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Trial Room Alert: How to Stay Safe in Shopping-Mall Trial Rooms

Last Updated on October 16, 2024

Overview of Trail Room W.R.T. Safety Alert

It is weekend and you can’t think of anything but getting your hands on that little black dress you saw on display in your favorite store last weekend! If weekends and shopping are synonymous to you and you can’t help but try loads of dresses before eventually treating yourself with a few, welcome to the shopaholic club! Shopping, sure is fun for almost every woman but have you ever wondered if you are putting yourself at the risk of being filmed whilst trying on that fancy dress or garment in the shopping-mall trial room?

How safe are you in that trial room—no matter the stature of the apparel store you are shopping at? And even if you are an exception to the rule and don’t just try your clothing out prior to buying it, are you sure you haven’t ever used a public washroom and never felt that you are being watched?

List of Key Tips and Tricks to Protect Yourself in the Shopping Mall Trial Room

Here’s a quick guide to detecting pinhole cameras and other hidden CCTV cameras in places where you feel you are the most vulnerable in:-

#1) A keen examination of the potentially bugged place

As soon as you enter a trial room, you must look everywhere and see if anything seems a wee bit too out of place to make it to a trial room. A showpiece, for instance, is something that is most likely to be bugged with a camera. Do not turn a blind eye to lampshades, wall hangings that seem too out of place either. A smoke detector or speaker is one of the best places to host a tiny camera.  If you sight any cables that seem to be heading nowhere in particular, you must immediately track down its source or stomp out.

#2) A quick turning on and off of the trial room lights

If all seems to be fine upon a naked eye examination and survey of the trial room, the hotel room or the public washroom, you can be a little more certain of your safety by simply turning off the lights of the area for a few moments and looking around for any lights. If you see any red or green LED-like lights, then they are most likely those of a camera placed by a reckless voyeur who forgot to cover the signaling power-on lights with some obstruction to avoid detection.

#3) Your mobile phone to your rescue

Making a simple call with your mobile phone can help you aplenty. If you notice any repetitive clicking sound in the background, you are most likely interrupting a camera-electromagnetic field by being on call.

#4) Using the camera of your phone

Turning the camera of your phone on and looking around through it can help you sight any infrared beams from night-vision cameras.

Final Words About Shopping Mall Trial Room

The next time you go on an apparel shopping spree, make sure you are alert as ever and not taken advantage of unknowingly and in all its heinousness. These aforementioned tricks should surely help you track down any spy camera.

About Post Author

Sakshi Srivastava

Sakshi Srivastava is a writer and content strategist from Delhi, currently working at Industrybuying, focusing on blogging, copywriting, and content creation. With a background in Biomedical Engineering, she discovered her passion for content marketing and digital design. Sakshi’s journey is fueled by her love for art and creativity. With over three years of experience in writing and designing, she has also lent her voice to the Hindi podcast "You, Me & Biology."