The Bathroom Scam

When you catch someone stealing clothes, they always try to talk their way out of it. I have found over the years that one of the more popular ways is to claim a need to use a restroom.

 On occasion, it might be a real excuse, and it’s one that shouldn’t be ignored completely. If a shoplifter asks to use a bathroom, be accommodating, but also try to stall until the local authorities arrive (if you are prosecuting). They are much more knowledgeable about handling such situations. 

When a shoplifter tries to steal items and isn’t able to get the anti theft devices off, they might try to conceal them on their person. If the shoplifter goes into the privacy of a restroom stall, they will try to ditch those items and claim that you are wrong in apprehending them.

 Clothing security does not take into consideration the human element, so be careful, and be observant. Recover the merchandise first, and then allow use of a bathroom. After they are out of the stall (no need to violate their privacy inside the stall), make a quick check to ensure no other clothes were discarded.

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The response

Do you know how to respond to an alarm going off in your store? If you are using a Checkpoint system for your clothing security, you probably already do. The next question is do your employees know?

 Chances are, they may not. There is an element of confrontation involved when you respond to an alarm. It is not the same type confrontation that a salesperson selling clothes is using to approach a customer.

 You might find that one of the reasons your alarms are going off unattended, is that your employees simply are not comfortable with that confrontation. They are probably unsure of what to say, and unsure of how the customer is going to react.

 The best way to handle this is to take a copy f your company policies and run through the response script with your employees. Give them a chance to approach you acting as a customer. Give them some real life examples of what to expect. I’ll bet your alarm responses start to go up after this training.

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What else is lost

Over the years of catching and apprehending shoplifters, I have found that there are other losses that are not picked up on during the initial contact with the shoplifter.

 Let me give you a few examples. When I worked security for a home improvement chain, it was not uncommon for a shoplifter to pick up a bucket and stuff it full of 18V drill batteries and then walk out the door. The cashiers never thought a shoplifter would steal a bucket, so they just assumed it was theirs.

 When I worked clothing security, I saw the same thing with purses and book bags. These bags would be packed full of clothes that had not been paid for, yet the shoplifters would calmly walk out the door with not only the stolen clothes, but the stolen purse or bag.

 The first time I encountered a situation like that, I faltered for a moment, and then thought to check the book bag. Sure enough, it was ours, and had been stolen.

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Where or Where Did my Copper Go??

Have you been looking for a specific copper piece at your local big box or hardware store, only to stare at empty shelves?  With copper over $3.00 per pound, copper is stolen at such a high rate it’s hard for most stores to keep in inventory.  Working with such products and seeing the alarming rate at which they fly off the shelf, it’s hard for stores to come up with anti-theft devices.

 Many clothes stores use hard tags, like cheap tags, that create a seal for clothing security.  They also use soft labels, that are easily removed and usually don’t stick to items for any great length of time.  I was always under the impression that soft tags on clothes or jewelry were just a visual deterrent and nothing more. 

 The biggest hurdle with copper is combating high dollar fraud returns.  I would see numerous packages of copper returned with the soft tags ripped out.  Once the company started to use cheap labels we began to see a decrease in copper returns.  When applied near the UPC will make it impossible to rip the anti-theft device out without ripping the UPC off.  Without a barcode to scan, the product becomes worthless to the thief looking to do a return.  

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When I was young

Back when I was in grade school, I had a friend that I would go to the mall with. She always wanted to go check out some amazing sale. I never really saw the sales she did. I also never saw her buy anything, but the next day she would show up at school wearing something new.

 I was pretty young and naive at that point. I didn’t figure out until much later that my friend would be shoplifting clothes when we would go into the fitting rooms. Back in those days, there wasn’t much for clothing security and retail anti theft devices were almost non-existent.

 Much has changed over the years, and it’s for the best. I hate to think about what would have happened if she had been caught while we were out. Would I have been drug into her mess too?

 If there had been retail anti theft devices like EAS in use, than maybe she wouldn’t have been as tempted to steal.

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Hats Off To You

I had a shoplifter last week and all he really wanted was a new hat. He came into the department and started to try on every hat he could get his hands on. Gradually, he started to narrow down his selection to just a few hats.

 What caught my eye wasn’t that he was making a huge mess out of the discarded hats, it was how he was looking at the hats he liked.

 He wasn’t comparing the hats to his clothes, or his shoes. He wasn’t even looking at them in the mirror any more. Most guys, when they are looking to buy a ball cap, will play with the bill, and try to get just the right curve to it. This guy seemed to be stretching the bill out, as if looking for something on the inside.

 I guess he finally decided that it was free of anti theft devices and put the one he liked on his head. He bee lined for the door, and headed out. We stopped him, and recovered the hat.

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The right tag for the right materials

Delicate fabrics are everywhere right now. Easy, breezy linens, stretchy Lycra blends in swim wear, and burn out tee shirts are all inundating the clothes racks at all major retailers right now. Warm weather is brining out these great fabrics, and with them a need to take extra care in how they are EAS tagged.

 There are cheap tags called the E-Tag 4. These anti theft devices are a slimmer profile, making it vastly easier for customers to be trying on clothes. They are less than 6 cm long, which is a pretty significant reduction compared to some EAS tags and labels.

 These cheap tags are also designed to be compatible with all Sensormatic clothing security systems. It is comparable to the Sensormatic Supertag, so the same detachers can remove them.

 One of the nice things about the E-Tag 4 is that this type of clothing security is harder to be defeated by boosters with a foil lining. Foil bags can block the tags from setting off the clothing alarms, making it easier for shoplifters to steal large quantities of merchandise without having to remove the EAS tags.

 Having the right tags for these delicate or lightweight summer fabrics can reduce the potential to damage these materials. It also keeps a cleaner look on any clothes that are used for displays.

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Strengthening Your Clothing Security

If you own or manage a retail establishment, chances are you sell clothes and also get them stolen from you. I have been doing loss prevention for over five years and I can honestly say that clothing is always on the tops of all shrink department lists. It is important to invest in clothing security by purchasing anti-theft devices to place on the merchandise. These are extremely inexpensive and also have an enormous return on investment.

            Cheap tags can be purchased and placed on merchandise with no risk of damaging the product. I would also recommend investing in cheap labels as well just to provide further visual protection warning shoplifters that the clothes are protected.

            Clothing security is essential in businesses in order to make sure the only things leaving your store are paid for. I have done countless surveillances of shoplifters and they leave the clothes with anti-theft devices in one peace. If your merchandise is in one peace then I’ve noticed that store managers can sleep in peace.

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You down with OOP?

OOP, or Out of Package items can create unnecessary work and margin loss to items that often don’t have a huge mark up to begin with. Clothes that come in packages, like socks or dress shirts, are common out of package items.

 All too often I go into stores and see rounders full of shirts haphazardly thrown onto available hangers, marked at an additional discount. Socks are even worse. Someone has to take the time to hang tag them together, hope it stays, and then put out on the same hooks as the nicely packaged ones.

 Most of the time OOP occur because a customer wants to try an item on for fit, or feel the quality of the clothes. Less frequently, but still a problem are those that open a package to take out one of the components and steal it.

 Maybe it is the tie that comes with the shirt, or a special accessory included on a specific packaged deal. Anti theft devices can be attached to these items prior to a theft, or they can be added afterwards to these out of package items.

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Keep it on a leash

When you think of clothing security, you generally think about either the hard EAS tags, or the soft labels. Both are commonplace in retail.

 The soft tags are generally embedded into a price label, or might be slid into the pocket of a wallet, or adhered to the brim of a ball cap.

 The hard tags are a little more bulky, and are made in two parts. There is the tag and the pin, which needs to pierce the garment or accessory to attach.

 Sometimes, neither of these are good anti theft device options for clothing security. Soft tags can be removed depending upon placement. Hard tags can rip and snag delicate or stretchy fabrics.

 Having a third option is ideal for getting the most usage out of your cheap tags and cheap labels. A lanyard attachment can loop around these problematic pieces of merchandise.

 Lanyards can keep your clothes on a leash without the risk of damage or having a defeated EAS soft tag.

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