Bottle security is something that all businesses engaged in liquor and wine sales can take for granted.  Bottle theft is very common in the food and beverage industry because a server, cook or dish washer can quickly remove inventory from a stock room while everyone is busy on the sales floor.

Locking inventory in a closet to control access is a great first step but we all know the stockroom will be unlocked at times. EASy Bottle bottle locks by Alpha Security are a great tool for reducing theft through deterrence.

A hotel restaurant I once worked for didn’t have liquor bottle security in place during the busy holiday season.  They hired about 10-15 seasonal support staff members during this time so it was tough to make money because tips were split between so many people.

Dinner was the busiest shift and we started noticing high-end vodka disappearing in the evening.  Everything was locked in a stock room but it was hard to keep the door secured because so many people needed ready access.  Servers didn’t have time to wait for a key holder because customers’ meal orders were already delayed because of the evening rush.

A bottle lock was placed on each high-theft item before they were placed in the stockroom.  When the vodka stopped walking out the back door the red wine started disappearing.  The restaurant manager decided to place an EASy bottle bottle lock by Alpha Security on each bottle before it was placed in the stockroom.

The access key to the bottle locks was kept at the server station for ready access.  Implementing liquor bottle security stopped out inventory from walking out the back door.  It was learned that one of our seasonal cooks was stealing from the stock room while servers were on the sales floor and liquor bottle security helped management identify the thief.

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Being a mentor to several managers and loss prevention employees within my company, I seem to field a lot of problem solving questions. Some of the questions that pop up are about bottle security. What’s the best solution? What is cost effective? Will it be a drain on my payroll to implement and then maintain? I usually recommend the use of liquor bottle locks for all around liquor bottle security.

Alpha Security has a vast assortment of EASy Bottle liquor Bottle Locks. They are designed to fit a variety of sizes and types of liquor bottles. By protecting the contents inside, the locks create an easy solution to liquor bottle theft and unauthorized usage. It’s a great addition to protecting your investments in both the retail sector and in restaurants or bars.

The liquor bottle locks are easy to apply, easy to maintain, and easy to get results. I always recommend to my trainees that sometimes it is the easiest solution to a problem that garners the best results.

I know that cost effective bottle security will always be a question. When you use a liquor bottle lock, not only will it save countless hours of misspent payroll, but also it saves the headache of worrying about liquor bottle security.

There are enough challenges out there that take up our time when it comes to customer service, merchandising, and driving sales. When you can eliminate the problems associated with shrink, it’s a snap to say EASy Bottle liquor bottle locks really are easy!

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As of late I have been contacted by a few potential business owners who are eyeing up the latest trends by states to get out of the state run liquor store business. These potential business owners contacted me as a lp consultant to go over a way to move from a government run entity to a privately run business. We all know that the private sector is more conscious of protecting the bottom line.

My initial move was to go to a few of the proposed state run locations to see what liquor bottle security measures, if any, they had in place. Besides CCTV I did not see any additional bottle security. I was troubled at the lack of urgency to secure the inventory. I spoke to a couple of the managers regarding my research into their loss prevention techniques and they confirmed that the only liquor bottle security measures they had in place was their inventory counts and CCTV.

My second step in the process was to research any company that touted bottle security as one of their fortes’. I came across a company called Alpha Security. I was duly impressed with Alpha Security’s EASy Bottle bottle lock system which employed an alarmed liquor bottle lock as the key to its success. There were several different types of liquor bottle locks offered within the EASy bottle bottle lock system. All of the liquor bottle locks were alarmed and if tampered with would render the product in-consumable. My only concern was that the liquor bottle lock would be too cumbersome for proper marketing and storage. I was delighted to see that not only were the liquor bottle locks not too big or gaudy but that they were in fact lean and aesthetically pleasing while clearly denoting its purpose to deter theft.

Armed with this research regarding Alpha Security’s EASy bottle bottle lock system I sat down with several of these potential business owners. Bottle security was the topic of discussion. They were duly impressed with the dual purpose of the liquor bottle lock, excellent liquor bottle security and storage/marketing capability. The business owners saw the weakness of the government run facilities attempt at loss prevention and the strength of Alpha Security’s solutions to those loss prevention opportunities. An overall strategy was formulated that I believe will give these business owners a fighting chance to facilitate a seamless change from the government sector to the private sector.

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Many years ago I worked in a local ABC shop owned by a good friend and entrepreneur.  The business did great at first but we quickly realized that some of our best customers were our worst customers because bottle security wasn’t something we had considered.

Every morning I would arrive early and stock the shelves with merchandise.  We wanted to make sure the shelves were completely stocked at opening because we always had a surge of regular customers before lunch.

Having only one employee working at a time made simultaneously running a cash register and assisting customers on the sales floor a real challenge. Within a month we lost more than $500 USD in product.  That means we lost more than $1,000 USD in potential sales and $500 USD in profit.

Bottle security needed to be a priority!

We contacted a local loss prevention consultant and they recommended a number of bottle security choices.  The plan was to start small and work our way into a more sophisticated loss prevention liquor bottle lock system.  We eventually settled on EASy bottle liquor bottle locks by Alpha Security and rolled them out within a week of placing our first order.

The following Monday when we revealed our new liquor bottle locks from Alpha Security, the suspected shoplifters were shocked!  Liquor bottle Security was clearly not something the shoplifters had considered.  The simple fact that we made an investment in liquor bottle security sent a clear message to our customers.

Each bottle lock required a nominal investment and we immediately got a return on our investment.  Bottle Locks are easy to use and they don’t inhibit our merchandising opportunities.  These days everyone knows what anti-shoplifting devices look like and why retailers use them.  Our legitimate customers could care less if we use EASy bottle liquor bottle locks.

It is only the shoplifters and thieves that are turned away by a bottle security.

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A friend of mine has all the passion of an entrepreneur and absolutely no patience. When news of potential privatization of the state run liquor stores hit his state he had visions of buying and running several of these locations. He gave no thought to bottle security or loss prevention of any kind. He just knew he was going to run his own fleet of package stores and be the boss.

I obviously tried to help ground him a bit as I have done throughout our friendship. I wanted him to sit down and formulate a business plan that included a well rounded loss prevention piece that addressed liquor bottle security directly. I even offered to do some research for him since I knew he would not give it a thought otherwise. I was looking for a company that made any type of liquor bottle locks. At that point in time I didn’t know if there was any such thing as a liquor bottle lock. I was hoping there would be liquor bottle locks that could be placed somewhere on the bottle to deter shoplifting. It was imperative that we find a liquor bottle security solution before my friend bought one or more of these businesses otherwise we would be playing catch up forever.

I found a company called Alpha security, they had an entire system, the EASy bottle bottle lock system that employed alarmed bottle locks. I could not believe our luck. In speaking with an Alpha Security representative I was happy to hear there were different models of the bottle lock and that he would be happy to bring the actual bottle locks to a sit down meeting to discuss Alpha security’s potential to do business with my friend.

My friend had purchased three locations and was excited to get started. We reviewed several options for bottle security including the EASy bottle bottle lock system, several versions of the bottle lock, CCTV and wireless video monitoring. The Alpha Security representative was very helpful and was very knowledgeable regarding overall liquor  bottle security. He helped my friend make some very cost effective decisions regarding his bottle security strategy. In the end it was a mix of the EASy bottle bottle lock security system and CCTV that became the foundation for my friend to secure his business.

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When I first started working in Loss Prevention it was before the days that a liquor bottle lock could be affordable and easy to use. We didn’t even give liquor bottle locks a second thought. Our liquor bottle security was simply catching shoplifters. Now, I can’t imagine not using liquor bottle locks as our bottle security. Without it we were extremely vulnerable to theft.

We caught a lot of shoplifters in those days. We had a window on the second floor that overlooked the liquor aisle; all I needed to do was sit up in my perch and watch. I would be guaranteed at least one shoplifter a day with this method. It was great, I was being very productive. But if you think about it, if it was that easy to catch a shoplifter, how many bottles were going out the door when I wasn’t there.

Deep down I think we knew that even though we were catching a lot of shoplifters, we were not really having as big of an effect on our shortage as we should have been. I wish we had decided to become an early adopter of the liquor bottle lock. It would have saved us a lot of time and money. Once we started using Alpha Security liquor bottle locks we really started to see a dent in our shortage numbers. Bottle security was the best thing we could have done to hold on to our inventory.

One of the best things about EASy bottle liquor bottle security is that your inventory is safe even when you aren’t watching. We still catch a lot of shoplifters, but now we have more time to focus on other areas where losses were previously being missed.

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So a friend of mine decides he wants to open a “package store” which is essentially a liquor store. He is one of these guys that “sees” more on a big picture level as opposed to worrying about the details. We all know the saying “the devil is in the details”. Well one of those “devils” is bottle security. This was a detail that he ignored wholeheartedly while planning his business. I don’t think my friend ever gave one thought to the fact I spent almost 15 years in the loss prevention field when he was setting up his business. In fact I don’t think he gave any thought to security at all in his “business plan”. He had the idea, he had money and away he went to open his business. That is where the trouble began.

I watched him from afar wondering how he would employ liquor bottle security over his product. I secretly started doing my own research knowing eventually the flickering fluorescent light bulb over his head would eventually blink on and he would get the idea to call me for help. My research started with looking for a company that had some type of a bottle lock or liquor bottle security device. I came across a company called Alpha Security that had created some pretty innovative products. They had the EASy bottle bottle lock system which employed bottle locks that had their own alarms as well as an embedded rf chip that would alert the alarm pedestals at the front of the store if the product with alarm was removed from the store without deactivation. The bottle locks by alpha security were impressive to say the least, strong, sleek and not cumbersome. I envisioned any attempt at liquor bottle security would involve a big clunky piece that would inhibit any useful way of storing or marketing the bottles. I was thankfully wrong and with my initial research on Alpha Security being very promising I chose to delve deeper into the EASy bottle bottle lock system.

At this point in time my friend was feeling the first pangs of inventory loss. Since he had almost no form of bottle security tools he fast became the neighborhood’s easy theft target. His version of a liquor bottle lock was to take all of his expensive bottles and lock them up in the storage room. This hurt him due to having limited representation of that product on the sales floor as well as needing additional personnel to pull the product from the stockroom when a customer did desire the product. Another form of bottle security he employed was putting handwritten signs around the store which stated “If you steal you go to jail”.  Besides the fact they were handwritten they did not give the good customers a “warm fuzzy” feeling about shopping in his store.  My friend was really struggling trying to invent his own version of liquor bottle locks when it finally dawned on him to call me to discuss a strategy to lower his shrink.

Knowing my friend and his stubbornness is why I let him finally get to the point of realizing he needed my help, otherwise anything I said would have fallen on deaf ears. Don’t we all know someone like that??  I quickly brought him up to speed about the EASy bottle system which was developed by Alpha Security. I showed him a picture of the liquor bottle lock that I thought would best suit his business. He could not believe that this lean and sleek lock had an embedded alarm as well as the fact that if someone attempted to defeat the liquor bottle lock it would render the product inconsumable. He immediately jumped at the idea and purchased the EASy Bottle Bottle Lock system. I helped him set the system up as well as ensured that the staff was fully trained on how to install, audit, deactivate and remove the liquor bottle locks. I also spent extra time training my friend and his staff on how to properly react when any alarms sounded.

Now my friends business is booming due to proper product representation, good marketing and fully secured product. I am just wondering when he will decide to cut me a check for helping him out!! Anyway I was glad to help out a friend in need.

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In the business of Loss Prevention, we have a saying: “You can’t be there all the time”. People usually used it as a cop out for losses that occur when they aren’t around, but it can also speak to why things like liquor bottle security are so important. I’ve been using Alpha security products for my bottle security needs for a long time, and it makes me feel comfortable that even when I’m not watching cameras, my merchandise is safe and secure with the EASy Bottle liquor bottle lock system.

I spent a lot of time and stress frustrated with losses that were occurring just after I left work or just before I got there. There is nothing worse that walking in to an employee telling you, “You just missed a case! Five minutes ago there was this guy that…” you get the picture. The fact is that no matter how much you try or how many eyes you have watching, you are never going to catch 100% of the thieves that walk into your building.

On the bright side, liquor bottle locks can do a much better job of this. For starters, bottle security is a huge deterrent. A shoplifter takes one look at that and says, “I’m going down the street to a place that doesn’t have a liquor bottle locks.” And when you have that overly determined shoplifter willing to take the risk, they will soon realize that when they get outside, they still can’t open the liquor bottle lock, and they won’t be back again. Liquor bottle security deters theft, detects theft, and prevents those pesky repeat offenders all the time, not just when you’re there.

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Bottle locks are nothing new in the loss prevention industry.  However they haven’t really been utilized until the last decade and since that time they have become more and more commonplace as the economy has become worse and worse.  While their primary use has been liquor stores and grocery outlets looking to stem theft there is another business type that should look into use of this bottle security method.

Bars and clubs are frequently the havens of people looking to escape the grind of everyday life.  With so many people crammed into a single building it is not hard to find incidents of theft occurring at the bar.  The most common method used by those looking to score a free bottle of liquor is having one or two people in the group distract the bartender while the rest of the group reaches over the bar and swipes one or two items within reach.

While most places serving alcohol do possess camera systems they are usually only employed after the fact and are rarely observed during a bar’s business hours.  To dissuade such behavior, having a full suite of bottle locks or even using EASy Bottle locks will make such groups think twice before pulling such shenanigans.

Remember, if they find they can’t remove the locks without special tools then they have no reason to steal them.  While most bars tend to stack their liquor against the far wall of the bar that shouldn’t lead them to believe they don’t need extra bottle security.  A few extra steps will rarely stop a determined thief.

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

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Why do we lock things? It is an easy solution to protect what is ours. We lock our cars, our houses, our safes, so why not our inventory?

What is more likely, someone stealing our unlocked car in the driveway of our house, or someone stealing a bottle of liquor from our liquor stores? And yet, we are diligent at locking our cars, and not our alcohol.

Bottle security should not be overlooked or disregarded as complicated or unnecessary. There are products out there that are designed to simplify the process of adding bottle security to our shops.

EASy Bottle Bottle Locks designed and shop tested by Alpha Security makes this a simple transition.

Order some bottle locks for your high theft or expensive bottles of liquor. Once they arrive, take one out and snap a lock over the mouth of the bottle. Once you hear the click you know you are done! Repeat the process on the rest of your bottles. Simple, right?

The best part about these locks, it that the merchandise can stay out in its home shelf locations without any additional adjustments. There is no need for any special display cases, or locking compartments to house your inventory.

The locks are individual to the bottles, allowing the customers to shop as they see fit.

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

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