Take your item with the sales receipt to a retail store close to you. Don’t they all use the same device?
And yes, they do put these stupid things on underwear, I once set the alarm off going out of Fred Meyer with a bag full of 5 or so bras and the manager had to come over, we had to remove all of the bras from the bag to find the culprit and remove it.
Kind of embarrassing standing there holding a spaghetti snarl of straps and bands while the poor, equally embarrassed, male manager is removing the plastic doohickey from the bra with the anti-theft device still attached.
My biggest complaint with the tags is the God damned placement of them. It’s not unusual to pick up a $1000 leather jacket or coat and see the pin for the tag has been punched right through the material on the breast, the sleeve, or even the back. And then when I ask the salesperson for one which hasn’t been mangled, they give me that deer in the headlights look, and say “nobody else complains about it.” Really? No one else cares about trying to buy a nice piece of clothing that doesn’t have holes punched in it? Am I really that far out there on that?
I’d be pretty furious if some kind of irremovable dongle was stuck to something I bought. I don’t even stop if I set off the alarm at the door. If they want to chase me down over something that is now mine, let 'em.
I’ve seen several open packages of Fruit of the Looms, when I’ve gone undie shopping. I actually take the time to make sure I’ve found a pristine unopen package. My guess is becuase people forget what size they are and want to unfold them to see if they look about right.
I never open them myself, but clearly some people do.
The sealed container was two pieces of plastic. They weren’t glued together, but the paper label part wrapped around it so it couldn’t be opened without tearing it.
That’s exactly what kind of tag it was. I never said anything about ink.
I went back to the store and spoke with the store manager. I explained what happened, told him I wanted an exchange. He apologized and I went back to get another jock. He seemed surprised that there was even a tag attached to it. When I got back he opened the package to remove the tag. After he removed the tag and marked my receipt he said, in a rather condescending tone, “In the future stop when the alarm goes off.” :mad: I found this rather rude and told him that the alarm did NOT go off when I left. He just said “Oh.” in a really sarcastic tone. As I left I said “In the future stop you people need to do your jobs and take the tags off!” I’m not going back there again. He was an ass.
Oh, skotjamb I wasn’t bypassing the origina closure, I was complaining about it. Do me a favour and quote the part of my OP where I asked for advice on how to get it off. :rolleyes:
For all the store employees know, you have a stolen item on your person that is worth twice as much as whatever you’ve legitimately paid for. They may not chase you down, but the security guards might make sure you’re “selected for special attention” the next time you shop there.
I can’t believe I have read all the way through this thread and no one has bothered to say fuck the sorry-ass thieves that make the tags necessary in the first place.
I do. I stop, look around as if puzzled and look at the dudes at the counter or security. Unless one is coming towards me, I wave and walk on.
I still don’t beleive the OP. BTW- that kind can be easily removed by brute force (or by other ways I am not going to mention here). Of course, the whole idea is that if you get out a tool kit and start forcing it off* in the store* they will see you and stop you, and if you walk out to do it at home, the alarm will go off.
