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{{trope}}
{{quote|''"[[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|In this life, one thing counts
''In the bank, large amounts]]
''I'm afraid these don't grow on trees
''You've got to pick a pocket or two!"''|'''Fagin''', ''[[Oliver Twist|Oliver!]]''}}
The preferred method a [[Street Urchin]] uses to acquire stuff—since they're too poor to afford it legitimately—is to sneak it out of their [[The Mark|mark]]'s pocket and/or into their own. A [[Rebellious Princess]] sometimes does this for the sheer thrill of it, or because they honestly believe they don't have to pay for anything; expect some kind of [[Freudian Excuse]] to come into play. The [[Kleptomaniac Hero]] also does this to anything that isn't nailed down and/or can be sold for money. Someone with [[Sticky Fingers]] does it merely because they want or are compelled to.
When this is done to a retail establishment, this is known as shoplifting.
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{{examples}}
== Advertising ==
* Some commercials for Burger King claims that the chain practices "reverse pickpocketing" by sneaking money back into their customers' pockets.
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* In the third book of the ''[[Codex Alera]]'', High Lady Antillus is bullying Rufus Scipio, a.k.a. Tavi. He responds by acting meek, and the moment she's out of earshot, pulls her purse out of his pocket. How else is the [[The Call Put Me on Hold|only]] [[Muggle]] in the setting going to get revenge on a [[Person of Mass Destruction]]? {{spoiler|This turns out to be a major plot point}}.
* In a short story by [[Roald Dahl]], the narrator gives a hitchhiker a lift and has a rather interesting discussion with the guy, who is a professional <s>pickpocket</s> fingersmith. The hitchhiker is very proud of his work and is even able to remove the belt from the narrator without attracting attention. Apparently he makes a living by going to horse races and stealing from people who win several games (though he prides himself in never stealing from poor people or anyone who loses). {{spoiler|At the end of the story, when a police officer writes down the narrator's information for speeding, the fingersmith steals said notes so they won't get caught.}}
* "Fruit of the barrow is enough for a Borrible" is one of the proverbs of ''[[The Borribles]]'', immortal elf-like [[Street Urchin]]s living in the wainscoting of society, and whose entire culture is built around stealing what they need from the adults/humans around them.
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* You can pickpocket NPCs in ''[[Fallout 3]]''. [[Funny Aneurysm Moment|In a darkly comedic take on the Burger King example above,]] it's also possible to "reverse pickpocket" them, i.e. sneaking items ''into'' their possession, such as bombs about to go off. The game keeps track of how many times you've done this under "Pants Exploded", and awards the Psychotic Prankster [[Cosmetic Award|achievement]] for pulling it off the first time.
** Planting items on NPCs is also useful for getting unique equipment from them (by giving them stronger but more common armor or stealing their ammo and planting a different weapon with some of its ammo, which the NPC will usually equip if you leave the building or town and come back). In some cases, you can also give skill-boosting equipment to characters who provide services based on those skills (most useful with Repair) or remove Haggle-boosting equipment from merchants.
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and its [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|two]] [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|sequels]] Ezio Auditore can do this to passers-by to gain a few coins. Certain missions involve using the skill to surreptitiously acquire important items. Particularly satisfying, after bribing a herald to stop bad-mouthing the Assassins, you can turn around and lift your bribe right back out of his pocket.
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* Referred to as a "two-bicep discount" in ''[[The Bloody Nipple Saga]]''.
* Due to the [[Four-Fingered Hands|art style]], [[Loveable Rogue|Haley Starshine]] of the ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'' once refers to this as the [[Lampshade Hanging|three-finger discount]].
* ''[[Batman and Sons]]'' does this with "Don't Mess with Bats." After a bad day which gets Batman snarky, he gets on the nerves of Jesse Quick, Hourman and Dr. Mid-Nite by showing his hands "are quicker than" their eyes: he snatches Jesse's top while she runs at him, he gets Hourman's hourglass while he's making his threat (and he suddenly sees it's gone and on Batman, who goes "Tick Tock"), and he gets Dr. Mid-Nite's goggles, rendering him unable to see—and running into a tree.
* In [http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=655140&pool_id=81 this strip] of ''[[Life of Maid]]'', Marisa, being... well, [[Kleptomaniac Hero|Marisa]], decides to indulge in a spot of shoplifting, making off with a basket full of goods from Rinnosuke's store. Unfortunately for Marisa, Sakuya has just applied for a part-time job there in order to make up for the Scarlet Devil Mansion's expenses, and finds it [[Time Stands Still|quite easy]] to get Rinnosuke's goods back.
* Early on in ''[[Newheimburg]]'', Jack wanders around Newheimburg's World Fair and snatches 20 bucks off of a complete stranger.
* ''[[Freefall]]'' had Sam Starfall the "larcenous squid" taking [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff3100/fc03093.htm a little four fingers discount] (those are bundles of tentacles, but he wears gloves) often, though sometimes it doesn't work, and sometimes ends in something strange.
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* In ''[[Family Guy]]'', Lois sneaks a ham into her purse because she can't afford it, but soon grows addicted to the sheer thrill of stealing.
* Even though the H.I.V.E. kids in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' are doing a ''little'' more than shoplifting, they still claim to have purchased their stuff with a "five-finger discount".
* Dijon from ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'' is notorious for pilfering anything that isn't nailed down, and he'll pull the nails out it if it has value.
* ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'': Swiper, no swiping!
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