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.

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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.

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justletmelive wrote (edited )

All of your replies to me seem to be subtly implying that I'm a liar. Or am imagining things?

I did add:

If Switches aren't locked up,

because they are most definitely locked up where I'm at, and I was surprised that they aren't in the OP's location, but I just assumed that it might be different in different places. I've seen larger consoles in bigger boxes unlocked before.

As far as Best Buy in the United States goes, while almost everything of real monetary value is locked up, there are still a ton of useful things (headphones, flash drives, controllers, burner phones that can only use wifi, low-end tablets, blu-rays that other stores don't carry) that aren't, so I wouldn't consider it a waste of time. It is much higher risk than Walmart, but it's not hands-on (AFAIK, both Walmart and Best Buy are hands-on in Canada, aren't they? - do correct me if I'm wrong), so you can probably manage an escape if necessary.

Larger (non-handheld) game consoles, TVs, and other massive items are not locked up, so you might be able to bolt out the front door with those if you're fast. Certain brands of portable hard drives are not locked up, but I've been followed every time I've tried that one. Tablets under $200 aren't locked up.

Best Buy is still definitely the easiest electronics store. Others have even more extensive security systems and have people at the door ready to tackle you and who apparently won't get in trouble for bad stops, so they're very liberal with their accusations (including times when I payed for everything).

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dontmakemethinkofaname wrote

For real. I went into the bestbuy here a few months back when I heard they might have GPUs in stock, which they of course didn't, and it's so fucking dead. Going around the holidays would be the only time there would be a reasonable amount of people in the store and I'm not convinced it would even be busy.

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