Alarm went off at Kmart
I had 5 games in my pants, I had stolen some earlier and the alarm didnt go off so i figured it wouldnt go off again, but it did. First off, what makes it go off? I had 2 xbox 360 games, 2 Wii and 1 PC game. second is there any chance i could still get caught? I ran out and walked home so they couldnt get license plate numbers
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2. Smile, you're on camera!
Any chance anything could happen if I never went back there again?
if I NEVER went back there again. I mean, would they do anything outside of the store?
It depends on the store. It looks like you got away with it....for now at least.
Refer to these threads for more info
The Official Shoplifter's Thread
Shoplifting Tools
This reminds me, we need a thread on magic bags.
I pay $60 for all of my game4s cause I dont; steal
It's good to have a beard/mustache or something because you can always shave it off and be almost unrecognizable if you need to.
It's been known for them to share information concerning shoplifters and people who perform return fraud be it through their LP department or just managers giving the managers at their other locations a heads up.
Give it a year or so and you should be good.
This
Shit is expensive enough without having to have prices jacked up because of people ripping crap off.
Shut the fuck up right now forever. The prices arent jacked because someone is stealing the games. Its high because they can get away with it and it compensates for the possibly piracy problems.
This.
The huge profit margin on games helps to balance out the hit gaming companies take when they sell consoles, which actually cost companies money. They sell the consoles for cheaper than they cost to make in the hopes that the video game revenue will balance out the equation. Video game DVDs cost pennies to produce, not $60.
I'm sure people stealing it has nothing to do with price what so ever.
Also, read this: http://www.totse.info/bbs/showthread.php?t=7815
Ps: n00b
Now on the flip side if you get approached at the front door by somebody just dressed casual and they start to walk in front of the door and they are facing you chances are they are LP. now these guys are tricky assholes. if theyre about your size just push em over and run like fuckin balls. if theyre bigger then you you might have to make them think you are going to cooperate and then dip out QUICK. if you touch somebody who is trying to stop you that is Battery so dont plan on goin back to that store again.
For the most part people in stores dont do shit except LP or managers. funniest shit i seen was dude liftin shirts who forgot to pull one of those big ass size tags off the front. you know the ones that say L L L L L L L L L down the front. guy walked out the front door.
dont get cocky though. most stores do communicate with each other about lifters especially if you are in a problem area and stealin expensive shit (games). we got a tip from a shopko by us about a dude who went to that store like twice a week for a month lifted something like 40 dvds. anyways LP at our store caught him I guess he is fucked now.
The cashiers and the LP (if one is even available) are the only security there. Cashiers cannot do shit, and KMart is a failing company that cannot afford a permanent LPO in the great majority of its stores.
I worked in retail for two years, and unless you were followed by security whilst in the store, you're fine. They don't give a shit. Everyone working in the front end interacts with hundreds of people per day. Unless you were flagged as a security risk, they don't have a clue who the fuck you are. Even if you were, youre added to a long list that is difficult to follow coherently between shifts. "If anyone sees the blurry, pixelated, black and white section of this mans head, be suspicious...and maybe follow him around like we were supposed to do the first fucking time around"
When cashiers notice the alarm go off, they usually don't care. Ours went off for tons of reasons...New clothing that wasnt deactivated correctly goes off. An item that another cashier forgot to deactivate will go off. In this case, they will most likely just wave you through the door. Why? They hate their jobs. They hate interacting with more people than necessary, and will do anything necessary to avoid smelling your breath and dealing with your needs
hahaha ya they are
they did afford better cameras in some stores now though. got HD in the store i used to work in. don't think it will change much though