damn nice answer *claps*

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Victoria's Secret

LP- none, employees must tell manager if they witness theft and are 100% certain, then the managers alert security of the mall.  

Employees may not accuse/touch you.  They are trained to scare you using tactics like “Would you like to look at some panties to go with your selection”  They try to throw you off guard by letting you know they have seen you. 

Bras are tagged, panties are not.  No chase policy.

My master post on store security!

Hey guys, I’ve been lifting for roughly ten years now, but I’m super new to this online community. So, hello!!! This post will be on any security I know of in stores due to interviews or by being employed by them. I’m going to go ahead and apologize ahead of time for any grammatical errors or just not piecing sentences together correctly, as it’s getting pretty late here! But I honestly feel very terrified for some people (mostly due to lifting from Kohl’s) because of how loosely they lift from there. At the same time, I’m extremely envious of the courage some people have to have such huge hauls! I’m married with two small children, so me getting caught is out of the question (fellow parents, I would love to get in touch with some of you! ^__^) as it would just snowball for me. So, here it goes!

Walmart My husband worked here for about six months. From what he told me, as far as cameras go they aren’t monitored. They aren’t even reviewed if they find some product is stolen or anything. The only way footage could be viewed was if there was a crime where police were involved, and the police had to be present to view it at all (things like accidents, fights, murder, so on. Things police need to be involved in). For example when my husband worked there, some couple went straight to the back and took spider wrap off of a large flat screen with pliers, put it in the shopping cart, and walked out the fucking front door. Greatest thing I’ve ever heard. We live in a small town so there’s no way this couple didnt come back afterward, but the police weren’t much worried and it wasn’t made a big deal so they were never caught, as easy as it would be. I am not sure if there is a no-chase policy, so feel free to let me know. But obviously don’t let anyone see you because there’s always white knight customers. Just be cautious, and there are plenty of blind spots from the cameras so just be cautious anyways. I personally like the isle with the knives and kitchen utensils because no one is EVER there and literally no cameras can see over there.

Kohl’s Okay, this one i see people lift from and aren’t the most cautious about. Honestly, their security is SUCH overkill and they probably spend more on loss prevention than they would lose over theft if they didnt have it. There’s cameras everywhere and someone is monitoring them from a room 99% of the time. Not only that, the cameras all wirelessly link to some kind of HQ in another state in which people are CONSTANTLY monitoring. These cameras can zoom in a lot and still have clear vision of what you hold and slip into your purse. They WILL call Kohl’s and let them know what’s up. Our store never has someone attending the fitting room and there’s no cameras in there so if you DO decide to conceal, TAKE IT TO THE FITTING ROOM! Try not to make it in the slightest bit visible that you go in with something, and come out without it. Also, the only clothing tagged (it’s gator tags if I remember) is the women’s junior clothing since it has the highest theft rate. Be careful because they WILL chase you, and they do have cameras outside the building so if you leave with something and do get away, they will have your license plate number. Once, a man rode up on his bike and left it right outside our store and they got a call from HQ that he was concealing items so they brought his bike in and put it in their office so he couldn’t leave, so he just ran off. The employees also aren’t going to just not care if they see anything because they get awesome perks and benefits for catching theft! I stole mascara from there before I began working there and I was so sloppy, I counted my blessing for not getting caught. And yes, over a mascara. Would have had my ass on a PLATTER! Be safe there, I would almost recommend not even considering Kohl’s.

Bath and Body Works I was never employed, but had an interview with them. They do have cameras, occasionally watch them, but wont really do anything. They can literally watch you put something in your purse and can’t do anything. They wont chase. If they see you or suspect you, they will try the killing you with kindness approach and hope you don’t. Here, there’s this group of girls who come in almost weekly, fill their purses up, and just walk out. The employees recognize them every week, see them on camera, don’t do a THING! So B&BW is beyond easy.

Feel free to add on to this or let me know of anything! Also, keep in mind these are just the stores in my area and in the same district, so some stores could be different, so this is all just to take into heavy consideration. Happy lifting!!!