# How do I remove anti-theft tags from clothes?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-anti-theft-tags-from-clothes/409061
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 22, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-anti-theft-tags-from-clothes/409061 "2007-06-22T23:21:14Z")
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### Author: ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-anti-theft-tags-from-clothes/409061/1 "2007-06-22T23:21:14Z")

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I’m not a shoplifter. This afternoon I went on a shopping trip and stopped in a sporting goods store. Among other things I purchased a jockstrap. When I got home and opened it’s packaging I discovered it had an anti-theft device attacked. :mad: The jockstrap came in a sealed package, which explains why the cashier didn’t remove it. I don’t really feel like driving half an hour each way to go back to the store. Is there anway I can remove it myself?

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### Author: ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2007, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-anti-theft-tags-from-clothes/409061/2 "2007-06-22T23:37:28Z")

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While I have sympathy for your situation, I’m not about to let a thread about “How to removed anti-theft devices from clothes” proceed.

**samclem** GQ moderator

They tagged a _jockstrap_? :eek: