I was asked recently to do a consultation for a liquor store. They were showing all  the typical signs of theft. Their profits were starting to decrease as their inventory costs were going up inexplicably. They noticed a change in the customers that were coming in, but the sales never seemed to justify their presence. They had very basic liquor bottle security, to say the least.

At the end of my consultation, we had determined that the store had a case of employee theft. Two employees were passing bottles to their friends and family, a buy one get five free sort of deal. It was several thousands of dollars worth of inventory gone.

I had a conversation with the owner about what comes next. First they need to be convicted in a court. That could take months. Then they would have to arrange a payment schedule for restitution. It is very unlikely the employee is just going to write a check for the total amount. Keep in mind, if they serve time, they are not employed and have no way to pay the money back.

We took a closer look at how his liquor bottle security could be improved. One of the easiest solutions we had was to use the Alpha Security EASy Bottle for his high dollar liquors. The bottle locks can only be taken off by the manager on duty who has validated the sale actually took place.

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There is a reality we have to face. Bottle security needs to go beyond the bottle locks, even when these are top of the line Alpha Security EASy Bottle locks. It needs to be about operational controls, checks and balances, and an environment where the employees know that if they step out of line, they will be detected.

After they are caught, a dishonest employee may give you a reason, like financial hardship, for why they stole from you. Perhaps a spouse lost their job, or the bills just got out of control. They needed a way to supplement their income. Maybe they have an addiction or substance abuse problem.

Whatever their story was, I will bet money that they never said that the reason why they stole was because you made it easy for them to do so.

Hey – I’m the victim here!

Yes, you are the victim and no one should have ever taken advantage of you.

However, as a businessperson, why would you not go to great lengths to protect your assets? No matter what the employee’s motives for stealing were, they found a loophole in your system that made it easier to steal than to be caught.

When your bottle security reaches beyond those physical controls like bottle locks, you start to form a picture. This picture is one that makes sure the employees know that the measures being taken are not just for shoplifters, but for the employees as well.

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We see soda vendors frequently committing fraud in restaurants or other general store situations. Liquor and alcohol distributors are no different, especially if the individual reps work on commission. When a vendor travels to so many different stores, they start to develop a sense for who is using bottle security and other precautionary measures, and who is open for the taking

One of the most common ways is by falsifying the shipments. It is important to verify the manifests on each of the shipments to the actual product being received. I see situations where instead of a premium liquor being delivered, the store gets a case of well instead.

Another way the vendors steal from you is by taking back outdated product and either taking extra bottles, or by taking more expensive bottles than what they give you credit for. If you can, use the EASy bottle to prevent this kind of switch.

The vendor can’t take the high-end goods that still have bottle security on them. The Alpha Security Bottle Locks prevent anyone, including vendors, from taking bottles of alcohol and liquor. With the bottle locks still on, you can then verify each bottle is correct and that were given proper credit from the vendor. It would be very brazen for a vendor to try and walk out of a store with bottles that still have the bottle locks attached to them.

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Bottle security has never been simpler. A few moments of your time to apply the bottle lock is all it takes. No more locking away expensive wine and liquor bottles. Your real customers have full access while your shoplifters are left with product denial. This type of bottle security is so easy to apply and is so effective at reducing your losses; you could even use bottle locks on all of your bottles regardless of price point.

Simply put, if a thief cant get to the alcohol inside, why would they want the bottle? The bottle lock is a simple cap that is placed on the mouth of the bottle preventing access to the contents inside. The bottle locks can only come off with the S3 detacher or Alpha Security EASy bottle hand keys, depending upon which product you choose.

Bottle security is easily maintained with the use of a bottle lock. Once the 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 S3 or EASy Bottle hand key detacher.

So why would you choose any other system. The simple way is the easy and cost effective way. There is no need to look anywhere else to get the job done when you already know the best way possible.

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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Let’s start with the basics, refunded merchandise does not cause inventory shrink. If someone stole the merchandise and then refunded it, it is generally called a fraudulent refund. Fraudulent refunds are just as problematic as shoplifting, especially when you are lacking bottle security.

However, the inventory loss happened when the merchandise was stolen, not when the merchandise was returned. If you are using bottle security then you should have less exposure to fraudulent refunds.

If you are not using bottle security, then you might be seeing a shrink implication in addition to these returned bottles of liquor. The best way that I have found to reduce these returns is to use EASy Bottle locks. If the bottles being returned still have these Alpha Security bottle locks, you can safely bet that these are situations that need to be further investigated.

The Alpha Security Bottle locks do not just come off on their own. They need to be removed with a key – one that should only be accessible to your employees, and used after a purchase has been made. If the employees are diligent in removing them, then it is easier to take a logical jump that if a bottle lock remains, the product was not paid for.

Keep in mind that sometimes there might be an error on the part of an employee who did not remove the bottle lock, but that is probably an isolated incident, not the norm.

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Shoplifters and dishonest employees are hard to get rid of after a store has been deemed a safe haven for theft. Even after bottle security is in place, it could still take months or even years to fully eradicate the swarm of shoplifters that are now plaguing your liquor store.

It is an unfortunate analogy, but shoplifters are really like a bad insect infestation. Sometimes it takes several fumigations to get rid of the problem. That is not a quick or easy process. It is one that requires a major amount of diligence and time to fix. It is better to prevent the swarm from the beginning than to try and get rid of it after the fact.

Bottle security frequently is seen as an unnecessary expense.  It is only after the inventory losses out number the financial investment required to get the needed quantities of Alpha Security EASy Bottle locks to mitigate those losses.  A small initial investment is potentially worth more than that same investment compounded by the incurred shrink losses.

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

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We have all been there. I am referring to those times that we go to a store just needing one or two last minute items, and end up getting stuck in a ridiculously long line with an even longer wait. This is the story of one of those times where having Alpha Security bottle locks or another form of bottle security, might have changed the entire outcome.

The lines were stretched way out from the registers. You could see the people were restless, one man in particular. He kept stepping out of the line to see how many people were in front of him. He would crane his neck to see if any of the other registers were shorter. When he saw that they weren’t he would step back in line. After a few minutes though, I am sure it felt like forever to him, he threw his hands up in the air and yelled this is ridiculous. He then stepped out of line for the last time and started walking out of the store.

For most people, we would have left the merchandise behind, but not him.

Maybe it was because he felt it was owed to him because he had to wait. Perhaps it was because we didn’t use the EASy Bottle for our in store bottle security. Maybe he was simply frustrated and forgot that he still had bottles of our liquor in his hands.

Either way, he took the bottles of liquor (that didn’t have EASy Bottle locks) with him, and we lost a potential sale, the inventory and a customer all in one.

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When it came to deterring shoplifters, your bottle security can’t be soft. These are the times that you need to use an iron fist, or at least having a steel grip for your bottle security. When this need arises, it is good to know that there are products and resources out there that show the shoplifters that you mean business.

The Alpha Steel Grip is an easy way to add bottle locks to your bottle security. This Alpha Security bottle lock is actually a steel band (with an alarm component inside) that is strapped to a bottles neck. The bottle lock secures into place and stays there until a detacher key at the point of sale removes the band.

This is a basic model of available bottle locks. The steel grip is a visual and audible deterrent against shoplifting. It is not made for product denial. It is more common for a store to have shoplifting issues than having unauthorized sampling. Unless you are experiencing that issue in your store, there may not be a need to use bottle caps for your bottle locks.     

The Alpha Steel Grip works well for this basic level of security. The grips can work on almost all sizes of bottles. They are compatible on liquor, wine and champagne bottles. The Alpha Security lock has a better locking mechanism and increased durability of the interior steel band over off brand and imported locks.

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It was a Friday night and business was booming. There were people coming in to party and have a good time, the alcohol was being sold, and amazing profit was being made. All seemed like a successful Friday night in the bar, except for one minor detail – this was not a bar. This was happening in a liquor store with no bottle security.

It was only after a major investigation that resulted in several employees being terminated that we uncovered what was going on. This liquor store had a few employees working a late shift on the weekends that decided they needed to make more money. One of them came up with the great idea that they would start selling individual shots to customers. Since there was no bottle security, it was easy to take a handful of bottles to sell from.

Pretty soon word was out in the community. People were stopping by the liquor store on the weekends like it was the neighborhood bar. We started noticing losses in the inventory, not because of the bottles the shots were being sold out of (those had actually been paid for by the employees). It was from the customers who were coming in to drink. They noticed that the store didn’t use Alpha Security Easy Bottle Bottle Locks for bottle security, so they started walking out the door with unpaid for goods. It was those losses that prompted the investigation.

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Beautiful weather is great for traveling. I love a great road trip that takes me to a picturesque, off the beaten path, place. Usually, I see signs for the local wineries along the way. Depending on the day’s agenda, we try to stop and support these local businesses. I have to take note that most of them do not use EASy Bottle bottle locks.

It is really a shame, because Alpha Security bottle locks would be such an easy addition to their bottle security. I mention it is a shame because these same vineyards have other anti-shoplifting products in place in their gift shop. They tag their other merchandise and bypass having any bottle security. With the anti- shoplifting systems are already in place, it would be an easy addition to use locks.

I think most of these owners think that locks are only for liquor bottles. They keep their wines behind lock and key instead of proudly displayed. They would be able to merchandise their wines front and center. That is why we are all at the wineries, right? It is for the wine.

As much as I love looking at the other accessories and wine flavored foods, I am more interested in looking at their wines. Having these locks would give them that opportunity without opening themselves up to the risk of losses.

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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