TikTok is teaching kids how to steal... 

I miss the days where people would just twirl their evil mustache and Rob banks on horses.

Am I the only one who's irrationally mad that theyre calling stealing "borrowing"?

My heart goes out to anyone else who cannot find a job currently and is NOT “borrowing”.

As a retail worker, shoutout to theft tik tok for exposing all your tricks so it makes it easier for us retail employers to find out when you steal :) I hate people who justify stealing, it makes work harder for employees, we can lose store hours, bonuses, and people can be fired. Also imagine risking a criminal record for some random makeup.

I would stop shopping at any retail store that cuts the cashier's hours because customers decided to steal. Cashiers are not your security personal, go hire a security officer if you want to make sure nobody is stealing your products. Your cashiers should not be getting punished for people being shitty.

16:44 i was at a job that promised me 25 hours a week and got maybe 5-8 hours:/ so i feel that pain

I got lucky today and found my stolen bike tires and seat. Almost took their whole bike as revenge

i remember when i was like 7 & 8 i stole like small stuff like small mirrors for my sis and i sayd i found it under the bed i think my sis knew i was stealing stuff but didn’t whant me to get in trouble i remember when i stopped because my mom found out i dont even know how but i stole a small prank kit and & a bear my mom found out because she ob didn’t buy those and i took them out in the car she told me that shes was gona call the cops if i dont return it anyways when i went to school with bright red ass cheeks and no nintendo ds for a month

A guy my dad knows lost the lid to his thermos so he thought it was a good idea to snatch a lid off a thermos at walmart. He went to jail for it and is banned from ever shopping at walmart. All that for a dumb thermos lid. A lid. Not even the entire thermos. Idk how people can actually do this. Id be scared shitless of getting caught and ruining my life just to save a few bucks.

You may not get caught right away. Places like Target will wait till you steal an amount that equals a felony. They keep all the tapes and have all the records of you doing so. They wait for a felony charge because the company gets more money back than if you have a misdemeanor. Misdemeanor charges can actually cost the company more money, felony charges sue and make money.

As someone who used to be homeless n had to fallback on stealing food just to survive, this is beyond disgusting, it ain't something fun n quirky to do smh

Nah. Ear piercing at Claire’s is disgusting. That’s true all around the world. They should not be allowed to do it end of story.

I was not expecting to be greeted with that when I clicked on this video 😭

I don't get bragging about stealing 2 seconds after doing it. Especially if it's some petty shit. Oh wow you stole a monster energy drink, a scrunchie, and a sharpie....what a heist.

The craziest theft I've ever witnessed was this girl in walmart ring up a cartful of stuff in walmart at the self check out and then just walk out. I thought she had paid because she was so nonchalant about it. But she just walked out with at least $150.00 of stuff. It was wild.

So the "lifting " community on tumblr just moved to Tiktok? This is literally why they cut our hours at my last two jobs. This shit hurts

People who ACTUALY need the money: *is working retail* People who don't need money : *steals for Tiktok* what injustice...

my little cousin who is obsessed with tik tok just got caught stealing omg edit: if anyone is curious she’s only 10 and it was an American eagle

Former Claire’s employee: Don’t assume that all cameras are fake!! I worked at multiple locations where ALL cameras worked. And store policy is to prosecute all shoplifters. Don’t risk a misdemeanor for ugly jewelry 😂

More reasons why TikTok’s moderation team doesn’t exist.

Don't mind me, just "borrowing" a comment I saw on another video.

i'm so happy social media wasn't like this when i was a teen. tiktok is out here raising kleptomaniacs and they're bragging about it

I like how they try to take the moral high ground by saying don't steal from small businesses

No.... everything she said about Claire’s is true. Sincerely: an ex- store manager lmfao Edit: Claire’s is literally the worst. When I worked there they made you work off the clock and would fire you for not complying with it. They lost a lawsuit about 3 months after I quit (around 2016 if I’m not mistaken) and I got a cute little $300 paycheck for my time working off the clock. Not only that, but there is literally nothing we can do if someone steals. We had to follow the individual and wait for mall security to show up (they loved to take their time). The ear piercing is a total scam. Everything she said about it is true. Little to no training. One time the gun fell apart as I was piercing a kids ear and it was mortifying. The mom threatened to sue. I was 20 at the time and it was horrible. I felt so bad, but thank god they have to sign paper work. The computers are from the 90’s and so are the training videos. They’re also super pushy about you buying the products even though they’re meant for children. I would assume the cameras in my store didn’t work because there were multiple but I never saw any monitors. (That’s why there’s so many mirrors.) Hate to see that hardly anything has changed in the years since I worked there. Especially after the lawsuit.

The ear piercing this is actually true, you really shouldn’t go to places that use a piercing gun instead of a needle. It’s much safer to go to a reputable tattoo/piercing place

Two stories. I worked 711. Theft I couldn't prevent was taken from my check. Theft contributes heavily to a stores profit and imaginary points from corporate. Theft goes up hours go down. Hours go down and store owners have to close or sell the store back to corporate. Theft is the number 1 cause for franchisees to lose their franchise. Story 2. I was in prison recently. Guy I was in with got two years for commercial burglary. why? Because he stole a monster from a grocery store. Got caught and signed a paper saying he wouldn't steal again. He stole again. He got caught again because of what he signed he basically had to plead no contest. 2 years in prison, not jail, for energy drinks.

I wanna believe that they pay for everything off camera and saying they “borrow” these items, but that’s just me.

Honesty time, yes stealing is addictive. I used to shoplift everytime I went shopping. I didn't even need to, it was a rush, and I was "saving money". I'm lucky to not have charges for it. Don't do it. Its not worth it.

why is stealing becoming a trend lmao?? yall do realize that if enough people do it theyll start catching on and having heavier consequences for those who get caught? just dont do it, its not even worth it.

"Guilt buying" I do that lol.. Probably because I was falsely arrested an banned from Walmart as a teenager.. Also banned from a grocery store for "putting something my pocket". It was my phone. These TikTok trends are just making the discrimination worse for young adult and teenage shoppers.

tiktok has gotten really toxic over time, we should just get vine back

I thought the whole "borrowing" thing died on Tumblr. The fact that people still record themselves stealing

atozy: dont steal me: puts down the scrunchie and walks out of home depot

As a former retail employee let me say, we took theft in our store as like a personal insult lol. I was in upper management and knowing that theft affected inventory which affected my team meant that we had zero empathy for ppl who stole from us. We watched and followed ppl, we called the cops, we had real cameras installed and so much more. We had to cut our hours or us our own PTO to make sure we didn't complete cut a minimum wage workers hours by half. It's a lose lose situation for the employees when people steal.

If you're gonna steal sumn, dont snitch on urself...especially on the internet- 💀 Why do i even have to say this-

Pffd and you know they will get attention and then thinking nothing is wrong with it.... pfffff these kids jesus

The ear piercing thing about Claire is right piercing guns in general is bad

I used to petty theft on the daily, until my uncle found out and asked me if my life is worth what ever small dollar store priced items that I would steal. It can definitely be a life ruiner, trust levels lower if u have theft on your record. Always keep your future in mind if ur thinking about stealing.

Hannah: (swearing like a sailor) Also Hannah: Pwease downt twell anywone~ UWU

Funny accidental “borrowing” story: my dad and I were Christmas shopping for my mom and found a sweater as a present. We chitchat and get into some weird conversation, and while we’re meandering we walk out of the store and the alarms go off. My dad: oh I wonder who’s trying to shoplift today Me: *looks at sweater* oh shit it’s us We made an immediate u-turn and paid for the sweater. 😂

12:40 what she’s saying here is so true. I’m in my 20’s now but when I was around 16-17, I was literally addicted to stealing the most petty, stupid shit. I got more cocky and less careful each time I successfully stole things and deep down, I felt so ashamed, but I felt like I Could. Not. Stop. After an embarrassing amount of times getting away with it, I finally got caught - ironically in a Claire’s. I immediately started crying uncontrollably and of course the employee had no empathy for me because I was stupid. I was so lucky that she decided to just call my parents instead of the police. So lucky. And I haven’t stolen since then. It was a bad time in my life that I’m glad is over :\

I'm not justifying stealing it makes harder for employees, they can lose store hours, bonuses, and people can be fired but I could understand stealing food/hygiene products/ feminine hygiene products but the shit these kids are stealing is not necessary for survival

A relative of mine “borrowed” nail polish from a Dollar General. She felt bad about it, and returned the polishes a few hours later. Despite returning them, she still had to goto court and still has it on her record 🤦🏾‍♀️

I don’t understand how most of these tiktok trends come about. Someone just sat around like hmmm yes I should tell everyone how to commit a crime!

My boss at Whole Foods caught someone stealing food. They admitted they hit rough times and needed something to eat. Boss came to the kitchen where I work and we got him some food from the “spoilage” bin which is basically food that wasn’t as fresh as the food we’re putting out. Made the same day. Empathy exists. Just ask the boss for help because most people have empathy.

“borrowed” from kohl’s at 14... got caught. ended up paying $750 for a $20 phone case. don’t do it kids

Bro this is legit a bunch of kids who's parents got money and can legit ask for 20 buck

The Claire's thing was actually true. They're a massive liability. They need to fix their issues before someone gets legit hurt/arrested. My ears got infected from the ear piercings, I knew someone who worked there...these aren't just individual experience, this is the standard for Claire's.

I legit almost teared up when that woman was talking about how her hours got cut from 25 a week to 9, because I sympathize. I worked at Bed Bath and Beyond and we had problems with theft and inventory loss just like that. You don’t hurt corporate when you do this, you’re hurting the sales associates that are trying to pay their bills or pay for their school. I can’t believe such entitled people exist, it’s repulsive and I hope they get caught and end up in massive trouble

This is why everything is locked behind glass at the store. Thanks kids.

In regards to Tik Tokers saying “borrowing” instead of stealing. “You keep on using that word... I do not think it means what you think it means”

I used to work at Best Buy for the asset protection team. we caught around 60/80 shoplifters, also we use police to secret shop and hang around and wait in the hot zones. i was subpoenaed to court because we caught a kid who had hit a bunch of stores and had over 10k worth of stolen merch. He was found guilty and went away for a bit. long story short, it's not worth it.

I use to be a Retail Worker, and what makes me so frustrated about this 'Borrowing' crap is we use to get yelled at, pushed around and shit for trying to stop or even confront people who do exactly this- and then have them just go boast about their 'Haul' on Social Media. I hope they like a huge helping of Karma.

When you steal (yes it is stealing not "borrowing" you're not cute calling it that), you're not funny or cool.

They're pretty dumb putting incriminating evidence of themselves online.

1:57 Yeah there was a rumor going around where people was saying "the security cameras at walmart are fake" but as a former employee who has seen the inside of the loss prevention office I can tell you that is a lie. they can see the entire inside and outside of the store on cameras, stuff like this is why everything is locked up at walmart and you have to spend an hour finding the one associate that has the key to get the item you want to buy out

Stealing diapers,feminine hygiene products, or food is way different then stealing jewelry or something that isn’t a necessity. There’s two different mindsets behind those.

Decent people: "hay lets not steal and get a $1,000 fine" meanwhile "tHe barowErs": trying to fit hole ass cars in their scrunchies

The sad part is that people won't care because they're not the affected employee. They'll continue to do it for clout chasing

It makes me mad how their like “it’s borrowing not stealing” like stfu it’s not quirky

They really calling it "borrowing" to make themselves seem less of human garbage?

Why are people litterally posting the selfs online commiting crimes

Blows my mind how every day now people are getting kicked off of social media for expressing their opinions, but these "angels" are giving tips for the best ways to commit crimes & nothing!!! I don't get it!!!

In several stores near my area they started to hire private security thanks to the shoplifters, there’s also one that has armed private security that has a sign stating “guards will apprehend you by any and all means necessary if you are caught stealing” lol there’s been a few lawsuits (all failed) and including the judge saying “you didn’t want to get tackled to the ground? Don’t steal!”

And this is the same app with the "Gen Z rebelling against society" trend...

I had a buddy when I was using drugs(unfortunately, but I'm clean now), and he stole a $.79 bag of chips, was on probation and got caught, ended up paying over $1,000 in restitution and fines over a $.79 bag of chips. Morale of the story, don't steal and do drugs.

I was stealing a bunch of useless shit when I was a teenager, the day I got caught is the date I stopped. It's unfortunate but I needed to face actual consequences to realize the stupidity of my actions. Let me tell you, the day the police calls your mom to come and get you at the station, you think twice before you doing it again. It's been 10 years I still feel bad thinking about it...

This makes me laugh cause I’m a loss prevention (anti theft) for the people that don’t know, 1 posting stuff like this helps the people that do the same job as me know what the new “meta” of theft and makes my job a lot easier, 2 We don’t necessarily use cameras to catch people, at where I work we walk around in plain clothes and pretend to shop, and my favorite thing is to catch minors and young people mainly because I’m only 19 and I hate seeing entitled people my age doing dumb stuff like this. 3 it’s simply not worth it you only need to get caught once and employers will never want to hire you, retail theft is easily one of the top three wort things you could have on your background so if you steal bring it on people in loss prevention are a lot sneakier than you

Say it with me kids, *Don't trust TikTok*

So there’s a trend of stealing stuff, while I’m over here worrying that people will think I’m stealing when I walk into a store and then leave without buying anything

I know that I’m hella late to the party (I have no idea how in the hell I _completely_ missed this video when it was uploaded _9 freaking months ago._ I assume that it was Mr RU-vid being complete _ass_ at his job, per usual. Hahaha.) but I still wanted to weigh in due to having worked loss prevention in a retail store for a bit. So, the retail employee who shared their story was super accurate. While it certainly _seems_ like you’re not a total POS due to only stealing from “The Man” and refusing to do so at small businesses (Even though these “tricks and tips” will most _definitely_ still be used by a _bunch_ of people to steal from small businesses _anyway_ because, get this, most people who freaking *steal* are actually complete assholes who don’t give a fuck.) the only people you’re hurting are the people who are already on the bottom of that companies pay scale. Also, I just _love_ how freaking brilliant these people _think_ they are. Of course they aren’t getting away with all of this just because they’re so damn slick. (And in some cases they aren’t even “getting away” with it _at all._ There are several stores out there who 100% know what you’re doing but aren’t stopping you as they’re quietly and patiently keeping track of _every single item that you’ve pocketed_ and are merely biding time until they can press *major* charges on you. As in the kind with *serious* jail time.) The other major reason they aren’t _currently_ facing any charges is because a _lot_ of places aren’t allowed to fully call them the fuck out. (Which was the situation where I worked as it simply wasn’t cost effective for them to press charges unless a LOT had been stolen. And even then, the possibility of a lawsuit due to someone getting injured _or_ being falsely identified as a shop lifter was/is, again, very much *not* with it in the grand scheme of the business.) Anyway, 9 times out of 10, the employees know _exactly_ what you’re up to but the most they can do is heavily imply enough shit to you to make you get nervous and ditch your whole plan. Which is, for a lot of people, a terrible, anxiety inducing situation. So, bravo at, yet again, only negatively impacting the people who aren’t making _nearly_ enough money to put up with your shit. I know I’ve already rambled on a shit ton, but I do have one last thing to say. Isn’t the age demographic that these TikToks are mostly directed towards, a lot of the same people who watched Dora The Explorer as youngsters? If so, they should already know _Swiper, no fucking swiping!_ So, knock it off, you entitled little dicks. LOL.

I absolutely hate how literal theft is being given "soft terms," like "borrowing," "lifting," and "hauling."

I honestly don’t get paid enough to care if people are “borrowing”

God when I was a teenager everyone and their mom was stealing from our local Hot Topic. My ex husband ended up being an assistant manager at that store and it was so bad they had to put up fake cameras to try to squash it. The company wouldn't do anything about it, but gave the employees so much shit for it.

The whole Claire's thing is true! My ex-wife managed there for almost 10yrs. Cameras are fake, piercing gun, all of it. Fortunately for her I went in as a test subject for the piercings. 7 piercings in all👍🏼

As a former Claire's employee, the ear piercing story is absolutely true. I tried my best to sanitize the gun. But it's nothing I could really do but wipe it down with an alcohol wipe.

They took my sister to jail when she was a teenager from stealing from Claire’s

If they were just “borrowing” then why they tryna hide it. They should just be able to take whatever they want and tell the clerk that they’ll bring it back😂

4:30 I just love Hannah🤣🤣🤣

Kleptomania is a serious disorder. Often, it's less about the item and more about the rush. Love how they're normalizing an addiction.

I love how the TikTok girl was like .. Don’t “borrow” from small or family businesses Typical social media persona of doing shitty stuff but STILL acting all caring

Anyone remember when tiktok didn't exist? Musically was sooo unproblematic (great vid btw)

I used to be a manager at Factory Card Outlet (since bought by Party City so this likely isn't applicable) and we weren't allowed to detain, ban or call the cops on anyone for stealing. One New Year's Eve I had someone grab their cart, yell that they'd been in line too long and left with all of it. We just watched.

if someone is stealing because they can’t afford essential items and from large corporations, i understand and will turn a blind eye, but this is just ridiculous

Fun story for anyone who thinks the consequences of “borrowing” isn’t that deep: One of my friends got caught stealing makeup from Sephora back in high school, went to court for it and still has the charges on her record (obviously) recently, 6 years later, she got denied an apartment and her recent job questioned her about it. Most jobs don’t discriminate against minor criminal charges if you’re up front about them, but overall I would advise everyone NOT to do it. $15 lip liner is not worth that much stress at the start of your adult life, I promise you.

And y’all Tik Tokers wondered why people wanted Tik Tok banned

Lol Hannah cussing at the beginning 🤣 I'm early for once though 😄🥳

Been saying it for years. Get your ears pierced at a legit piercing shop. The way clairs does it is horrible

Yeah unfortunately, the whole tiktok “borrowing” thing is getting pretty bad. My sister has stuff like that on her fyp and it made her think stealing is okay to do. A lot of things on tiktok have really influenced her too so I’m starting to despise it, I wish Tiktok moderated their content better and actually took down videos that can be harmful instead of things that don’t need to be taken down. Mind you, this is coming from someone who also has tiktok and is a minor so that says a lot

I know this is an older video... but the tattoo gun thing is absolutely true. If you are going to get pierced, look for a reputable tattoo shop (they will most likely have a piercer.) Piercers in a shop have to go through hours of apprenticeship and their sanitization practices are so much better (it also hurts WAY less than a gun)

Meanwhile 7 year old me accidentally stealing a pen and praying to god that I didn’t mean to

Oh boy, I so can’t wait to use the scrunchie technique on the new PS5

Atozy accent when pronouncing that backpack name earned my subscription all over again.

Just by the way, I have no doubt in my mind that Claire's doesn't clean tools. Not just because of my own experience (I got my ears pierced twice by them, apparently cleaning the piercings as advised isn't enough to prevent infection) but because piercing guns themselves are actually horrible. They basically rip through the skin. I got a third piercing from an actually tattoo and piercing shop and I talked about my experience at Claire's with him, and he confirmed that the piercing guns are terrible.

it's called borrowing like how siblings say they're borrowing something of your stuff

me putting the whole hot topic store into a scrunchie

I can bet the majority of them saying they “borrow” actually don’t, they probably pay but think it’s funny to do those TikToks meanwhile some kid does it and ends up in trouble.

To be honest, the walmart story sounded more like an excuse on the company's part to cut their employees pay down via less working hours. It happened to me too when I worked there for two years. I never got part-time hours, but MY SUPERVISORS SURELY DID. At max, normally 12 hours a week. Pitiful. That's how most companies get you these days. They expect low hours for double the work. Yeah, that ain't happening.

Deadass Though, When I was 6, we went to an aquarium store, & they had this little jar of colored rocks for fish tanks, & they were 25 cents each, & I grabbed one thinking they were free, & I walked out with my Mom and siblings. Then, when we got in the car, I showed my Mom the rock I took, & she panicked & said that it wasn’t free. I literally cried a little & walked back inside and apologized at least 5 times & put it back. They told me it was okay, since I didn’t mean to, & I was so little. I legitimately felt guilty about that for quite some time. How do these people live with themselves??

"It's 2020, who pays with cash anymore?" I do- Does anyone else?