It is almost spring, so prom and wedding season is upon us. Unfortunately that also means the dreaded “habitual wardrober” will be coming out of hibernation as well. These people come and buy the latest and greatest from you, wear it for the big day, and next thing you know, they are back to return it. Typically, the excuse is that they could not live with themselves for spending that kind of money on a one day outfit, or they claim there is a defect in the garment, perhaps causing discomfort when they tried wearing or using it. The best defense against these unscrupulous people is a simple solution: The Shark Tag.
Attach a Shark Tag to the item, in a very visible place. These are small devices that perform a huge task for your business. They enforce your store’s return policy at the store and even from the customer’s home and closet. You can even choose to utilize the super strong pin’s teeth to attach a copy of the store’s return policy to the garments and accessories so there are no questions left unanswered once they leave the store. The tag is placed along the neck line or other very noticeable place on the item in question. With or without the printed policy, it is obviously not a part of the item, and cannot just be tucked in and hidden while wearing it. They also do not prevent the customer from trying on the merchandise at all. They are meant to be removed at home, with a simple pair of household scissors. Once removed, however, the item can no longer be returned.
The brilliance of this is so simple. The customer is made aware they are to leave the Shark Tag on the item until they are absolutely sure they plan to keep it, because it cannot be reattached once the cut is made. If they choose to wear the dress or use the accessory, then they will have to cut it off. This eliminates the option of wearing it and showing it off, only to have buyer’s remorse or worse yet, the pure intention of using the item for the one night, with the sole purpose of returning it for a full or even partial refund.
The even better part of this device is that it works for traditional brick and mortar stores as well as the online retailer. In today’s world, running all over to the different formal wear boutiques in your area is not the only option. With a few clicks, today’s shopper can find that perfect dress, matching shoes, jewelry, and purse for their big event right from their home computer. Shark Tags can be a huge win for the online only retailer, because the fact is, people find it a lot easier to ask for a fraudulent refund from someone they do not have to look in the eye. They can fill in the return authorization paper, put the item in the box, seal it up, ship it back, and just wait on the credit to reappear in their account.
Shark Tags are the answer to this modern problem too.
For more information contact us: 1.770.426.0547 or Clothingsecurity.net
It is almost spring, so prom and wedding season is upon us. Unfortunately that also means the dreaded “habitual wardrober” will be coming out of hibernation as well. These people come and buy the latest and greatest from you, wear it for the big day, and next thing you know, they are back to return it. Typically, the excuse is that they could not live with themselves for spending that kind of money on a one day outfit, or they claim there is a defect in the garment, perhaps causing discomfort when they tried wearing or using it. The best defense against these unscrupulous people is a simple solution: The Shark Tag.
Attach a Shark Tag to the item, in a very visible place. These are small devices that perform a huge task for your business. They enforce your store’s return policy at the store and even from the customer’s home and closet. You can even choose to utilize the super strong pin’s teeth to attach a copy of the store’s return policy to the garments and accessories so there are no questions left unanswered once they leave the store. The tag is placed along the neck line or other very noticeable place on the item in question. With or without the printed policy, it is obviously not a part of the item, and cannot just be tucked in and hidden while wearing it. They also do not prevent the customer from trying on the merchandise at all. They are meant to be removed at home, with a simple pair of household scissors. Once removed, however, the item can no longer be returned.
The brilliance of this is so simple. The customer is made aware they are to leave the Shark Tag on the item until they are absolutely sure they plan to keep it, because it cannot be reattached once the cut is made. If they choose to wear the dress or use the accessory, then they will have to cut it off. This eliminates the option of wearing it and showing it off, only to have buyer’s remorse or worse yet, the pure intention of using the item for the one night, with the sole purpose of returning it for a full or even partial refund.
The even better part of this device is that it works for traditional brick and mortar stores as well as the online retailer. In today’s world, running all over to the different formal wear boutiques in your area is not the only option. With a few clicks, today’s shopper can find that perfect dress, matching shoes, jewelry, and purse for their big event right from their home computer. Shark Tags can be a huge win for the online only retailer, because the fact is, people find it a lot easier to ask for a fraudulent refund from someone they do not have to look in the eye. They can fill in the return authorization paper, put the item in the box, seal it up, ship it back, and just wait on the credit to reappear in their account. Shark Tags are the answer to this modern problem too.
For more information contact us: 1.770.426.0547 or Clothingsecurity.net
Valentine’s Day wasn’t that long ago, and I’ve been thinking about the gift that I bought my fiancé. She’d been going on and on about this particular high end purse that she “just had to have”. I’m not sure why… she has a closet full of purses. Anything to keep her happy, right? Well I have peer who is an LP manager at a large retailer and they happened to stock that same purse. I gave him a call to see if he was working a few days before V-Day, before I dropped into his store. We met up and caught up for a while before I asked him to show me where the purse display was. To my surprise, they were secured with a simple Checkpoint Tag.
I was intrigued. I would have thought that this retailer would put a bit more security around a $600 purse, so I asked my friend if they had a problem with theft. When we first got the purses in a few years back, the store had tried every tag, label and chain imaginable to secure the product. Whatever they did, the shoplifters seemed to defeat it, even cable locks. Someone in the corporate office suggested using the Checkpoint System that was already in the store to try and combat the losses. A few different types of Checkpoint Tags were tested, but the ink tags stood out as the most effective.
As with any high end apparel or accessory, you want to showcase the product in the most open way possible, but still balance the need for a physical security measure. The Checkpoint Tag accomplished both of those tasks. They were able to prominently display the bag, since it’s such a high profit item, all while keeping their security all but invisible. They placed the tag “inside out”, with the ink portion on the inside of the purse. When the shoplifter attempted to defeat the Checkpoint System, they found that it was secured with an ink tag, and would discard the product for fear of damaging it.
The store no longer found it necessary to secure the purses with bulky cables that detracted from the display, nor did they have to worry about a thief stealing all of the store’s stock. With just a minimal investment in tags in additional to the Checkpoint System that was already installed, the store was able to balance customer service and loss prevention in a way that kept both the store managers, the LP and customers very happy.
For more information, contact us: Checkpoint Tags, or call 1.770.426.0547
Valentine’s Day wasn’t that long ago, and I’ve been thinking about the gift that I bought my fiancé. She’d been going on and on about this particular high end purse that she “just had to have”. I’m not sure why… she has a closet full of purses. Anything to keep her happy, right? Well I have a peer who is an LP manager at a large retailer and they happened to stock that same purse. I gave him a call to see if he was working a few days before V-Day, before I dropped into his store. We met up and caught up for a while before I asked him to show me where the purse display was. To my surprise, they were secured with a simple Checkpoint Tag.
I was intrigued. I would have thought that this retailer would put a bit more security around a $600 purse, so I asked my friend if they had a problem with theft. When we first got the purses in a few years back, the store had tried every tag, label and chain imaginable to secure the product. Whatever they did, the shoplifters seemed to defeat it, even cable locks. Someone in the corporate office suggested using the Checkpoint System that was already in the store to try and combat the losses. A few different types of Checkpoint Tags were tested, but the ink tags stood out as the most effective.
As with any high end apparel or accessory, you want to showcase the product in the most open way possible, but still balance the need for a physical security measure. The Checkpoint Tag accomplished both of those tasks. They were able to prominently display the bag, since it’s such a high profit item, all while keeping their security all but invisible. They placed the tag “inside out”, with the ink portion on the inside of the purse. When the shoplifter attempted to defeat the Checkpoint System, they found that it was secured with an ink tag, and would discard the product for fear of damaging it.
The store no longer found it necessary to secure the purses with bulky cables that detracted from the display, nor did they have to worry about a thief stealing all of the store’s stock. With just a minimal investment in tags in addition to the Checkpoint System that was already installed, the store was able to balance customer service and loss prevention in a way that kept both the store managers, the LP and customers very happy.
For more information, contact us at Antishoplifting.net, or call 1.770.426.0547
