And Down We Go – Bottle Lock

I never gave liquor bottle security much thought. Up until a few years ago anyway. 

I had gone to the local grocery store after work and was wandering around doing my normal shopping.

A man had been lingering by the corner of a back aisle with a bottle of whiskey. He didn’t see me at first and proceeded to stuff the bottle down his pants! It was wrong on so many levels.

It was only then that I began to wonder about what type of Liquor bottle security was even out there. I worked in retail security and thought I knew it all. Because I didn’t work with liquor bottles, bottle security was a whole new world for me.

There are several different styles of EASy Bottle locks, which are primarily made by Alpha Security, to choose from. Each one is designed to accommodate the real customer, while deterring the thief. These bottle locks will not only work for liquor bottles, but for wine bottles as well.

If the grocery store I had visited had used this sort of bottle security, I doubt they would have lost that bottle of whisky. I suspect that this wasn’t their first incident of theft, and probably won’t be their last.

They are very clearly in need of some help from Alpha Security Bottle Locks.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Alpha Security, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 

Lock and Key- Bottle Locks

Have you ever gone into a liquor store and stood in the aisle for what seems to be a seriously long amount of time? Yeah, I’ll admit, I have. It is usually when I am trying to decide between a few brands of a particular type of liquor I am not completely familiar with.

It is even harder to decide when the store’s liquor bottle security is keeping the bottles behind a locked glass case.

There is no longer a need to keep the bottles behind a locked case when they are using the Alpha Security EASy Bottle locks. These bottle locks keep the liquor on the shelf when it needs to be sold. These same bottle locks also keep the contents of open bottles secured when they are being used for tasting purposes.

While most people are reasonably aware of the need for liquor bottle security, there are limits to what they will endure while shopping. Anything that impedes what they are trying to accomplish is a reason to shop in one store or to not shop there ever again.

When bottles are hidden under lock and key you and your customers fate are in the hands of your staff. If your employees are top notch and are ready to jump at the needs of every person that walks in your doors- no matter how busy you are- then keep the cases and keys.

If you realize that you and your staff have limitations to the level of service you can provide. I would suggest bottle locks for your liquor bottle security. It lets you leave the bottles on the shelf and your customers in good spirits.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Alpha Security, Bottle Lock, Bottle locks, Bottle Security, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

Double Down- Liquor Bottle Security

Having a bottle lock on your merchandise will protect your inventory from outside theft. When you experience theft, you suffer a two-fold loss. The first loss is that of your inventory and the dollars. The second loss comes from the loss of customers that come to your store.

You see, when customers can’t find what they are looking for, they go somewhere else. When your inventory is stolen, it is not always immediately discovered missing. That means the shelf stays empty and the customers leave empty handed. There is no good way to tell how many sales are lost because customers leave due to improper inventory levels.

Bottle security is easily maintained with the use of bottle locks. Once the bottle lock is placed, it is near impossible to remove without the proper equipment. The secret to your success will literally be in your hand with the EASy Bottle S3 or hand key detacher.

The Alpha security line of bottle locks provides product denial to anyone who does not have a key or detacher. The EASy bottle lock is a cap that fits over the top of your wine or liquor bottles without harming the caps or corks, preventing access to the contents inside. By limiting the keys or detachers, you provide enhanced bottle security from not so honest employees.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Alpha Security, Bottle Lock, Bottle locks, Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

Just a sip – Liquor Bottle Security

There are reported incidents of people trying to open bottles and pour the contents into other containers. Liquor bottle security is more than someone coming in and trying to shoplift a bottle. Some people actually try to consume the alcohol on the premises. These losses make up a very difficult problem that retailers face.

The inherent problem is that once a bottle is opened, there is very little that a shop owner can do to recover the losses. Not only is it hard to convince a customer to buy an open bottle, it is even harder to convince, say the health department, that it is sanitary.

Health departments tend to look down on unsanitary food and beverage sales.

So what is the business owner to do? You can’t always keep an eye on everyone that comes into the store. If someone hides in a back corner and opens a bottle, sometimes it is hard to notice. Opening a bottle is relatively quiet. It’s not like tearing open a package in a clothing store.

This is an example where liquor bottle security is useful for more than just deterring shoplifters. Bottle locks prevent these losses from occurring.

The Alpha Security EASy Bottle is designed for more than just being an alarm. The bottle locks provide product denial, which is to say no one can just come in to take a sip and leave.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Alpha Security, Bottle Lock, Bottle locks, Bottle Security, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

Improving Margarita Madness with EASy Bottle

It’s that time of year when most Americans turn their attention to one of the all-time favorite sporting events – NCAA basketball tournament play. I grab my family and friends every year at this time and we diligently fill out our brackets. I check my brackets after every game to see where we are and I have a hard time waiting for the brackets to download. It has become somewhat of an obsession.

March is filled with millions of sporting fans hosting parties, much like the Super Bowl parties in January. It is not uncommon for these parties to involve alcohol. While beer is usually a key player, hard liquor is likely to be served as well. Everyone at these parties is there to experience a good time; however, not everyone is willing to pay for their good time.

EASy Bottle bottle lock by Alpha Security.

The bottle lock is a protective cover placed over the cap of a bottle. Bottle locks are then removed at point of purchase. This simple and foolproof procedure

allows the retailer to keep the maximum amount of product for customer access on the shelves. This further increases your bottom line allowing you to staff a reasonable number of employees because you don’t have to provide extra assistance for bottles placed in locked cabinets or in stockrooms to prevent theft.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle bottle locks by Alpha Security.

For more information on Alpha Security, Bottle Lock, EASy Bottle contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 

Opening up a whole new world – Bottle Lock

Up until a few years ago, I didn’t put much thought into liquor bottle security.

One night, at the local grocery store, I saw man lingering in the corner of a back aisle with a bottle of tequila. He didn’t see me at first and proceeded to stuff the bottle down his pants! I had to do a double take to really believe what I just saw.

I worked in retail security and thought I knew it all. But because I didn’t work with liquor bottles, the thought of bottle security opened up a whole new world for me.

I was very familiar with the different retail anti theft devices that Alpha Security manufactures and develops. Mostly it is because we use so many of them in my store. What I don’t use first hand, I tend to see advertised in one of my Loss Prevention trade magazines- that is except the bottle locks- specific to liquor bottle security. Those were brand new to my field of vision.

There are several different styles of their proprietary brand of EASy Bottle locks, to choose from. Each one is designed to accommodate the customer, while deterring the potential thieves. As it turns out, bottle locks will not only work for liquor bottles, but for wine bottles as well. Double score for the liquor stores!

If the grocery store I had visited had used any bottle security at all, I doubt they would have lost that bottle of tequila. I suspect that this wasn’t their first incident of theft, and probably won’t be their last.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547 

I wish I thought of that…

There is a new show out on television that is all about hometown inventors. A couple of execs go out across the country talking to people who have created new kitchen gadgets and gizmos. It’s actually pretty interesting to see what people come up with in their spare time. It is also pretty amazing to see how much money people have dumped into making their inventions a reality. Talk about conviction! I guess if you are really going to make something work you have to invest the time and money into it to make it successful.

One of the other ways to make it a successful invention according to these show hosts is to make an item simple to use and simple to understand. Take a problem and find an easy fix for it.

That, in a nutshell, is why Alpha Security’s EASy Bottle liquor bottle locks are so successful. They take a problem – a need for bottle security- and then come up with a fast and effective solution.

The result is an easy fix- a liquor bottle lock that is a bottle cap pushed over the mouth of a bottle. It works two fold, first, to prevent the contents from being consumed while the cap is in place, second, to set off an alarm if the bottle is being stolen.

Simple yet effective, I wish I had thought of it!

 Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle liquor bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Alpha Security, Liquor Bottle Lock, Liquor Bottle locks, Liquor Bottle Security, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure…

My husband and I had the chance to walk through a new market store in our area over the weekend. We are trying to eat a bit healthier, so we jump at the chance to look at new grocery stores.

This one in particular does a lot with the local farmers for their produce and has locally made breads. They are a smaller venue than the traditional big box. I would think they are a step above a permanent farmers market.

One thing that did surprise me, as we walked around, was that they did sell bottles of wine. Now I know that they probably aren’t a big shrink store for alcohol, but there was not any type of wine bottle security to be seen.

I guess you really do have to know your market to determine whether or not you need any wine bottle security like liquor bottle locks. I would be more concerned as time goes by, that you might need them down the road. More than likely, they will wait until after they have a theft problem before they feel the need to address it.

If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, the same holds true for wine bottle security. A small initial investment is potentially worth more than that same investment compounded by the incurred shrink losses.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle liquor bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Alpha Security, Liquor Bottle Lock, Liquor Bottle locks, Liquor Bottle Security, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

The ROI for Bottle Locks can’t be beat

The other day I went into my local drug store today to get a few quick things, and it turned out to be a not very quick trip after all. I was unfamiliar with the layout of the store and got a bit lost. I spent way too long walking up and down the aisles looking for what I needed.

Eventually, I did find the right aisle, and made it on my merry way. While I was wandering through the store I did stumble across a very small section of liquor. It was located at the far end of the store, and was barely a four-foot bay’s worth of product. I had to wonder if it was really even worth it to be there.

I did notice, however, that they did not use any bottle security. Ugh, I had to shake my head as I walked past. I couldn’t help thinking about what a recipe for disaster this store had conjured up.

Back corner of the store, no visible employees, no bottle security, hmm, it wouldn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what would happen next.

It really was quite a shame to see. There was plenty of space on the shelf for the bottles to have liquor bottle locks on them. Because there were so few bottles, they would really only need a few liquor bottle locks to guard the entire section of inventory.

I’ll bet they would spend less to have the liquor bottle lock than what they will lose on one stolen bottles in just a few months. Talk about a return on investment.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle liquor bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Alpha Security, Liquor Bottle Lock, Liquor Bottle locks, Liquor Bottle Security, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547

The squeaky wheel gets the grease

We respond to whatever is loudest, most pressing, and sometimes just the most irritating situation in front of us. All too often, it is a customer that is the squeaky wheel monopolizing our time. The complaints or sheer neediness of a demanding customer can easily draw our attention away from what we really want or should be focusing on.

Rarely are we drawn to shrink reduction strategies as a squeaky wheel. Shrink losses tend to be an underlying, looming detail that eventually we get around to. Unless we are being faced with a shoplifter in our presence, liquor bottle security takes its place on the back burner.

Liquor bottle locks are a great form of bottle security. Their ease of installation and removal simplify the process of adding liquor bottle locks to your everyday operations. There is nothing worse than trying to add an additional task to an already full schedule of events.

Using liquor bottle security helps to free up your time so you can easily go back to working with those squeaky wheels. A liquor bottle lock will help deter shoplifters, even if you have your back turned with a different issue.

Don’t make your liquor bottle security any harder than what it has to be, start using a liquor bottle lock today.

Visit the Loss Prevention Store to purchase EASy Bottle liquor bottle locks by Alpha Security and your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system.

For more information on Alpha Security, Liquor Bottle Lock, Liquor Bottle locks, Liquor Bottle Security, EASy Bottle or Liquor Bottle Security and how they can work with your Electronic Article Surveillance or EAS system contact us or call 1.770.426.0547