It’s hard to enjoy a tasty beverage knowing that your profits are walking out the door.  In fact, it’s almost enough to make you want a drink yourself.  Alpha security offers solutions to put your mind at ease.  EASy bottle liquor bottle security products are the cutting edge in bottle security.

I work in a company that sells alcohol so I well know how difficult liquor bottle security really is.  Bottle locks are devices that clamp on the spout of liquor and wine bottles and prevent the cap from being removed.

This makes the product not worth stealing.  Additionally, EASy bottle locks work with pre-existing Electronic Article Surveillance systems.  If someone is dumb enough to try to steal product with bottle locks attached, the alarm system will alert the employees of the potential theft.  I can’t begin to explain how much money I have saved by adding bottle security products to my alcohol selection.

Another nice thing about bottle locks is that Alpha security keeps visual aesthetics in mind.  One thing that has detracted me from using other liquor bottle security is that other solutions just look bad.  The design of the bottle lock from Alpha security is designed to be small and barely noticeable.  The bottles still fit properly in my coolers and on the shelves.  They are also virtually indestructible.

You will break the neck of the bottle long before you have success knocking the bottle lock off of the spout.  All in all, I have found EASy bottle locks to be the best bottle security product and I can see the savings on my bottom line.

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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 bottle locks are so successful. They take a problem – a need for liquor bottle security- and then come up with a fast and effective solution.

The result is an easy fix- a 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 that!

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Bottle locks are to liquor and wine shoplifters what OFF!^®  is to mosquitoes.  As soon as they know it’s there, they head the other way.

Liquor bottle security has been a problem since the first bottle of spirits was openly displayed.  Alcohol is a prime target for a large segment of people that don’t want to pay for the merchandise.  There are underage people, there are addicts, and there are those that don’t feel that they need to pay premium dollars for a premium product.  Champagne tastes on a beer budget, maybe?

Whatever the reason, bottle security has its own specific set of challenges.  Customers, particularly those that are considering buying top shelf spirits and expensive wine, want to pick the bottle up, inspect it, and read the label.  Before bottle locks, the seller had to take care that his product didn’t walk out the door under some shoplifter’s jacket.  But hiding the product in a locked display or displaying it behind the counter hurt sales, when customers had to ask for the product by name. Hidden and safe, or open display and stolen, less profit either way.

But apply bottle locks and the shoplifter has a decision to make.  Does he want to take a chance on stealing a bottle protected by an Alpha Security bottle lock, or does he want to go to another store where the management doesn’t take shoplifting so seriously?

The bottle lock protects the bottle in two ways.  A cap fits over the bottle and locks easily into place so that the bottle cap or cork can no longer be removed, denying the thief the benefit of the product.  With a bottle lock in place, the bottle can only be opened by a special key that only the store has, or by breaking the bottle, which spoils the contents.  Bottle locks are equipped with an EAS (electronic article surveillance device) that work with retail anti theft devices.  When a bottle with the EASy bottle liquor bottle security by Alpha Security attached passes near the detector at the exit, an alarm is emitted, alerting the store staff that a bottle lock is leaving the building.  Shoplifters want two things other than free merchandise, and those are not to attract attention and not to get caught.  EASy bottle liquor bottle security makes both of those things likely in the event a shoplifter tries to steal merchandise protected with by bottle locks, the ultimate shoplifter repellant.

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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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 bottle security to be seen.

I guess you really do have to know your market to determine whether or not you need any bottle security like 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 bottle security. A small initial investment is potentially worth more than that same investment compounded by the incurred shrink losses.

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I have long said that security, whether it is retail security, liquor bottle security, or any bottle security for that matter, is there to protect and prevent against a one in a million chance of something happening. It is not there for the common, everyday occurrences. For example:

I have emergency preparedness manuals placed around one of my store in case a hurricane hits. Not very likely when the store is smack dab in the middle of the Rocky Mountains, but on a one in a million chance… You get the point.

Or, I have my stores take plants inside at night so no one comes by to steal them. I don’t get the feeling that too many people will gout of their way to steal a houseplant under cover of darkness, but we do it anyway.

Alpha Security understands this concept and they make bottle locks to protect you from those off chances of something happening, like shoplifting. They make Liquor bottle security simple to use and simple to navigate.

When bottle security is in place, it turns your risk of being targeted by a shoplifter into one of those one in a million chances that something will happen. Not using bottle security like bottle locks almost guarantees you will increase the odds and likelihood of being a target for theft.

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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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. Because I rarely go into the store, I was unfamiliar with the layout. I spent way to 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 lost, 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 liquor 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 liquor 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 a bottle lock. Because there were so few bottles, they would really only need a few bottle locks to guard the entire section of inventory.

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

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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All to often we ask the question after an incident has occurred, that should have been asked well in advance. It wouldn’t be the first time in my career that some incident happened, and the proper preventative measures were not in place.

We race around like crazy people trying to figure out what happened, and where the breakdown occurred. Along the way, people inevitably start to point fingers about whose responsibility it is, and who should have done what.

It can easily get very ugly, very fast.

My best advice is to be proactive in your approach, in particular with bottle security. The more prepared you are in advance, the better equipped to handle a situation you will be later on.

Alpha Security’s Easy Bottle Bottle Locks are the most reliable liquor bottle security you can find. They are simple to use. They are simple to install and simple to remove.

When you start to ask where is your bottle security when you need it? You should be able to answer Alpha Security is always right where I need it- on the bottle. That is one of the best parts about bottle locks. Without the proper keys to detach them, the bottle locks will stay securely on the bottles.

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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Well another three day holiday weekend is almost here. I am already getting the 4th of July weekend ads littering up my mailbox, both snail mail, and e-mail, by the way.

My friends and neighbors are starting to plan their backyard BBQs and outings in the park and at the water. They are also making lists of all the things they will need to go out an buy before the big weekend gets here.

After working in retail for many years, I know that all of my plans and shopping need to be done by that Wed. at the latest. You couldn’t pay me enough to have to run to a grocery or liquor store during the actual weekend. If we run out, sorry guys, we are out.

Now, I know that puts me in a minority because so many people do run out for those last minute oversights, or a beer run. That’s where it can get tricky for liquor bottle security to be effective if it isn’t planned out in advance.

With so many people in a rush to get out and back, liquor bottle security needs to be right going into the weekend, and going out. I have seen impatient people who no longer want to stand in line simply walk out the door with product. Having bottle locks like EASy bottle will likely deter them. You may loose a sale as they leave, but at least you won’t lose your liquor in the process.

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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While previously working as an agent, my location was seeing increased shrinkage from theft in our liquor department and needed to tackle the issue of liquor bottle security. The store I was working in was one of many locations for a national corporation and based on shortage and locality we had been classified as a “low-exposure” store. Consequently, merchandise protection strategies such as the EASy Bottle bottle locks were not available to our location, which were reserved for “high-exposure” stores.

Due to the absence of a bottle lock, bottle security incidents were occurring daily. One subject regularly came into the store on her lunch break to drink a couple of bottles of high-priced wine before returning to work. A group began targeting Hennessy liquor, which disappeared off the shelves and into their pant legs and jackets. My team dedicated our efforts to reducing this loss even if the company wasn’t providing us with solutions from Alpha security. We performed perpetual inventory of “hot” liquor items twice a day and spent the majority of our shifts monitoring the aisle via CCTV.

Our efforts resulted in the reduction of theft in the liquor department, but other departments were now seeing an increase. There just weren’t enough agents to dedicate their shifts to sitting in front of monitors and staring at the cameras of high theft areas. I believe our bottle security dilemma could have been avoided had the company been willing to provide all of its stores with EASy Bottle bottle locks from Alpha Security. Whether a store is able to have a security team on its payroll or not, a bottle lock prevents the item from being opened before they are removed at the point of sale. With this peace of mind, store personnel can keep their merchandise on an open display without worrying about liquor bottle security.

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Shoplifters often target high dollar items for the purpose of resale.  In the grocery sector liquor is one of the more sought after items for theft.  Knowing this has caused many retailers to use bottle security.  Bottle locks have quickly become the go to bottle security solution for many national, regional and local grocery retailers.

The impact of bottle lock technology can be immediately seen in a grocer’s shortage numbers.  By employing bottle locks, a business can create an environment that deters shoplifting.  Bottle lock technology works in a fashion that secures the stores merchandise, but is not intrusive to the customer.  Alpha security provides a product called EASy bottle.  The EASy bottle is a product that is great for grocery retailers and for service industry businesses.  The EASy bottle allows the owner to limit access to the contents of liquor and wine bottles.  The EASy bottle is attached to the cork or bottle opening to secure the product from being opened.  The bottle lock is released with a key that is specific in design for the lock.   This bottle lock is currently being used for bottle security in grocery, restaurants and bars.

Bottle locks can also be useful in liquor bottle security for internal theft.   By controlling product with bottle locks, you can limit your employees’ access to liquor.  Internal theft is an unfortunate element of any business.  By using Alpha Security’s EASy bottle, employees will be less able to remove product from the store.  This will work best if the bottle locks are secured and only accessible to your management staff.  Liquor bottle security should be a focus for any management team, business, corporation, or grocery.  Liquor bottle security can help secure your product and limit access by unwanted thieves.

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