1. bring money with you
preferably cash or card, in a wallet/purse not tap pay because you will look stupid as f*ck if you just walk in with ur phone in ur pocket and if you walk out with absolutely nothing. bring around 5-50 dollars in cash and buy a small item or maybe if you want to buy a few, like essentials like soap, makeup, skincare blah blah blah whatever it will make you less sus
2. practice in your room being slick
practice putting small items in your sleeve, bra, purse if you have cargo pocket jeans then keep the pocket open pretend your scratching your leg and slide whatever just not too big ofc, you can get creative with this ;)
3. do not spend a long ass time in the store
dont hit licks while grocery shopping or running long errands you will look sus esp if you borrow more than 4 items
4. do not rip the alarm sensor tags off
i am talking about TARGET SENSORS!!! they are the worst, and they beep loud as fucccck if you need to take them off use a fork and pop the pin off from the inside, target clothes are not worth it but the makeup is really easy to steal if its not locked up in ur city
5. worst case scenario
if you get caught (walmart, target mall etc) comply with the store and just return the items if they make you, start to cry and act scared because this will reduce your chance of getting arrested and they will usually let you off with a warning (worst case scenario, usually only 1 in 49 shoplifters get caught and only 50 percent are prosecuted)