Anonymous wrote:People like this don't talk to me. Work on your look. If you look like a mark, they will approach. I get approached for directions (not as much anymore with GPS nowadays), but never by these types of people. It literally is the way you walk and the look on your face. Not victim blaming--just saying you can train yourself to not even get approached.

NP, and can confirm. I come from a rough working class area in the NE that’s world-renowned for the grit and attitude of its people. I lost the accent, and I dress pretty plainly, but whatever I’m thinking in my head of “rolling any B- that tries to mess with me” clearly scares them off.

The one exception in all the time I lived here was when I was feeling off my game after my family had COVID and my dog died in the same week. Whatever vulnerability I was feeling it was like a magnet for the nuts. One lady had the gall to call me out in the grocery store for not offering to let her go ahead of me when I let the person behind me check out their milk while I finished loading my cart. She came at me fuming hoping to teach me a “lesson”, and let scared with her tail tucked between her legs when the ugly, middle age lady she expected to be meek and a people pleaser told her to shove it and mind herself.

I just yell and tell to back the F off.

I thought of an explanation for the air tag! They can see where you go home to live and then see when you leave the house so they know that’s a good time to break in and rob you. Better than just driving around looking for rich houses where people might be home, right?

I saw an FCPD alert about this. They steal jewelry off you. So strange.

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Anonymous wrote:They only approach women I’m assuming

They would have to physically pickpocket a guy. Women tend to leave their purses in the seat part of the cart. I am very guilty of this. Had a lady in Giant tell me a few years ago that someone had stolen her wallet in that same Giant while she was looking for something on the shelf and that I should be careful.

I can’t believe people do this. On your body, at all times. If in the cart, wrap a strap around your wrist.

It’s because of the larger purses women are carrying around nowadays. They are heavy, bulky and get in your way when reaching for items.

16:13 PP Target Merrifield.

Last night my DD23 and DS20 were shopping together at Target when they were approached by a young couple - the woman did all the talking and asked DD if DD was a Christian. DD answered yes and explained she’s very involved in her church.

DS answered no simultaneously and so at this point the male asked for DS contact info so that the male could “send an invitation to attend their church event.” DD swooped in and politely told the couple, “no thanks” and DS and DD left the immediate department.

Not in the DMV: I was approached at a grocery store by a young 22-25 year old woman, I'm mid-50's. She wouldn't stop asking me about my running shoes. Errrr.....they're nothing special. Brooks.com look it up. Then proceeded to ask me if I run, and where I like to run. I told her I like run with my DH and rottweiler, and got the hell out of there. I had my head on a swivel the entire walk from the store to my car.

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Anonymous wrote:People like this don't talk to me. Work on your look. If you look like a mark, they will approach. I get approached for directions (not as much anymore with GPS nowadays), but never by these types of people. It literally is the way you walk and the look on your face. Not victim blaming--just saying you can train yourself to not even get approached.

So what’s the look you wear? How do you dress? Do you have RBF?

DP. It doesn’t matter what you are wearing or that you have RBF. Keep your zipped purse close to your body and go about your shopping with intention like you don’t have time to chat.

Anonymous wrote:People like this don't talk to me. Work on your look. If you look like a mark, they will approach. I get approached for directions (not as much anymore with GPS nowadays), but never by these types of people. It literally is the way you walk and the look on your face. Not victim blaming--just saying you can train yourself to not even get approached.

OP here - I do have RBF and I keep to myself/don’t make a lot of eye contact unless necessary. They target other females shopping alone. I don’t have anyone to shop with, especially as much as I do happen for frequent Target.

If someone asked me my favorite bible verse I'd tell them "effck the hell off" John 3:16.

Anonymous wrote:People like this don't talk to me. Work on your look. If you look like a mark, they will approach. I get approached for directions (not as much anymore with GPS nowadays), but never by these types of people. It literally is the way you walk and the look on your face. Not victim blaming--just saying you can train yourself to not even get approached.

So what’s the look you wear? How do you dress? Do you have RBF?

People like this don't talk to me. Work on your look. If you look like a mark, they will approach. I get approached for directions (not as much anymore with GPS nowadays), but never by these types of people. It literally is the way you walk and the look on your face. Not victim blaming--just saying you can train yourself to not even get approached.

Anonymous wrote:OP again - also - I’m not saying I think these women in particular are trying to sex traffic or drop an AirTag in peoples bags. Other people - police - have said that this is a common tactic of people that do those types of things, you never know etc. But these women are doing something shady and predatory and have criminal intent behind it. What exactly, I don’t know. I honestly thought it was innocent at first and just annoying, it was other people and a policeman that confirmed this a scam/criminal intent etc

Did you call the police?

Anonymous wrote:Can you describe what these women look like?

The ones I saw in the Mosaic Target were probably around 5’2”-5’5”, one was Asian and the other was black. The one at the Arlington Blvd location was around 5’8”-5’9” and thin. All of them were wearing nondescript, plain clothes with nothing that stood out in particular. The two of them pushed around a cart that was empty and would stop and pause to look at items on a shelf and comment, and then move alone to find someone else to talk to