tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post3102680413068028522..comments2023-10-24T07:05:31.954+01:00Comments on Ports Thoughts: Remove a security tag reduxMr Portshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08842669319018647708noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-86200563542579453992012-07-07T16:22:40.466+01:002012-07-07T16:22:40.466+01:00I bought a lovely white clutch at a mall 2 and hal...I bought a lovely white clutch at a mall 2 and half hours away. When I got home and started unpacking all my goodies, I pulled the tissue paper out of the clutch and there was a security tag. I called the store furiuos and asked what to do since there was no way I was driving a 5 hour round trip. She was very blase and told me that it was my problem, maybe I could go to some stores in my hometown and see if their machines worked with their tags? Thankfully I found your blog, realized that it wasn't an ink tag so I pulled on the two pieces and they popped right off! Whoever had put the tag on had actually done a horrible job but I was so scared it was ink that hadn't pulled before. I actually laughed loudly, did a little jig and promptly threw the tag in the trash. Thank you!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-27420874300412477322012-01-02T12:34:48.305+00:002012-01-02T12:34:48.305+00:00Ref my tweet, it worked, finally! had to melt the...Ref my tweet, it worked, finally! had to melt the top off, wouldn't prize off with screwdriver or cut. I did manage to plier my hands several times but got there in the end!Cali369https://www.blogger.com/profile/09938389165740657664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-44049170406339955092011-12-22T22:38:22.226+00:002011-12-22T22:38:22.226+00:00i used a swis army knife saw blade cut top of and ...i used a swis army knife saw blade cut top of and it fell to peices took 2 minutesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-44901519921076713142011-07-30T23:14:57.528+01:002011-07-30T23:14:57.528+01:00Thanks for your great tutorial on removing clothin...Thanks for your great tutorial on removing clothing tags. It saved me petrol and 30 minutes drive back to the store. <br /><br />PERFECT!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-1913447446679458352011-06-18T13:10:55.815+01:002011-06-18T13:10:55.815+01:00Again an old post but just to let you know the mag...Again an old post but just to let you know the magnet type cone security tags just need the top sawing off with a bread knife. The spring shoots out and then it is a case of twisting and wiggling until the tag comes off. The spring acts to keep even pressure and once removed the bearings are more free to come loose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-59629704914738417962011-05-21T18:53:12.385+01:002011-05-21T18:53:12.385+01:00wow thanks soooo much i couldnt believe how EASY t...wow thanks soooo much i couldnt believe how EASY this was!<br /><br />I brought this lovely jacket and was in such a rush to get back home i didnt even think to check for a security tag and i had no time to get back to the shop before it closed.<br /><br />Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-72087779114988240242011-02-23T08:56:53.070+00:002011-02-23T08:56:53.070+00:00Thanks for making me feel I had options! I was so ...Thanks for making me feel I had options! I was so depressed after buying an expensive bag from a museum shop in the middle of nowhere, absolute nightmare to go back in with 2 young kids just for that, and postage would make it more expensive for me - but the 'checkpoint' minitag was EASILY removed with one of those magnets for childproof cabinet locks, 30 seconds :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-25164010985958127692011-02-22T04:36:16.086+00:002011-02-22T04:36:16.086+00:00Thanks! It helped me out, works for some of the re...Thanks! It helped me out, works for some of the rectangular ones too, just stick the screwdriver in the hole connecting the round part to the sensor. i got it in thirty seconds. <br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-8441321302234536762010-08-15T19:32:45.176+01:002010-08-15T19:32:45.176+01:00Dear LOSS PREVENTION:
HOW is it OUR responsibility...Dear LOSS PREVENTION:<br />HOW is it OUR responsibility to make sure the clerk removes the security tag? Sometimes we buy more than one item, am I supposed to stand there and inspect each item rung in? There are many times that they are in an inconspicuous site that the clerk didn't notice..OR they are too busy chatting to pay attention to what they're doing. I can't count how many times I have taken back things (with the receipt to prove I bought it) to have that sensor removed. It is not the consumers fault that the clerk didn't do their job. Driving all the way home and leaving the store without any alarms going off is a pain in the butt to have to take the time to return to the store... DO NOT PUT IT ON THE CONSUMER! IT is part of their JOB to remove these devices. I have worked retail. Now I manage food service for many, many years. If we forget to bag something in a to go order, is it the customers fault they didn't check the sack before leaving???? NO!!!! It is our fault we forgot or made the mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-36193541488181780462010-04-28T08:39:50.114+01:002010-04-28T08:39:50.114+01:00Thanks loads! I attacked the tag left on by an onl...Thanks loads! I attacked the tag left on by an online (!!) shop with the kind assist of 2 Japanese screwdrivers and ended the match 1-0 to my advantage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-5144525375972356032009-12-19T17:18:54.232+00:002009-12-19T17:18:54.232+00:00Dear Loss prevention,
if your cameras are sooo goo...Dear Loss prevention,<br />if your cameras are sooo good then you would have caught these security tag thiefs.. its ridiculous to say that it is the customers responsibility to check when infact it is not, so please dont patronize us!! As long as you have the receipt for paying for these items then you are not stealing a tag..what a muppet!! lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-52180928162510521462009-06-25T22:54:14.771+01:002009-06-25T22:54:14.771+01:00Melting down the top of the cone (on the stove top...Melting down the top of the cone (on the stove top!) proved to be the right thing for me (after trying with the screwdriver and digging up two deep holes in my fingers, which was obviously unsuccessful) - maybe the plastic was harder. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-53712059276517460962009-06-05T18:27:44.026+01:002009-06-05T18:27:44.026+01:00Thanks so much! Got a pair of jeans as a gift that...Thanks so much! Got a pair of jeans as a gift that were bought overseas, and guess what? Stupid security tag! Since I wasn't sure if it had ink in it or not I used a lighter to carefully burn away the plastic, after which I was able to use a screwdriver to pry the mechanism apart. Wouldn't have known where to begin without this post!RobGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-52166172819022314032009-05-19T07:03:00.000+01:002009-05-19T07:03:00.000+01:00Used an ordinary magnet on one of these and it cam...Used an ordinary magnet on one of these and it came apart with zero effort. The magnet was fairly strong - the kind used to open a hidden child-proof drawer lock. But no special "ring magnet" is needed (whatever that is).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-32797932260605101922009-04-28T22:16:00.000+01:002009-04-28T22:16:00.000+01:00you r all stupid just be carefull and take it apar...you r all stupid just be carefull and take it apart they dont all contain bearings and a spring they are getting smarter just use caution and don't mess with the ink partgreattheifnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-90091533495653983102009-04-01T23:54:00.000+01:002009-04-01T23:54:00.000+01:00Mess with the tag enough to get a little bit of sp...Mess with the tag enough to get a little bit of space between the plastic piece and the garment.<BR/><BR/>Insert a beer bottle opener and it pops right off!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597234734588211240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-71461239932942541612009-03-21T22:13:00.000+00:002009-03-21T22:13:00.000+00:00Thanks for the help! However, finding myself witho...Thanks for the help! However, finding myself without power tools, I simply ground off the top of the little bugger on the cement stairs, used a pen to pull out the plastic piece and the rest came tumbling out! Hooray! Now my daughter can wear her shirt that we purchased from Mervyn's before the went *poof*.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-67930051204277761652009-02-11T14:53:00.000+00:002009-02-11T14:53:00.000+00:00Thanks for the advice, I had exactly the same prob...Thanks for the advice, I had exactly the same problem with this exact tag, except the pin was smooth rather than ribbed.<BR/>I used hard disk drive magnets to try and remove the pin but as you say this requires a circular magnet to remove the pin in one swoop.<BR/>I kept the magnets on the top and gently pulled on the pin, while rotating the top with the magnets slipping around the top and slowly but surely the pin eased out.<BR/>The store in question is a good 130 miles away, but the security tag is completely undamaged and I intend to return the tag to them, or have them collect the tag by mail, at their cost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-81735813863242722402009-02-03T02:20:00.000+00:002009-02-03T02:20:00.000+00:00wow. i can't belive that actually worked!!thanks s...wow. i can't belive that actually worked!!<BR/><BR/>thanks so muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-69088098607475573482009-01-22T00:43:00.000+00:002009-01-22T00:43:00.000+00:00Hi i got a shirt as a gift and it still has the ta...Hi <BR/>i got a shirt as a gift and it still has the tag on it.( it was a GIFT so dont freak out "Loss Protection Store Security" i didnt steal a security tag as fun as that sounds!) Ive been thinkng about it and this may be a dumb idea but do you think i could freeze the ink and take the tag of before it warms up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-73995316305927351452009-01-04T03:47:00.000+00:002009-01-04T03:47:00.000+00:00I know this is an old post and this comment probab...I know this is an old post and this comment probably won't be read or understood by many if it is, but, I'd like to point out the irony of your position that shoplifters are "scum" when you yourself are being treated as a shoplifter each and every time you enter a retail store that employs such devices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-56788750834366968652008-12-29T11:33:00.000+00:002008-12-29T11:33:00.000+00:00Hi "Loss Prevention Store Security", thanks for yo...Hi "Loss Prevention Store Security", thanks for your erroneous and ill informed rant. The act of stealing requires "willful intent", accidentally taking something is not stealing. Look up the legal definition of steal. <BR/><BR/>Shop lifters should be caught and prosecuted. But suggesting that honest customers who have been disadvantaged and inconvenienced by a stores incompetence should be punished is unbelievably stupid as well as illegal.<BR/><BR/>And if you had read the original post correctly you would see that the dress was a gift so I coul not check for a tag in the store :-)Mr Portshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08842669319018647708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-45730073354262136832008-12-29T01:33:00.000+00:002008-12-29T01:33:00.000+00:00It is the CUSTOMERS responsibility to be certain t...It is the CUSTOMERS responsibility to be certain that the tag is off of the garment. If you leave with the tag still on the garment, then you have stolen property from the store which you did not pay for.<B> A clerk's mistake does NOT EXCUSE STEALING THESE DEVICES.</B> We now have orders from management to detain anyone who attempts to leave or leaves with the security tag still on the product. You did not pay for that, and so you are stealing! Ignorance or blaming the clerk will no longer be tolerated. It is YOUR responsibility to insure that you leave the store only with what you paid for. When you people start getting prosecuted and put in jail, then you will learn that leaving the store with a security tag is not some joke, not some sort of inconvenience, but a serious legal matter and a CRIME! <B>OUR NEW CAMERAS SEE EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE IN THE STORE. WE GET BONUSES FOR BUSTING YOU SO GO AHEAD AND MAKE OUR DAY</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-64563484242996999192008-12-16T00:22:00.000+00:002008-12-16T00:22:00.000+00:00My daughter and I were shopping in Rome and were a...My daughter and I were shopping in Rome and were already back to our hotel when we realized the security tag was still on her new coat. We returned to the store the next night but it was already closed. We ended up bringing the coat home with the tag still in but now maybe I can remove it! Thanks for your helpful tips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464003.post-5187807081510561432008-10-07T21:11:00.000+01:002008-10-07T21:11:00.000+01:00hey, you may not want to answer this (i understand...hey, you may not want to answer this (i understand that you don't want to help shoplifters) but how does the tag set off the alarm? I know at old navy thee is a chip built into the tag in the jeans and that the stands by the doors send a signal that the chip picks up and sends back to the stands. They send a much stronger frequency at the counter to deactivate the chip by basically frying it. Thats all for now<BR/><BR/>BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com