Jamie Jones, Neil Groft and Thomas Papworth used an imitation pistol in the hold up in Newton Abbot in which they escaped with goods and cash worth just £170.
Papworth’s girlfriend Kayleigh Ineson and friends James Carpenter and Craig Lee then tried to thwart the police investigation by hiding a safe where detectives thought they had hidden the fake gun.
Mr Robert Linford, for Papworth, said he and Ineson have a young family. He urged the Judge to grant bail so he could put his affairs in order and say his goodbyes.