Disclaimer ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Some of the actions described in this text would get you into a great deal of trouble with the law, furnishing you with a permanent criminal record if you were caught committing them. I hereby take no responsibility for your actions in any case. You make your decisions. I do not. Now, read and learn. ÜÜ ÜÜ ÚÄÝÛÝ ÜßÜÜÞÞþ ÜÝß ÜÝß ÜßÜÜÞÞþ ÞÛÞÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ ÝÛÝ ÝÝ Þ ÞÞ ÞÞ ÝÝ Þ ÞÛÞ ³ ³ ÝÛÝ Üþ ßÛ ßÛ Üþ ÞÛÞ How to Rip Off JCPenny's ³ ³ ÝÛÝ ÜÝß ÞÞ ÞÞ ÜÝß ÞÛÞ ³ ÀÄÝÛÝ ÜÝÝÝÜÜÜÝÝÜÝÝÜ ÜÝÝÜ ÜÝÝÝÜÜÜÝÝ ÞÛÞÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ßß ßß Volume I, File V [032595] Writer: King of Loaf I must say that I am a disgruntled former employee. I worked for JCPenny's for 8 months, and during that time I learned a great deal about their security and cash handling practices. Reconnaissance ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ First, become acquainted with the store you will be using. Visit it a few days before. Roam around - know where all the different departments are located and what items they carry. Most of the sales employees won't care what you do - they just want to go home or to lunch, but the few who care will watch you like a hawk. Stupid, self-important employees are often overly cautious and very paranoid, and won't be reasonable. When you make your inspection, buy something. You can have someone return it later. Don't stay in the store for over 30 minutes. Casually scope the ceiling for the cameras - they use them. Try to dress nicely, be clean-cut, and if you have long hair, tuck it under your hat. They often single out young people based on the way they look. This is especially true for minorities, so be careful if you're hispanic or black. The Refund ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ To preform the refund you must know these things: what item you wish to swap, where it's located and what your size would be in that item. In this walk through we'll use denim jeans, which, by the way, is what I suggest for use. The refund is executed by walking into the store either empty-handed or with a empty bag, picking up four identical pairs of jeans 2 or 4 inches too small or large, then walking to the register and requesting a refund, citing that your aunty bought you the wrong size birthday present. Take the cash and head for the door. Be courteous and impatient, if you're a good enough actor to combine the two effectively. Example: You wear size 30-30 jeans. You enter the store through the package pickup door. The western wear department (which also handles jeans) is near. You walk briskly, but not hurriedly, to the table or rack containing your jeans and grab 4 pairs of size 30-36 jeans, which obviously wouldn't fit you, but Aunt Betty might not realize the difference. You walk to the counter, deliver your spiel, and wait for your cash. Management might be called to get change - don't worry. You don't need a reciept to get a refund at Penny's. The only red flag is if the salesperson gets a call as soon as you approach the register. This would be security, who has been watching you, possibly watching you pick the jeans up. The security guy might tell her to answer in "yes" or "no" only. He might tell her to say, "No thanks, I don't need any change." If this happens, it's still not over. They can't bust you until you have "lost the opportunity to pay for the merchandise," which means you are past the nearest register on your way to the exit. Come back to the register later, and perhaps ask to exchange one pair of jeans because you don't want 4 pair of black 505s. This is the most secure method of ripping them off. Shoplifting ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Harder to get away with, shoplifting has many variations, only a few of which only a few will be discussed here. A. The All Out, Balls to the Wall Shoplift When shoplifting, always have a car waiting right outside, headed toward the exit of the mall parking lot, ready to go. Enter the store with a few of your buddies, grab everything and haul ass out the door. Example: You have a truck sitting in position (heading out of the parking lot, at the exit, motor running, in drive). You and 3 other guys run in through the west entrance near dresses. You grab a shitload of prom dresses and formals and head out the door. You throw the shit in the back of the truck and take off. I know of no practical methods, however, which would allow you to convert the merchandise to cash - trying to get a refund the same store wouldn't be very wise, and you'd join the ranks of the really stupid thieves who made the news for pulling shit like that. A JCPenny's in a different city may work if you returned only one item, or two unrelated ones, and didn't wait too long to do it - if you show up with half a dozen things which have been out for a couple months, it would be rather suspicious. B. The Sneak Shoplift This technique requires some minor sleight of hand to sneak the merchandise off. If you like ties, cologne, or your girlfriend doesn't mind getting perfume without the box, this is fairly easy - wear a heavy, dark-colored long-sleeved button-down shirt (with your own tie) and leave the middle two buttons unfastened, hidden by your tie. Don't tuck it in flat.. leave space for the single object you will take. A clean baseball cap would be a good idea, as well. It's a weird look, but I know guys that dress like this normally. Perfect your economy of motion - getting an object inside your shirt smoothly from a normal position. If you can move your hand across your torso and slip and item inside without slowing down, you'll do. It need not be perfect, but it's your ass.. so make sure you get something good. Drakkar Noir really sucks. Free promotional gifts for fragrance purchases of over $19.95 in value are out of the question, unfortunately. The shoplifting techniques are not new information. At best, they're variations of age-old techniques which everyone (including salespeople) knows about. There are many more ways to shoplift. It's kind of an art, perhaps even an athletic competition - but the rush one feels is due to too much danger for too little reward.. which brings us directly into the solution for this quandary, Technique #3. #3 The Register Break In This one is much easier than you'd think, and fast (a solid 7 seconds if you're dextrous). It will take at least that much time to get the register open, take the money, and splitting. Having a car waiting would still be an excellent idea - this is greater reward for greater danger. At JCPenny's, there are several basic single-key commands to the register. Key Purpose ÚÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ 1 ³ Brings up the Sales Procedure. ³ ³ ³ (useless to you, unless you want to ³ ³ ³ buy something..) ³ ³ 2 ³ The Exchange Procedure. ³ ³ 3 ³ No Sale, what you're there for. ³ ÀÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ When an empolyee wants to open the register without making a transaction he types "3". The register then pauses, waiting for his Employee Number, which is 3 digits. He doesn't have to type his number in, though, because the machine recalls the last employee who used the register - that number is already displayed as the default. Pressing ENTER selects it. So to execute a "No Sale", an employee would type "3" and then ENTER twice. That's all one has to do to open the register. If there is a problem and it asks for a number, any 3 digit number will work. Use 999 - it's the default employee number, commonly used when an employee wants to refund an item without losing their commission (they steal, too). At JCPenny's the registers often run out of change. People want refunds or whatever. If you watch closely, when an employee calls for change, you will see a merchandiser go to an unoccupied nearby register to get it. These registers are "change registers" and are perfect for the Register Break In. Example: You noticed in your inspection that the lingerie register is a "change register". Walking up to the register when no one is looking, you hit 3 and then ENTER twice. The register drawer pops open - you grab all the paper money out of the slots and from under the black case, dumping it into a bag. 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