Submitted by AutisticAction in axolotl (edited )
I heard some people say that they easily were able to lift from BestBuy but I also say that the security there is tight. I want to get a Nintendo Switch from there and I want to know whether or not it's a good idea to lift from there.
justletmelive wrote (edited )
If Switches aren't locked up, your best bet is probably a walkout. Find out what the busiest times are, park somewhere else (or use public transport), wait until the guy at the door is distracted or far away enough that he won't be able to block you in time (don't watch him for any period of time, though), act like you're walking in a different direction completely, and then just book it out the doors at the last second. They can't touch you or follow you into the parking lot, but they can grab the merch, and they can block your exit (and if you touch him while he's trying to block you, it is now officially a robbery, which means the cops are now a hundred times more likely to respond, and you're now a hundred times more likely going to the pokey), so be fast.
For the record, it probably isn't a great idea regardless unless you know what you're doing. Security at Best Buy isn't exactly "tight" where I'm at, but they definitely put more into it than Walmart or CVS (which are a cakewalk). There's always a guy up front watching the cameras, there are plainclothes LP who have followed me around for long periods after picking up something expensive, and there are managers who have admittedly suspected me of trying to steal even when I wasn't there to steal anything.
Truth of the matter is that it's not exactly Fort Knox, but they are watching. They can't actually do much other than ask you for it back nicely and try to block your exit if you're slow, but I would try to be in and out quick. You really don't want to hang around if they call the police.