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that was really expensive that I could sell. I’ ve never really stolen anything just to steal, it’ s usually stuff I like. I probably don’ t“ need” any of this shit, but I steal things I want.
-Where do you sell this stuff?
I would sell it at Buffalo Exchange and Beacon’ s Closet. And then I just started selling stuff on eBay‘ cause I had like four dresses that I didn’ t want and they’ re really expensive. I also got fired from Beacon’ s, so I just don’ t want to fucking sell there anymore. And I made a lot more money on eBay. I sold something for $ 130 last week that was originally like $ 500, and then something for $ 80 the other day.
-Is it only stuff from places that you’ ve worked?
No, now I do it at places I understand. If I understand the system and I know what would set the alarm off, if I just feel comfortable,‘ cause I want to be smart about it. I don’ t ever want to get caught. It’ s stupid to not be careful about it.
-What’ re the factors you take into account?
Is there an alarm system by the door? What kind of security tags do they use? I always take off any kind of paper or any sort of tag on it because you never know. Like the Anthropologie tag, just those little cardboard ones, have sensors in them. You never know what has a sensor in it so it’ s better to just take everything off. Like, feel it and know there’ s nothing on there.
-Is there special gear that you use, like wearing a large coat or using a large bag or making sure you bring scissors with you?
Top Shop. A lot. That’ s where I got all the really expensive dresses. It was Kate Moss for Top Shop. I’ ve stolen from some boutiques and some smaller stores, and that I felt bad about, because the whole thing with Anthropologie was like, I hate this place. It made me feel better, and that’ s really why it started. It made me feel better to get that stuff for free because I didn’ t think Anthropologie deserved my money and I just didn’ t have respect for the company.
-When you go out to steal something, will you also buy something? Like put a bunch of stuff in your bag and then go to the register with one really cheap thing?
I’ ve considered doing that before, but then I was thinking, if someone is suspecting me, I should just get the fuck out of there rather than standing in line just to buy something. They’ re still going to think something’ s shady.
-Are there ground rules you follow every time you go out? Or do you figure it out on the spot, like what you should do, what you should take?
If I go into a place like Urban Outfitters and there’ s not a lot of shoppers and there’ s a ton of employees, that kind of freaks me out.‘ Cause my whole system is I go in, I pick out a bunch of things and, if I can— at Urban they count them out but at Top Shop they ask, so you just lie and tell them you have a lower amount— if I can conceal stuff just so that my number is lower, in case I came out and they wanted to match up numbers. But normally, I remove the tags in the fitting room and stuff it in my bag and on my person, then
When I stole at Anthroplogie, I would wear baggy clothing to work and wear stuff under my clothes out because they would check your bag when you left. And then, when I stole from Uniqlo, I’ d just shove it in my purse. And now since living here, I’ ll sometimes wear a coat so I can conceal something in order to get it into the fitting room. But normally I need a big shopping bag and a purse, because it’ s really easy to use shopping bags.
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