Shoplifting - Revision history

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-'''Shoplifting''', also called and known as stealing, is an illegal way to get what you need without money.
+'''Shoplifting''', also called and known as stealing, or sometimes "French shopping" in Australia, is an illegal way to get what you need without money.
-Unlike [[dumpster diving]] it is always illegal and is also against the moral of the majority of the people, included lots of those who are sensitive to food waste (even only theoretically or "politically") and probably would sustain you (and maybe even help or justify you) if you dumpster dive. Usually most of people who believe in ''karma'' or in a certain ethic also don't do it and judge it negatively, so be always careful when you talk about it (e.g. with your host) and be sure the people around you share this point or are open to the discussion about it before to tell you do it. (To poll people's opinion you could tell a story: this guy I met ...)
+According to Rachel Shteir's [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10689501-the-steal The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting], 27 million Americans (nearly 10 percent of all U.S citizens) have tried shoplifting.
-In spite of all this it might result quite useful for nomads and people living with no money, especially for what concerns those products that rarely are found in the dumpsters and are often very expensive (good food like nuts, veg chocolate, agave syrup, etc but also technology or DIY tools).
+Unlike [[dumpster diving]], Shoplifting is always illegal and is often against the moral code of almost all societies, and a majority of the people in those societies. This will include those who you feel are ideologically close, included those who are sensitive to food waste (even only theoretically or "politically"). Often, many people who believe in ''karma'' or have certain ethical thresholds don't do it and judge it negatively.
 ==External links ==
 * [http://attrition.org/fuck/www/fuck0016.htm A guide to shoplifting] at attrition.org
 * [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesley-stern/how-to-live-on-0-a-day-sh_b_252894.html How To Live On $0 A Day: Shoplifting Hints], Huffington Post

Guaka at 22:15, 13 January 2014

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	* If police comes is not the best deal for you. Of course they will search you and check if you really have no [[money]] to pay what you took, in case you have it must be very well hidden (safety belt, etc). If it is not your residential country consequences should be lighter than normal, as always with police just obey what they do and keep calm and sorry.		* If police comes is not the best deal for you. Of course they will search you and check if you really have no [[money]] to pay what you took, in case you have it must be very well hidden (safety belt, etc). If it is not your residential country consequences should be lighter than normal, as always with police just obey what they do and keep calm and sorry.

			==External links ==
			* [http://attrition.org/fuck/www/fuck0016.htm A guide to shoplifting] at attrition.org
			* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesley-stern/how-to-live-on-0-a-day-sh_b_252894.html How To Live On $0 A Day: Shoplifting Hints], Huffington Post

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	'''Shoplifting''', also called and known as stealing, is an illegal way to get what you need without money.		'''Shoplifting''', also called and known as stealing, is an illegal way to get what you need without money.

Guaka at 00:01, 12 January 2014

2014-01-12T00:01:31Z

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'''Shoplifting''', also called and known as stealing, is an illegal way to get what you need without money.

Unlike [[dumpster diving]] it is always illegal and is also against the moral of the majority of the people, included lots of those who are sensitive to food waste (even only theoretically or "politically") and probably would sustain you (and maybe even help or justify you) if you dumpster dive. Usually most of people who believe in ''karma'' or in a certain ethic also don't do it and judge it negatively, so be always careful when you talk about it (e.g. with your host) and be sure the people around you share this point or are open to the discussion about it before to tell you do it. (To poll people's opinion you could tell a story: this guy I met ...)

In spite of all this it might result quite useful for nomads and people living with no money, especially for what concerns those products that rarely are found in the dumpsters and are often very expensive (good food like nuts, veg chocolate, agave syrup, etc but also technology or DIY tools).

==Where==

It is important and good to have a sort of moral while doing it, i.e. consider what and from whom you are "borrowing" your things. It means that shoplift from a big supermarket, a mall or a big corporation (you are absolutely not making any direct damage to the people there, local workers and original producers are already paid the same, just stockholders might see a small reduce from their profits that in any case are already huge and not considering this relevant) is not the same as taking your stuff from a small shop in a small village whose owner lives out of his/her income and may also offer you something and be nice if you ask him/her.

Certain countries are easier than others, certain shops are also easier than others, just always check the situation before you do it and be careful.

==How==

* You must keep in mind that you are committing a crime (at least from the point of view of the society and the law, that could differ from yours..) and that its consequences can be worse than what you think if you are not lucky nor smart.

* '''Cold blood''' is the main and most important shoplifter's skill. You must pretend and behave as a normal customer, thinking that you are not doing anything wrong and keep calm. It is innatural for most of the people since automatically your heartbeats will start to increase and adrenaline to flow in your veins.

* '''Check''' the situation, cameras, security, scanner. do it rapidly and without let the people notice you are doing it

* '''Be fast''', and fearless in the very moment you are putting the object away, going around and show your object (that will magically disappear) is the best way to call the attention

* '''Be humble''' and always conscious of the risks. Cleptomania is very easy to be developed and it is exactly when you think to be so good and able to do it everywhere that they will..

==If they catch you==

* Again '''cold blood''' is the most important thing to keep in mind. Being humble, sorry and apologizing for what you have done will put you for sure in a better situation than being cocky and trying to escape. Smile, say sorry, "i tried it", listen to the people who caught you and try to reason with them.

* Most of times they will ask you to pay what you have taken, you can do it (be careful cause there might be a fine also) but also say that you have no money. You can try to make them pity, explain why you did it, apologize and show to be somehow conscious of what you have done, this might work and you can let be gone with no consequences but is at completed discretion of the security workers and if you are not really luck they could also easily call the [[police]]

* If police comes is not the best deal for you. Of course they will search you and check if you really have no [[money]] to pay what you took, in case you have it must be very well hidden (safety belt, etc). If it is not your residential country consequences should be lighter than normal, as always with police just obey what they do and keep calm and sorry.