# Fuck anti-theft tags!!!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [June 23, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085 "2007-06-23T02:00:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/21 "2007-06-23T10:43:06Z")
Why not call the store, explain the situation, and ask if they know of a nearer store that has the machine that can remove the anti-theft tag?
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### Author:  [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/22 "2007-06-23T15:04:32Z")
[QUOTE=Hilarity N. Suze]
I think you’re within your rights to call them up and insist that they come and fix THEIR mistake, but let’s face it, not every store is Lord & Taylor.
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The jock was inside a sealed plastic package. This is not the store’s fault, unless they got the jocks unpackaged and tagged and packaged it or opened the package, tagged the jock and resealed it.
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### Author:  [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/23 "2007-06-23T15:22:56Z")
[QUOTE=fluiddruid]
General discussions of the tags and the OP are fine, but do **not** post any information or speculation as to how to remove the tags.
Thanks.
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Can we speculate on how to remove the underware?
🆒
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### Author:  [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/24 "2007-06-23T15:25:27Z")
[QUOTE=Otto]
The jock was inside a sealed plastic package. This is not the store’s fault, unless they got the jocks unpackaged and tagged and packaged it or opened the package, tagged the jock and resealed it.
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It bloody is. A shop is responsible for what it sells, with few exceptions.
Unless the tag is not usually included in that item and got put in by accident they should know, and they should fix it.
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### Author:  [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/25 "2007-06-23T15:27:33Z")
[QUOTE=essell]
It bloody is. A shop is responsible for what it sells, with few exceptions.
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I agree. If I buy product X and the store delivers product Y, I don’t really care if it was the store’s supplier who screwed up. As far as I’m concerned, the store must make good. The store is free of course to pursue a claim against its supplier.
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### Author:  [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/26 "2007-06-23T15:29:15Z")
[QUOTE=Hilarity N. Suze]
When this happened to ME, I did not find out until a few weeks later, when I was getting ready to go someplace really special where I would actually wear the dress.
I called the store and let’er rip–I was quite mad. The store–it was Lord & Taylor–offered to send someone out to my house to remove the thing. But I didn’t have time to wait for them. It turned out to be quicker for me to swing by the store on my way to my event.
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Although I am sure it happened in some other way, I am having a blast imagining you wearing the dress with the tag on and doing contortions to put it on the thingamabob that removes it that is built in the register counter.
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### Author:  [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/27 "2007-06-23T15:31:07Z")
[QUOTE=Qwisp]
I’ve bought things online that have come with those stupid anti theft tags.Twice this happened to me.Once I took them back to a local store,and once I got dye all over a brand new pair of PJ bottoms because I didn’t feel like going through the bother of shipping them back to have it removed.
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why, why, why would they have antitheft devices on an online store?!. Hackers?
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### Author:  [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/28 "2007-06-23T15:54:51Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo]
why, why, why would they have antitheft devices on an online store?!. Hackers?
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Reselling solen merchandise.
I personally am having a hard time swallowing the anti theft device inside sealed packaging story. Such devices are applied by the retailer
Working in inventory control the only internal ATD I have seen was RFID based and did not need to be removed or was childishly easily removed from the product in question. Stores would have to exert alot more effort to apply/ remove such tags slowing down the process of checkout and recieving immensely, probably to the point of not being cost effective.
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### Author:  [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/29 "2007-06-23T16:05:26Z")
Is that an anti-theft device on your jockstrap, or are you just glad to see me?
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### Author:  [@Alma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alma)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/30 "2007-06-23T16:15:00Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth]
Sorry, I don’t beleive you. The anti-theft tags that spew dye are never hidden inside, are rarely installed by the manufacturor and are put on high end items. Three strikes, you’re out. :dubious: Oh and the fourth strike was you trying to bypass the board rules here.
Now there are the magnetic tags. But if you walked out of a store with one of those, you’d just peel it off and toss it.
Oh and when you take it back to the store, make sure you have your reciept. :dubious:
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I don’t understand. When I worked in retail we used pin-and-paddle magnetic tags that couldn’t be detached without the little contraption we kept behind the registers. No ink, and certainly not peel-able.
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### Author:  [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/31 "2007-06-23T16:27:58Z")
[QUOTE=Alma]
I don’t understand. When I worked in retail we used pin-and-paddle magnetic tags that couldn’t be detached without the little contraption we kept behind the registers. No ink, and certainly not peel-able.
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They’re just sticky pieces of plastic with magnetic magic inside. They get deactivated at the register. Borders uses them as does Best Buy. That’s what you can peel and stick.
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### Author:  [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/32 "2007-06-23T16:32:46Z")
[QUOTE=fluiddruid]
General discussions of the tags and the OP are fine, but do **not** post any information or speculation as to how to remove the tags.
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Darn! I was just going to post how you can remove those tags on mattresses.
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### Author:  [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/33 "2007-06-23T20:09:48Z")
[QUOTE=Otto]
The jock was inside a sealed plastic package. This is not the store’s fault, unless they got the jocks unpackaged and tagged and packaged it or opened the package, tagged the jock and resealed it.
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Inside a sealed plastic package…you’re right, I hadn’t considered that. So most people are in the habit of opening their sealed plastic packages of underwear before checking out? Because I sure don’t. And would think it strange if the salesclerk did, even to remove a tag. Hmmmm…
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### Author:  [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/34 "2007-06-23T20:13:28Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo]
Although I am sure it happened in some other way, I am having a blast imagining you wearing the dress with the tag on and doing contortions to put it on the thingamabob that removes it that is built in the register counter.
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It was in the side seam, about halfway between the waist and the hem (and the skirt was long). But they had a hand-held thingy to remove it.
Oh, and by then, I did not have the receipt, it being some weeks after I’d bought the dress. I did still have the other tags, proving that the dress came from L&T, but nothing to prove I’d ever paid for it.
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### Author:  [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/35 "2007-06-23T21:30:46Z")
[QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000]
Mwah haha. I am one step closer to finding your true identity.
From the list of people **alphaboi867** could be…
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Tee hee
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### Author:  [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/36 "2007-06-24T00:58:25Z")
[QUOTE=Hilarity N. Suze]
It was in the side seam, about halfway between the waist and the hem (and the skirt was long). But they had a hand-held thingy to remove it.
Oh, and by then, I did not have the receipt, it being some weeks after I’d bought the dress. I did still have the other tags, proving that the dress came from L&T, but nothing to prove I’d ever paid for it.
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Yeah, I like my version better. Thanks.
Tip for shoplifters, act pissed off and the store will take care of removing the tags from your stolen clothes.
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### Author:  [@skotjamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skotjamb)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/37 "2007-06-24T04:53:28Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo]
Yeah, I like my version better. Thanks.
Tip for shoplifters, act pissed off and the store will take care of removing the tags from your stolen clothes.
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Yeah, the entire reason I reported this thread to begin with. Dumbass tried to bypass the original closure. Dumbass tries to solicict sympathy for their cause.
Dumbass actually gets good advice. Others in the end lose out, cuz they are dumbasses as well, but naive dumbasses.
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### Author:  [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2007, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/38 "2007-06-24T06:01:03Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth]
Sorry, I don’t beleive you. The anti-theft tags that spew dye are never hidden inside, are rarely installed by the manufacturor and are put on high end items. Three strikes, you’re out. :dubious: Oh and the fourth strike was you trying to bypass the board rules here.
Now there are the magnetic tags. But if you walked out of a store with one of those, you’d just peel it off and toss it.
Oh and when you take it back to the store, make sure you have your reciept. :dubious:
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Yeah, the only explanation I can think of is that it was a “display” jockstrap that had been tagged and the “sealed container” mentioned in the OP was actually one of those clamshell type things that just click shut and aren’t really sealed. :dubious: But surely the OP would have mentioned that?
The pin and paddle tags are applied by the retail store so couldn’t have gotten on a sealed garment. And manufacturers only send out the little magnetic tags that are easy to spot and discard. (and are usually attached to the packaging or sewn into a tag which is easy to cut off)
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### Author:  [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2007, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/39 "2007-06-24T10:23:29Z")
[QUOTE=skotjamb]
Yeah, the entire reason I reported this thread to begin with. Dumbass tried to bypass the original closure. Dumbass tries to solicict sympathy for their cause.
Dumbass actually gets good advice. Others in the end lose out, cuz they are dumbasses as well, but naive dumbasses.
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ugh, be a dick on your own, pal. Don’t quote me as if I were in any kind of agreement with you.
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### Author:  [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2007, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-anti-theft-tags/409085/40 "2007-06-24T10:48:35Z")
Same thing happened to me, i got a jacket home and took it out the shopping bag and it was still with a tag, so i called the store and they told me to bring it back and i’d get a voucher for free fuel. The fuel cost to them was 40% of the cost of the jacket.
Hah!
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