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2018-09-28 at 4:32 AM UTC
Originally posted by mmQ And this is in your Targets and Walmarts and such right? Clearly the dollar tree doesn't have such a thing.
Targets, WalMarts, K-Marts, any large department store. Dollar stores probably take the loss and don't even have any LP. Maybe some floaters who pop in once in a awhile, but that's about it. -
2018-09-28 at 4:34 AM UTCThanks SpectraL for answering all my questions. I mean it. I liek that you're taking your time to do it.
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2018-09-28 at 4:51 AM UTC
Originally posted by -SpectraL Almost every major department store has at least two LPs working at any given time. Usually three. Usually, one will man the ceiling view ports, which are one-way mirrored square panels about 10" x 10" embedded into the walls near the sub ceiling, which run along a kind of tunnel above the stock rooms in such a way that the LP can quickly navigate the entire sales floor by way of this wooden tunnel. There is usually about 6-10 of these viewing ports set inside the tunnel walkway which runs around the entire floor 360 degrees. That LP will use high-powered military grade binoculars behind the view ports, with magnification so good they can spot the price tag amount on an item three quarters of the way across the sales floor. The second LP will man the CCTV cameras installed in the LP office, and will be in constant communication to the other two LP by way of walkie-talkie. The third LP will be right out on the floor itself, dressed in plain clothes, usually hovering around the exits.
10 for imagination.
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2018-09-28 at 4:59 AM UTC
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2018-09-28 at 7:45 PM UTC
Originally posted by mmQ No receipt returns? Seems a hassle. Plus you have to go back into the store you stole from.
Not if a peraon uses the store's online store locator and hits multiple retail chains. One day of lifing small items in the $50 range, 30 stores, would be $1500. One day of returning on a different route, would be $750 in gift cards each day. Even after calculating in potential passes, itd still be $500 a day, which would be like $400 a day after selling.
A five day work week would net $2000 cash. Nothing to brag about, but small risk.
The biggest issue would be a PI. Not so much if a person did this like every other month, which would be $12k cash a year. Thats almost like making $20k more a year due to taxes.
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2018-09-28 at 9:12 PM UTC
Originally posted by -SpectraL You don't need a detagger. All you are doing is wasting time, heatbagging and drawing attention to yourself. And if LP is right on top of you, no de-tagger is going to help you. Theoretically, the best way would be to just cut the tag off quickly with a pair of pliers, bag the merch, and exit immediately, alarm or not.
I know for a fact that even 30 years ago, I accidentally broke one in the bay stock room trying to pull it from something it got caught on and they have dye inside of them. you use a pair of pliars and it shoots blue dye everywhere.
