How Are You Attaching Your Checkpoint Tags?

How would you like to attach your Checkpoint tags? Pins, lanyards, ink or audible alarms? These are a few of the choices; let’s decide how many of these are right for you. Keep in mind that none of this will effect the detection of your Checkpoint systems.

Pins are the standard attachment devices used with Checkpoint tags. The tag is placed on one side and the pin is pushed through the item and into the tag. Once the pin is inside the tag it will not come loose without using a detacher. This is a very good way to keep checkpoint security tags on items to stop shoplifting. The downside with using pins is that you have to make a tiny puncture in the item that you are tagging. This is why lanyards are being used more and more everyday.

Lanyards allow for you to attach Checkpoint tags to merchandise without have to pierce the item. If you own a clothing store and you have a blouse with a very shear fabric, a lanyard works great. You would just wrap the lanyard around a loop or sleeve of the clothing and attach it to the tag. Lanyards are made out of hardened steel that makes it very difficult cut. You would need industrial wire cutters to have a chance at getting through the metal.

Do you need a more physical response to help stop shoplifting? Ink Checkpoint tags work great to stop shoplifting before it happens. The ink packet works as the pin attaching to a hard tag. If someone tries to remove the tag, the ink packet will break causing permanent ink to spill on him or her and the item. No one wants to steal ruined merchandise.

If you would like to draw more attention to a shoplifter than just Checkpoint systems alarming, I would recommend what is called a “Screamer” tag. It is the car alarm of the retail world. These checkpoint security tags have a very loud sounder attached to them. When a shoplifter tries to steal an item with one of these attached it not only sets off the Checkpoint systems but also goes into alarm itself. The sounder will alarm continuously until an authorized person disarms it.

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These are a few options that are available. For more information on how to stop shoplifting, Checkpoint systems, Checkpoint labels or checkpoint security tags contact us at Checkpoint systems or call 1.770.426.0547