inserts are made to give you better posture, you can fold up a sheet of paper and put it on top of the insole, on the side or in the corner. That way it gives you a different kind of walk that is both consistent and not very mentally taxing to keep up.
